OFC U-17 Championship

OFC U-17 Championship

Founded	1983
Region	Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams	11
Current champions	New Zealand (7th title)
Most successful team(s)	Australia (10 titles)
2017 OFC U-17 Championship

The OFC Under-17 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament decides the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Eligible teams

All member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation are allowed to enter a team. Teams that have participated in the tournament so far were:

•  American Samoa
•  Australia (member of AFC since 2007)
•  Chinese Taipei (member of AFC since 1989)
•  Cook Islands
•  Fiji
•  New Caledonia
•  New Zealand
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tahiti
•  Tonga
•  Vanuatu

Results

The list of winners:^[1]

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1983 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		Australia		New Zealand		Chinese Taipei		New Caledonia
1986	Kaohsiung, Taiwan		Australia		New Zealand		Chinese Taipei		Papua New Guinea
1989	Australia		Australia		New Zealand		Chinese Taipei		Fiji
1991 Detalis	Napier, New Zealand		Australia		New Zealand		Fiji
1993	New Zealand		Australia	3–0	Solomon Islands		New Zealand		Fiji
1995	Vanuatu		Australia	1–0	New Zealand		Vanuatu	3–0	Solomon Islands
1997	New Zealand		New Zealand	1–0	Australia		Solomon Islands	3–0	Fiji
1999	Fiji		Australia	5–0	Fiji		Solomon Islands		New Caledonia
2001	Apia, Samoa & Port Vila, Vanuatu		Australia	3–0 6–0 (9–0) two-legged match	New Zealand
2003 Detalis	Pago Pago, American Samoa & Sunshine Coast, Australia		Australia	3–1 4–0 (7–1) two-legged match	New Caledonia
2005 Detalis	New Caledonia		Australia	1–0	Vanuatu		Solomon Islands	3–1	New Caledonia
2007 Details	Pirae, Tahiti		New Zealand		Tahiti		Fiji		New Caledonia
2009 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		New Zealand		Tahiti		New Caledonia		Vanuatu
2011 Details	Albany, New Zealand		New Zealand	2–0	Tahiti		Solomon Islands	2–0	Vanuatu
2013 Details	Luganville, Vanuatu		New Zealand		New Caledonia		Vanuatu		Fiji
2015 Details	Apia, Samoa & Pago Pago, American Samoa		New Zealand	1–1 (5–4 pen.)	Tahiti		Vanuatu	6–0	New Caledonia
2017 Details	Papeete, Tahiti		New Zealand	7–0	New Caledonia

Performances by country

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Australia	10 (1983, 1986, 1989*, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003*, 2005)	1 (1997)	—	—
New Zealand	7 (1997*, 2007, 2009*, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2017)	6 (1983*, 1986, 1989, 1991*, 1995, 2001)	1 (1993*)	—
Tahiti	—	4 (2007*, 2009, 2011, 2015)	—	—
New Caledonia	—	3 (2003, 2013, 2017)	1 (2009)	4 (1983, 1999, 2005*, 2007)
Solomon Islands	—	1 (1993)	4 (1997, 1999, 2005, 2011)	1 (1995)
Vanuatu	—	1 (2005)	3 (1995*, 2013*, 2015)	2 (2009, 2011)
Fiji	—	1 (1999*)	2 (1991, 2007)	4 (1989, 1993, 1997, 2013)
Chinese Taipei	—	—	3 (1983, 1986*, 1989)	—
Papua New Guinea	—	—	—	1 (1986)

* = As hosts

Note: no third or fourth place finishes in 2001, 2003 and 2017.

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Total
Australia	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF		2nd	QF	R1	R1	AFC member						10
New Zealand							R1	R1				R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	q	8
New Caledonia																	q	1

References

External links

• OFC Official Website

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football