2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| City | Taupo |
| Dates | 16–25 March 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 40 (5.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ian Paia (7 goals) |
2012 OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament will be the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation.[1] The tournament will be played in New Zealand, after an OFC decision to strip Fiji of the rights to host the tournament was made in January 2012. It was announced on 7 February 2012 that Taupo would host the qualifiers, with the sole venue being Owen Delany Park.[2]
Participating teams
Squads
Group stage
The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.[3]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
 Fiji
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Solomon Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 3 |
 American Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 – 2 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Esava Naqeleca  18' Archie Watkins 65' |
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
| Vanuatu | 8 – 0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Roddy Lenga 10', 23' Robert Tasso 13' (pen.), 21' Sailas Namatak 81', 83', 86' Barry Mansale 89' |
Report |
| American Samoa | 1 – 7 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Ailoa Tualaulelei 66' |
Report | Jone Salauneune 12' Misaele Draunibaka 56', 58' Esava Naqeleca 63', 65' Samuela Drudru 72' Archie Watkins 88' |
| Solomon Islands | 0 – 1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jean Kaltack 61' |
| American Samoa | 1 – 16 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Shalom Luani 6' |
Report | Ian Paia 22', 27', 33' (pen.), 59' (pen.), 64', 74', 85' Jerry Donga 51' Himson Teleda 54' Micah Lea'alafa 56', 70', 75' Chris Tafoa 68' Karol Kakate 78', 81' Johan Doiwale 90' |
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
 Tonga
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Lovemore 73' |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 – 0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Vanya Malagian 6' Nigel Dabingyaba 47' Jamal Seeto 86' |
Report |
| Tonga | 0–10 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Greg Draper 24' Jason Hicks 34' Daniel Saric 45' Louis Fenton 52', 55' Ethan Gailbraith 72', 74'Sean Lovemore 78', 90+1'James Musa 81' |
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Knockout stage
Due to the delay in the final group matches, the knockout stage was postponed by one day from the original schedule.[5]
| Semi finals | Final | |||||
| 23 March | ||||||
| Group A Winner | ||||||
| 25 March | ||||||
| Group B Runner-up | ||||||
| Winner Semi Final 1 | ||||||
| 23 March | ||||||
| Winner Semi Final 2 | ||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||
| Group A Runner-up | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 25 March | ||||||
| Loser Semi Final 1 | ||||||
| Loser Semi Final 2 | ||||||
Semi Finals
| Group A Winner | v | Group B Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | v | Group A Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
Third place play-off
| Loser Semi Final 1 | v | Loser Semi Final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Winner Semi Final 1 | v | Winner Semi Final 2 |
|---|---|---|
Notes
References
- ^ "Schedule set for key competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Taupo confirmed as host". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Path to London unveiled". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Day three matches postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Revised schedule for knock-out stage". oceaniafootball.com. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.