OFC U-16/U-17 Championship

OFC U-16/U-17 Championship
The OFC 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:
(member of AFC since 2007)
(member of AFC since 1989)
Results
The list of winners:
U17 format
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|1
|1983Details
|Auckland, New Zealand
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|2
|1986
|Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|3
|1989
|Australia
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|4
|1991Details
|Napier, New Zealand
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|5
|1993
|New Zealand
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|3–0
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|unknown|
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|6
|1995
|Vanuatu
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|1–0
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|3–0
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|7
|1997
|New Zealand
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|1–0
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|3–0
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|8
|1999
|Ba & Nadi, Fiji
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|5–0
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|unknown|
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|9
|2001Details
|Apia, Samoa & Port Vila, Vanuatu
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|3–0 6–0 (9–0) two-legged match
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|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|10
|2003Details
|Pago Pago, American Samoa, Sunshine Coast, Australia & Nouméa, New Caledonia
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|3–1 4–0 (7–1) two-legged match
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|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|11
|2005Details
|New Caledonia
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|1–0
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|3–1
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|12
|2007Details
|Pirae, Tahiti
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|13
|2009Details
|Auckland, New Zealand
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|14
|2011Details
|Albany, New Zealand
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|2–0
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|2–0
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|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|15
|2013Details
|Luganville, Vanuatu
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|Round robin
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|Round robin
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|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|16
|2015Details
|Apia, Samoa & Pago Pago, American Samoa
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|1–1 (5–4 pen.)
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|6–0
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|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|17
|2017Details
|Papeete, Tahiti
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|7–0
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|18
|2021Details
|TBC, Fiji
|colspan=3|Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic|colspan=3|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|19
|2023Details
|Suva & Ba, Fiji
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|1–0
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|3–0
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U16 format
Notes
Performances by country
* = As hostsNote: 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
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
References
External links
OFC Official Website
Under-17 association football competitions
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