Lupe o le Soaga SC
Lupe o le Soaga Soccer Club is a Samoan professional football club based in Tuanaimato. It currently plays in the Samoa National League. HistoryLupe o le Soaga was founded in 2011.[2] The team 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.[3] They were promoted to the national league in 2012,[2] and won the 2012-13 Samoa National League, losing only once throughout the whole season.[4] They also won the Samoa Cup, defeating Kiwi 2–1 in the final.[4] Kiwi took the lead, but Lupe equalised with a penalty.[5] An additional twenty minutes extra time was played and in the second half of extra time Lupe scored the winner.[5] The Lupe ole Soaga women's team were runner's-up in the 2012–13 women's cup final.[5] 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.[6] In 2020 it was the top-ranked team in the national league.[7][8] The team won all three of its matches in the 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage, qualifying for the 2023 OFC Champions League.[9] Injuries caused the cancellation of their last pool game,[10] and they were withdrawn from the competition.[11][12] Titles
Current technical staffCurrent squadSquad for the 2020 OFC Champions League Premiliminary Stage Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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