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2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityTaupo
Dates16–25 March 2012
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored63 (4.85 per match)
Attendance4,250 (327 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands Ian Paia (7 goals)
Best player(s)Fiji Esava Naqeleca
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The 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).[1] The tournament was 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]

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the Olympic Games.

Participating teams

Squads

Main article: 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Football Tournament 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
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9
 Vanuatu 3 2 0 1 10 2 +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'
Vanuatu 8 – 0 American Samoa
Roddy Lenga 10', 23'
Robert Tasso 13' (pen.), 21'
Silas Namatak 81', 83', 86'
Barry Mansale 89'		 Report
Attendance: 200
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'
Attendance: 250
Solomon Islands 0 – 1 Vanuatu
Report Jean Kaltack 61'
Attendance: 400
American Samoa 1 – 16 Solomon Islands
Shalom Luani 5' Report[permanent dead link] Ian Paia 22', 26', 32' (pen.), 58' (pen.), 63', 73', 84'
Jerry Donga 50'
Himson Teleda 52'
Micah Lea'alafa 55', 69', 74'
Chris Tafoa 67'
Karol Kakate 77', 79'
Johan Doiwale 89'
Attendance: 100
Fiji 2 – 1 Vanuatu
Esava Naqeleca 20'
Jone Salauneune 41'		 Report Jean Kaltack 62'
Attendance: 150

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
Attendance: 550
Papua New Guinea 3 – 0 Tonga
Vanya Malagian 6'
Nigel Dabinyaba 47'
Jamal Seeto 86'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Tonga 0 – 10 New Zealand
Report Greg Draper 23'
Jason Hicks 33'
Daniel Saric 43'
Louis Fenton 52', 54'
Ethan Gailbraith 72', 73'
Sean Lovemore 77', 90'
James Musa 81'
Attendance: 200

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 finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 March
 
 
 Fiji3
 
25 March
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 Fiji0
 
23 March
 
 New Zealand1
 
 New Zealand3
 
 
 Vanuatu2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
25 March
 
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 
 Vanuatu1

Semi finals

Fiji 3 – 0 Papua New Guinea
Esava Naqeleca 25' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Zibraaz Sahib 71'		 Report[permanent dead link]
Attendance: 200
New Zealand 3 – 2 Vanuatu
Louis Fenton 5'
James Musa 8'
Greg Draper 27'		 Report Jean Kaltack 74'
Kensi Tangis 90+1'
Attendance: 400

Third place play-off

Papua New Guinea 0 – 1 Vanuatu
Report Jean Kaltack 38'
Attendance: 400

Final

Fiji 0 – 1 New Zealand
Report Greg Draper 18' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,250

Awards

A number of awards were announced at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Player of the tournament Best goalkeeper Top scorer Fairplay Award
Fiji Esava Naqeleca New Zealand Jake Gleeson Solomon Islands Ian Paia (7 goals)  Tonga

Goal scorers

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Matches postponed from 20 March 2012 due to extreme weather conditions in Taupo.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Schedule set for key competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Taupo confirmed as host". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Path to London unveiled". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Day three matches postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Revised schedule for knock-out stage". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Oly Whites book ticket to London". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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