Summary
The 2014 OFC U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 19 and below (despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship). The tournament was held in Fiji from 23 to 31 May 2014.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| City | Suva |
| Dates | 23–31 May 2014 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiji (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Vanuatu |
| Third place |  New Caledonia |
| Fourth place |  Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Atkin Kaua (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Jacky Ruben |
| Best goalkeeper | Misiwani Nairube |
| Fair play award | Solomon Islands |
Despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. So players who want to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1995. At an OFC Executive Committee meeting held at its Auckland headquarters in November 2013 the competition format was modified. The competition was brought forward a year and the age limit was lowered to 19 years of age. The changes were made in order to allow the winner of the competition plenty of time for preparation and player development for up-and-coming World Cups at Under 20 level.[2]
Hosts Fiji won the tournament and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. New Zealand, who were the title holders but did not play, automatically qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as hosts, so two teams represented the OFC in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Participating teams edit
Six teams participated in the tournament.[1]
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Squads edit
Officials edit
Seven referees and eight assistant referees were named for the tournament.
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Venues edit
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  Suva class=notpageimage| The host city is Suva.
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Group stage edit
The group stage fixtures were announced on 7 May 2014, with the games scheduled as a round-robin tournament.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Fiji
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 |
| Vanuatu
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 |
| New Caledonia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 |
| Solomon Islands
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Papua New Guinea
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |
 American Samoa
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 1 |
| American Samoa | 0–4 | Fiji |
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| Report | Waqa  15'Dreloa 24'Tuivuna 30'Nabenia 45+3' |
| Vanuatu | 1–0 | New Caledonia |
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| Koka 66' |
Report |
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Report | Yagas 10' Bob 51' |
| Solomon Islands | 0–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | American Samoa |
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| Simongi 58' |
Report | Tua 45+3' |
| Fiji | 2–0 | New Caledonia |
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| Nabenia 47' Tuivuna 65' (pen.) |
Report |
| New Caledonia | 3–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| Oiremon 12' Athale 81'Nyikeine 89' |
Report | Kaua 66' |
| American Samoa | 0–4 | Vanuatu |
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| Report | Kalo 15' Saniel 41'Kalsong 56', 67' |
| Solomon Islands | 5–0 | American Samoa |
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| Bakale 22' Kaua 35', 47', 77'Rangosulia 90+1' |
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| Papua New Guinea | 1–5 | New Caledonia |
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| Awele 82' |
Report | Waru 7', 70' Athale 41'Nemia 53'Nyikeine 77' |
| New Caledonia | 9–0 | American Samoa |
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| Wathiepel 9' Jalabert 23'Athale 35'Nykeine 38', 50'Oiremoin 68', 74', 85'Ouka 77' |
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| Papua New Guinea | 2–4 | Vanuatu |
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| Donna 15' (o.g.) Awele 62' |
Report | Kalsong 42', 63' Kaltak 89', 90+3' |
| Fiji | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| Chand 25' Naidu 26' |
Report | Kaua 9' |
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.[4]
| Award | Recipient |
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| Golden Ball | Jacky Ruben
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| Golden Glove | Misiwani Nairube
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| Golden Boot | Atkin Kaua (5 goals)
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| Fair Play Award | Solomon Islands
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Goalscorers edit
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Valentin Nyikeine- Raphael Oiremon
Kersom Kalsong
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Nickel Chand- Jale Dreloa
- Samuela Nabenia
- Antonio Tuivuna
- Saula Waqa
- Marion Waru
Papalau Awele- Bong Kalo
- Tony Kaltak
- 1 goals
Sinisa Tua- Praneel Naidu
- Al-taaf Sahib
- Mataiasi Toma
- Theo Jalabert
- Frederic Nemia
- Jim Ouka
- Josue Wathiepel
- Maya Bob
- Frederick Simongi
- Ayrton Yagas
Timothy Bakale- Jared Rangosulia
- Kerry Iawak
- Justin Koka
- Alex Saniel
- Own goal
- Goshen Dona (scored for Papua New Guinea)
References edit
- ^ a b "Fiji to host U-20 World Cup Qualifying Tournament". Fiji One TV. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 2013-11-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Pathway to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 revealed". 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Fiji create football history". OFC. June 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
External links edit
- OFC U-20 Men's Championship 2014, oceaniafootball.com