1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Australia
New Zealand
Dates15 November 1987 – 27 March 1988
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runners-upFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Third placeFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Fourth placeFlag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored67 (3.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael McGarry
(7 Goals)
1991 →

The 1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) team would qualify directly to complete at the 1988 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.

Contents

The qualifications had two rounds. The first round had three teams per group, with the group winner going directly into the second round. The runner-up of each group completed in a one-way play-off to determine who participated in the second round. Israel qualified directly into the second round. [1] [2] [3]

Before the first round begun, Papua New Guinea and Fiji pulled out, leaving each group with only two teams. It was decided to have two match playoffs instead. [1]

Participating teams

First round

Group 1

Papua New Guinea withdraw before the games started

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 220060+64Qualification for Second round
2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 200206−60Qualification for Playoff round
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 00000000Withdrew
Source: RSSSF
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report
  • Arnold Soccerball shade.svg21', 50'
  • Farina Soccerball shade.svg53'
Taipei, Taiwan
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Report
Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia

Group 2

Fiji withdraw before the games started

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2200190+194Qualification for Second round
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 2002019−190Qualification for Playoff round
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000000Withdrew
Source: RSSSF
Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Apia Park, Apia, Western Samoa
Attendance: 2,500
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
Report
Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 1,200

Playoff

The losers of each group had a one-off match for a place in the second round.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg5–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg5–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
Report
Sydney, Australia

Second round

Final standings and matches

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)6420124+810Qualification for 1988 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6411173+149
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)621357−25
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 6006323−200
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Melbourne, Australia
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Melbourne, Australia
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Adelaide, Australia
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–2Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Adelaide, Australia
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5–1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Sydney, Australia
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sydney, Australia
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Christchurch, New Zealand
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–9Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Auckland, New Zealand
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Auckland, New Zealand

Goalscorers

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References

  1. 1 2 "1988 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football Qualification)". Sport - Olympic. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1988 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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