2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
The 2017 OFC Youth Futsal tournament was the first edition of the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament (also known as the OFC U-18 Futsal Tournament), the youth international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's and women's national under-18 teams of Oceania. The tournament was held at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland, New Zealand between 4–7 October 2017.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Dates | 4–7 October 2017 |
| Teams | 7 (men's) + 4 (women's) (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The winners of both the men's and the women's competition – with the exception of New Caledonia who are not an Olympic nation – would directly qualify for the futsal tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] However the qualifying teams cannot be from the same Member Association, so where a country has entered both the men’s and women’s events, the Member Association must nominate their preferred qualification team. It was the first time in Oceania footballs' history that a men's and a women's tournament has been combined.
Teams
Squads
Venue
The matches were played at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland.
Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Dates | 4–7 October 2017 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Solomon Islands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Vanuatu |
| Fourth place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 222 (10.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,900 (186 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Raphael Le'ai |
| Best player(s) | Raphael Le'ai |
| Best goalkeeper | Patrick Steele |
The tournament was played in single round-robin format. The draw for the fixtures was held on 6 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | +57 | 18 | 2018 Youth Olympics |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 13 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 10 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Samoa |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Tonga |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 3 | |
| 7 |  American Samoa |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 63 | −48 | 1 |
- New Caledonia were not eligible for the Youth Olympics.
Women's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Dates | 4–6 October 2017 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Tonga |
| Third place | Samoa |
| Fourth place | Auckland Football Federation |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 88 (7.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,450 (204 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Macey Fraser |
| Best player(s) | Macey Fraser |
| Best goalkeeper | Rylee Godbold |
The tournament was played in double round-robin format. The draw for the fixtures was held on 25 August 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand (H) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 18 | Declined to enter[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Tonga |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 7 | 2018 Youth Olympics |
| 3 | Samoa |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 6 | |
| 4 | Auckland Football Federation[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 4 |
- New Zealand chose to enter the Youth Olympic girls' rugby sevens tournament.
- Auckland Football Federation were invited to compete.
| Auckland Football Federation | 1–3 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Qualified teams for Youth Olympics
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics boys' futsal tournament.[4]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Youth Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 6 October 2017 | 0 (debut) |
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament.[5]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Youth Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 19 August 2018 (confirmed) | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- Since teams from the same association cannot play in both the Youth Olympics boys' and girls' tournaments, if teams from the same association qualify for both tournaments, they must nominate their preferred qualification team, and the runners-up will qualify instead if the winners are not nominated.
- As participation in team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field hockey, and Rugby sevens) are limited to one team per gender for each National Olympic Committee (NOC), the participating teams of the 2018 Youth Olympics futsal tournament will be confirmed by mid-2018 after each qualified NOC confirms their participation and any unused qualification places are reallocated.[2]
References
- "Youth Futsal tournament unveiled". Oceaniafootball.com. 21 August 2017.
- "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- "OFC Youth Futsal draw confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2017.
- "Buenos Aires 2018: men's futsal tournament line-up confirmed". 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
- "Buenos Aires 2018: women's futsal tournament line-up taking shape". FIFA.com. 19 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018.
External links
- 2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament, oceaniafootball.com