# 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament to select the OFC representative at the Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 27 August to 9 September, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
New Zealand successfully defended their title as the OFC representative.

## Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC indicated their intent to participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| American Samoa | 4th | Group stage (2004, 2012, 2019) |
| Fiji | 9th | Champions (2015) |
| New Zealand (hosts) | 10th | Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019) |
| Papua New Guinea | 8th | Third place (2015) |
| Samoa | 4th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2019) |
| Solomon Islands | 8th | Runners-up (1999, 2008, 2019) |
| Tonga | 5th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2012, 2019) |
| Vanuatu | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |

### Did not enter

* Cook Islands
* New Caledonia
* Tahiti
Note: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the International Olympic Committee and thus not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.

## Venues

* New Zealand
* 1 Go Media Stadium
* 2 The Trusts Arena; Douglas Track and Field
* 3 North Harbour Stadium
Group A played all their matches at Mount Smart Stadium, known commercially as "Go Media Stadium," while Group B played all their matches at The Trusts Arena. Mount Smart Stadium also hosted both semi-final matches, while the final was contested at North Harbour Stadium.
New Zealand :
| Auckland |||
| Go Media Stadium |||
| Capacity: 30,000 |||
| The Trusts Arena | North Harbour Stadium |
| Capacity: 4,901 | Capacity: 25,000 |

## Group stage

Eight teams entered the competition and were drawn into 2 groups on 15 June.
All times are local, NZST (UTC+12).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
* ↑ Papua New Guinea were unable to travel to New Zealand prior to their scheduled match on 27 August. The matter was resolved by awarding New Zealand with a 3–0 win.
* ↑ American Samoa withdrew from the tournament on 1 August 2023.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 6 September 2023 – Auckland | 6 September 2023 – Auckland |
| New Zealand | 8 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 9 September 2023 – Auckland | 9 September 2023 – Auckland |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 9 September 2023 – Auckland | 9 September 2023 – Auckland |
| Vanuatu | 0 | New Zealand | 9 |
| 6 September 2023 – Auckland | 6 September 2023 – Auckland | | New Zealand | 9 |
| 6 September 2023 – Auckland | 6 September 2023 – Auckland | Fiji | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | Fiji | 0 |
| Fiji | 3 | | |

### Final

The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Qualified team for the 2024 Summer Olympics

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics |
| New Zealand | 9 September 2023 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2020) |

## Goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.45 goals per match.
5 goals
* Riley Bidois
4 goals
* Jesse Randall
3 goals
* Etonia Dogalau
* Javin Wae
2 goals
* Aporosa Yada
* George Ott
* Aaryan Raj
* Oskar van Hattum
* Greg Siamoa
* Calvin Ohasio
* Junior Rocky
* Nicolas King
* Joe Moses
1 goal
* Brendan McMullen
* William Gillion
* Keegan Kelly
* Luis Toomey
* Ryan Verney
* Kyah Cahill
* Juan Gobbi
* Ben Fox
* Hudyn Irodao
* Dalton Saeni
* Wesley Toitani
* David-John Tuamoheloa
* George Chichirua
* Giniho Tabe
* Ronn Tasarur
1 own goal
* Inoke Turagalailai (against New Zealand)