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*Unlike 2014 Qualifying, the teams will not be split into pots based solely on world rankings. Instead, the teams will be split according to a score which is made up through a formula using a combination of both world ranking and performance at the previous tournament. |
*Unlike 2014 Qualifying, the teams will not be split into pots based solely on world rankings. Instead, the teams will be split according to a score which is made up through a formula using a combination of both world ranking and performance at the previous tournament. |
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*This new system will not include the trams who are not full members of the [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]. They will still be placed in the bottom pot (Pot 4). |
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*The defending champions (TBD, 2014) will automatically be put into the top pot (Pot 1) as top seed going into qualification. |
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=={{flagicon|New Zealand}} 2015 Tournament== |
=={{flagicon|New Zealand}} 2015 Tournament== |
Revision as of 17:30, 25 June 2014
2014 Qualification
Seeding
- Fourteen team entered the tournament.
- Out of those fourteen, eleven are full members of the OFC.
- Vanuatu qualified automatically as hosts (ranked 190th in the world).
- The remaining thirteen teams were separated into pots for the draw, depending on their world ranking.
- Pot 1 had the top four ranked teams entering qualifying. Pots 2 and 3 both had three ranked teams each, and Pot 4 had the three unranked teams, who are not full members of the OFC or FIFA.
- The world ranking (June 2014) of each team is shown in brackets.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 (Non-members) |
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New Zealand (97) |
Papua New Guinea (196) |
Group Stage
- The teams are split into four groups (one of four teams and three of three).
- Each team will play the others twice (home and away).
- The first place team from each group qualifies for the tournament, joining Vanuatu.
- The second placed team of each group will enter a play-off round with one of the other second placed teams. The winners of the play-offs then also qualify for the tournament.
Legend |
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Team qualifies for the tournament |
Team qualifies for the play-off round |
Team does not qualify |
Group A
- Group A will have four teams (one from each of the four pots).
- The second placed team from Group A will enter a play-off with the second placed team from Group C.
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Niue | 4-4 | American Samoa |
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Group B
- Group B will have three teams (one from pots 1, 2 and 3 - but none from pot 4).
- The second placed team from Group B will enter a play-off with the second placed team from Group D.
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Fiji | 1-1 | New Caledonia |
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Fiji | 5-0 | Cook Islands |
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Group C
- Group C will have three teams (one from pots 1, 2 and 4 - but none from pot 3).
- The second placed team from Group C will enter a play-off with the second placed team from Group A.
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Samoa | 2-1 | Solomon Islands |
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- †= Kiribati will play their home games in Aiwo in the nearby country of Nauru, as their own stadium in Bairiki has a sand surface pitch, unsuitable for football. The stadium in Aiwo has a hard dirt surface, which is acceptable.
Group D
- Group D will have three teams (one from pots 1, 3 and 4 - but none from pot 2).
- The second placed team from Group D will enter a play-off with the second placed team from Group B.
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Tuvalu | 0-13 | New Zealand |
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Play-off round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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2nd place from Group A | vs | Solomon Islands | ||
New Caledonia | vs | 2nd place from Group D |
Play-off 1
1st Leg
2nd place from Group A | vs | Solomon Islands |
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2nd Leg
Solomon Islands | vs | 2nd place team from Group A |
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Play-off 2
1st Leg
New Caledonia | vs | 2nd place from Group D |
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2nd Leg
2nd place from Group D | vs | New Caledonia |
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2014 Tournament
Qualified nations
Nation | Qualified | Method | World Ranking |
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Vanuatu | 1st | Host nation | 190th |
New Zealand | 2nd | Group D winner | 97th |
Tahiti | 3rd | Group A winner | 161st |
Fiji | 4th= | Group B winner | 188th |
Samoa | 4th= | Group D winner | 189th |
Example | Play-off 1 winner | Example | |
Example | Play-off 2 winner | Example |
Venues
- Vanuatu were chosen as the host nation.
- Two stadiums were announced as venues for the tournament.
- The Korman Stadium in Port Vila will host one match in Round 1, one semi-final, the 3rd-place play-off and the final.
- The Port Vila Municipal Stadium in Port Vila will host two matches in Round 1 and one semi-final.
2015 Qualification
Seeding
- Unlike 2014 Qualifying, the teams will not be split into pots based solely on world rankings. Instead, the teams will be split according to a score which is made up through a formula using a combination of both world ranking and performance at the previous tournament.
- This new system will not include the trams who are not full members of the OFC. They will still be placed in the bottom pot (Pot 4).
- The defending champions (TBD, 2014) will automatically be put into the top pot (Pot 1) as top seed going into qualification.
2015 Tournament
- New Zealand have been announced as the hosts for the 2015 tournament.
- Three venues are expected to be put forward. Cities likely to host matches include Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton and Wellington.