2014 OFC U-20 Championship

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2014 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
CitySuva
Dates23–31 May 2014
Teams6 (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 played15
Goals scored55 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands Atkin Kaua
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Vanuatu Jacky Ruben
Best goalkeeperFiji Misiwani Nairube
Fair play award Solomon Islands
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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]

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[]

Six teams participated in the tournament.[1]

Squads[]

Further information: 2014 OFC U-20 Championship squads

Officials[]

Seven referees and eight assistant referees were named for the tournament.

Venues[]

Group stage[]

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
 Fiji 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 13
 Vanuatu 5 3 2 0 11 4 +7 11
 New Caledonia 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12 9
 Solomon Islands 5 1 1 3 7 7 0 4
 Papua New Guinea 5 1 1 3 6 13 −7 4
 American Samoa 5 0 1 4 1 23 −22 1
Source:[citation needed]
American Samoa 0–4 Fiji
Report Waqa Goal 15'
Dreloa Goal 24'
Goal 30'
Nabenia Goal 45+3'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Vanuatu 1–0 New Caledonia
Goal 66' Report
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Islands 0–2 Papua New Guinea
Report Goal 10'
Goal 51'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 0–0 Vanuatu
Report
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Papua New Guinea 1–1 American Samoa
Goal 58' Report Goal 45+3'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Fiji 2–0 New Caledonia
Nabenia Goal 47'
Goal 65' (pen.)		 Report
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Vanuatu)
Fiji 3–0 Papua New Guinea
Sahib Goal 43'
Toma Goal 55'
Waqa Goal 76'		 Report
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia 3–1 Solomon Islands
Goal 12'
Athale Goal 81'
Goal 89'		 Report Kaua Goal 66'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
American Samoa 0–4 Vanuatu
Report Kalo Goal 15'
Saniel Goal 41'
Goal 56', 67'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 5–0 American Samoa
Bakale Goal 22'
Kaua Goal 35', 47', 77'
Goal 90+1'		 Report
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
Vanuatu 2–2 Fiji
Kalo Goal 22'
Goal 57'		 Report Chand Goal 25'
Dreloa Goal 40'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Papua New Guinea 1–5 New Caledonia
Awele Goal 82' Report Goal 7', 70'
Athale Goal 41'
Goal 53'
Goal 77'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia 9–0 American Samoa
Goal 9'
Goal 23'
Athale Goal 35'
Goal 38', 50'
Goal 68', 74', 85'
Goal 77'		 Report
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 2–4 Vanuatu
Goal 15' (o.g.)
Awele Goal 62'		 Report Goal 42', 63'
Kaltak Goal 89', 90+3'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Fiji 2–1 Solomon Islands
Chand Goal 25'
Naidu Goal 26'		 Report Kaua Goal 9'
ANZ Stadium, Suva

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.[4]

Award Recipient
Golden Ball Vanuatu Jacky Ruben
Golden Glove Fiji Misiwani Nairube
Golden Boot Solomon Islands Atkin Kaua (5 goals)
Fair Play Award Solomon Islands Solomon Islands

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
  • New Caledonia
  • New Caledonia
  • Vanuatu
3 goals
2 goals
1 goals
Own goal
  • Vanuatu (scored for Papua New Guinea)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 2013-11-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  3. ^ "Pathway to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 revealed". 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Fiji create football history". OFC. June 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-10-26.

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