The Easter Island official football team, also known as Rapa Nui, is an association football team from Chile which represents the territory of Easter Island in association football. Their home games are played at the Estadio de Hanga Roa, which has a capacity of approximately 2,500 people. The national team participated in the 2009 Copa Chile under the name CF Rapa Nui.
Asociación de Fútbol de Isla de Pascua
The Asociación de Fútbol de Isla de Pascua (AFIPA) is the Easter Island football association.
History The team played two unofficial games against a team from the Juan Fernández Islands in 1996 and 2000, before playing its first official match on 5 August 2009, in the first round of the Copa Chile 2009; CF Rapa Nui lost 4–0 against Colo-Colo.
For its game against Colo-Colo the team was coached by former Chilean international Miguel Angel Gamboa, who spent several weeks honing the skills of the local players, as well as teaching them the basics of heading, shooting, and positioning.
In 2018, the team has competed at the "Festival des Îles" in Tahiti, finishing in 3rd position in the group (of five teams), with two wins, one loss and one draw.
Complete international
Competitive record National Soccer Championship of Native Peoples
National Soccer Championship of Native Peoples recordYearRoundPosition 2012Champions1st4310245 2013Third place3rd5302126 2015Third place3rd5401137Total1 Title3/31410134918
ConIFA South America Football Cup record CONIFA South America Football Cup recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA 2022Did not participateTotal–0/1––––––
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