2013 OFC U-17 Championship
| Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Vanuatu |
| Dates | 17–25 April |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  Vanuatu |
| Fourth place |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 83 (3.95 per match) |
| Attendance | 62,250 (2,964 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Stuart Holthusen Monty Patterson (6 goals each) |
The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 14th edition of the OFC's Under 17 championship, the biennial football championship of the Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium, Luganville in Vanuatu from 17 to 27 April.[1] 6 teams contested the final round of the Championship after the Solomon Islands Football Federation withdrew, as it could only financially support its Beach Soccer and Fustal sides in national competition.[2]
As winners, New Zealand qualified as Oceania's representative for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Solomon Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.
Fiji
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu (Host nation)
Cook Islands (preliminary round winner)
Preliminary Round
A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the Samoan Football Federation between the dates of 22 and 26 January 2013.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
 American Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 Tonga
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | –6 | 3 |
All Times are local Time (UTC+14:00)
| Samoa | 2 – 2 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
Filisi Keni  15', 69' (pen.) |
Report | Kaleopa Siligi 10' Sinisi Tua 35' |
| Tonga | 1 – 7 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hemaloto Polovili 41' |
Report | Maro Bonsu-Maro 6', 37' Pekay Edwards 9' Sunai Joseph 19' Mateo Pahulu 43' (o.g.) Wiremu Temata 45' Morgan Wichman 55' |
| Samoa | 3 – 2 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Paulo Scanlan 16', 51', 53' |
report | Hemaloto Polovili 50', 77' (pen.) |
| Cook Islands | 0 – 3 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| report | Sinisi Tua 19', 90+2' Kaleopa Siligi 39' (pen.) |
| Cook Islands | 2 - 1 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Takuina Tararo 59' Dwayne Tiputoa 86' |
report | Sue Pelesa 23' |
| American Samoa | 2 – 3 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Paia Ipiniu 1' Sinisa Tua 48' |
report | Uasi Talanoa 71' Hemaloto Polovili 87' Taniela Vaka'uta 90+2' |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
|
|
| Player of the tournament | Best goalkeeper | Top scorer | Fairplay Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleopa Siligi
|
Zac Speedy
|
Stuart Holthusen, Monty Patterson (6 goals)
|
Tonga
|
Final round
The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the Oceania Football Confederation on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup[4] Template:Fb cl2 header navbar Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team Template:Fb cl2 team |}
All times are local time (UTC+11:00)
Matchday 1
| New Zealand | 9 – 0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Ford Henry 5' (o.g.) Monty Patterson 9', 21' (31)Stuart Holthusen 23', 33'Alex Rufer 43' Meysum Shafahi 82', 91' |
report |
| Fiji | 0 – 3 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| report[permanent dead link] | Valentin Nykeine 18', 30' Anthony Kai 35' |
Papua New Guinea  | 1 – 1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Nicky Benjamin 69' |
report | Jaison Thomas 77' |
Matchday 2
| Cook Islands | 0 – 1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| report | Steven Inia 56' |
| Vanuatu | 1 – 1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Remy Kalsrap 82' |
report | Iosefo Verevou 49' |
| New Caledonia | 0 – 4 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| report[permanent dead link] | Elijah Neblett 11' Alex Rufer 46', 70'Monty Patterson 77' |
Matchday 3
| Fiji | 2 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Jonetani Buksh 21' Iosefo Verevou 49' |
report |
| New Caledonia | 5 – 0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Wamowe 34' Macinou Wamai 42', 45'Raymond Xanatre 46'Jim Ouka 81' (pen.) |
report[permanent dead link] |
| Vanuatu | 1 – 2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Saniel 22' |
report | Stuart Holthusen 19' Elijah Neblett 79' |
Matchday 4
| Cook Islands | 1 – 3 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Wichman 87' |
report | Alex Saniel 14' Ruben Frank 34'Etienne Naeiu 58' |
| New Zealand | 4 – 2 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Elijah Neblett 17' Andre de Jong 70'Monty Patterson 73' (pen.)Andrew Blake 85' |
report | Ravnit Chand 54' Iosefo Verevou 90+3' (pen.) |
Matchday 5
| New Zealand | 4 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Holthusen 57', 60', 82' Monty Patterson 73' |
Report |
| Cook Islands | 0 – 5 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jonetani Buksh 29' Iosefo Verevou 52', 82'Suliano Tawananakoro 58'Shalvin Sharma 89' |
| New Caledonia | 1 – 3 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Ouka 74' |
Report | Ruben Frank 22' Justin Koka 50'Jaison Thomas 58' |
References
- ^ "Schedule set for OFC competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Katukatus, Mamulas miss out in 2013". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "OFC U-17 Preliminary Schedule & Results". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Path to World Cup laid out for U-17s". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013.
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