2011 OFC U-20 Championship

2011 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Dates 21–29 April 2011
Teams 7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (4th title)
Runners-up  Solomon Islands
Third place  Vanuatu
Fourth place  Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 63 (4.85 per match)
Attendance 18,800 (1,446 per match)
Top scorer(s) Vanuatu Jean Kaltak
(6 goals)
Best player New Zealand Marco Rojas

The 2011 OFC U-20 Championship, was the 18th OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). It was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 21 to 29 April 2011. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Holders Tahiti failed to qualify for this tournament. New Zealand won this year's edition.

Participating teams

For more details on this topic, see 2011 OFC U-20 Championship squads.

Venues

The tournament was originally planned to be played at one venue, in city of Auckland, the renovated football stadium Centre Park. However due to wet conditions both semi-final matches, the third-place match, and the OFC final were moved to North Harbour Stadium.

Group Stage

The official draw was held at OFC headquarters in the presence of OFC Technical Director Patrick Jacquemet, OFC Head of Competitions David Firisua and other OFC staff, on March 30, 2011. Top two teams from each group (one group has 4 teams, other has 3) qualify to semi-finals, with group winners play other group runners-up.

All kick-off times are local (UTC+12)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Vanuatu 3300142+129
 Fiji 311153+24
 Papua New Guinea 311176+14
 American Samoa 3003217−150

21 April 2011
10:30
Vanuatu  7 – 0  American Samoa
J. Kaltak  15'
Stephen  25'
Chabot  39' 79'
B. Kaltak  61'
Kalip  67'
Moli-Kalontang  78' 		Report
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

21 April 2011
15:30
Fiji  0 – 0  Papua New Guinea
Report
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

23 April 2011
10:30
Fiji  0 – 2  Vanuatu
Report Kalip  20'
J. Kaltak  82'
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

23 April 2011
13:00
American Samoa  1 – 5  Papua New Guinea
Faavi  54' Report Embel  18', 46', 49'
Malagian  25'
Dabingyaba  90+2'
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Bertrand Billion (New Caledonia)

25 April 2011
13:00
Fiji  5 – 1  American Samoa
Ratu  39'
Salauneune  40', 48', 64'
Vukica  53' 		Report Herrera  84'
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 800
Referee: George Bruce (Vanuatu)

25 April 2011
13:00
Papua New Guinea  2 – 5  Vanuatu
Dabingyaba  70'
Komolong  90+2+' 		Report J. Kaltak  17'
Meltecoin  24'
Chabot  32', 66'
Kalip  56'
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 800
Referee: Bertrand Billion (New Caledonia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 2200130+136
 Solomon Islands 210134−13
 New Caledonia 2002113−120

21 April 2011
13:00
New Caledonia  1 – 3  Solomon Islands
Kenon  6' Report Ifunaoa  28' (pen.), 58' (pen.)
Teleda  72'
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 850
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

23 April 2011
15:30
Solomon Islands  0 – 3  New Zealand
Report Lucas  52'
Rojas  62' (pen.)
Bevin  67'
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

25 April 2011
15:30
New Zealand  10 – 0  New Caledonia
Rojas  11', 16'
Lucas  13'
Musa  20', 21', 56'
Branch  30', 35', 37'
Thomas  66' (pen.) 		Report
Centre Park, Auckland
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
April 27 – Auckland
  New Zealand  6  
  Fiji  0  
 
April 29 – Auckland
      New Zealand  3
    Solomon Islands  1
Third place
April 27 – Auckland April 29 – Auckland
  Vanuatu  3(2)   Fiji  0
  Solomon Islands  3(3)     Vanuatu  2

Semifinals

27 April 2011
12:00
Vanuatu  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Solomon Islands
Kalip  8'
J. Kaltak  78'
Shem  115' 		Report Teleda  24', 42'
Sae  92'
  Penalties  
Jimmy
Kalip
Wilson
Naut
Chabot 		2–3 Tafoa
Saru
Samani
Felani

27 April 2011
14:45
New Zealand  6 – 0  Fiji
Sole  12'
Galbraith  36'
Lucas  40'
Chettleburgh  61'
Bevin  79'
Cain  89' 		Report
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Third Place Match

29 April 2011
13:00
Vanuatu  2 – 0  Fiji
J. Kaltak  15', 45+1' Report
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

Final

29 April 2011
15:30
New Zealand  3 – 1  Solomon Islands
Chettleburgh  4'
Bevin  57'
Lucas  63' 		Report Teleda  22'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Winners

 2011 OFC U-20 Championship Winners 

New Zealand
Fourth title

New Zealand qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Goal scorers

6 goals
4 goals
  • Vanuatu Pascal Chabot
  • Vanuatu Didier Kalip

3 goals

  • Fiji Jone Salauneune
  • New Zealand Andrew Bevin

2 goals

  • New Zealand Cory Chettleburgh
  • Papua New Guinea Nigel Dabingyaba
  • Solomon Islands Dennis Ifunaoa

1 goal

  • American Samoa Taalenuu Faavi
  • American Samoa Ismael Herrera
  • Fiji Viliati Ratu
  • Fiji Noa Vukica
  • New Caledonia Pascal Kenon
  • New Zealand Ryan Cain
  • New Zealand Ethan Galbraith
  • New Zealand Zane Sole
  • New Zealand Adam Thomas
  • Papua New Guinea Alwin Komolong
  • Papua New Guinea Vanya Malagian

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