2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship

2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
Tonga
Final tournament:
Tahiti
DatesQualifying stage:
13–19 April 2024
Final tournament:
28 July – 10 August 2024
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (10th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored77 (4.28 per match)
Attendance3,500 (194 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Aaron Cartwright (7 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Aaron Cartwright
Best goalkeeperNew Caledonia Nicolas Kutran
Fair play award Tahiti
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 31 July 2024.
International football competition

The 2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship was the 21st edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16/under-17 national teams of Oceania. The final tournament was played in Pirae, Tahiti, from 28 July to 10 August 2024.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the OFC representatives.[2][3] New Zealand successfully defended the title from 2023.

Teams

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

In 2022 and 2023, male youth OFC tournaments did not have a four-team qualifying stage, and all teams competed in one tournament.[4] This was reversed for the 2024 tournament.[5]

Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 American Samoa 10th Group stage (1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2023)
 Cook Islands 11th Quarter-finals (2023)
 Fiji 19th Runners-up (1999)
 New Caledonia 13th Runners-up (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023)
 New Zealand 18th Champions (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023)
 Papua New Guinea 10th Semi-finals (2017), Fourth place (1986)
 Samoa 10th Quarter-finals (2023)
 Solomon Islands 10th Runners-up (1993, 2018)
 Tahiti (hosts) 15th Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
 Tonga 11th Quarter-finals (2023)
 Vanuatu 16th Runners-up (2005)

Venues

Pirae
Stade Pater Stade Fautaua
Capacity: 11,700 Capacity: 5,000

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 March with teams seeded into pots based upon their ranking at the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship.[5][6]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 New Caledonia
 New Zealand		  Fiji
 Samoa
 Tahiti
 Vanuatu		  Cook Islands
 Solomon Islands[a]

Qualifying stage

The draw for the group stage was held 5 March 2024.[5]

Tiebreakers

Tie-breaking criteria for group play[7]
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:
  1. Total points;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Head-to-head result between tied teams;
    1. Points in matches among the tied teams;
    2. Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
    3. Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
  5. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
    • One yellow card: −1 point;
    • Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  6. Drawing of lots.

Qualifying group

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands 3 3 0 0 29 0 +29 9 Final tournament
2  Tonga (H) 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 22 −19 3
4  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: OFC[8]
(H) Hosts

Group stage

All times are local, TAHT (UTC-10).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 9 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 6 10 −4 6
3  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3 5th place match
4  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 7th place match
Source: OFC
New Zealand 9–0 Vanuatu
  • Lienard 20'
  • Cartwright 29', 66'
  • Brooke-Smith 42'
  • Fitzharris 45+1', 76'
  • Martin 58'
  • Britton 78'
  • Smith 86'
 Report
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[9]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Fiji 2–1 Cook Islands
  • Shankar 58', 90+6'
 Report
  • Rasmussen 12'
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[10]
Referee: Peter Olomaga (Samoa)
New Zealand 7–1 Fiji
  • Cartwright 27', 50'
  • Cardozo 35'
  • Brooke-Smith 43', 45', 81'
  • Perez Baldoni 90+3'
 Report
  • Rasorewa 21'
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[11]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Cook Islands 3–1 Vanuatu
  • Webb 47' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
  • Rasmussen 60'
 Report
  • Taravaki 12'
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Cook Islands 0–7 New Zealand
Report
  • Smith 2', 10'
  • Banza 14'
  • Britton 29', 43', 90+5'
  • Perniskie 64'
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[12]
Vanuatu 2–3 Fiji
  • Manipen 8'
  • Taravaki 52'
 Report
  • Samy 34'
  • Shankar 44'
  • Rasirewa 80'
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[13]
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (H) 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
3  Samoa 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 5th place match
4  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3 7th place match
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
New Caledonia 0–2 Samoa
Report
  • Nyikeine 17' (o.g.)
  • Enoka 40'
Attendance: 200[14]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–1 Solomon Islands
  • Colombani 48'
  • Brown 83'
 Report
  • Kwaimasia 3'
Attendance: 300[15]
Referee: Chris Bennett (New Zealand)
Solomon Islands 3–1 Samoa
  • Makana 64'
  • Sihiu 65'
  • Kwaimasia 82'
 Report
  • Hansell 37'
Attendance: 150[16]
Referee: Adam Bavcar (Australia)
New Caledonia 1–2 Tahiti
  • Kutran 22' (pen.)
 Report
  • Colombani 40' (pen.), 79'
Attendance: 350[17]
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Solomon Islands 2–6 New Caledonia
  • Makana 53'
  • Sihiu 67'
 Report
  • Ijelipa 17', 35', 62', 80'
  • Pautre 77'
  • Trohmae 86'
Attendance: 100[18]
Referee: Shane Skinner (Australia)
Samoa 1–2 Tahiti
  • Edward 45+1'
 Report
  • Tereroa 12'
  • Arapahi 78'
Attendance: 250[19]
Referee: Chris Bennett (New Zealand)

7th place match

Vanuatu 0–1 Solomon Islands
Report
  • Sihiu 73' (pen.)
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 50[20]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

5th place match

Cook Islands 1–2 Samoa
  • Webb 90+2' (pen.)
 Report
  • Kapisi 6', 8'
Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[21]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 August – Pirae
 
 
 New Zealand5
 
10 August – Pirae
 
 New Caledonia0
 
 New Zealand3
 
7 August – Pirae
 
 Fiji1
 
 Tahiti1
 
 
 Fiji2
 
Third place match
 
 
10 August – Pirae
 
 
 New Caledonia (pen.)1 (5)
 
 
 Tahiti1 (4)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

New Zealand 5–0 New Caledonia
  • Cartwright 3', 43', 53'
  • Cardozo 29'
  • Smith 69' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 300[22]
Tahiti 1–2 Fiji
  • Kubucaucau 70' (o.g.)
 Report Rasorewa 7', 68'
Attendance: 500[23]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

New Caledonia 1–1 Tahiti
  • Iopue 25'
 Report
  • Tereroa 64'
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 500[24]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Final

New Zealand 3–1 Fiji
  • Martin 3'
  • Brooke-Smith 62'
  • Cardozo 67'
 Report
  • Khan 28'
Attendance: 200[25]
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Broadcasting

All games will be streamed live and free on FIFA+.[6]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[26]

Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Aaron Cartwright
Golden Boot New Zealand Aaron Cartwright
Golden Gloves New Caledonia Nicolas Kutran
Fair Play  Tahiti

Goalscorers

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following three teams from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 New Zealand 7 August 2024 10 (1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
 Fiji 7 August 2024 0 (Debut)
 New Caledonia 10 August 2024 2 (2017, 2023)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

  1. ^ The identity of the qualifying winners was not known at the time of the final draw

References

  1. ^ Final tournament statistics
  2. ^ "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "New Zealand's pathway to future FIFA U-17 World Cups gets easier". friendsoffootballnz.com. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "OFC male youth tournaments continue to evolve". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "DRAWS CONFIRMED FOR OFC U-16 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP AND QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Draw made for OFC U-16 Men's Championship tournament in Tahiti". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  7. ^ "REGULATIONS OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2024" (PDF). Oceania Football. p. 22. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ "OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2024 - Qualifying". Oceania Football. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ^ "New Zealand vs Vanuatu". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Fiji vs Cook Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  11. ^ "New Zealand vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Cook Islands vs New Zealand". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Vanuatu vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  14. ^ "New Caledonia vs Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Tahiti vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Solomon Islands vs Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  17. ^ "New Caledonia vs Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Solomon Islands vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Samoa vs Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Cook Islands vs Samoa". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  22. ^ "New Zealand vs New Caledonia". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Tahiti vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  24. ^ "New Caledonia vs Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  25. ^ "New Zealand vs Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  26. ^ "New Zealanders among award winners at end of OFC U-17 Championship". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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