2016 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 21–27 June 2016 (preliminary stage) 3–17 September 2016 (final stage) |
Teams | 8 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.19 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (5 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
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).
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
[edit]The qualification structure is as follows:[2]
- First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga played a round-robin tournament in Tonga. The winner qualified for the tournament.
- Tournament (2016 OFC U-20 Championship): A total of eight teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the first round winner) played the tournament in Vanuatu. For the group stage, they were divided into two groups of four teams. The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage (semi-finals and final) to decide the winner of the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship and the two teams that qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Teams
[edit]All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification.
Seeding | Teams | No. of teams |
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First round entrants | 4 | |
Second round entrants | 7 |
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]First round
[edit]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).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
Tonga ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Po'oi ![]() |
Report | C. Tiputoa ![]() |
Tonga ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Likiliki ![]() |
Report | Fiso ![]() |
Samoa ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | D. Tiputoa ![]() |
Cook Islands ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Wood ![]() Samuela ![]() D. Tiputoa ![]() |
Report |
Second round
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Awi ![]() |
Report | Watrone ![]() Gope-Fenepej ![]() Poma ![]() Houala ![]() |
New Caledonia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Gope-Fenepej ![]() |
Report | Jennings ![]() |
Fiji ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Catarogo ![]() |
Report | Dabinyaba ![]() |
New Caledonia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Wilkins ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
New Zealand ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bevan ![]() |
Report |
Cook Islands ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Waita ![]() Witney ![]() |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
13 September – Luganville | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
17 September – Port Vila | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
13 September – Port Vila | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
New Zealand ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Dyer ![]() Cox ![]() |
Report | Nypie ![]() |
Vanuatu ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Tenene ![]() Massing ![]() |
Report | Gise ![]() |
Final
[edit]New Zealand ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Ashworth ![]() Dyer ![]() Bevan ![]() Imrie ![]() |
Report Report (NZ Football) |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 5 goals
Dwayne Tiputoa
Myer Bevan
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Lucas Imrie
Albert Witney
Heirauarii Salem
Hemaloto Polovili
- 2 goals
Thomas Gope-Fenepej
Samuelu Malo
Godine Tenene
Ronaldo Wilkins
- 1 goal
Steven Fiso
Kimiora Samuela
Conroy Tiputoa
Michael Wood
France Catarogo
Leroy Jennings
Warren Houala
Cyril Nypie
Pothin Poma
Albert Watrone
Hunter Ashworth
Reese Cox
Clayton Lewis
Alu Awi
Peter Dabinyaba Jr.
Gabby Yanum
Timothy Hunt
Frank Mariner
Joe Gise
Richard Raramo
Augustine Waita
Rayan Petitgas
Marc Siejidr
Sandro Tau
Anthony Likiliki
Talatala Po'oi
Bong Kalo
Frederick Massing
Jason Thomas
Awards
[edit]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.
Award | Recipient |
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Golden Ball | ![]() |
Golden Glove | ![]() |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
Fair Play Award | ![]() |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
[edit]The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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13 September 2016 | 4 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
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13 September 2016 | 0 (Debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa - Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-05.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands - American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.
- ^ "2016 OFC U-20 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-07.
- ^ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ "U-20 journey outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ "History-making Vanuatu join New Zealand on world stage". FIFA.com. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016.