2008 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates1–9 March 2008
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Third placeFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Fourth placeFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored89 (5.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Benjamin Totori
Flag of Fiji.svg Malakai Tiwa
(8 goals)

The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the qualifying tournament to the association football competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in Fiji from 1 March to 9 March 2008. New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.

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Final standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5500193+1615
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 5401255+2012
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 5302216+159
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 52031820–26
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5104616–103
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 5005039–390

Matches

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg21Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Peverley Soccerball shade.svg33'
Old Soccerball shade.svg90'
Tiwa Soccerball shade.svg41'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg04Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Nimanian Soccerball shade.svg16'
Sakama Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Chillia Soccerball shade.svg83'

Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg16Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Apo Soccerball shade.svg65' Totori Soccerball shade.svg9', 16', 68'
Nawo Soccerball shade.svg12'
Rande Soccerball shade.svg51'
Saie Soccerball shade.svg80'

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg110Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Rande Soccerball shade.svg9'
Maemae Soccerball shade.svg17', 24'
Totori Soccerball shade.svg47', 56', 68', 75'
Nawo Soccerball shade.svg62'
Waroi Soccerball shade.svg77', 78'
Forau Soccerball shade.svg82'

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg71Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Suwamy Soccerball shade.svg18'
Tiwa Soccerball shade.svg23', 55', 68'
Dunadamu Soccerball shade.svg32', 70'
Rao Soccerball shade.svg76'
Winnie Soccerball shade.svg72'

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg02Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Barbarouses Soccerball shade.svg15'
Brockie Soccerball shade.svg40'

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg90Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Singh Soccerball shade.svg16', 23', 58'
Krishna Soccerball shade.svg38'
Tiwa Soccerball shade.svg59', 75', 76'
Rao Soccerball shade.svg66'
Samy Soccerball shade.svg81'

Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg25Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Gunemba Soccerball shade.svg17', 86' Ellensohn Soccerball shade.svg43', 58'
Barbarouses Soccerball shade.svg60', 69'
Brockie Soccerball shade.svg85'

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg50Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Maemae Soccerball shade.svg39', 62', 75'
Totori Soccerball shade.svg55'
Nawo Soccerball shade.svg73'

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg20Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Old Soccerball shade.svg5'
Henderson Soccerball shade.svg69'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg07Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Muta Soccerball shade.svg16'
Winnie Soccerball shade.svg19', 50'
Gunemba Soccerball shade.svg29'
Upaiga Soccerball shade.svg54'
Mobbs Soccerball shade.svg64'
Hans Soccerball shade.svg75'

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg02Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tiwa Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Krishna Soccerball shade.svg41'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg08Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Old Soccerball shade.svg8'
Brockie Soccerball shade.svg16'
Hayne Soccerball shade.svg52', 79'
Messam Soccerball shade.svg64'
Ellensohn Soccerball shade.svg67'
Barbarouses Soccerball shade.svg75'
Scott Soccerball shade.svg90+2'

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg27Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Kaltack Soccerball shade.svg52'
Masauvakolo Soccerball shade.svg79'
Kini Soccerball shade.svg10'
Winnie Soccerball shade.svg13', 68', 90+2'
Muta Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Gunemba Soccerball shade.svg63'
Upaiga Soccerball shade.svg75'
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji) (First half)
Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands) (Second half)

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg32Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Waroi Soccerball shade.svg28', 42'
Fifii Soccerball shade.svg39'
Krishna Soccerball shade.svg6'
Dunadamu Soccerball shade.svg23'

 2008 OFC Olympic Qualification Championship 
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand

Second title

Goal scorers

8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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