Federated_States_of_Micronesia_national_football_team
Federated States of Micronesia national football team
National association football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | The Four Stars[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federated States of Micronesia Football Association (FSMFA) | |||
| Confederation | None | |||
| Head coach | Vacant | |||
| Top scorer | Peter Paul Igesumai (3) | |||
| Home stadium | Yap Sports Complex | |||
| FIFA code | FSM | |||
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| 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) | ||||
The team has only played a handful of matches, the last in 2003.[2] 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.[3]
1999 Micronesian Cup
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.[4]
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 | — | [2][5] | |
| 2 | June 1999 | Guam (A) | Guam |
1–4 | Friendly | Unknown | — | [2][5] |
| 3 | June 1999 | Guam (A) | Guam |
0–5 | Friendly | — | [2] | |
| 4 | 12 July 1999 | Yap (N) | Northern Mariana Islands |
7–0 | 1999 Micronesian Cup | Igesumai (3) Rasung (2) Daniel, Gorong |
— | [2][5][4] |
| 5 | 30 June 2003 | National Stadium, Suva (N) |  Tahiti |
0–17 | 2003 South Pacific Games | — | [2][5][6] | |
| 6 | 1 July 2003 | National Stadium, Suva (N) | New Caledonia |
0–18 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 3,000 | [2][5][6] | |
| 7 | 5 July 2003 | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori (N) |  Tonga |
0–7 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 1,000 | [2][5][6] | |
| 8 | 7 July 2003 | Churchill Park, Lautoka (N) |  Papua New Guinea |
0–10 | 2003 South Pacific Games | 3,500 | [2][5][6] |
- Notes
- ^ A: Also reported as Crushers.
Record by opponent
| 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 |
South Pacific Games record
Micronesian Cup
- 1999 – Champions[4]
Shimon Shenhar (2003)
Stan Foster (2014–2015)
      1999 Home
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   2001 Home
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   2003 Home
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   2024 Home
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 2024 Away
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 2024 Third
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- Cruickshank, Mark (3 January 2004). "Micronesia – International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- 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.
- South Pacific Games 2003 (Fiji) Archived 8 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine at RSSSF
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