Cook Islands national under-17 football team

National association youth football team
Cook Islands U17
Nickname(s)The Cooks
AssociationCook Islands
Football Association
ConfederationOFC (Oceania)
Head coachCook Islands Tahiri Elikana
Most capsSunai Joseph (11)
Top scorerConroy Tiputoa (3)
FIFA codeCOK
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Australia 14 – 0 Cook Islands Cook Islands
(New Zealand; April 15, 1997)
Biggest win
 Tonga 1 – 7 Cook Islands Cook Islands
(Apia, Samoa; January 22, 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Australia 14 – 0 Cook Islands Cook Islands
(New Zealand; April 15, 1997)
World Cup
Appearances0
OFC Under-17 Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1997)
Best result6th place (2013),
Quarterfinals (2023)

The Cook Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 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.

Competition Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt 1997 to New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Withdrew
Finland 2003 to Peru 2005 Did not qualify
South Korea 2007 to Nigeria 2009 Did not participate
Mexico 2011 to Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFC U-17 Championship record

The OFC Under 17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OFC U-17 Championship
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand 1997 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 26 −26 0
Fiji 1999 Group Stage 5 0 1 4 2 31 −29 0
Samoa&Vanuatu 2001 Withdrew - - - - - - - -
American Samoa&Australia&New Caledonia 2003 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 8 −6 4
New Caledonia 2005 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 0 19 −19 0
French Polynesia 2007 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 2009 Did not participate - - - - - - - -
New Zealand 2011 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 8 15 −7 3
Samoa&Vanuatu 2013 6th place 8 2 0 6 10 28 −18 6
American Samoa&Samoa 2015 Group Stage 5 0 0 5 2 27 −25 0
Samoa&French Polynesia 2017 Preliminary Round 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Tonga&Solomon Islands 2018 Preliminary Round 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Fiji 2023 Quarterfinals 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Total 6th place & Quarterfinals 42 6 3 33 32 176 -144 20

Current Technical Staff

Position
Head coach Cook Islands Delaney Yaqona
Assistant coach Cook Islands Donald Munro
Team manager Cook Islands Junior Areai
Physio Cook Islands Pare Tangata

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 28 January 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Robert Savage (2006-01-11) January 11, 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
20 1GK Teina Ngametua (2007-03-13) March 13, 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
2 2DF Ioane Brogan (2008-07-15) July 15, 2008 (age 15) 1 0 Cook Islands Matavera-Ngatangiia
12 2DF Stanley Tutai (2007-04-13) April 13, 2007 (age 17) 3 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
13 2DF Temuera Newnham (2008-03-24) March 24, 2008 (age 16) 3 0 Cook Islands Matavera-Ngatangiia
16 2DF Iaveta Remuera (2006-07-01) July 1, 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
18 2DF Jordan Matapo (2006-07-12) July 12, 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
19 2DF Dwayne Matapo (2006-07-12) July 12, 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
3 3MF Paulo Allsworth (2006-10-07) October 7, 2006 (age 17) 2 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
6 3MF Shane Tuteru (2006-06-29) June 29, 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
8 3MF Dallas Rongokea (2007-07-13) July 13, 2007 (age 16) 3 0 Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak
9 3MF Te Ariki Ringi (2006-06-18) June 18, 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Cook Islands Matavera-Ngatangiia
10 3MF Jeremiah Williams (2006-11-11) November 11, 2006 (age 17) 3 1 New Zealand Auckland United
15 3MF Hyrum Numanga (2007-11-07) November 7, 2007 (age 16) 0 0 Cook Islands Matavera-Ngatangiia
4 4FW Timi Kiriau (2008-08-10) August 10, 2008 (age 15) 2 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
5 4FW Tione Nand (2006-01-01) January 1, 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
7 4FW Christopher Pita (2006-01-16) January 16, 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Cook Islands Avatiu
11 4FW Juleo Tauu (2006-09-03) September 3, 2006 (age 17) 2 0 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
14 4FW Akai Tuakeu (2006-04-08) April 8, 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Cook Islands Aitutaki


Results and fixtures

2015

Cook Islands Cook Islands v Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
13 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship Cook Islands Cook Islands 0–3 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Samoa Apia, Samoa
16:30 UTC+12 Report Brendon Kambula 13'
Martin Tokwakwasi 75'
Freddy Tupani 90'		 Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex
Referee: Tonga Ichikawa Polovili
New Caledonia New Caledonia v Cook Islands Cook Islands
15 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship New Caledonia New Caledonia 8–1 Cook Islands Cook Islands Samoa Apia, Samoa
19:00 UTC+12 Etienne Poanoui 4', 55'
Jimmy Guseal 5'
Henri Boucheron 29', 90+2'
50' (o.g.)
Joris Kenon 57'
Maxime Betoulle 76'		 Report Rouruina Mariri 10' Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex
Referee: Vanuatu Robinson Banga
Cook Islands Cook Islands v Samoa Samoa
17 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship Cook Islands Cook Islands 1–5 Samoa Samoa Samoa Apia, Samoa
19:00 UTC+12 Samuel Koiatu 29' Report Mose Sofala 8'
24' (o.g.)
David Wensley 55', 61'
Frank Mariner 68'		 Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex
Referee: Solomon Islands Gerald Oiaka
Fiji Fiji v Cook Islands Cook Islands
19 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship Fiji Fiji 5–0 Cook Islands Cook Islands Samoa Apia, Samoa
16:30 UTC+12 Simeli Batiratu 24', 59', 77'
Muni Reddy 37'
France Catarogo 90'		 Report Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex
Referee: Solomon Islands Nelson Sogo
New Zealand New Zealand v Cook Islands Cook Islands
21 January 2015 2015 OFC U-17 Championship New Zealand New Zealand 6–0 Cook Islands Cook Islands Samoa Apia, Samoa
14:00 UTC+12 Oliver Ceci 4'
Jamie Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72'
Sean Skeens 82'		 Report Stadium: J. S. Blatter Complex
Referee: Solomon Islands Nelson Sogo

2016

Tonga  v  Cook Islands
4 July 2016 (2016-07-04) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship Tonga  2–3  Cook Islands Samoa Apia, Samoa
16:30 Faivailo 45'
Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Tomasi 19' (o.g.)
Tiputoa 20'
Ngametua 89'		 Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium
Attendance: 200[1]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
American Samoa  v  Cook Islands
6 July 2016 (2016-07-06) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship American Samoa  1–3  Cook Islands Samoa Apia, Samoa
16:30 Pouli 29' Report Tiputoa 21', 25'
Ngametua 90+3'		 Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium
Attendance: 300[2]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Cook Islands  v  Samoa
8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) 2017 OFC U-17 Championship Cook Islands  0–2  Samoa Samoa Apia, Samoa
19:00 Report Savelio 90+1'
Sauiluma 90+4'		 Stadium: J.S. Blatter Stadium
Attendance: 300[3]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

2018

Samoa  v  Cook Islands
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage Samoa  3–0  Cook Islands Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00
Report Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center
Attendance: 100
Referee: New Zealand Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Tonga  v  Cook Islands
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage Tonga  0–0  Cook Islands Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
14:00 Report Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vanuatu Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
Cook Islands  v  American Samoa
20 July 2018 (2018-07-20) 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Preliminary stage Cook Islands  1–3  American Samoa Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga
11:00
Report
  • Taumua 31' (pen.)
  • Lauvao 67' (pen.)
  • Leatualevao 86'
 Stadium: Loto-Tonga Soka Center
Attendance: 150
Referee: Solomon Islands Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)


List Of Coaches

  • Cook Islands Tuka Tisam (2011–2013)
  • Fiji Delaney Yaqona (2015)
  • England Richard Anderson (2016)
  • Cook Islands Delaney Yagona (2017)
  • Cook Islands Anthony Samuela (2017–)

References

  1. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  3. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.[permanent dead link]

External links

  • Cook Islands Football Federation official website
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