2017 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 17th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in Tahiti between 11–24 February 2017.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 4–8 July 2016 (preliminary stage) 11–24 February 2017 (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 | 91 (4.33 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup.[1] So the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Format
The qualification structure is as follows:[1]
- First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga played a round-robin tournament in Samoa. The winner qualified for the tournament.
- Tournament (2017 OFC U-17 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 Tahiti. 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 2017 OFC U-17 Championship and the two teams that qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Teams
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification. It is only the third time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.
Seeding | Teams | No. of teams |
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First round entrants | 4 | |
Second round entrants | 7 |
Squads
Venues
The final round of the tournament were played in two venues in Tahiti.[2]
Pirae | Mahina |
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Stade Pater | Stade Mahina |
17.7308985°S 168.315498°E | |
Capacity:11,700 | Capacity:2,500 |
![]() ![]() Pirae ![]() Mahina 2017 OFC U-17 Championship (Tahiti) |
Match officials
- Referees
- Assistant Referees
John Pareanga
Noah Kusunan
Tevita Makasini
Folio Moeaki
Sione Teu
Marc Sinyeue
Gareth Sheehan
Wase Bafinu
Malaetala Sofe
Denson Sale[3]
First round
The preliminary tournament was hosted by Samoa between 2 and 8 July 2016. Due to unforeseen circumstances, matchday one was postponed from 2 to 4 July, and matchday 2 was postponed from 5 to 6 July.[4] The winner qualified for the final tournament.
All times are local, WST (UTC+13).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Second round |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Tonga ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Faivailo ![]() Tokotaha ![]() |
Report | Tomasi ![]() Tiputoa ![]() Ngametua ![]() |
Samoa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Sauiluma ![]() Tumua ![]() |
Report |
American Samoa ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Pouli ![]() |
Report | Tiputoa ![]() Ngametua ![]() |
American Samoa ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Kau ![]() Kite ![]() |
Cook Islands ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Savelio ![]() Sauiluma ![]() |
Second round
The final tournament was scheduled for 11–24 February 2017 (originally 15–29 January 2017).[11] Tahiti were announced as the host in December 2015.[12]
The draw was held on 18 July 2016.[13] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Tahiti were assigned to position A1 in the draw. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times are local, TAHT (UTC−10).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
New Caledonia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Gope-Fenepej ![]() Iwa ![]() |
Report | Kapai ![]() Kerobin ![]() |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Pukue ![]() Kerobin ![]() |
Report | Ngwele ![]() Maguekon ![]() |
Tahiti ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Beaumert ![]() |
Report | Caihe ![]() |
Group A matches of matchday 3 were moved from Stade Mahina, Mahina to Stade Pater, Pirae due to adverse weather conditions.[14]
Vanuatu ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Tari ![]() Napau ![]() |
Report | Thahnaena ![]() Gope-Fenepej ![]() Iwa ![]() |
Papua New Guinea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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J. Allen ![]() Simongi ![]() |
Report | Kaspard ![]() |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
Samoa ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Report | Spragg ![]() Ebbinge ![]() Sinclair ![]() Palmer ![]() Whyte ![]() Mata ![]() |
Fiji ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Dau ![]() |
Report | Mana ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Williams ![]() Spragg ![]() |
Report | Kaoni ![]() |
Solomon Islands ![]() | 12–0 | ![]() |
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Mekawir ![]() Toata ![]() Kaoni ![]() Keana ![]() Allen ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
21 February – Mahina | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
24 February – Pirae | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
21 February – Mahina | ||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
New Caledonia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Bako ![]() Jeno ![]() Longue ![]() |
Report | Toata ![]() Allen ![]() |
New Zealand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pukue ![]() Whyte ![]() |
Report | Kerobin ![]() |
Final
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Barthy Kerobin
Max Mata
Matthew Palmer
- 3 goals
Conroy Tiputoa
Ratu Dau
Paul Gope-Fenepej
Junior Allen
Ali Mekawir
- 2 goals
Kimiora Ngametua
Bernard Iwa
Matthew Jones
Elijah Just
Oliver Whyte
Willie Sauiluma
Dilo Tumua
Don Keana
Steward Toata
Tevita Kau
Dilland Ngwele
- 1 goal
Takai Pouli
Semi Matalau
Pierre Bako
Robert Caihe
Abiezer Jeno
Vita Longue
Lionel Thahnaena
Liberato Cacace
Matthew Conroy
Willem Ebbinge
Kingsley Sinclair
Jake Williams
Jonathan Allen
Kimson Kapai
Aben Pukue
Emmanuel Simongi
Lotial Mano
Osa Savelio
Elis Mana
Kalahani Beaumert
Eddy Kaspard
Yann Vivi
Kalakaua Faivailo
Ofa Kite
Petueli Tokotaha
Zidane Maguekon
Rhydley Napau
Jayson Tari
- 1 own goal
Awards
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.[15]
Award | Recipient |
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Golden Ball | ![]() |
Golden Glove | ![]() |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
Fair Play Award | ![]() |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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![]() | 21 February 2017 | 7 (1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
![]() | 21 February 2017 | 0 (Debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
- "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- "Historic event on the cards". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 January 2017.
- "OFC U-17 Championship Programme 2017". OFC (via issuu.com). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Circumstances prompt schedule change". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Samoa – American Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Cook Islands" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09.
- "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Tonga – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
- "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: American Samoa – Tonga" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- "2016 OFC U-17 Championship Preliminary Match Summary: Cook Islands – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016.
- "Competition calendar outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- "Tough journey for U-17 hopefuls". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 July 2016.
- "Pater to host Group A". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 February 2017.
- "New Zealand defend U-17 crown". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 February 2017.
- "New Caledonia, New Zealand bound for India". FIFA.com. 22 February 2017.
External links
- 2017 OFC U-17 Championship, oceaniafootball.com