OFC U-16/U-17 Championship

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OFC U-16/U-17 Championship
OFC U17Champs.jpg
Organising body OFC
Founded1983
Region Oceania
Number of teams11
Current championsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(10th title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(10 titles each)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 OFC U-16 Championship

The OFC U-16 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 16. The tournament decides the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Contents

Between 1983 and 2017, the tournament was open to teams under-17 years of age and was called the OFC U-17 Championship. Since 2018, the age limit was reduced to under 16 years of age, the tournament is called the OFC U-16 Championship.

Eligible teams

All member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation are allowed to enter a team. Teams that have participated in the tournament so far were:

Results

The list of winners: [1]

U17 format

EditionYearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
11983
Details
Auckland, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Round robin Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg
Chinese Taipei
Round robin Flag of France.svg
New Caledonia
21986 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Round robin Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg
Chinese Taipei
Round robin Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
31989 Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Round robin Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg
Chinese Taipei
Round robin Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
41991
Details
Napier, New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Round robin Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Round robin No fourth place [2]
51993 New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
30Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
unknownFlag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
61995 Vanuatu Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
10Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
30Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
71997 New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
30Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
81999 Ba & Nadi, Fiji Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
50Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
unknownFlag of France.svg
New Caledonia
92001
Details
Apia, Samoa & Port Vila, Vanuatu Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
30
60
(90)
two-legged match
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
102003
Details
Pago Pago, American Samoa, Sunshine Coast, Australia [3] & Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
31
40
(71)
two-legged match
Flag of France.svg
New Caledonia
112005
Details
New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
10Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
31Flag of France.svg
New Caledonia
122007
Details
Pirae, Tahiti Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Round robin Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Round robin Flag of France.svg
New Caledonia
132009
Details
Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Round robin Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
Flag of France.svg
New Caledonia
Round robin Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
142011
Details
Albany, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
20Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
20Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
152013
Details
Luganville, Vanuatu Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Round robin New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
Round robin Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
162015
Details
Apia, Samoa & Pago Pago, American Samoa Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1–1
(5–4 pen.)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
6–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
172017
Details
Papeete, Tahiti Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
7–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
2021
Details
TBC, Fiji Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [4]
182023
Details
Suva & Ba, Fiji Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
3–0Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji

U16 format

EditionYearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
12018
Details
Honiara, Solomon Islands [5] Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
0–0
(5–4 pen.)
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
[note 1]
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti
2–1Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
22024
Details
Papeete, Tahiti Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
3–1Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
1–1
(5–4 pen.)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti


Notes
  1. The Solomon Islands, which originally finished second in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship, were found by the OFC to have deliberately fielded overage player Chris Satu during the tournament. As a result, they had forfeited all results and their place in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [6] The decision was appealed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation, and the OFC Executive Committee decided to uphold the appeal on the grounds that the federation had not knowingly broken the rules as Satu had a government issued passport showing his eligibility. [7]

Performances by country

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10 (1997*, 2007, 2009*, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024)6 (1983*, 1986, 1989, 1991*, 1995, 2001)1 (1993*)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 (1983, 1986, 1989*, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003*, 2005)1 (1997)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 4 (2007*, 2009, 2011, 2015)2 (2018, 2023)1 (2024)
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 4 (2003*, 2013, 2017, 2023)2 (2009, 2024)5 (1983, 1999, 2005*, 2007, 2015)
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2 (1993, 2018*)4 (1997, 1999, 2005, 2011)1 (1995)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2 (1999*, 2024)2 (1991, 2007)6 (1989, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2018, 2023)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1 (2005)3 (1995*, 2013*, 2015)2 (2009, 2011)
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3 (1983, 1986*, 1989)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1 (1986)
* = As hosts

Note: no third or fourth place finishes in 1991 (no fourth place finish only), 2001, 2003 and 2017.

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of New Zealand.svg
1983
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
1986
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1989
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1991
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1993
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
1995
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1997
Flag of Fiji.svg
1999
Flag of Samoa.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
2001
Flag of American Samoa.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of France.svg
2003
Flag of France.svg
2005
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
2007
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2009
Flag of New Zealand.svg
2011
Flag of Samoa.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
2013
Flag of American Samoa.svg
Flag of Samoa.svg
2015
Flag of Samoa.svg
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
2017
Flag of Tonga.svg
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
2018
Flag of Fiji.svg
2023
Total
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa ×××××××GSGSGS×××GSPRGSPRPRGS9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st AFC member11
Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 3rd3rd3rd AFC member3
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands ××××××GSGS×GSGS××GSGSGSPRPRQF10
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji GSGS4th3rd4thGS4th2ndGSGSGS3rd×GS4thGSGS4th4th18
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 4th××××××4th×2nd4th4th3rdGS2nd4th2ndGS2nd12
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd1st×2ndGS×1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st17
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea ×4th×××××GSGS×GS××GSGSGSSFGS×9
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa ××××××GSGSGSGS××××PRGSGSGSQF9
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands ××××2nd4th3rd3rdGSGS3rd××3rd×GSSF2nd×11
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti GS×××GS×GSGSGSGSGS2nd2nd2nd×2ndGS3rd3rd14
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga ×××××××GSGSGSGS××GSPRGSPRPRQF10
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu ××GS×GS3rdGSGSGSGS2nd×4th4th3rd3rdGSGSQF15

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

Legend
Team Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
1985
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
1987
Flag of Scotland.svg
1989
Flag of Italy.svg
1991
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
1993
Flag of Ecuador.svg
1995
Flag of Egypt.svg
1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
2001
Flag of Finland.svg
2003
Flag of Peru.svg
2005
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
2007
Flag of Nigeria.svg
2009
Flag of Mexico.svg
2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
2013
Flag of Chile.svg
2015
Flag of India.svg
2017
Flag of Brazil.svg
2019
Flag of Indonesia.svg
2023
Flag of Qatar.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia QFQFR1QFQFQF2ndQFR1R1 AFC member10
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Q1
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia R1R1Q3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand R1R1R1R2R2R1R2R1R1R1Q11
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands R11

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  2. Only three teams took part in the competition that year (Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 1991)
  3. Solomon Islands were originally selected as the host nation for Group B of the tournament, but agreed to move the Group to Australia due to safety concerns. (Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 2003)
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