Federated States of Micronesia national football team

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Federated States of Micronesia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Four Stars[1]
AssociationFederated States of Micronesia
Football Association
(FSMFA)
Head coachVacant
Top scorerPeter Paul Igesumai (3)
Home stadiumYap Sports Complex
FIFA codeFSM
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Guam 3–0 Micronesia 
(Guam; 1 June 1999)
Biggest win
 Micronesia 7–0 Northern Mariana Islands 
(Yap, Federated States of Micronesia; 12 July 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Micronesia 0–18 New Caledonia 
(Suva, Fiji; 1 July 2003)

Federated States of Micronesia men's national football team represents the Federated States of Micronesia in international football, and is controlled by the Federated States of Micronesia Football Association. The team is not a member of FIFA, or a regional confederation, and therefore cannot compete in the World Cup.

Overview[edit]

The team has only played a handful of matches, the last in 2003.[3] In 2015, the under-23 team suffered a series of heavy defeats at the Pacific Games, the presence of a side at the tournament was intended to be the first step towards having a more permanent national team with FIFA recognition.[4]

1999 Micronesian Cup[edit]

In 1999, Yap hosted the Micronesian Cup. This was a three-team tournament consisting of the Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia and an international team known as the Crusaders (or Crushers according to other sources). On 12 July 1999, Micronesia competed in their first competitive match as they defeated the Northern Mariana Islands, 7–0. The team won their second group match 4–1 against the Crusaders to qualify for the final. Again, they faced Crusaders and Peter Paul Igesumal scored seven times as Micronesia won 14–1 to win the tournament.[5]

Results history[edit]

The Federated States of Micronesia's score is shown first in each case.

No. Date Venue Opponents Score Competition FS Micronesia scorers Att. Ref.
1 1 June 1999 Guam (A)  Guam 0–3 Friendly [3][6]
2 June 1999 Guam (A)  Guam 1–4 Friendly Unknown [3][6]
3 June 1999 Guam (A)  Guam 0–5 Friendly [3]
4 12 July 1999 Yap (N)  Northern Mariana Islands 7–0 1999 Micronesian Cup Igesumai (3), Rasung (2), Daniel, Gorong [3][6][5]
5 30 June 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  Tahiti 0–17 2003 South Pacific Games [3][6][7]
6 1 July 2003 National Stadium, Suva (N)  New Caledonia 0–18 2003 South Pacific Games 3,000 [3][6][7]
7 5 July 2003 Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N)  Tonga 0–7 2003 South Pacific Games 1,000 [3][6][7]
8 7 July 2003 Churchill Park, Lautoka (N)  Papua New Guinea 0–10 2003 South Pacific Games 3,500 [3][6][7]
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Also reported as Crushers.

Record by opponent[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Guam 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0.00
 New Caledonia 1 0 0 1 0 18 −18 0.00
 Northern Mariana Islands 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 1 0 10 −10 0.00
 Tahiti 1 0 0 1 0 17 −17 0.00
 Tonga 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 0.00
Total 8 1 0 7 8 64 −56 12.50

Competitive record[edit]

South Pacific Games record[edit]

Micronesian Cup[edit]

  • 1999 – Champions[5]

Coaching history[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Minahan, James (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems. ABC-CLIO. p. 109. ISBN 978-0313344978. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "World Football Elo Ratings: Federated States of Micronesia". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Micronesia suffer another humiliating defeat after 46–0 loss to Vanuatu | Football". The Guardian. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Pratama, Naufaldi; Jovanovic, Bojan (23 July 2015). "Micronesian Cup 1999". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Cruickshank, Mark (3 January 2004). "Micronesia – International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Zlotkowski, Andre (14 July 2003). "South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) - Tournament Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. ^ South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) Archived 8 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSF

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