2015 OFC U-17 Championship

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2015 OFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesAmerican Samoa
Samoa
Dates13–26 January
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored178 (6.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands
(13 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Logan Rogerson
Best goalkeeperFrench Polynesia
Fair play award American Samoa
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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.[1][2][3]

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.[1]

Venues[]

Squads[]

Further information: 2015 OFC U-17 Championship squads

Group stage[]

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2014, with each group played as a round-robin tournament.[1][4] 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
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Samoa 0–3 New Caledonia
Report Goal 24'
Henri Boucheron Goal 56'
Goal 80'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Cook Islands 0–3 Papua New Guinea
Report Goal 13'
Goal 75'
Goal 90'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Tonga)
Fiji 0–6 New Zealand
Report James McGarry Goal 12', 33'
Logan Rogerson Goal 17', 55'
Goal 69' (pen.)
Goal 90+1' (pen.)
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Papua New Guinea 0–0 Fiji
Report
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 9–1 Samoa
Goal 4' (o.g.)
Goal 16'
Goal 28', 80' (pen.)
Goal 45+1'
Logan Rogerson Goal 63', 70', 87'
Goal 84'		 Report Goal 90'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Tonga)
New Caledonia 8–1 Cook Islands
Goal 4', 55'
Goal 5'
Henri Boucheron Goal 29', 90+2'
Goal 50' (o.g.)
Goal 57'
Goal 76'		 Report Goal 10'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia 5–1 Fiji
Goal 29'
Goal 42'
Goal 44'
Marino Akapo Goal 66'
Goal 82' (o.g.)		 Report Goal 12'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Papua New Guinea 0–3 New Zealand
Report Goal 32'
Goal 65'
Goal 80' (pen.)
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Vanuatu)
Cook Islands 1–5 Samoa
Goal 29' Report Goal 8'
Goal 24' (o.g.)
Goal 55', 61'
Goal 68'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 5–4 New Caledonia
Logan Rogerson Goal 12', 18', 60'
Goal 20'
Goal 57'		 Report Goal 11'
Henri Boucheron Goal 45+1', 50'
Goal 78' (pen.)
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Fiji 5–0 Cook Islands
Goal 24', 59', 77'
Goal 37'
Goal 90'		 Report
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Samoa 0–5 Papua New Guinea
Report Goal 59', 89'
Goal 63'
Stahl Gubag Goal 87'
Goal 90'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Tonga)
New Zealand 6–0 Cook Islands
Goal 4'
Goal 45+2', 56', 66', 72'
Goal 82'		 Report
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Fiji 4–1 Samoa
Goal 29', 33', 50'
Goal 48' (o.g.)		 Report Goal 35'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: (Vanuatu)
Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Caledonia
Goal 76' Report Marino Akapo Goal 51' (pen.)
Goal 56'
J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Group B[]

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti 4 4 0 0 29 0 +29 12 Advance to knock-out stage
2  Vanuatu 4 3 0 1 24 3 +21 9
3  Solomon Islands 4 2 0 2 24 6 +18 6
4  Tonga 4 1 0 3 3 32 −29 3
5  American Samoa (H) 4 0 0 4 0 39 −39 0
Source: OFC
(H) Host
American Samoa 0–13 Vanuatu
Report Goal 8', 62', 71', 83'
Goal 22'
Goal 38'
Abednigo Sau Goal 51', 53', 67'
Goal 53' (pen.)
Goal 73' (pen.), 75'
Ronaldo Wilkins Goal 90+1'
Solomon Islands 10–1 Tonga
Goal 19', 58'
Goal 20', 53', 78', 85'
Goal 31', 60'
Goal 75'
Goal 89'		 Report Soakai Vea Goal 14'
Referee: (Fiji)
Vanuatu 9–0 Tonga
Goal 1', 31', 65'
Abednigo Sau Goal 50', 64', 67'
Goal 52'
Goal 62'
Ronaldo Wilkins Goal 82'		 Report
American Samoa 0–11 Tahiti
Report Goal 4', 17', 29', 38', 43'
Goal 40'
Goal 45+1'
Goal 51', 72'
Goal 58', 79'
Tonga 0–13 Tahiti
Report Goal 10', 75'
Goal 13', 58'
Goal 24'
Goal 38', 41', 48', 54', 57'
Goal 63'
Goal 70' (o.g.)
Goal 77'
Referee: (Fiji)
Vanuatu 2–1 Solomon Islands
Goal 6'
Ronaldo Wilkins Goal 62' (pen.)		 Report Goal 43'
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Tahiti 3–0 Solomon Islands
Goal 35'
Goal 45+4' (pen.)
Goal 59' (o.g.)		 Report
Tonga 2–0 American Samoa
Aisea Muli Goal 75'
Soakai Vea Goal 90+8'		 Report
Solomon Islands 13–0 American Samoa
Goal 9', 27', 39', 45+6', 52', 68', 88', 90'
Goal 42', 70'
Goal 72'
Goal 76'
Goal 81'		 Report
Tahiti 2–0 Vanuatu
Goal 40'
Goal 73' (o.g.)		 Report

Note: The last round of matches were moved from Pago Park Soccer Stadium to due to wet weather and deteriorating pitch conditions.[5]

Knock-out stage[]

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 January 2015
 
 
 New Zealand5
 
26 January 2015
 
 Vanuatu1
 
 New Zealand (p)1 (5)
 
24 January 2015
 
 Tahiti1 (4)
 
 Tahiti3
 
 
 New Caledonia2
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 2015
 
 
 Vanuatu6
 
 
 New Caledonia0

Semi-finals[]

New Zealand 5−1 Vanuatu
James McGarry Goal 4'
Logan Rogerson Goal 21', 56'
Goal 83' (pen.)
Goal 90+3'		 Report Goal 67' (o.g.)
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Tahiti 3−2 New Caledonia
Goal 37'
Goal 50', 81'		 Report Goal 18'
Goal 56'
Referee: (Fiji)

Third place match[]

Vanuatu 6–0 New Caledonia
Goal 3', 53', 90+1'
Goal 45+1' (o.g.)
Ronaldo Wilkins Goal 55'
Goal 84'		 Report
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

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 Goal 60' Report Goal 81'
Penalties
Penalty scored
William Jones Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Referee: (Solomon Islands)

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.[6]

Award Recipient
Golden Ball New Zealand
Golden Glove French Polynesia
Golden Boot Solomon Islands (13 goals)
Fair Play Award  American Samoa

Goalscorers[]

13 goals
  • Solomon Islands
12 goals
  • French Polynesia
11 goals
6 goals
  • Vanuatu Abednigo Sau
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Cook Islands (2: 1 against New Caledonia and 1 against Samoa)
  • Samoa (2: against Fiji and 1 against New Zealand)
  • Fiji (1 against New Caledonia)
  • New Caledonia ( against Vanuatu)
  • New Zealand ( against Vanuatu)
  • Solomon Islands (1 against French Polynesia)
  • Tonga (1 against French Polynesia)
  • Vanuatu (1 against French Polynesia)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Path to World Cup glory laid out for U-17s". OFC. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  2. ^ "American Samoa to host OFC U-17 Championship". Football Federation American Samoa. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Full set on the starting blocks for Oceania's Chile charge". FIFA. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Draw for the OFC U-17 Championship" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  5. ^ "Venue switch in Pago Pago". OFC. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "New Zealand book their ticket to Chile". OFC. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-27.

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