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    Samoa National League

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    Samoa National League
    Founded1979; 46 years ago (1979)
    CountrySamoa
    Number of clubs12
    Level on pyramid1
    Domestic cup(s)Samoa Cup
    International cup(s)OFC Champions League
    Current championsVaipuna
    (2024)
    Most championshipsKiwi (7)
    Current: 2025 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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    • Faatoia United
    • Kiwi
    • Lepea
    • Lion of Judah
    • Lupe o le Soaga (Magiagi)
    • Moaula United
    • Sogi
    • University of South Pacific
    • Vaipuna
    • Vaiusu
    • Vaivase-Tai
    • Vaitele Uta

    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
    2024 Vaipuna

    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
    Vaipuna 2 2023, 2024
    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
    2024-25 Samoa Nathan Viliamu Vaipuna 10

    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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