The 2022 OFC U-19 Championship was the 23rd edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania.
2022 OFC U-19 Championship| Tournament details |
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| Host country | Tahiti
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| Dates | 7–24 September
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| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation)
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| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities)
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| Final positions |
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| Champions | New Zealand (8th title)
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| Runners-up | Fiji
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| Third place | New Caledonia
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| Fourth place | Tahiti
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played | 18
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| Goals scored | 71 (3.94 per match)
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| Attendance | 5,410 (301 per match)
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| Top scorer(s) | Oliver Colloty
Kian Donkers
(9 goals each)
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| Best player(s) | Jay Herdman
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| Best goalkeeper | Henry Gray
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The OFC announced on 4 March 2022 that the 2021 OFC U-20 Championship (originally the 2020 OFC U-19 Championship), which would have been hosted by Samoa, had been cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, and Samoa would be retained to host the next edition in 2022.[1] On 4 June 2021, the OFC announced the tournament had been moved to August from
July.[2] The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia as the OFC representatives.
New Zealand the defending champions, won the title for the eighth time, and qualified together with runners-up Fiji.
TeamsAll 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC are eligible to enter the tournament. Starting from 2020, male youth tournaments no longer have a four-team qualifying stage, and all teams compete in one
tournament.[3] Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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| American Samoa
| 6th
| Group stage (1998, 2011, 2014)
| | Cook Islands
| 4th
| Group stage (2001, 2016)
| | Fiji
| 22nd
| Champions (2014)
| | New Caledonia
| 13th
| Runners-up (2008)
| | New Zealand
| 22nd
| Champions (1980, 1992, 2007,
2011, 2013, 2016, 2018)
| | Papua New Guinea
| 15th
| Fourth place (1978, 1982)
| | Samoa
| 10th
| Group stage (1988, 1994, 1998,
2001, 2002, 2005, 2007)
| | Solomon Islands
| 10th
| Runners-up (2005, 2011)
| | Tahiti (hosts)
| 12th
| Champions (1974, 2008)
| | Tonga
| 7th
| Group stage (1998, 2001, 2002,
2005, 2018)
| | Vanuatu
| 16th
| Runners-up (2014, 2016)
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Venues
| Pirae Papeete | Pirae | Papeete |
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| Stade Fautaua
| Stade Pater
| | Capacity: 10,000
| Capacity: 11,700
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DrawThe draw for the group stage was held on 19 July with teams seeded into pots based upon their ranking at the 2018 OFC U-19
Championship.[4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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New
Zealand
Tahiti
New Caledonia
| Solomon
Islands
Fiji
Papua New
Guinea
Vanuatu
| Tonga
Samoa
Cook
Islands
American Samoa
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SquadsPlayers born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Group stageAll times are local, TAHT (UTC−10). Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1
| New Zealand | 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| +23
| 9
| Knockout stage
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| 2
| Solomon Islands | 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 6
| +3
| 6
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| 3
| Cook Islands | 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 11
| −7
| 3
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| 4
| American Samoa | 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 19
| −19
| 0
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1
| Tahiti (H) | 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 0
| +11
| 7
| Knockout stage
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| 2
| Fiji | 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| +6
| 7
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| 3
| Papua New Guinea | 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 6
| −3
| 3
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| 4
| Tonga | 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 14
| −14
| 0
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Source: OFC
(H) Host
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1
| New Caledonia | 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| +7
| 6
| Knockout stage
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| 2
| Samoa | 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| −1
| 3
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| 3
| Vanuatu | 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| −6
| 0
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Ranking of third-placed teamsDue to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups will not be considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1
| B
| Papua New Guinea | 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| −6
| 0
| Knockout stage
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| 1
| C
| Vanuatu | 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| −6
| 0
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| 3
| A
| Cook Islands | 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 11
| −11
| 0
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Knockout stageBracket
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| Quarter-finals
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| Semi-finals
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| Final
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| 18 September – Pirae
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| New Zealand
| 5
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| 21 September – Pirae
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| Papua New Guinea
| 0
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| New Zealand
| 2
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| 18 September – Pirae
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| Tahiti
| 0
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| Tahiti
| 1
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| 24 September – Pirae
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| Vanuatu
| 0
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| New Zealand
| 3
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| 18 September – Pirae
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| Fiji
| 0
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| New Caledonia
| 1
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| 21 September – Pirae
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| Solomon Islands
| 0
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| New Caledonia
| 0
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| 18 September – Pirae
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| Fiji
| 1
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| Third place match
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| Fiji
| 4
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| 24 September – Pirae
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| Samoa
| 1
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| Tahiti
| 1 (4)
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| New Caledonia (p)
| 1 (5)
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finalsWinners qualify for 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Third place matchFinalQualified teams for FIFA U-20 World CupThe following two teams from OFC qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World
Cup1 |
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| Fiji
| 21 September 2022
| 1 (2015)
| | New Zealand
| 21 September 2022
| 6 (2007, 2011, 2013,
2015, 2017, 2019)
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AwardsThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
| Award | Player |
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| Golden Ball | Jay Herdman
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| Golden Boot | Oliver
Colloty
Kian Donkers
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| Golden Gloves | Henry Gray
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GoalscorersThere were 71 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.94 goals per match. 9 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Notes- ^ a b On 8 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their opening games of the
tournament.[11]
- ^ a b
On 12 September 2022, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea announced they would be unable to play their second games of the tournament.[14]
- ^ Tonga did not turn up to the stadium
before the schedueled kickoff time and hence, Papua New Guinea were awarded a 3–0 win.[16][17]
References- ^ "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March
2021.
- ^ "OFC competitions calendar rescheduled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June
2021.
- ^ "OFC male youth tournaments continue to evolve". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 April
2020.
- ^ "OFC U-19 Championship draw set for Fiji". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 July
2022.
- ^ "Solomon Islands v American Samoa".
Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September
2022.
- ^ "Cook Islands v New Zealand".
Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September
2022.
- ^ "Cook Islands v Solomon Islands".
Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September
2022.
- ^ "New Zealand v American Samoa".
Oceania Football Confederation. 11 September
2022.
- ^ "American Samoa v Cook Islands".
Oceania Football Confederation. 13 September
2022.
- ^ "New Zealand v Solomon Islands".
Oceania Football Confederation. 13 September
2022.
- ^ "Statement: Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea U-19 squads to miss first match of the OFC U-19 Championship 2022".
Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September
2022.
- ^ "Tonga v Tahiti".
Oceania Football Confederation. 8 September
2022.
- ^ "Tonga v Fiji". Oceania
Football Confederation. 11 September 2022.
- ^ "OFC U-19 Championship 2022: Vanuatu v Samoa; Tahiti v Papua New Guinea will not be played".
Oceania Football Confederation. 12 September
2022.
- ^ "Tahiti v Fiji".
Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September
2022.
- ^ "OFC U-19 Championship 2022: Group B fixture Papua New Guinea v Tonga".
Oceania Football Confederation. 16 September
2022.
- ^ "OFC U-19 Championship 2022: Papua New Guinea awarded 3-0 wins".
Oceania Football Confederation. 16 September
2022.
- ^ "Samoa v New Caledonia".
Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September
2022.
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