2007 OFC U-20 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 19–31 January |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  Solomon Islands |
| Fourth place |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Roy Krishna (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Chris James |
The 2007 OFC U-20 Championship was held at the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, New Zealand from 19 to 31 January 2007 in a league tabele format. It was the first tournament in which regular Oceania powerhouse Australia were not participating, following their switch to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Referees
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Venues
The tournament will be played at just one venue in Henderson, New Zealand; Trusts Stadium.
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| Trusts Stadium Location: Henderson, Waitakere |
Squads
Group stage
Round 1
 Tahiti | 1 - 2 | New Caledonia |
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Tereiitau  60' |
Sablan 9' Lolohea 45+1' |
| Solomon Islands | 1 - 1 | New Zealand |
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| Molea 28' |
Jenkins 33' |
Round 2
Round 3
| New Zealand | 7 - 1 |  Samoa |
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| Keat 2' Jenkins 33' 57' 90'Brockie 39'James 50' (pen)Cunningham 86' |
Malo 42' |
| Solomon Islands | 0 - 3 | Fiji |
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| Krishna 41' 58' Singh 52' |
Round 4
| New Caledonia | 5 - 0 | Samoa |
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| Wahnyamalla 3' Christophe Xenie 13'Bowen 28' 32'own goal 62' |
| Tahiti | 0 - 2 | New Zealand |
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| Keat 30' James 69' |
Round 5
 Vanuatu | 1 - 3 | New Caledonia |
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| John 29' |
Sele 68', 85' Wahnyamalla 72' |
| Tahiti | 1 - 2 | Solomon Islands |
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| Degage 88' |
Rande 55' Otini 66' |
| New Zealand | 3 - 2 | Fiji |
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| Chris James 43' (pen.) Keat 56' 77' |
Krishna 8' 68' (pen.) |
Round 6
| Solomon Islands | 8 - 1 | Samoa |
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| Otini 27' Molea 31', 89' (pen.)Nawo 45', 45+', 66'Rande 86', 87' |
49' (o.g.) |
| New Caledonia | 1 - 2 | Fiji |
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| Sele 68' |
Krishna 37' Prasad 79' |
| Vanuatu | 0 - 7 | New Zealand |
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| Edginton 2' James 15' 24' 51'Brockie 19'Peverley 32'Cunningham 62' |
Round 7
| New Zealand | 1 - 0 | New Caledonia |
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| James 90+4' |
Final Standings
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
| Fiji |
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| Solomon Islands |
11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 |
| New Caledonia |
9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Tahiti |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Vanuatu |
5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| Samoa |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 33 | -29 |
Winners
| 2007 OFC U-20 Championship Winners |
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 New Zealand Third title |
New Zealand qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Awards
| Golden Boot | Golden Ball |
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| Roy Krishna
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Chris James
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Goalscorers
Roy Krishna received the Golden Boot award for scoring eight goals in the tournament. In total, 81 goals were scored (one of which was an own goal).
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
Dan Keat (NZL)- Sam Jenkins (NZL)
Judd Molea (SOL)
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Phil Edginton (NZL)
- Cole Peverley (NZL)
Krishna Samy (FIJ)- Esava Naqeleca (FIJ)
- Meneusi Senibuli (FIJ)
- Rinal Prasad (FIJ)
Cesar Lolohea (NCL)- Jason Sablan (NCL)
Dominiko Tokuma (SAM)- Silao Malo (SAM)
- Ionatana Tino (SAM)
Tefai Faehau (TAH)- Teiki Wan Phook (TAH)
- Matahi Hauata (TAH)
- Roihau Degage (TAH)
Michel Kaltak (VAN)- Elton Boe (VAN)
- Simon Molbet (VAN)
- Jeffry Nimanian (VAN)
- Brian Melar (VAN)
- Daniel Natou (VAN)
- Own goals
- (playing against New Caledonia)