The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the OFC's Under 17 championship, the biennial football championship of the Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium, Luganville in Vanuatu from 17 to 27 April. 6 teams contested the final round of the championship after the Solomon Islands Football Federation withdrew, as it could only financially support its beach soccer and futsal sides in national competition.

As winners, New Zealand qualified as Oceania's representative for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Solomon Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.

Preliminary round

A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the Samoan Football Federation between 22 and 26 January 2013.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Cook Islands320195+46
American Samoa311175+24
Samoa31116604
Tonga3102612−63

All Times are local Time (UTC+14:00)

Samoa2–2American Samoa
Filisi Keni 15', 69' (pen.)Kaleopa Siligi 10' Sinisi Tua 35'
Tonga1–7Cook Islands
Hemaloto Polovili 41'Maro Bonsu-Maro 6', 37' Pekay Edwards 9' Sunai Joseph 19' Mateo Pahulu 43' (o.g.) Wiremu Temata 45' Morgan Wichman 55'
Samoa3–2Tonga
Paulo Scanlan 16', 51', 53'Hemaloto Polovili 50', 77' (pen.)
Cook Islands0–3American Samoa
[permanent dead link]Sinisi Tua 19', 90+2' Kaleopa Siligi 39' (pen.)
Cook Islands2–1Samoa
Takuina Tararo 59' Dwayne Tiputoa 86'[permanent dead link]Sue Pelesa 23'
American Samoa2–3Tonga
Paia Ipiniu 1' Sinisa Tua 48'[permanent dead link]Uasi Talanoa 71' Hemaloto Polovili 87' Taniela Vaka'uta 90+2'

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Player of the tournamentBest goalkeeperTop scorerFairplay Award
American Samoa Kaleopa SiligiCook Islands Keegan IniaTonga Hemaloto Polovili, American Samoa Sinisa Tua (4 goals)Tonga

Final round

The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the Oceania Football Confederation on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
New Zealand5500233+2015
New Caledonia5302107+39
Vanuatu522196+38
Fiji5212108+27
Papua New Guinea511328−64
Cook Islands5005123−220

All times are local time (UTC+11:00)

Matchday 1

New Zealand9–0Cook Islands
Ford Henry 5' (o.g.) Monty Patterson 9', 21', 31' Stuart Holthusen 23', 33' Alex Rufer 43' Meysum Shafahi 82', 91'[permanent dead link]
Fiji0–3New Caledonia
Valentin Nykeine 18', 30' Anthony Kaï 35'
Papua New Guinea1–1Vanuatu
Nicky Benjamin 69'Jaison Thomas 77'

Matchday 2

Cook Islands0–1Papua New Guinea
[permanent dead link]Steven Inia 56'
Vanuatu1–1Fiji
Remy Kalsrap 82'[permanent dead link]Iosefo Verevou 49'
New Caledonia0–4New Zealand
Elijah Neblett 11' Alex Rufer 46', 70' Monty Patterson 77'

Matchday 3

Fiji2–0Papua New Guinea
Jonetani Buksh 21' Iosefo Verevou 49'[permanent dead link]
New Caledonia5–0Cook Islands
Ben Wamowe 34' Macinou Wamai 42', 45' Raymond Xanatre 46' Jim Ouka 81' (pen.)
Vanuatu1–2New Zealand
Alex Saniel 22'Stuart Holthusen 19' Elijah Neblett 79'

Matchday 4

Cook Islands1–3Vanuatu
Morgan Wichman 87'Alex Saniel 14' Ruben Frank 34' Etienne Naeiu 58'
Papua New Guinea0–1New Caledonia
Valentin Nykeine 32'
New Zealand4–2Fiji
Elijah Neblett 17' Andre de Jong 70' Monty Patterson 73' (pen.) Andrew Blake 85'[permanent dead link]Ravnit Chand 54' Iosefo Verevou 90+3' (pen.)

Matchday 5

New Zealand4–0Papua New Guinea
Stuart Holthusen 57', 60', 82' Monty Patterson 73'[permanent dead link]
Cook Islands0–5Fiji
[permanent dead link]Jonetani Buksh 29' Iosefo Verevou 52', 82' Suliano Tawananakoro 58' Shalvin Sharma 89'
New Caledonia1–3Vanuatu
Jim Ouka 74'Ruben Frank 22' Justin Koka 50' Jaison Thomas 58'

External links

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