# Cook Islands women's national under-20 football team

The Cook Islands women's national under-20 football team is the highest women's youth team of women's football in the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA).

## History

The Cook Islands is with approximately 18.000 inhabitants one of the smallest nations in the world. Despite being such a small country they are quite good at the Women's football tournaments. Their under-20 team participated just twice at OFC U-20 Women's Championship so far. At the first ever edition of the tournament, in 2002, they managed to get a draw in their second game of the tournament: 1–1 against Tonga. The first game they ever played, a 15–0 loss against Australia, is still their biggest loss ever.
Eight years later, in 2010, they performed a lot better with grabbing their first victory ever: a 4–0 victory against American Samoa. After again 1–1 draw against Tonga and a 8–0 defeat against New Zealand they reached the second place, out of four teams. Notably was that all their five goals in this tournament were scored by Regina Mustonen which made her automatically the all-time top scorer of the Cook Islands Women's U-20.
In 2019 they will participate again.

## OFC Championship Record

OFC U-20 Women's Championship :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2002 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | -15 |
| 2004 | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate |
| 2006 | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate |
| 2010 | Second Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| 2012 | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate |
| 2014 | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate |
| 2015 | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate |
| 2017 | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate | Did not Participate |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 2023 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| Total | 4/10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 35 | -24 |

## Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship from 30 August–12 September in Avarua, the Cook Islands.
Caps and goals updated as of 6 September 2019, after the game against the Solomon Islands.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Daimzel Rongokea | (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Puaikura |
| 20 | 1GK | Alma Ngametua | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Avatiu |
| 2 | 2DF | Merran Munro | (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Puaikura |
| 3 | 2DF | Teretia Teinaki | (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
| 4 | 2DF | Esther Potoru | (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Puaikura |
| 5 | 2DF | Tiamarama Tuivaga | (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Nikao Sokattack |
| 13 | 2DF | Tarita Mamanu | (2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Puaikura |
| 14 | 2DF | Eitiare Tangirere | (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Titikaveka |
| 17 | 2DF | Tepaeru Ngaroi | (2003-08-09) 9 August 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Avatiu |
| 18 | 2DF | Tineke De Jong | (2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Titikaveka |
| 6 | 3MF | Tehinnah Tatuava (captain) | (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Titikaveka |
| 7 | 3MF | Piri Murare | (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Avatiu |
| 8 | 3MF | Jessica Warmington | (2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Papatoetoe |
| 10 | 3MF | Ngametua Taringa | (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
| 15 | 3MF | Lyric Davison | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Ellerslie |
| 16 | 3MF | Keana Maaka | (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Avatiu |
| 9 | 4FW | Kuramaeva Mose | (2004-06-26) 26 June 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
| 11 | 4FW | Moeroa Harmon | (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
| 12 | 4FW | Ngamata Moekaa | (2002-05-24) 24 May 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 1 | Puaikura |