Lupe o le Soaga SC
Lupe o le Soaga is a Samoan professional football club based in Tuanaimato. It currently plays in the Samoa National League.
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| Full name | Lupe o le Soaga Soccer Club | ||
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| Ground | Toleafoa J.S Blatter Soccer Stadium[1] | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Chairman | Tafilipepe Fineaso Aimaasu | ||
| Manager | Paul Uaiesi | ||
| League | Samoa National League | ||
| 2021 | Champions | ||
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History
Lupe o le Soaga played in the First Division, the second tier of the Samoa National League during the 2011–12 season where they finished runners-up to Vaimoso.[2] Apparently they were promoted as they then played in the 2012-13 Samoa National League, which they won, losing only once throughout the whole season.[3] They also won the Samoa Cup, defeating Kiwi 2–1 in the final.[3] Kiwi took the lead, but Lupe equalised with a penalty.[4] An additional twenty minutes extra time was played and in the second half of extra time Lupe scored the winner.[4] The Lupe ole Soaga women's team were runner's-up in the 2012–13 women's cup final.[4]
In the 2020 edition of the OFC Champions League they became the first team coming from the qualifying stage to win a group stage match.[5]
In 2020 it was the top-ranked team in the national league.[6][7]
The team won all three of its matches in the 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, qualifying for the 2023 OFC Champions League.[8]
Current technical staff
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| Head coach |  Paul Ualesi |
| Assistant coach | Venico Ah Colt |
| Manager | La'i Tautiaga |
| Assistant manager | Mataio Toetu |
| Goalkeeper coach | Kareti Soafa |
| Gear Manager | Victor Lapalapa |
| Assistant Gear Manager | Maiseli Faasalele |
| Trainer | Soliai Letutusa |
Current squad
Squad for the 2020 OFC Champions League Premiliminary Stage
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- Which stadiums are home to the most champions? at The Knowledge, Guardian Newspapers
- Samoa – 2011 at RSSSF.
- Samoa 2013 at RSSSF
- National League closer to an end Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at footballsamoa.ws
- "Lupe make history in Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Mar 6, 2020.
- Vaelei Von Dincklage (19 September 2020). "Lupe Soaga work to keep top ranking". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- Vaelei Von Dincklage (1 December 2020). "Lupe defeats Vaipuna to win Premier League". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "Tupapa Maraerenga bundles out of OFC Champions League". Cook Islands News. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.