Soccer in American Samoa

The men's team famously hold the distinction of suffering the largest official loss in international association football history, having been defeated by Australia 31–0 on April 11, 2001.^[8] At the time they had only recorded one victory in their history over Wallis and Futuna Islands in 1983 (3-0), when both teams were not yet members of FIFA (Wallis and Futuna Islands still is not).^[9]

That appearance at the 1983 South Pacific Games would be the men's team's international debut, though opportunities would remain limited, particularly until their FIFA recognized debut at the 1998 Polynesia Cup. Results would continue to be limited, though positives would come from both the OFC Nations Cup and the Pacific Games, with victories over Tonga and the Cook Islands. They would also achieve draws against the Cook Islands and Tuvalu. Their first official victory came in November 2011, defeating Tonga 2–1 in the first round of OFC World Cup Qualification to record their second international victory after 38 consecutive defeats.^[10] They have previously been ranked at the bottom of the FIFA Rankings but, as of August 2022 are ranked 188th.^[11]

The women's national team would debut at the 1998 OFC Women's Championship,^[12] losing 21-0 to Australia and 9-0 to Papua New Guinea. Appearances would be sporadic from then on, with their first draw coming against the Cook Islands in the 2007 Pacific Games. As of August 2022 they are ranked 142nd in the FIFA Women's World Rankings.