2015 OFC U-17 Championship

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.

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified as the OFC representative for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Participating teams

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.

Venues

Samoa
Apia
J. S. Blatter Complex
Capacity: 3,500

Apia Pago Pago Tafuna
American Samoa
Pago Pago	Tafuna
Pago Park Soccer Stadium	Kanana Fou Theological Seminary
Capacity: 2,000	Capacity: —

Squads

Group stage

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2014, with each group played as a round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

All matches were played in Samoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Samoa	0–3	New Caledonia
		Kaï 24' Boucheron 56' Kaudre 80'

Cook Islands	0–3	Papua New Guinea
		Kambula 13' Tokwakwasi 75' Tupani 90'

Fiji	0–6	New Zealand
		McGarry 12', 33' Rogerson 17', 55' Mata 69' (pen.) Probert 90+1' (pen.)

Papua New Guinea	0–0	Fiji

New Zealand	9–1	Samoa
4' (o.g.) Kiore 16' Anderson 28', 80' (pen.) Woodlock 45+1' Rogerson 63', 70', 87' Probert 84'		Frank Mariner 90'

New Caledonia	8–1	Cook Islands
Poanoui 4', 55' Guseal 5' Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.) Kenon 57' Betoulle 76'		Mariri 10'

New Caledonia	5–1	Fiji
Kenon 29' Kaï 42' Hnagone 44' Akapo 66' 82' (o.g.)		Batiratu 12'

Papua New Guinea	0–3	New Zealand
		Anderson 32' Mata 65' Kiore 80' (pen.)

Cook Islands	1–5	Samoa
Koiatu 29'		Sofala 8' 24' (o.g.) Wensley 55', 61' Mariner 68'

New Zealand	5–4	New Caledonia
Rogerson 12', 18', 60' Probert 20' Johnson 57'		Hnagone 11' Boucheron 45+1', 50' Kenon 78' (pen.)

Fiji	5–0	Cook Islands
Batiratu 24', 59', 77' Reddy 37' Catarogo 90'

Samoa	0–5	Papua New Guinea
		Bade 59', 89' Kambula 63' Gubag 87' Tupani 90'

New Zealand	6–0	Cook Islands
Ceci 4' Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72' Skeens 82'

Fiji	4–1	Samoa
Khan 29', 33', 50' Lotu-I'iga 48' (o.g.)		Malo 35'

Papua New Guinea	1–2	New Caledonia
Bade 76'		Akapo 51' (pen.) Kenon 56'

Group B

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tahiti	4	4	0	29	0	+29	12	Advance to knock-out stage
2	Vanuatu	4	3	1	24	3	+21	9
3	Solomon Islands	4	2	2	24	6	+18	6
4	Tonga	4	1	3	3	32	−29	3
5	American Samoa (H)	4	0	4	0	39	−39	0

American Samoa	0–13	Vanuatu
		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
Hou 19', 58' Zama 20', 53', 78', 85' Raramo 31', 60' Atu 75' Jirah 89'		Vea 14'

Vanuatu	9–0	Tonga
Worworbu 1', 31', 65' Sau 50', 64', 67' Massing 52' Edison 62' Wilkins 82'

American Samoa	0–11	Tahiti
		Maihi 4', 17', 29', 38', 43' Wong 40' Siejidr 45+1' Salem 51', 72' Nordman 58', 79'

Tonga	0–13	Tahiti
		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
Worworbu 6' Wilkins 62' (pen.)		Zama 43'

Tahiti	3–0	Solomon Islands
Siejidr 35' Maihi 45+4' (pen.) 59' (o.g.)

Tonga	2–0	American Samoa
Muli 75' Vea 90+8'

Solomon Islands	13–0	American Samoa
Zama 9', 27', 39', 45+6', 52', 68', 88', 90' Maeta 42', 70' Hou 72' Toata 76' Jirah 81'

Tahiti	2–0	Vanuatu
Salem 40' 73' (o.g.)

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.

Knock-out stage

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

24 January 2015

New Zealand	5
26 January 2015
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

New Zealand	5−1	Vanuatu
McGarry 4' Rogerson 21', 56' Probert 83' (pen.) Wilson 90+3'		Johnson 67' (o.g.)

Tahiti	3−2	New Caledonia
Maihi 37' Salem 50', 81'		Hnagone 18' Kenon 56'

Third place match

Vanuatu	6–0	New Caledonia
Sylvain Worworbu 3', 53', 90+1' Sam Tiaou 45+1' (o.g.) Ronaldo Wilkins 55' Xavier Jimmy 84'

Final

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.

New Zealand	1–1	Tahiti
Logan Rogerson 60'		Honoarii Kohumoetini 81'
Penalties
Louie Mills William Jones Oliver Ceci Benjamin Mata Connor Probert	5–4	Michel Maihi Rayan Petitgas Marc Siejidr Heirauarii Salem Honoarii Kohumoetini

Awards

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.

Award	Recipient
Golden Ball	New Zealand Logan Rogerson
Golden Glove	French Polynesia Vaiarii Halligan
Golden Boot	Solomon Islands Larry Zama (13 goals)
Fair Play Award	American Samoa