2016 OFC U-20 Championship

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2016 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (preliminary stage)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (final stage)
Dates21–27 June 2016 (preliminary stage)
3–17 September 2016 (final stage)
Teams8 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored67 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Dwayne Tiputoa
Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan
Best goalkeeper Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Woud
Fair play awardFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
2014
2018

The 2016 OFC U-20 Championship was the 21st edition of the OFC U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 19 and below (despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship). This year, the tournament was held in Vanuatu for the first time by itself (second time overall).

Contents

Despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. So players who wanted to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1997. At an OFC Executive Committee meeting held at its Auckland headquarters in November 2013 the competition format was modified. The competition was brought forward a year and the age limit was lowered to 19 years of age. The changes were made in order to allow the winner of the competition plenty of time for preparation and player development for upcoming World Cups at Under 20 level. [1]

In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup. [2] So the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

Format

The qualification structure is as follows: [2]

Teams

All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification.

SeedingTeamsNo. of teams
First round entrants4
Second round entrants7

Squads

Venues

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Port Vila Luganville
Port Vila Municipal Stadium Luganville Soccer City Stadium
17°43′51″S168°18′56″E / 17.7308985°S 168.315498°E / -17.7308985; 168.315498 (Port Vila Municipal Stadium) 15°30′29″S167°11′28″E / 15.5081004°S 167.1912408°E / -15.5081004; 167.1912408 (Luganville Soccer City Stadium)
Capacity:10,000Capacity:7,000
Vanuatu location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Port Vila
Red pog.svg
Luganville
2016 OFC U-20 Championship (Vanuatu)

First round

The preliminary tournament was hosted by Tonga between 21 and 27 June 2016. The winner qualified for the tournament final.

Four referees and four assistant referees were named for the preliminary round of the tournament.

Referees

Assistant referees

All times are local, TOT (UTC+13).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 321071+67 Second round
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 311184+44
3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (H)30305503
4Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 3012111101
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Po'oi Soccerball shade.svg51' Report C. Tiputoa Soccerball shade.svg77'
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg0–5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report Mariner Soccerball shade.svg12'
Malo Soccerball shade.svg30'
Hunt Soccerball shade.svg48'
Tunupopo Soccerball shade.svg64', 75'

Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–1Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Likiliki Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Fiso Soccerball shade.svg6'
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report D. Tiputoa Soccerball shade.svg85'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg5–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Wood Soccerball shade.svg31'
Samuela Soccerball shade.svg38'
D. Tiputoa Soccerball shade.svg54', 59', 72'
Report
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg3–3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Tunupopo Soccerball shade.svg66', 70'
Malo Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Polovili Soccerball shade.svg10', 40', 73'

Second round

The tournament final was scheduled for 3–17 September 2016 (originally 19–26 September 2016). [9] Vanuatu were announced as the host in December 2015. [10]

The draw was held on 22 June 2016. [11] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Vanuatu were assigned to position A1 in the draw. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, VUT (UTC+11).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (H)330051+49 Knockout stage
2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 311153+24
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 30212312
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 30123851
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg1–4New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Awi Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Watrone Soccerball shade.svg56'
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)
Poma Soccerball shade.svg82'
Houala Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tenene Soccerball shade.svg61' Report

New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg1–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Jennings Soccerball shade.svg25'
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg3–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Wilkins Soccerball shade.svg50' (pen.)
Kalo Soccerball shade.svg56'
Thomas Soccerball shade.svg81'
Report Yanum Soccerball shade.svg77'

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Catarogo Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Dabinyaba Soccerball shade.svg35'
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg0–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report Wilkins Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 321071+67 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 312052+35
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 31116714
4Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 30031980
Source: OFC
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Bevan Soccerball shade.svg30', 76', 90' Report
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Siejidr Soccerball shade.svg13'
Salem Soccerball shade.svg34'
Report Witney Soccerball shade.svg50'
Raramo Soccerball shade.svg65'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg0–3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report Waita Soccerball shade.svg54'
Witney Soccerball shade.svg56', 83'
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg1–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Petitgas Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Dyer Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Lewis Soccerball shade.svg61'
Imrie Soccerball shade.svg65'
Bevan Soccerball shade.svg87'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg1–3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
D. Tiputoa Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.) Report Salem Soccerball shade.svg45+2', 55'
Tau Soccerball shade.svg87'

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 September – Luganville
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3
 
17 September – Port Vila
 
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5
 
13 September – Port Vila
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2
 
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1
 

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–1New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Dyer Soccerball shade.svg23', 30'
Cox Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Nypie Soccerball shade.svg19'

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg2–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Tenene Soccerball shade.svg36'
Massing Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Gise Soccerball shade.svg21'

Final

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Ashworth Soccerball shade.svg13'
Dyer Soccerball shade.svg34'
Bevan Soccerball shade.svg76'
Imrie Soccerball shade.svg88', 90'
Report
Report (NZ Football)

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

The Golden Ball Award is awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award is awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.

AwardRecipient
Golden Ball Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan
Golden Glove Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Woud
Golden Boot Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan
Fair Play Award Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [12]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 September 20164 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015 )
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 13 September 20160 (Debut)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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