Cook Islands women's national under-20 football team

Cook Islands women's U-20

Association	Cook Islands Football Association
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Head coach	Judith Kuipers
Top scorer	Regina Mustonen (5)
Home stadium	Avarua Tereora Stadium
FIFA code	COK
First colours Second colours
First international
Cook Islands 0–15  Australia (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; April 26, 2002)
Biggest win
American Samoa 0–4  Cook Islands (Auckland, New Zealand; January 25, 2010)
Biggest defeat
Cook Islands 0–15  Australia (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; April 26, 2002)
World Cup
Appearances	0
OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2002)
Best result	Second Place (2010) [1]

The Cook Islands women's national under-20 football team is the highest women's youth team of women's football in the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA).

History

The Cook Islands is with approximately 18.000 inhabitants one of the smallest nations in the world. Despite being such a small country they are quite good at the Women's football tournaments. Their under-20 team participated just twice at OFC U-20 Women's Championship so far. At the first ever edition of the tournament, in 2002, they managed to get a draw in their second game of the tournament: 1–1 against Tonga. The first game they ever played, a 15–0 loss against Australia, is still their biggest loss ever.

Eight years later, in 2010, they performed a lot better with grabbing their first victory ever: a 4–0 victory against American Samoa. After again 1–1 draw against Tonga and a 8–0 defeat against New Zealand they reached the second place, out of four teams. Notably was that all their five goals in this tournament were scored by Regina Mustonen which made her automatically the all-time top scorer of the Cook Islands Women's U-20.

In 2019 they will participate again.

OFC Championship Record

OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2002	Group stage	2	0	1	1	1	16	-15
2004	Did not Participate
2006
2010	Second Place	3	1	1	1	5	9	-4
2012	Did not Participate
2014
2015
2017
2019[2]	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	2	-1
2023	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	4	8	-4
Total	4/10	13	4	3	6	11	35	-24

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship from 30 August–12 September in Avarua, the Cook Islands.

Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2019, after the game against the Solomon Islands.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Daimzel Rongokea	(2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Puaikura
20	1GK	Alma Ngametua	(2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Avatiu
2	2DF	Merran Munro	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Puaikura
3	2DF	Teretia Teinaki	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
4	2DF	Esther Potoru	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Puaikura
5	2DF	Tiamarama Tuivaga	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Nikao Sokattack
13	2DF	Tarita Mamanu	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Puaikura
14	2DF	Eitiare Tangirere	(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Titikaveka
17	2DF	Tepaeru Ngaroi	(2003-08-09) 9 August 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Avatiu
18	2DF	Tineke De Jong	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Titikaveka
6	3MF	Tehinnah Tatuava (captain)	(2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Titikaveka
7	3MF	Piri Murare	(2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Avatiu
8	3MF	Jessica Warmington	(2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Papatoetoe
10	3MF	Ngametua Taringa	(2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	3MF	Lyric Davison	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Ellerslie
16	3MF	Keana Maaka	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Avatiu
9	4FW	Kuramaeva Mose	(2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
11	4FW	Moeroa Harmon	(2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Tupapa Maraerenga
12	4FW	Ngamata Moekaa	(2002-05-24) 24 May 2002 (age 21)	3	1	Puaikura

References

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