# OFC U-16 Men's Championship

The OFC Men's U-16 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 16. 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.
Between 1983 and 2017, the tournament was open to teams under-17 years of age and was called the OFC U-17 Championship. Since 2018, the age limit was reduced to under 16 years of age, the tournament is called the OFC U-16 Championship.

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

## Results

The list of winners:
U17 format
| Edition | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Edition | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
| 1 | 1983 Details | Auckland, New Zealand | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | Round robin | New Caledonia |
| 2 | 1986 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | Round robin | Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | 1989 | Australia | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | Round robin | Fiji |
| 4 | 1991 Details | Napier, New Zealand | Australia | Round robin | New Zealand | Fiji | Round robin | No fourth place |
| 5 | 1993 | New Zealand | Australia | 3–0 | Solomon Islands | New Zealand | unknown | Fiji |
| 6 | 1995 | Vanuatu | Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Vanuatu | 3–0 | Solomon Islands |
| 7 | 1997 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–0 | Australia | Solomon Islands | 3–0 | Fiji |
| 8 | 1999 | Ba & Nadi, Fiji | Australia | 5–0 | Fiji | Solomon Islands | unknown | New Caledonia |
| 9 | 2001 Details | Apia, Samoa & Port Vila, Vanuatu | Australia | 3–0 6–0 (9–0) two-legged match | New Zealand | | | |
| 10 | 2003 Details | Pago Pago, American Samoa, Sunshine Coast, Australia & Nouméa, New Caledonia | Australia | 3–1 4–0 (7–1) two-legged match | New Caledonia | | | |
| 11 | 2005 Details | New Caledonia | Australia | 1–0 | Vanuatu | Solomon Islands | 3–1 | New Caledonia |
| 12 | 2007 Details | Pirae, Tahiti | New Zealand | Round robin | Tahiti | Fiji | Round robin | New Caledonia |
| 13 | 2009 Details | Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | Round robin | Tahiti | New Caledonia | Round robin | Vanuatu |
| 14 | 2011 Details | Albany, New Zealand | New Zealand | 2–0 | Tahiti | Solomon Islands | 2–0 | Vanuatu |
| 15 | 2013 Details | Luganville, Vanuatu | New Zealand | Round robin | New Caledonia | Vanuatu | Round robin | Fiji |
| 16 | 2015 Details | Apia, Samoa & Pago Pago, American Samoa | New Zealand | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | Tahiti | Vanuatu | 6–0 | New Caledonia |
| 17 | 2017 Details | Papeete, Tahiti | New Zealand | 7–0 | New Caledonia | | | |
| | 2021 Details | TBC, Fiji | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | | | |
| 18 | 2023 Details | Suva & Ba, Fiji | New Zealand | 1–0 | New Caledonia | Tahiti | 3–0 | Fiji |
U16 format
| Edition | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Edition | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
| 1 | 2018 Details | Honiara, Solomon Islands | New Zealand | 0–0 (5–4 pen.) | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | 2–1 | Fiji |
| 2 | 2024 Details | Papeete, Tahiti | New Zealand | 3–1 | Fiji | New Caledonia | 1–1 (5–4 pen.) | Tahiti |

### Notes

* ↑ The Solomon Islands, which originally finished second in the 2018 OFC U-16 Championship, were found by the OFC to have deliberately fielded overage player Chris Satu during the tournament. As a result, they had forfeited all results and their place in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The decision was appealed by the Solomon Islands Football Federation, and the OFC Executive Committee decided to uphold the appeal on the grounds that the federation had not knowingly broken the rules as Satu had a government issued passport showing his eligibility.

## Performances by country

| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| New Zealand | 10 (1997*, 2007, 2009*, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024) | 6 (1983*, 1986, 1989, 1991*, 1995, 2001) | 1 (1993*) | — |
| Australia | 10 (1983, 1986, 1989*, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003*, 2005) | 1 (1997) | — | — |
| Tahiti | — | 4 (2007*, 2009, 2011, 2015) | 2 (2018, 2023) | 1 (2024) |
| New Caledonia | — | 4 (2003*, 2013, 2017, 2023) | 2 (2009, 2024) | 5 (1983, 1999, 2005*, 2007, 2015) |
| Solomon Islands | — | 2 (1993, 2018*) | 4 (1997, 1999, 2005, 2011) | 1 (1995) |
| Fiji | — | 2 (1999*, 2024) | 2 (1991, 2007) | 6 (1989, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2018, 2023) |
| Vanuatu | — | 1 (2005) | 3 (1995*, 2013*, 2015) | 2 (2009, 2011) |
| Chinese Taipei | — | — | 3 (1983, 1986*, 1989) | — |
| Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | 1 (1986) |
    * = As hosts
Note: no third or fourth place finishes in 1991 (no fourth place finish only), 2001, 2003 and 2017.

## Participating nations
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* SF – Semi-finalists
* GS – Group stage
* PR – Preliminary Round
* × – Did not participate
* × – Withdrew
* – Hosts
* – Not affiliated to OFC
* Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
| Team | 1983 | 1986 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
| American Samoa | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | GS | × | × | × | GS | PR | GS | PR | PR | GS | PR | 10 |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | 11 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | 3 |
| Cook Islands | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | × | GS | GS | × | × | GS | GS | GS | PR | PR | QF | GS | 11 |
| Fiji | GS | GS | 4th | 3rd | 4th | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | × | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 19 |
| New Caledonia | 4th | × | × | × | × | × | × | 4th | × | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 3rd | 13 |
| New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | × | 2nd | GS | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 18 |
| Papua New Guinea | × | 4th | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | × | GS | × | × | GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | × | PR | 10 |
| Samoa | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | × | × | × | PR | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | 10 |
| Solomon Islands | × | × | × | × | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | 3rd | × | × | 3rd | × | GS | SF | 2nd | × | GS | 12 |
| Tahiti | GS | × | × | × | GS | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | × | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 15 |
| Tonga | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | × | × | GS | PR | GS | PR | PR | QF | PR | 11 |
| Vanuatu | × | × | GS | × | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | GS | GS | 2nd | × | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | QF | GS | 16 |

## 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
* – Hosts
* – Not affiliated to OFC
* Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
| Team | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | 2025 | Total |
| Australia | QF | QF | R1 | QF | QF | QF | | 2nd | QF | R1 | R1 | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | AFC member | 10 |
| Fiji | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | 1 |
| New Caledonia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | R1 | Q | 3 |
| New Zealand | | | | | | | R1 | R1 | | | | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Q | 11 |
| Solomon Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R1 | | | 1 |