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2013 OFC U-20 Championship

Summary

The 2013 OFC U-20 Championship was the 19th edition of the OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). The competition was held at two venues in Fiji, from the 21 to 29 March, with the winner qualifying as Oceania's representative at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2013 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates21–29 March
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored52 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Fiji Rusiate Matarerega
Best player(s)New Zealand Louis Fenton
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New Zealand, the previous title holders, won this year's edition.

Participating teams edit

Venues edit

Four matchdays were held at Churchill Park in Lautoka with the last matchday being held at Govind Park in Ba.

Group stage edit

The competition draw was conducted on February 8 at the headquarters of the Oceania confederation in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 12
  Fiji 4 3 0 1 8 8 0 9
  Vanuatu 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
  New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 15 13 +2 3
  Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 4 4 22 −18 0
Fiji  3–2  Vanuatu
Rao   58'
Qasevakatini   68'
Matarerega   84'		 Report Damalip   5'
Manuhi   23'
Attendance: 2,000
Papua New Guinea  0–5  New Zealand
[1][permanent dead link] Fenton   5' (pen.), 11'
Watson   44'
Higham   79'
Boyd   81' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu  0–1  New Zealand
[2] Elia   23'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Fiji  3–2  New Caledonia
Nakalevu   9'
Matarerega   33', 43'		 [3] Waelua   28'
Wadriako   88'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Zealand  3–2  New Caledonia
Fenton   29' (pen.)
Elia   51'
Turner   56'		 [4][permanent dead link] Xalite   17'
Wadriako   25'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)
Vanuatu  6–1  Papua New Guinea
Damalip   25', 44', 58'
Shem   48'
Tasso   64'
Tabilip   88'		 [5][permanent dead link] Aisa   1'
Attendance: 500
New Caledonia  9–3  Papua New Guinea
Xalite   24' (pen.), 30'
Bob   28', 61'
Ranchain   57', 64'
Decoire   71'
Nonmeu   72'
Wadra   77'		 Report Awele   4'
Komolong   19'
Airem   39'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand  4–0  Fiji
Fenton   48' (pen.)
Howieson   67'
Watson   69'
Thomas   83'		 [6]
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Papua New Guinea  0–2  Fiji
[7][permanent dead link] Matarerega   13', 39'
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Caledonia  2–4  Vanuatu
Waelua   69'
  84' (o.g.)		 [8][permanent dead link] Kaltack   9', 51', 64'
Tari   73'
Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)

Awards edit

The Golden Ball Award was awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award was awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award was awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award was awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.

Award Recipient [2]
Golden Ball   Louis Fenton
Golden Glove   Max Crocombe
Golden Boot   Rusiate Matarerega (5 goals)
Fair Play Award   Vanuatu

References edit

  1. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  2. ^ Oceania Football Confederation. "Kiwi duo add to accolades". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04.

External links edit

  • OFC Site

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