2015 OFC U-17 Championship

The 2015 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in American Samoa and Samoa from 13 to 26 January 2015.[1][2][3]

2015 OFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesAmerican Samoa
Samoa
Dates13–26 January
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored178 (6.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands Larry Zama
(13 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Logan Rogerson
Best goalkeeperFrench Polynesia Vaiarii Halligan
Fair play award American Samoa
2013
2017

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified as the OFC representative for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Participating teams edit

All 11 eligible teams participated in the tournament. It is only the second time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.[1]

Venues edit

Squads edit

Group stage edit

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2014, with each group played as a round-robin tournament.[1][4] The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A edit

All matches were played in Samoa.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  New Zealand5500295+2415Advance to knock-out stage
2  New Caledonia5401228+1412
3  Papua New Guinea521295+47
4  Fiji52121012−27
5  Samoa (H)5104722−153
6  Cook Islands5005227−250
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Samoa  0–3  New Caledonia
ReportNelson Kaï 24'
Henri Boucheron 56'
Jean-Marc Kaudre 80'
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Papua New Guinea  0–0  Fiji
Report

New Caledonia  5–1  Fiji
Joris Kenon 29'
Nelson Kaï 42'
Joseph Hnagone 44'
Marino Akapo 66'
82' (o.g.)
ReportSimeli Batiratu 12'
Cook Islands  1–5  Samoa
Samuel Koiatu 29'ReportMose Sofala 8'
24' (o.g.)
David Wensley 55', 61'
Frank Mariner 68'


Papua New Guinea  1–2  New Caledonia
Oswald Bade 76'ReportMarino Akapo 51' (pen.)
Joris Kenon 56'

Group B edit

All matches were played in American Samoa.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Tahiti4400290+2912Advance to knock-out stage
2  Vanuatu4301243+219
3  Solomon Islands4202246+186
4  Tonga4103332−293
5  American Samoa (H)4004039−390
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
American Samoa  0–13  Vanuatu
ReportSylvain Worworbu 8', 62', 71', 83'
Nicky Obed 22'
Simeon Joshua 38'
Abednigo Sau 51', 53', 67'
Frederick Massing 53' (pen.)
Max Unuga 73' (pen.), 75'
Ronaldo Wilkins 90+1'




Note: The last round of matches were moved from Pago Park Soccer Stadium to Kanana Fou Theological Seminary due to wet weather and deteriorating pitch conditions.[5]

Knock-out stage edit

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 January 2015
 
 
 New Zealand5
 
26 January 2015
 
 Vanuatu1
 
 New Zealand (p)1 (5)
 
24 January 2015
 
 Tahiti1 (4)
 
 Tahiti3
 
 
 New Caledonia2
 
Third place
 
 
26 January 2015
 
 
 Vanuatu6
 
 
 New Caledonia0

Semi-finals edit

Third place match edit

Vanuatu  6–0  New Caledonia
Sylvain Worworbu 3', 53', 90+1'
Sam Tiaou 45+1' (o.g.)
Ronaldo Wilkins 55'
Xavier Jimmy 84'
Report
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Final edit

No extra time was played. New Zealand won the fifth title in a row and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while Tahiti lost for the final for the fourth time in five years.

Awards edit

The Golden Ball Award is awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award is awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.[6]

AwardRecipient
Golden Ball Logan Rogerson
Golden Glove Vaiarii Halligan
Golden Boot Larry Zama (13 goals)
Fair Play Award  American Samoa

Goalscorers edit

13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
6 goals
  • Abednigo Sau
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Path to World Cup glory laid out for U-17s". OFC. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  2. ^ "American Samoa to host OFC U-17 Championship". Football Federation American Samoa. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Full set on the starting blocks for Oceania's Chile charge". FIFA. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Draw for the OFC U-17 Championship" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  5. ^ "Venue switch in Pago Pago". OFC. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "New Zealand book their ticket to Chile". OFC. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-27.

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