1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Australia and New Zealand |
Dates | 15 November 1987 – 27 March 1988 |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.94 per match) |
The 1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) team would qualify directly to complete at the 1988 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.
The qualifications had two rounds, the first round had three teams per group, with the group winner going directly into the second round. The runner-up of each group completed in a one-way play-off to determine who participated in the second round. Israel qualified directly into the second round.[1][2][3]
Before the first round begun, Papua New Guinea and Fiji pulled out, leaving each group with only two teams. It was decided to have two match playoffs instead.[1]
First round[]
Group one[]
Papua New Guinea withdraw before the games started
Group two[]
Fiji withdraw before the games started
Playoff[]
The losers of each group had a one-off match for a place in the second round
Taiwan ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Second round[]
Final standings and matches[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Qualified for 1988 Seoul Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
New Zealand ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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New Zealand ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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New Zealand ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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References[]
- ^ a b c "1988 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football Qualification)". Sport - Olympic. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "1988 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Oceanian football competition stubs