{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Football club infobox | clubname = Utulei Youth | image = Utulei_Youth_FC_logo.jpg | fullname = Utulei Youth Soccer Team | nickname = | founded = 1996 | stadium = Pago Park Soccer Stadium<br>Pago Pago, American Samoa | capacity = 2,000 | chairman = Ioane Evagelia | manager = Pita Sinapati | league = FFAS Senior League | season = 2024 | position = 8th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_greenstripes|pattern=| | leftarm1=FFFF00|body1=FFFF00|rightarm1=FFFF00|shorts1=FFFF00|socks1=008000| | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2= | leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF | American = true }}
'''Utulei Youth''' is an association football club from Pago Pago in American Samoa. They play in the territory's top division, the FFAS Senior League. They have won the domestic league championship twice, in 2014 (a perfect season) and 2015, and the domestic cup in 2014.
==History== Utulei Youth was founded in 1996 by Rev. Ioane Evagelia, who serves as both the president and the coach of the club. Early in their history, they participated in 5 and 7-a-side games, but they now play in the 11-a-side FFAS National League.<ref name=CHAMP_16JAN1>{{cite web|title=Utulei champions of men's FFAS National League|url=http://www.ffas.as/tabid/1194/Article/9197f354-616e-4d80-a10c-3d7e7d181b44/language/en-US/Default.aspx|website=FFAS.as|publisher=Football Federation American Samoa|access-date=1 January 2016|date=11 November 2014|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203045208/http://www.ffas.as/tabid/1194/Article/9197f354-616e-4d80-a10c-3d7e7d181b44/language/en-US/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to league play, the team also competes in American Samoa's domestic cup, the FFAS President's Cup.<ref name=SN_14DEC5>{{cite web|last1=Vitolio|first1=Brian|title=Utulei Youth wins President's Cup in 2–1 thriller|url=http://www.samoanews.com/content/en/utulei-youth-wins-president%E2%80%99s-cup-2-1-thriller?quicktabs_3=0|website=Samoa News|publisher=Osini Faleatasi Inc.|access-date=1 January 2016|date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201172145/http://www.samoanews.com/content/en/utulei-youth-wins-president%E2%80%99s-cup-2-1-thriller?quicktabs_3=0|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Utulei finished the 2012 season in third, taking 27 points from 14 games.<ref name=SW2012>{{cite web|title=Summary – Division 1 – American Samoa|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/american-samoa/national-league/20122013/regular-season/r19353/|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> They finished the 2013 season in fifth place, having taken seven points from seven games.<ref name=SW2013>{{cite web|title=Summary – Division 1 – American Samoa|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/american-samoa/national-league/20132014/regular-season/r22709/|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
The club won its first major honors in 2014, when it had a perfect season, winning all eight of their games and taking the 2014 FFAS Senior League championship. Conrado Kaleopa and Iotamo Lameta were the goalscorers in the final game of the season, a 2–1 victory over Lion Heart, which would finish second in the league.<ref name=CHAMP_16JAN1 /> Utulei Youth finished with a +11 goal difference and six points ahead of Lion Heart;<ref name=SW2014>{{cite web|title=Summary – Division 1 – American Samoa|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/american-samoa/national-league/20142015/regular-season/r28177/|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> Lion Heart would have won the league with a victory in the last game.<ref name=CHAMP_16JAN1 /> Utulei Youth also won American Samoa's annual knockout tournament, the FFAS President's Cup, again with a 2–1 victory over Lion Heart. Ryan Samuelu scored one goal for Utulei and caused the other, a Lion Heart own goal.<ref name=SN_14DEC5 /> The Utulei Youth women's team also won in the national league in 2014, and came in second in the President's Cup, behind PanSa.<ref name=SN_14DEC5 /> As the winner of the 2014 league season, Utulei qualified for the 2016 OFC Champions League, entering in a four team preliminary round for a position in the group stages.<ref name=CLDRAW_15NOV18>{{cite web|title=OFC Champions League draw revealed|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/ofc-champions-league-draw-revealed/|website=New Zealand Football|access-date=1 January 2016|date=18 November 2015}}</ref>
In 2015, Utulei Youth again won their domestic league, again six points ahead of second place Lion Heart. With their second consecutive league title, they will become the second team (after 2012 and 2013 league winners Pago Youth) to represent American Samoa at the OFC Champions League for two years in a row.<ref name=SN_15DEC10>{{cite web|last1=Vitolio|first1=Brian|title=Utulei Youth repeats as double champions|url=http://www.samoanews.com/content/en/utulei-youth-repeats-double-champions|website=Samoa News|publisher=Osini Faleatasi Inc.|access-date=1 January 2016|date=10 December 2015|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183236/http://www.samoanews.com/content/en/utulei-youth-repeats-double-champions|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Utulei Youth women's team also won their league, and again came in second to PanSa in the President's Cup.<ref name=SN_15DEC10 />
==Squad (2022)== <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fijifootball.com.fj/competition-list/ffas-national-league-senior-men-2022-2248993317/|title=FFAS National League Senior Men 2022|accessdate=9 January 2023|website=fijifootball.com.fj}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=ASA|pos=GK|name=Franklin Pitone}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Darrya Tofa}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Austin Kaleopa}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=FIJ|pos=MF|name=Rajendra Singh}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Kome Tomasi}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Rock Kaleopa}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=FIJ|pos=FW|name=Krishnan Chand}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Lale Harrington}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=ASA|pos=FW|name=Simon Godinet}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Iopu Tiatia}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Mark Nelisi}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Neemia Kaleopa}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=SAM|pos=MF|name=Paulo Bourne}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Setefano Taavili}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=TJ Fagaima}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Sione Moeaki}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=ASA|pos=GK|name=Peter Harrington}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Barry Taito}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Pesamino Victor}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Tuala Faatonu}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=ASA|pos=DF|name=Elama Faatonu}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=ASA|pos=GK|name=Tovia Lafaele}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Palauni Tapusoa}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=ASA|pos=MF|name=Shane Taupau}} {{Fs end}}
==Honors== *'''FFAS Senior League: 2''' ::2014, 2015 *'''FFAS President's Cup: 3''' ::2014, 2015, 2016
==Oceania record== ===Summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! style="width:160px;"|Competition ! style="width:30px;"|Pld ! style="width:30px;"|W ! style="width:30px;"|D ! style="width:30px;"|L ! style="width:30px;"|GF ! style="width:30px;"|GA ! style="width:150px;"|Last season played |- | OFC Champions League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 2017 |- |}
===By season=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;" |- ! style="width:60px;"|Season ! style="width:150px;"|Competition ! style="width:30px;"|Round ! style="width:160px;"|Opponent ! style="width:55px;"|Neutral
|- | rowspan=3|2016 | rowspan=3|OFC Champions League 2016 | R1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SAM}} Kiwi | style="background:#fdd;"|2-6 |- | R1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TON}} Veitongo | style="background:#dfd;"|3-2
|- | R1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|COK}} Tupapa Maraerenga | style="background:#fdd;"|1-9 |- |- | rowspan=3|2017 | rowspan=3|OFC Champions League 2017 | R1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SAM}} Lupe o le Soaga | style="background:#fdd;"|3-4 |- | R1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TON}} Veitongo | style="background:#fdd;"|1-3
|- | R1 | style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|COK}} Puaikura | style="background:#fdd;"|1-3 |- |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
Category:Soccer clubs in American Samoa Category:Association football clubs established in 1996 Category:1996 establishments in American Samoa