2015 OFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | American Samoa Samoa |
Dates | 13–26 January |
Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (6th title) |
Runners-up | Tahiti |
Third place | Vanuatu |
Fourth place | New Caledonia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 178 (6.14 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Larry Zama (13 goals) |
Best player(s) | Logan Rogerson |
Best goalkeeper | Vaiarii Halligan |
Fair play award | American Samoa |
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The 2015 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in American Samoa and Samoa from 13 to 26 January 2015.[1][2][3]
New Zealand won the tournament and qualified as the OFC representative for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.
Participating teams
[edit]All 11 eligible teams participated in the tournament. It is only the second time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.[1]
- American Samoa (co-hosts)
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa (co-hosts)
- Solomon Islands
- Tahiti
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
Venues
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Squads
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Group stage
[edit]The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2014, with each group played as a round-robin tournament.[1][4] The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.
Group A
[edit]All matches were played in Samoa.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 15 | Advance to knock-out stage |
2 | New Caledonia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 12 | |
3 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | |
4 | Fiji | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 7 | |
5 | Samoa (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 3 | |
6 | Cook Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
Cook Islands | 0–3 | Papua New Guinea |
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Report | Kambula 13' Tokwakwasi 75' Tupani 90' |
Fiji | 0–6 | New Zealand |
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Report | McGarry 12', 33' Rogerson 17', 55' Mata 69' (pen.) Probert 90+1' (pen.) |
Papua New Guinea | 0–0 | Fiji |
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Report |
New Zealand | 9–1 | Samoa |
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4' (o.g.) Kiore 16' Anderson 28', 80' (pen.) Woodlock 45+1' Rogerson 63', 70', 87' Probert 84' |
Report | Frank Mariner 90' |
New Caledonia | 8–1 | Cook Islands |
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Poanoui 4', 55' Guseal 5' Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.) Kenon 57' Betoulle 76' |
Report | Mariri 10' |
New Caledonia | 5–1 | Fiji |
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Kenon 29' Kaï 42' Hnagone 44' Akapo 66' 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Batiratu 12' |
Papua New Guinea | 0–3 | New Zealand |
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Report | Anderson 32' Mata 65' Kiore 80' (pen.) |
Cook Islands | 1–5 | Samoa |
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Koiatu 29' | Report | Sofala 8' 24' (o.g.) Wensley 55', 61' Mariner 68' |
New Zealand | 5–4 | New Caledonia |
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Rogerson 12', 18', 60' Probert 20' Johnson 57' |
Report | Hnagone 11' Boucheron 45+1', 50' Kenon 78' (pen.) |
Fiji | 5–0 | Cook Islands |
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Batiratu 24', 59', 77' Reddy 37' Catarogo 90' |
Report |
Samoa | 0–5 | Papua New Guinea |
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Report | Bade 59', 89' Kambula 63' Gubag 87' Tupani 90' |
New Zealand | 6–0 | Cook Islands |
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Ceci 4' Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72' Skeens 82' |
Report |
Fiji | 4–1 | Samoa |
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Khan 29', 33', 50' Lotu-I'iga 48' (o.g.) |
Report | Malo 35' |
Papua New Guinea | 1–2 | New Caledonia |
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Bade 76' | Report | Akapo 51' (pen.) Kenon 56' |
Group B
[edit]All matches were played in American Samoa.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tahiti | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | +29 | 12 | Advance to knock-out stage |
2 | Vanuatu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 9 | |
3 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 6 | |
4 | Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | −29 | 3 | |
5 | American Samoa (H) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 0 |
American Samoa | 0–13 | Vanuatu |
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Report | Worworbu 8', 62', 71', 83' Obed 22' Joshua 38' Sau 51', 53', 67' Massing 53' (pen.) Unuga 73' (pen.), 75' Wilkins 90+1' |
Solomon Islands | 10–1 | Tonga |
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Hou 19', 58' Zama 20', 53', 78', 85' Raramo 31', 60' Atu 75' Jirah 89' |
Report | Vea 14' |
American Samoa | 0–11 | Tahiti |
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Report | Maihi 4', 17', 29', 38', 43' Wong 40' Siejidr 45+1' Salem 51', 72' Nordman 58', 79' |
Tonga | 0–13 | Tahiti |
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Report | Nordman 10', 75' Kohumoetini 13', 58' Siejidr 24' Maihi 38', 41', 48', 54', 57' Tenuanua 63' 70' (o.g.) Heitaa 77' |
Vanuatu | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Worworbu 6' Wilkins 62' (pen.) |
Report | Zama 43' |
Tonga | 2–0 | American Samoa |
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Muli 75' Vea 90+8' |
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Solomon Islands | 13–0 | American Samoa |
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Zama 9', 27', 39', 45+6', 52', 68', 88', 90' Maeta 42', 70' Hou 72' Toata 76' Jirah 81' |
Report |
Note: The last round of matches were moved from Pago Park Soccer Stadium to Kanana Fou Theological Seminary due to wet weather and deteriorating pitch conditions.[5]
Knock-out stage
[edit]All matches were played in American Samoa.
Bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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New Zealand | 5 | |||||
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Vanuatu | 1 | |||||
New Zealand (p) | 1 (5) | |||||
24 January 2015 | ||||||
Tahiti | 1 (4) | |||||
Tahiti | 3 | |||||
New Caledonia | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
26 January 2015 | ||||||
Vanuatu | 6 | |||||
New Caledonia | 0 |
Semi-finals
[edit]New Zealand | 5−1 | Vanuatu |
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James McGarry 4' Logan Rogerson 21', 56' Connor Probert 83' (pen.) Sam Wilson 90+3' |
Report | Luke Johnson 67' (o.g.) |
Tahiti | 3−2 | New Caledonia |
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Michel Maihi 37' Heirauarii Salem 50', 81' |
Report | Joseph Hnagone 18' Joris Kenon 56' |
Third place match
[edit]Vanuatu | 6–0 | New Caledonia |
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Sylvain Worworbu 3', 53', 90+1' Sam Tiaou 45+1' (o.g.) Ronaldo Wilkins 55' Xavier Jimmy 84' |
Report |
Final
[edit]No extra time was played. New Zealand won the fifth title in a row and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while Tahiti lost for the final for the fourth time in five years.
Awards
[edit]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.[6]
Award | Recipient |
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Golden Ball | Logan Rogerson |
Golden Glove | Vaiarii Halligan |
Golden Boot | Larry Zama (13 goals) |
Fair Play Award | American Samoa |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 13 goals
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Samuel Koiatu
- Rouruina Mariri
- France Catarogo
- Muni Reddy
- Maxime Betoulle
- Jimmy Guseal
- Jean-Marc Kaudre
- Oliver Ceci
- Luke Johnson
- Sean Skeens
- Sam Wilson
- Stahl Gubag
- Martin Tokwakwasi
- Mose Sofala
- Kaliz Atu
- Benjimin Toata
- Mauri Heitaa
- Joachim Tenuanua
- Keali Wong
- Aisea Muli
- William Edison
- Xavier Jimmy
- Simeon Joshua
- Nicky Obed
- Own goals
- (2: 1 against and 1 against )
- (2: Bronson Lotu-I'iga against and 1 against )
- (1 against )
- (Sam Tiaou against )
- (Luke Johnson against )
- (1 against )
- (1 against )
- (1 against )
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Path to World Cup glory laid out for U-17s". OFC. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ "American Samoa to host OFC U-17 Championship". Football Federation American Samoa. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Full set on the starting blocks for Oceania's Chile charge". FIFA. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Draw for the OFC U-17 Championship" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ "Venue switch in Pago Pago". OFC. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand book their ticket to Chile". OFC. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
External links
[edit]- OFC U-17 Men's Championship 2015, oceaniafootball.com
- 2015 OFC U-17 Championship
- OFC U-17 Championship
- 2014–15 in OFC football
- 2015 in American Samoan sports
- 2015 in Samoan sport
- International association football competitions hosted by American Samoa
- International association football competitions hosted by Samoa
- 2015 in youth association football
- January 2015 sports events in Oceania