{{Short description|Northern Mariana Islands soccer club}} {{Infobox football club| | clubname = Vaipuna SC | image = Vaipuna_SC_Logo.png | image_size = 200px | fullname = Vaipuna Soccer Club | nickname = | short name = | founded = {{start date and age|1975}} | ground = | capacity = | owner = | chairman = | manager = | league = Samoa National League | season = 2025 | position = 1st, champions | current = | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = 89CFF0 | socks1 = 89CFF0 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 1C1CF0 | body2 = 1C1CF0 | rightarm2 = 1C1CF0 | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF | website = }}
'''Vaipuna SC''' is a sports club from Apia, Samoa, best known for its association football currently competing in the Samoa National League.
==History== The club was founded in 1975.<ref name="Foundation Dates">{{cite web |last1=Schöggl |first1=Hans |title=Samoa - Foundation Dates of Clubs |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/samoafound.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> In 2020, Vaipuna SC finished second in the regional Upolu Senior League. That season, Vaipuna player John Michael Tumua was the co-top scorer in the league.<ref name="Upolu Senior League">{{cite web |last1=Pauga |first1=Angela Lafaialii |title=Upolu Senior League a success |url=https://www.footballsamoa.ws/upolu-senior-league-a-success/ |publisher=Samoa Football Federation |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> Vaipuna SC finished the 2021 Samoa National League season in second position in the league table, one point behind champions Lupe o le Soaga SC. That season, John Michael Tumua was the league's top scorer with forty-five goals.<ref name="TITLES DECIDED">{{cite web |title=TITLES DECIDED IN SAMOA |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/titles-decided-in-samoa/ |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> The club finished the 2022 season undefeated. However, they were again the league runners-up, being edged out by Vaivase-Tai FC on goal difference.<ref name="TIGHT FINISHES">{{cite web |title=TIGHT FINISHES IN SAMOA’S PREMIER TITLE RACES THIS SEASON |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tight-finish-in-samoas-premier-title-races-this-season/ |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref>
==Youth== Vaipuna SC also field youth sides.<ref name="First soccer tourney">{{cite web |last1=Siutaia |first1=Hyunsook |title=First soccer tourney after lockdown confirmed |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/63921 |publisher=Samoa Observer |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> In 2019, the club's under-12 team won the championship in its division.<ref name="youth football league">{{cite web |last1=Mika |first1=Talaia |title=Upolu youth football league wraps up |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/article/48043 |publisher=Samoa Observer |access-date=5 December 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205175524/https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/article/48043 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==International competitions record== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ class="nowrap" | OFC Men's Champions League results !Season !Round !colspan=2|Club !Home !Away !Aggregate |- |rowspan="2;" |2025 |rowspan="2" |Preliminary round |{{flagicon|ASA}} |Royal Puma |colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#DFD;" |4–0 |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" {{lost|'''2nd'''}} |- |{{flagicon|COK}} |Tupapa Maraerenga |colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#FDD;" |1–2 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Samoa National League}}
Category:Football clubs in Samoa