2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament

The 2017 OFC Youth Futsal tournament was the first edition of the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament (also known as the OFC U-18 Futsal Tournament), the youth international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's and women's national under-18 teams of Oceania. The tournament was held at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland, New Zealand between 4–7 October 2017.[1]

2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates4–7 October 2017
Teams7 (men's) + 4 (women's) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

The winners of both the men's and the women's competition – with the exception of New Caledonia who are not an Olympic nation – would directly qualify for the futsal tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] However the qualifying teams cannot be from the same Member Association, so where a country has entered both the men’s and women’s events, the Member Association must nominate their preferred qualification team. It was the first time in Oceania footballs' history that a men's and a women's tournament has been combined.

Teams

Men's

A total of seven (out of 11) OFC members entered the tournament.[1]

  •  American Samoa
  •  New Caledonia
  •  New Zealand
  •  Samoa
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  Tonga
  •  Vanuatu
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.

Women's

A total of five (out of 11) OFC members entered the tournament,[1] but two teams withdrew prior to the draw. The Auckland Football Federation were also invited to compete.

  •  New Caledonia (withdrew)
  •  New Zealand
  •  Samoa
  •  Tonga
  •  Vanuatu (withdrew)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.

Venue

The matches were played at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland.

Men's tournament
2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
– Men's
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates4–7 October 2017
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored222 (10.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Raphael Le'ai
Best player(s) Raphael Le'ai
Best goalkeeper Patrick Steele

The tournament was played in single round-robin format. The draw for the fixtures was held on 6 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands 6 6 0 0 64 7 +57 18 2018 Youth Olympics
2  New Zealand (H) 6 4 1 1 49 11 +38 13
3  Vanuatu 6 3 1 2 38 26 +12 10
4  New Caledonia[lower-alpha 1] 6 3 0 3 24 21 +3 9
5  Samoa 6 2 1 3 20 30 −10 7
6  Tonga 6 1 0 5 12 64 −52 3
7  American Samoa 6 0 1 5 15 63 −48 1
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. New Caledonia were not eligible for the Youth Olympics.
New Zealand 13–1 Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Vanuatu 2–3 New Caledonia
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
American Samoa 0–18 Solomon Islands
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Vanuatu 6–4 Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Tonga 3–9 New Caledonia
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
New Zealand 1–6 Solomon Islands
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
New Caledonia 2–3 Solomon Islands
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Tonga 3–7 Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
New Zealand 19–2 American Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Tonga 0–16 Vanuatu
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Solomon Islands 8–0 Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
New Caledonia 9–2 American Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Samoa 4–4 American Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Solomon Islands 12–2 Vanuatu
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
New Caledonia 0–6 New Zealand
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Solomon Islands 17–2 Tonga
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
American Samoa 5–10 Vanuatu
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Samoa 0–8 New Zealand
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Vanuatu 2–2 New Zealand
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
American Samoa 2–3 Tonga
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Samoa 5–1 New Caledonia
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland

Women's tournament
2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
– Women's
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates4–6 October 2017
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Tonga
Third place Samoa
Fourth placeAuckland Football Federation
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored88 (7.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Macey Fraser
Best player(s) Macey Fraser
Best goalkeeper Rylee Godbold

The tournament was played in double round-robin format. The draw for the fixtures was held on 25 August 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 6 6 0 0 45 9 +36 18 Declined to enter[lower-alpha 1]
2  Tonga 6 2 1 3 14 26 −12 7 2018 Youth Olympics
3  Samoa 6 2 0 4 16 30 −14 6
4 Auckland Football Federation[lower-alpha 2] 6 1 1 4 13 23 −10 4
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. New Zealand chose to enter the Youth Olympic girls' rugby sevens tournament.
  2. Auckland Football Federation were invited to compete.
Tonga 1–10 New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Samoa 4–2Auckland Football Federation
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
New Zealand 12–2 Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Auckland Football Federation2–2 Tonga
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Samoa 3–4 Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Auckland Football Federation1–3 New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
New Zealand 6–0 Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Auckland Football Federation1–4 Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Samoa 2–6 New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Tonga 2–4Auckland Football Federation
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Tonga 5–1 Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
New Zealand 8–3Auckland Football Federation
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland

Qualified teams for Youth Olympics

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics boys' futsal tournament.[4]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Youth Olympics
 Solomon Islands6 October 20170 (debut)

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament.[5]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Youth Olympics
 Tonga19 August 2018 (confirmed)0 (debut)
Notes
  • Since teams from the same association cannot play in both the Youth Olympics boys' and girls' tournaments, if teams from the same association qualify for both tournaments, they must nominate their preferred qualification team, and the runners-up will qualify instead if the winners are not nominated.
  • As participation in team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field hockey, and Rugby sevens) are limited to one team per gender for each National Olympic Committee (NOC), the participating teams of the 2018 Youth Olympics futsal tournament will be confirmed by mid-2018 after each qualified NOC confirms their participation and any unused qualification places are reallocated.[2]

References
  1. "Youth Futsal tournament unveiled". Oceaniafootball.com.
  2. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. "OFC Youth Futsal draw confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2017.
  4. "Buenos Aires 2018: men's futsal tournament line-up confirmed". 19 August 2018.
  5. "Buenos Aires 2018: women's futsal tournament line-up taking shape". FIFA.com. 19 August 2018.
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