2013 OFC U-17 Championship

The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the OFC's Under 17 championship, the biennial football championship of the Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium, Luganville in Vanuatu from 17 to 27 April.[1] 6 teams contested the final round of the Championship after the Solomon Islands Football Federation withdrew, as it could only financially support its Beach Soccer and Fustal sides in national competition.[2]

2013 OFC U-17 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2013
Tournament details
Host countryVanuatu
Dates17–25 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored83 (3.95 per match)
Attendance62,250 (2,964 per match)
Top scorer(s) Stuart Holthusen
Monty Patterson
(6 goals each)

As winners, New Zealand qualified as Oceania's representative for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Solomon Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.

Preliminary round

A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the Samoan Football Federation between the dates of 22 and 26 January 2013.[3]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
 American Samoa 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
 Samoa 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
Source:

All Times are local Time (UTC+14:00)

Samoa 2–2 American Samoa
Filisi Keni  15', 69' (pen.) Report Kaleopa Siligi  10'
Sinisi Tua  35'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Tonga 1–7 Cook Islands
Hemaloto Polovili  41' Report Maro Bonsu-Maro  6', 37'
Pekay Edwards  9'
Sunai Joseph  19'
Mateo Pahulu  43' (o.g.)
Wiremu Temata  45'
Morgan Wichman  55'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Samoa 3–2 Tonga
Paulo Scanlan  16', 51', 53' report Hemaloto Polovili  50', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
Cook Islands 0–3 American Samoa
report Sinisi Tua  19', 90+2'
Kaleopa Siligi  39' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)
Cook Islands 2–1 Samoa
Takuina Tararo  59'
Dwayne Tiputoa  86'		 report Sue Pelesa  23'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
American Samoa 2–3 Tonga
Paia Ipiniu  1'
Sinisa Tua  48'		 report Uasi Talanoa  71'
Hemaloto Polovili  87'
Taniela Vaka'uta  90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Pekay Edwards
  • Sunai Joseph
  • Wiremu Temata
  • Morgan Wichman
  • Takuina Tararo
  • Dwayne Tiputoa
  • Sue Pelesa
  • Paia Ipiniu
  • Uasi Talanoa
  • Taniela Vaka'uta
Player of the tournament Best goalkeeper Top scorer Fairplay Award
Kaleopa Siligi Zac Speedy Stuart Holthusen, Monty Patterson (6 goals)  Tonga

Final round

The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the Oceania Football Confederation on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup[4]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 5 5 0 0 23 3 +20 15
 New Caledonia 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9
 Vanuatu 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3 8
 Fiji 5 2 1 2 10 8 +2 7
 Papua New Guinea 5 1 1 3 2 8 −6 4
 Cook Islands 5 0 0 5 1 23 −22 0
Source:

All times are local time (UTC+11:00)

Matchday 1
New Zealand 9–0 Cook Islands
Ford Henry  5' (o.g.)
Monty Patterson  9', 21' (31)
Stuart Holthusen  23', 33'
Alex Rufer  43'
Meysum Shafahi  82', 91'		 report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Fiji 0–3 New Caledonia
report Valentin Nykeine  18', 30'
Anthony Kaï  35'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu
Nicky Benjamin  69' report Jaison Thomas  77'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

Matchday 2
Cook Islands 0–1 Papua New Guinea
report Steven Inia  56'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 1–1 Fiji
Remy Kalsrap  82' report Iosefo Verevou  49'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 0–4 New Zealand
report Elijah Neblett  11'
Alex Rufer  46', 70'
Monty Patterson  77'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Albert Maru (Papua New Guinea)

Matchday 3
Fiji 2–0 Papua New Guinea
Jonetani Buksh  21'
Iosefo Verevou  49'		 report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia 5–0 Cook Islands
Ben Wamowe  34'
Macinou Wamai  42', 45'
Raymond Xanatre  46'
Jim Ouka  81' (pen.)		 report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Vanuatu 1–2 New Zealand
Alex Saniel  22' report Stuart Holthusen  19'
Elijah Neblett  79'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)

Matchday 4
Cook Islands 1–3 Vanuatu
Morgan Wichman  87' report Alex Saniel  14'
Ruben Frank  34'
Etienne Naeiu  58'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Albert Maru (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea 0–1 New Caledonia
report Valentin Nykeine  32'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 4–2 Fiji
Elijah Neblett  17'
Andre de Jong  70'
Monty Patterson  73' (pen.)
Andrew Blake  85'		 report Ravnit Chand  54'
Iosefo Verevou  90+3' (pen.)
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Matchday 5
New Zealand 4–0 Papua New Guinea
Stuart Holthusen  57', 60', 82'
Monty Patterson  73'		 Report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Cook Islands 0–5 Fiji
Report Jonetani Buksh  29'
Iosefo Verevou  52', 82'
Suliano Tawananakoro  58'
Shalvin Sharma  89'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia 1–3 Vanuatu
Jim Ouka  74' Report Ruben Frank  22'
Justin Koka  50'
Jaison Thomas  58'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

References
  1. "Schedule set for OFC competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Katukatus, Mamulas miss out in 2013". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. "OFC U-17 Preliminary Schedule & Results". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  4. "Path to World Cup laid out for U-17s". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013.
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