| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 1 March - 9 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Solomon Islands |
| Third place | Fiji |
| Fourth place | Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 89 (5.93 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Benjamin Totori Malakai Tiwa (8 goals) |
The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the qualifying tournament to the association football competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in Fiji from 1 March to 9 March 2008. New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the Olympic Games.
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 12 |
| Fiji | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 6 |
| Vanuatu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 3 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | -39 | 0 |
| 1 March 2008 14:00 UTC+12 |
New Zealand | 2 – 1 | Fiji | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Job Minan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peverley 33' Old 90' |
Tiwa 41' |
| 1 March 2008 16:30 UTC+12 |
Cook Islands | 0 – 4 | Vanuatu | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Rakesh Varman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimanian 16' 40' Sakama 47' (pen) Chillia 83' |
| 1 March 2008 19:00 UTC+12 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 – 6 | Solomon Islands | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Peter O'Leary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apo 65' | Totori 9' 16' 68' Nawo 12' Rande 51' Saie 80' |
| 3 March 2008 14:30 UTC+12 |
Solomon Islands | 11 – 0 | Cook Islands | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Fiti Aimaasu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rande 9' Maemae 17' 24' Totori 47' 56' 68' 75' Nawo 62' Waroi 77' 78' Forau 82' |
| 3 March 2008 17:00 UTC+12 |
Fiji | 7 – 1 | Papua New Guinea | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Lencie Fred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suwamy 18' Tiwa 23' 55' 68' Dunadamu 32' 70' Rao 76' |
Winnie 72' |
| 3 March 2008 19:30 UTC+12 |
Vanuatu | 0 – 2 | New Zealand | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Norbert Huata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbarouses 15' Brockie 40' |
| 5 March 2008 14:30 UTC+12 |
Fiji | 9 – 0 | Cook Islands | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Andrew Moli |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singh 16' 23' 58' Krishna 38' Tiwa 59' 75' 76' Rao 66' Samy 81' |
| 5 March 2008 17:00 UTC+12 |
Papua New Guinea | 2 – 5 | New Zealand | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Rakesh Varman |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunemba 17' 86' | Ellensohn 43' 58' Barbarouses 60' 69' Brockie 85' |
| 5 March 2008 19:30 UTC+12 |
Solomon Islands | 5 – 0 | Vanuatu | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Michael Hester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maemae 39' 62' 75' Totori 55' Nawo 73' |
| 7 March 2008 14:30 UTC+12 |
New Zealand | 2 – 0 | Solomon Islands | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Lencie Fred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old 5' Henderson 69' |
| 7 March 2008 17:00 UTC+12 |
Cook Islands | 0 – 7 | Papua New Guinea | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Norbert Huata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muta 16' Winnie 19' 50' Gunemba 29' Upaiga 54' Mobbs 64' Hans 75' |
| 7 March 2008 19:30 UTC+12 |
Vanuatu | 0 – 2 | Fiji | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Peter O'Leary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiwa 28' (pen) Krishna 41' |
| 9 March 2008 12:00 UTC+12 |
Cook Islands | 0 – 8 | New Zealand | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Job Minan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old 8' Brockie 16' Hayne 52' 79' Messam 64' Ellensohn 67' Barbarouses 75' Scott 90+2' |
| 9 March 2008 14:30 UTC+12 |
Vanuatu | 2 – 7 | Papua New Guinea | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Rakesh Varman (First Half) Andrew Moli (Second Half) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaltack 52' Masauvakolo 79' |
Kini 10' Winnie 13' 68' 90+2' Muta 18' (pen) Gunemba 63' Upaiga 75' |
| 9 March 2008 17:00 UTC+12 |
Solomon Islands | 3 – 2 | Fiji | Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Michael Hester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waroi 28' 42' Fifii 39' |
Krishna 6' Dunadamu 23' |
| 2008 OFC Olympic Qualification Championship |
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New Zealand Second title |
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