2013 OFC U-17 Championship
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The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the OFC's Under 17 championship, the biennial football championship of the Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium, Luganville in Vanuatu from 17 to 27 April.[1] 6 teams contested the final round of the championship after the Solomon Islands Football Federation withdrew, as it could only financially support its beach soccer and futsal sides in national competition.[2]
| Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Vanuatu |
| Dates | 17–25 April |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  Vanuatu |
| Fourth place |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 62,250 (4,150 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Stuart Holthusen Monty Patterson (6 goals each) |
← 2011 2015 → | |
As winners, New Zealand qualified as Oceania's representative for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Solomon Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu (Host nation)
- Cook Islands (preliminary round winner)
A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the Samoan Football Federation between 22 and 26 January 2013.[3]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| American Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 |
All Times are local Time (UTC+14:00)
- 4 goals
- Sinisa Tua
- Hemaloto Polovili
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Kaleopa Siligi
- Filisi Keni
- Maro Bonsu-Maro
- 1 goal
| Player of the tournament | Best goalkeeper | Top scorer | Fairplay Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleopa Siligi | Keegan Inia | Hemaloto Polovili, Sinisa Tua (4 goals) | Tonga |
The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the Oceania Football Confederation on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup[4]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 15 |
| New Caledonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 |
| Vanuatu | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| Fiji | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
All times are local time (UTC+11:00)
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- ^ "Katukatus, Mamulas miss out in 2013". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "OFC U-17 Preliminary Schedule & Results". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ^ "Path to World Cup laid out for U-17s". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013.