The American Samoa men's national flag football team represents the American Samoa in men's international flag football matches. It is managed by the American Samoa National Football Federation.
History American football has been a pastime in American Samoa contributing players to the National Football League in the continental United States. However Samoans have traditionally played tackle, not flag football.
American Samoa made their international debut at the 2025 IFAF Men's Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championship in Ningbo, China with Sterling Carvalho being the inaugural head coach. They finished third, defeating China in the Asia-Oceania bronze medal game.
The island territory debuted at the 2026 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany as the lowest ranked nation among the participating teams. They were noted to having caused an upset against the United States in the group stage, ending an undefeated streak in the world championship dating back to the 2012 edition when the US lost to Austria. They finished fifth in the tournament.
Competitive record IFAF Flag Football World Championship YearPositionGPWLPFPA 2026 5th place 6 4 2 179 173
Olympic Games YearPositionGPWLPFPA 2028 To be determined
IFAF Asia Oceania Flag Football Championship YearPositionGPWLPFPA 2025 3rd place 5 3 2 150 166
Head coaches Sterling Carvalho (2025–)
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