2018 OFC U-19 Championship
| Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 19 ans 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Qualifying stage: Cook Islands Final tournament: Tahiti |
| Dates | Qualifying stage: 26 May – 1 June 2018 Final tournament: 5–18 August 2018 |
| Teams | Final tournament: 8 Total: 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Tahiti |
| Third place |  New Caledonia |
| Fourth place |  Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 82 (3.73 per match) |
| Attendance | 12,000 (545 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Max Mata (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Joe Bell |
| Best goalkeeper | Moana Pito |
← 2016 | |
The 2018 OFC U-19 Championship was the 22nd edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The qualifying stage was held in the Cook Islands between 26 May – 1 June 2018, and the final tournament was held in Tahiti between 5–18 August 2018.[1]
Before the tournament in 2016, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. However, the last tournament remained the name U-20 Championship. For this tournament, the name has changed to U-19 Championship. So, players who wanted to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1999. 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.[2]
In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup.[3] So, the top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the OFC representatives. New Zealand, the defending champions, won the title for the seventh time, and qualified together with runners-up Tahiti.
Format
[edit]The tournament structure was as follows:[3]
- Qualifying stage: The four teams from the "developing associations" (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga) played in the qualifying stage. The winner of the round-robin tournament qualify for the final tournament.
- Final tournament: A total of eight teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the qualifying stage winner) played in the final tournament. For the group stage, they were divided into two groups of four teams. The top two teams of each group advance to the knockout stage (semi-finals and final) to decide the winner of the OFC U-19 Championship and the two teams that qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The draw for the tournament was held on 2 February 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[4] In both the qualifying stage and the final tournament, the hosts (Cook Islands and Tahiti) were assigned to position A1 in the draw, while the remaining teams were drawn into the other positions without any seeding.[5]
Teams
[edit]All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (since 2016).
| Team | Stage | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
Final tournament (Group stage) |
21st | Champions (2014) |
| New Caledonia |
12th | Runners-up (2008) | |
| New Zealand |
21st | Champions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016) | |
 Papua New Guinea |
14th | Fourth place (1978, 1982) | |
| Solomon Islands |
9th | Runners-up (2005, 2011) | |
| Tahiti (hosts) |
11th | Champions (1974, 2008) | |
 Vanuatu |
15th | Runners-up (2014, 2016) | |
 American Samoa |
Qualifying stage | 5th | Group stage (1998, 2011, 2014) |
 Cook Islands (hosts) |
3rd | Group stage (2001, 2016) | |
 Samoa |
9th | Group stage (1988, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007) | |
 Tonga |
6th | Group stage (1998, 2001, 2002, 2005) |
Venues
[edit]The hosts of the qualifying stage and final tournament were announced by OFC on 31 October 2017.[1]
- The qualifying stage was played at the CIFA Academy Field in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
- The final tournament was played at the Stade Pater and Stade Fautaua in Pirae, Tahiti.
After two Group B matches were played at Stade Fautaua on 6 August, it was announced on 8 August that the remaining Group B matches would be moved to Stade Pater due to the floodlights being deemed less than optimal.[6] However, it was announced on 10 August 2018 that after heavy rain caused the pitch of Stade Pater to deteriorate, the last two Group A and Group B matches on 11 and 12 August would be moved to Stade Fautaua with earlier kick-off times (12:00 and 15:00 instead of 15:00 and 18:00).[7]
Squads
[edit]Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can name a maximum of 20 players.
Qualifying stage
[edit]The winner advance to the final tournament (group stage).
All times are local, CKT (UTC−10).[8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament (Group stage) |
| 2 | Samoa
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | American Samoa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| American Samoa | 0−3 | Samoa |
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| Report |
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| Tonga | 3−0 | Cook Islands |
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| Report |
| Tonga | 2–0 | American Samoa |
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| Cook Islands | 0–1 | Samoa |
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| Report |
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| Cook Islands | 2–1 | American Samoa |
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Group stage
[edit]The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times are local, TAHT (UTC−10).[9]
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tahiti (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tonga
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Tahiti |
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| Report |
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| New Zealand | 14–0 | Tonga |
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| Report |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Caledonia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 4 | |
| 3 | Fiji
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Vanuatu
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Fiji |
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| New Caledonia | 8–1 | Vanuatu |
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| Solomon Islands | 1–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Fiji | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 August – Pirae | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| 18 August – Pirae | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 15 August – Pirae | ||||||
| Tahiti | 0 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |||||
| Tahiti | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 August – Pirae | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 4 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualify for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Solomon Islands | 1–3 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Third place match
[edit]| New Caledonia | 4–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| Report |
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Final
[edit]| New Zealand | 1–0 | Tahiti |
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Report |
Winners
[edit]| 2018 OFC U-19 Championship |
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 New Zealand Seventh title |
Goalscorers
[edit]In the qualifying stage there were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
In the final tournament there were 68 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match.
In total, there were 82 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.73 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Cyril Drawilo
Joe Bell- Oliver Whyte
Henry Smith (in qualifying)
Eddy Kaspard- Roonui Tehau
2 goals
Ratu Dau- Paul Gope-Fenepej
- Pierre Bako
- Vita Longue
- Titouan Richard
- Dane Schnell
Abraham Allen- Samuelu Malo (in qualifying)
Patrick Taroga- Terai Bremond
- Rainui Nordman
Atunaisa Namoa (in qualifying)- Mohammad Rajani (in qualifying)
1 goal
Roy Ledoux (in qualifying)
Teokotai Paio (in qualifying)- Conroy Tiputoa (in qualifying)
- Kishan Sami
- Tito Vodowaqa
- Jean-Jacques Katrawa
- Pierre Wawia
- Raoul Wenisso
- Boyd Curry
- Matthew Conroy
- Willem Ebbinge
- Jordan Spain
- Robert Tipelu
- Trevor Zwetsloot
- Jonathan Allen
- Barthy Kerobin
- Lino Houairia
- Tuita Maeobia
- Ali Mekawir
- Absolom Wawane
- Kavai'ei Morgant
- Yann Vivi
- Tuia Falepapalangi (in qualifying)
- Tevita Kau (in qualifying)
Anthony Peli- Jordy Tasip
1 own goal
- Lucas Bitaud (playing against Solomon Islands)
- Max Mata (playing against New Caledonia)
- Nelsin Rawor (playing against New Caledonia)
Awards
[edit]The Golden Ball Award was awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award was awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award was awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award was awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Joe Bell[11]
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| Golden Glove | Moana Pito[11]
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| Golden Boot | Max Mata[11]
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| Fair Play Award |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
[edit]The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
15 August 2018[12] | 5 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
| Tahiti |
15 August 2018[12] | 1 (2009) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
- ^ "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 24 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Paths laid for OFC youth tournaments". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 February 2018.
- ^ "OFC U-19 & U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Group B matches move to Stade Pater". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Further change of match venue for U-19". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "OFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 2018 COOK ISLANDS" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "OFC U-19 CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 TAHITI" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "Third place to be played Friday". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sport: NZ defend OFC U19 title". 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Tahiti, New Zealand set for Poland 2019". FIFA.com. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- 2018 OFC U-19 Championship, oceaniafootball.com
- News > 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Archived 29 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com
- OFC U-20 Championship
- 2017–18 in OFC football
- 2018–19 in OFC football
- 2018 in Cook Islands sport
- 2018 in French Polynesian sport
- International association football competitions hosted by French Polynesia
- International association football competitions hosted by the Cook Islands
- May 2018 sports events in Oceania
- June 2018 sports events in Oceania
- August 2018 sports events in Oceania
- 2018 in youth association football
- 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification