Tafuna Jets, last year’s defending champs for the women, got off to a rocky start and are currently sixth in the standings out of seven competing teams.
In the men’s competition last year they started off with futsal but had to move the game outdoors due to the unavailability of the Samoana High School gymnasium with Utulei Youth eventually winning. They got off to a rocky start as well and are currently No. 8 in the 13-team, round robin contest.
“I know our senior players have been itching to get back to the field but because of our U-19 competition at the beginning of the year we had to hold off this tournament,” explained FFAS President, Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet.
WOMEN’S DIVISION
There are seven teams competing in a round robin format with all teams to advance to the playoffs. The top team at the end of the round robin will sit out the first round of the postseason.
Teams are scheduled to play two games each every Saturday until the completion of the round robin. The competitors are, and in order of the standings following the results of the first match day, are: No. 1 PanSa, No. 2 Utulei Youth, No. 3 Ilaoa & To’omata, No. 4 Green Bay, No. 5 Lion Heart, No. 6 Tafuna Jets and No. 7 Pago Youth.
MEN’S DIVISION
After the first three games the top four teams are: No. 1 Lion Heart, No. 2 FC SKBC, No. 3 PanSa and No. 4 Atu’u Broncos. The teams from Nos. 2-4 are all tied with six points each but are ranked by a differential in goals.
Two teams have been disqualified from the competition for forfeiting three times — Pago Youth B and Vaitogi United, leaving only 11 teams in the one, round robin contest.
Only the top four teams will advance to the playoffs that will determine this year’s champion.
The rest of the standings are: No. 5 Vaiala Tongan, No. 6 Black Roses, No. 7 Green Bay, No. 8 Utulei Youth, No. 9 Tafuna Jets, No. 10 Ilaoa & To’omata and No. 11 Pago Youth A.
This competition is a precursor to the FFAS National League scheduled to kick off in July.
For more on American Samoa football go to www.ffas.as

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