The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Samoa national football team and is controlled by the Football Federation of Samoa.

Samoa U23 made two appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship, in 1999 and 2004.

The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games.

The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019.

Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2019 after the match against  American Samoa.