OFC Youth Development Tournament

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The OFC Youth Development Tournament is an international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

Youth Development Tournament[]

In the first edition of the Youth Development Tournament in 2019, a total of six men's under-18 national teams, including four from Oceania and two from outside Oceania (one from Asia and one from Europe), were invited to participate in the cross-confederation event.[1]

For 2021, a U-18 men's tournament and a U-15 boys' tournament are tentatively scheduled between September and December.[2]

A women's tournament was originally scheduled for May 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] For 2022, a U-18 women's tournament was tentatively scheduled in April, and a U-15 girls' tournament was tentatively scheduled between September and December, but both were cancelled as those players will now be eligible for the 2022 OFC U-20 Women's Championship and 2022 OFC U-17 Women's Championship, which were postponed from 2021.[4][5]

Men's U-18[]

Year Host Final Third Place Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2019
Details 		Vanuatu
Vanuatu
India 		2–0
Tahiti
Estonia 		1–0
New Caledonia 		6

Youth Futsal Tournament[]

The OFC Youth Futsal Tournament was held for the first time in 2017 to find representatives to attend the futsal tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6] OFC intends to hold a tournament every two years, but the next edition has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The 2022 edition, scheduled to take place between 22–25 September 2022, was also cancelled due to congestion in the football calendar.[5][4]

Men's[]

Year Host Final Third Place Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2017
Details 		New Zealand
New Zealand
Round-robin

Round-robin
7

Women's[]

Year Host Final Third Place Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
2017
Details 		New Zealand
New Zealand
Round-robin

Round-robin New Zealand
Auckland Football Federation 		4

Youth Champions League[]

The inaugural OFC Youth Champions League was scheduled to take place between 16–31 January 2021, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][2] The 2022 edition, scheduled to take place between 15–30 January 2022, was also cancelled due to congestion in the football calendar.[5][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "OFC Youth Tournament set to kick-off". Oceania Football Conferdation. 7 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "OFC Competitions 2021 Calendar (updated 4/06/2021)" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "OFC Competitions 2022 Calendar (updated 4/06/2021)" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "OFC competitions calendar rescheduled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. ^ "OFC aiming to host international futsal sides in 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020.
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