2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament

Summary

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 edit

Men's edit

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 edit

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.

Squads edit

Venue edit

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

Men's tournament edit

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)
Attendance3,900 (186 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[a] 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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ New Caledonia were not eligible for the Youth Olympics.
New Zealand  13–1  Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Vanuatu  2–3  New Caledonia
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
American Samoa  0–18  Solomon Islands
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Vanuatu  6–4  Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Tonga  3–9  New Caledonia
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
New Zealand  1–6  Solomon Islands
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 300

New Caledonia  2–3  Solomon Islands
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Tonga  3–7  Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
New Zealand  19–2  American Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Tonga  0–16  Vanuatu
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Solomon Islands  8–0  Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
New Caledonia  9–2  American Samoa
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Samoa  4–4  American Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Solomon Islands  12–2  Vanuatu
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
New Caledonia  0–6  New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Solomon Islands  17–2  Tonga
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
American Samoa  5–10  Vanuatu
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Samoa  0–8  New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Vanuatu  2–2  New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
American Samoa  2–3  Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Samoa  5–1  New Caledonia
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Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Women's tournament edit

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)
Attendance2,450 (204 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[a]
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[b] 6 1 1 4 13 23 −10 4
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
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
Attendance: 200
Samoa  4–2Auckland Football Federation
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 250

New Zealand  12–2  Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Auckland Football Federation2–2  Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Samoa  3–4  Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Auckland Football Federation1–3  New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

New Zealand  6–0  Tonga
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Auckland Football Federation1–4  Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Samoa  2–6  New Zealand
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Tonga  2–4Auckland Football Federation
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Tonga  5–1  Samoa
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 1), Auckland
Attendance: 200
New Zealand  8–3Auckland Football Federation
Report
Bruce Pulman Arena (Court 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200

Qualified teams for Youth Olympics edit

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 Islands 6 October 2017 0 (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
  Tonga 19 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]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Youth Futsal tournament unveiled". Oceaniafootball.com. 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Buenos Aires 2018: women's futsal tournament line-up taking shape". FIFA.com. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.

External links edit

  • 2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament, oceaniafootball.com
    • Results