Cook Islands national under-20 football team

Cook Islands U20

Nickname(s)

The Cooks

Association

Cook Islands
Football Association

Confederation

OFC (Oceania)

Head coach

Matt Calcott

Captain

Keegan Inia

Top scorer

Dwayne Tiputoa (5)

FIFA code

COK

First colours

Second colours

First international

Tonga 1 - 1 Cook Islands

(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 15, 2001)

Biggest win

Cook Islands 5 - 0 American Samoa

(Nuku'alofa, Tonga; June 27, 2016)

Biggest defeat

Australia 8 - 1 Cook Islands

(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; February 21, 2001)

World Cup

Appearances

OFC U20 Championship

Appearances

2 (2001, 2016)

Best result

Group Stage

The Cook Islands national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.

History

Cook Islands have only won one game so far. A 2-0 awarded win against Samoa.

Competition Record

OFC

The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the qualification spots for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

OFC U-20 Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1974	Did not Qualify
1978	Did not Qualify
1980	Did not Qualify
1982	Did not Qualify
1985	Did not Qualify
1986	Did not Qualify
1988	Did not Qualify
1990	Did not Qualify
1992	Did not Qualify
1994	Did not Qualify
1997	Did not Qualify
1998	Did not Qualify
& 2001	Did not Qualify
& 2002	Did not Qualify
2005	Did not Qualify
2007	Did not Qualify
2008	Did not Qualify
2011	Did not Qualify
2013	Did not Qualify
2014	Did not Qualify
& 2016	Group Stage	6	2	1	3	8	10	-2	7
Total		3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7

Fixtures & Results

21 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Tonga	1-1	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Po'oi 51'	Report	C. Tiputoa 77'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 250^[1] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

24 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Samoa	0-1	Cook Islands	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
15:00		Report	D. Tiputoa 85'	Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[2] Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

27 June 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	5-0	American Samoa	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
12:00	Wood 31' Samuela 38' D. Tiputoa 54', 59', 72'	Report		Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Attendance: 200^[3] Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

3 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	New Zealand	3-0	Cook Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00	Bevan 30', 76', 90'	Report		Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

6 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	0-3	Solomon Islands	Luganville, Vanuatu
12:00		Report	Waita 54' Witney 56', 83'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

10 September 2016 2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Cook Islands	1-3	Tahiti	Luganville, Vanuatu
15:00	Tiputoa 83' (pen.)	Report	Salem 45+2', 55' Tau 87'	Stadium: Luganville Soccer City Stadium Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Jess Ibrom - Technical Advisor

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship from 3 to 17 September 2016. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the Senior team.

Caps and goals as of 10 September 2016 after the game against Tahiti.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Keegan Inia (captain)	(1997-03-20) March 20, 1997	6	0	Central United
20	1GK	Manaariki Pierre		0	0	Tupapa Maraerenga

2	2DF	Jarves Aperau	(1997-11-21) November 21, 1997	6	0	Puaikura
3	2DF	George Ellis	(1998-11-14) November 14, 1998	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
4	2DF	Sunai Joseph	(1998-02-20) February 20, 1998	6	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
5	2DF	Michael Wood	(1999-12-25) December 25, 1999	6	1
8	2DF	Cahjun Willis	(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997	5	0	Nikao Sokattak
13	3MF	Orin Ruaine-Prattley	(1997-11-03) November 3, 1997	6	0	Manawatu United
17	2DF	Kristian Young	(1998-12-01) December 1, 1998	1	0	Avatiu

6	3MF	Kimiora Samuela	(1997-04-28) April 28, 1997	6	1	Puaikura
7	3MF	Samuel Moate-Cox	(1997-08-31) August 31, 1997	6	0	Canterbury United
11	3MF	Thane Beal	(1997-03-26) March 26, 1997	6	0	Gold Coast City
12	3MF	Melbourne Matakino	(1999-03-19) March 19, 1999	2	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	3MF	Owenne Matapo	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999	2	0	Mount Albert Grammar
18	3MF	Dwayne Tiputoa	(1997-12-08) December 8, 1997	6	5	Puaikura

14	4FW	Conroy Tiputoa	(2000-03-13) March 13, 2000	6	1	Asia–Pacific Football Academy

List of coaches

Tuka Tisam (-2016)
Matt Calcott (2016-)

References

↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
↑ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.

External links

Cook Islands Football Federation official website

Football in the Cook Islands

Cook Islands Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Championship

Domestic cups

Men	National Cup

International	Polynesia Cup (defunct)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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