OFC U-16/U-17 Championship
Organising body | OFC |
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Founded | 1983 |
Region | Oceania |
Number of teams | 11 |
Current champions | (9th title) |
Most successful team(s) | (10 titles) |
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.
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:
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Tonga
Vanuatu
Australia (member of AFC since 2007)
Chinese Taipei (member of AFC since 1989)
Results
The list of winners:[1]
U17 format
U16 format
Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||||
1 | 2018 Details |
Honiara, Solomon Islands[5] | New Zealand |
0–0 (5–4 pen.) |
Solomon Islands [note 1] |
Tahiti |
2–1 | Fiji | ||
2 | 2024 Details |
Papeete, Tahiti |
- Notes
- ^ 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
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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10 (1983, 1986, 1989*, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003*, 2005) | 1 (1997) | — | — | |
9 (1997*, 2007, 2009*, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023) | 6 (1983*, 1986, 1989, 1991*, 1995, 2001) | 1 (1993*) | — | |
— | 4 (2007*, 2009, 2011, 2015) | 2 (2018, 2023) | — | |
— | 4 (2003*, 2013, 2017, 2023) | 1 (2009) | 5 (1983, 1999, 2005*, 2007, 2015) | |
— | 2 (1993, 2018*) | 4 (1997, 1999, 2005, 2011) | 1 (1995) | |
— | 1 (2005) | 3 (1995*, 2013*, 2015) | 2 (2009, 2011) | |
— | 1 (1999*) | 2 (1991, 2007) | 6 (1989, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2018, 2023) | |
— | — | 3 (1983, 1986*, 1989) | — | |
— | — | — | 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
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- SF – Semi-finalists
- GS – Group stage
- PR – Preliminary Round
- × – Did not participate
- × – Withdrew
- – Hosts
- – Not affiliated to OFC
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team | 1983 |
1986 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2018 |
2023 |
Total |
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× | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | GS | × | × | × | GS | PR | GS | PR | PR | GS | 9 | |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | AFC member | 11 | ||||||||
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | AFC member | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
× | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | × | GS | GS | × | × | GS | GS | GS | PR | PR | QF | 10 | |
GS | GS | 4th | 3rd | 4th | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | × | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | 4th | 18 | |
4th | × | × | × | × | × | × | 4th | × | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 12 | |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | × | 2nd | GS | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 17 | |
× | 4th | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | × | GS | × | × | GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | × | 9 | |
× | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | × | × | × | PR | GS | GS | GS | QF | 9 | |
× | × | × | × | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | 3rd | × | × | 3rd | × | GS | SF | 2nd | × | 11 | |
GS | × | × | × | GS | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | × | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 14 | |
× | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | × | GS | PR | GS | PR | PR | QF | 10 | |
× | × | GS | × | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | × | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | QF | 15 |
Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarterfinals
- R2 – Round 2
- R1 – Round 1
- – Hosts
- – Not affiliated to OFC
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team | 1985 |
1987 |
1989 |
1991 |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
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QF | QF | R1 | QF | QF | QF | 2nd | QF | R1 | R1 | AFC member | 10 | ||||||||||
R1 | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 10 | |||||||||||
R1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Oceania U-17 World Cup Qualifiers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Only three teams took part in the competition that year (Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 1991)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
- ^ "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
- ^ "OFC Disciplinary Committee releases decision on eligibility". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Solomon Islands player eligibility appeal upheld". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 May 2019.