Vaiala Tonga SC

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

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]

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 Tonga Veitongo 0–13
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 0–14
Samoa 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. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ Vitolio, Brian (7 August 2019). "Tight race in Boys & Girls 13-15 age groups". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ Vitolio, Brian (23 March 2011). "3 clubs admitted into FFAS during annual meeting". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ Vitolio, Brian (26 September 2011). "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. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Harmon stars with seven goals as Tupapa Maraerenga FC Thrash Vaiala Tonga SC". Cook Islands News. 20 February 2024. 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 (18 September 2018). "Vaiala Tongan successfully defends cup". Football Federation American Samoa. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ Vitolio, Brian (3 November 2017). "Another easy Cup defense for Vaiala Tongan team". Samoa News. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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