Vaiala Tonga SC

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Vaiala Tonga SC is an American Samoan association football club currently competing in the FFAS Senior League, the nation's top-division football league. The club also fields youth and futsal sides.[1][2]

Vaiala Tonga SC
Full nameVaiala Tonga Soccer Club
Founded2011
StadiumPago Park Soccer Stadium
Capacity2,000
LeagueFFAS Senior League
20235th

History

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Vaiala Tonga represents a small community of Tongans living in Pavaʻiaʻi. The club was admitted as a member of the Football Federation American Samoa at the federation's 2011 annual meeting.[3] The club immediately began playing in the FFAS Senior League for the 2011 season. In the team's first-ever match in the league, it earned a surprise 2–1 victory over Ilaoa and To'omata SC.[4]

Vaiala Tonga won its first league championship in 2021.[5] The club was American Samoa's entrant in the Qualifying Stage of the 2024 OFC Champions League. The team lost its opening match 0–13 against Veitongo FC of Tonga.[6] The next match resulted in a 0–14 defeat to Tupapa Maraerenga F.C. of the Cook Islands in a match that saw four Vaiala Tongan players sent off with red cards.[7] The team closed its qualifying campaign with a 0–14 defeat to Samoa's Vaivase-Tai FC.[8]

Honors

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2021[5]

Current squad

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Continental record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024 OFC Champions League Qualifying Stage   Veitongo 0–13
  Tupapa Maraerenga 0–14
  Vaivase-Tai 0–14

Women's team

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Vaiala Tonga SC fields a highly successful senior women's side. The team has won American Samoa's senior national women's league, including on three straight occasions in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Futsal 2017 tournament kicks off". Samoa News. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Vitolio, Brian. "Tight race in Boys & Girls 13-15 age groups". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ Vitolio, Brian. "3 clubs admitted into FFAS during annual meeting". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ Vitolio, Brian. "Men's National League kicks off". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans. "American Samoa - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Tonga defeats American Samoa in OFC Championship League". Matangi Online. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Harmon stars with seven goals as Tupapa Maraerenga FC Thrash Vaiala Tonga SC". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Vaivase-Tai FC Qualify For The Final Spot At The OFC Men's Champions League". Scoop. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ Vitolio, Brian. "Vaiala Tongan successfully defends cup". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ Vitolio, Brian. "Another easy Cup defense for Vaiala Tongan team". Samoa News. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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