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Samoa National League

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Samoa National League
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
CountrySamoa
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Samoa Cup
International cup(s)OFC Champions League
Current championsVaipuna SC
(2023)
Most championshipsKiwi (7)
Current: 2023 Samoa National League

Samoa National League is an association football league in Samoa and the top division of the Football Federation Samoa. The 3,500 capacity Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Stadium is the sole venue of the national league. [1]

Clubs

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Teams as of the 2022 season.

Previous winners

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Season Winner
1979 Vaivase-Tai
1980 Vaivase-Tai
1981 Vaivase-Tai, SCOPA
1982 Alafua
1983 Vaivase-Tai
1984 Kiwi
1985 Kiwi
1986–96 Unknown
1997 Kiwi
1998 Vaivase-Tai
1999 Moata'a
2000 Titavi
2001 Goldstar Sogi
2002 Strickland Brothers Lepea
2003 Strickland Brothers Lepea
2004 Strickland Brothers Lepea
2005 Strickland Brothers Lepea
2006 Vaivase-Tai
2007 Cruz Azul
2008 Sinamoga
2009–10 Moaula United
2010–11 Kiwi
2011–12 Kiwi
2012–13 Lupe ole Soaga
2013–14 Kiwi
2014–15 Lupe ole Soaga
2016 Lupe ole Soaga
2017 Lupe ole Soaga
2018 Kiwi
2019 Lupe ole Soaga
2020 Lupe ole Soaga
2021 Lupe ole Soaga
2022 Vaivase Tai
2023 Vaipuna SC

Source: [2]

Performances

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Samoa National League winners by team
Team Wins Years won
Kiwi 7 1984, 1985, 1997, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2018
Lupe ole Soaga 7 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Vaivase-Tai 7 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1998, 2006, 2022.
Strickland Brothers Lepea 4 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Alafua 1 1982
Moata'a 1 1999
Titavi 1 2000
Goldstar Sogi 1 2001
Cruz Azul 1 2007
Sinamoga 1 2008
Moaula United 1 2009–10

Top goalscorers

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Season Player Team Goals
2001 [3] Samoa Desmond Fa'aiuaso Strickland Brothers Lepea 17
2002 [4] Samoa Desmond Fa'aiuaso Strickland Brothers Lepea 21
2012–13 [5] Samoa Rudy Gosche Moaula United  –
2021 Samoa Michael Tumua Leo Lupe o le Soaga 45

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Score Date
Samoa Tavita To'o Kiwi Vaitele Uta 4-1 25 May 2021
Samoa Faavae Nunufolau Kiwi Vaivase-Tai 6-2 14 June 2021
Samoa John Tumua4 Vaipuna Vaitele Uta 8–0 25 April 2023

References

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  1. ^ Which stadiums are home to the most champions? at The Knowledge, Guardian Newspapers
  2. ^ "Samoa - List of Champions".
  3. ^ Samoa – 2001 at RSSSF
  4. ^ Samoa – 2002 at RSSSF
  5. ^ [1] at RSSSF
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