Lupe_ole_Soaga

Lupe o le Soaga SC

Lupe o le Soaga SC

Football club

Lupe o le Soaga Soccer Club is a Samoan professional football club based in Tuanaimato. It currently plays in the Samoa National League.

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History

Lupe o le Soaga was founded in 2011.[2] The team played in the First Division, the second tier of the Samoa National League during the 2011–12 season where they finished runners-up to Vaimoso.[3] They were promoted to the national league in 2012,[2] and won the 2012-13 Samoa National League, losing only once throughout the whole season.[4] They also won the Samoa Cup, defeating Kiwi 2–1 in the final.[4] Kiwi took the lead, but Lupe equalised with a penalty.[5] An additional twenty minutes extra time was played and in the second half of extra time Lupe scored the winner.[5] The Lupe ole Soaga women's team were runner's-up in the 2012–13 women's cup final.[5]

In the 2020 edition of the OFC Champions League they became the first team coming from the qualifying stage to win a group stage match.[6]

In 2020 it was the top-ranked team in the national league.[7][8]

The team won all three of its matches in the 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, qualifying for the 2023 OFC Champions League.[9] Injuries caused the cancellation of their last pool game,[10] and they were withdrawn from the competition.[11][12]

Titles

2012–13
2014–15
2016
2017
2019
2020
2021
2012-13

Current technical staff

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Current squad

Squad for the 2020 OFC Champions League Premiliminary Stage

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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References

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    Which stadiums are home to the most champions? at The Knowledge, Guardian Newspapers
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    "OFC Champions League Club Profile: Lupe Ole Soaga SC (Samoa)". OFC. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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    Samoa – 2011 at RSSSF.
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    Samoa 2013 at RSSSF
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    National League closer to an end Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at footballsamoa.ws
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    "Lupe make history in Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Mar 6, 2020.
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    Vaelei Von Dincklage (19 September 2020). "Lupe Soaga work to keep top ranking". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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    Vaelei Von Dincklage (1 December 2020). "Lupe defeats Vaipuna to win Premier League". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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    "Tupapa Maraerenga bundles out of OFC Champions League". Cook Islands News. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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    Shalveen Chand (20 May 2023). "Samoan champs sit out last Champions League match". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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    "Samoan team facing disciplinary body". Loop Samoa. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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    "Samoan club to face OFC disciplinary committee after pulling out of Auckland City game". Stuff. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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