2017 OFC U-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 17th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in Tahiti between 11 and 24 February 2017.
11–24 February 2017 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 1 confederation)
| Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2017 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Samoa (preliminary stage) Tahiti (final stage) |
| Dates | 4–8 July 2016 (preliminary stage) 11–24 February 2017 (final stage) |
| Teams | 8 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 73 (4.87 per match) |
| Top scorer | Charles Spragg (7 goals) |
| Best player | Charles Spragg |
| Best goalkeeper | Zac Jones |
| Fair play award | New Zealand |
← 2015 2018 → | |
In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup.[1] So the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Format
The qualification structure is as follows:[1]
- First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga played a round-robin tournament in Samoa. The winner qualified for the tournament.
- Tournament (2017 OFC U-17 Championship): A total of eight teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the first round winner) played the tournament in Tahiti. For the group stage, they were divided into two groups of four teams. The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage (semi-finals and final) to decide the winner of the 2017 OFC U-17 Championship and the two teams that qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Teams
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification. It is only the third time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.
| Seeding | Teams | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round entrants | 4 | |
| Second round entrants | 7 |
Squads
Venues
The final round of the tournament were played in two venues in Tahiti.[2]
| Pirae | Mahina |
|---|---|
| Stade Pater | Stade Mahina |
| 17.7308985°S 168.315498°E | |
| Capacity:11,700 | Capacity:2,500 |
  Pirae Mahina 2017 OFC U-17 Championship (Tahiti) | |
Match officials
- Referees
Salesh Chand
Médéric Lacour
Matt Conger
Nelson Sogo- Hamilton Siau
- George Time
Norbert Hauata- Kader Zitouni
Roger Adams
Arnold Tari
- Assistant Referees
John Pareanga- Noah Kusunan
Tevita Makasini- Folio Moeaki
- Sione Teu
- Marc Sinyeue
- Gareth Sheehan
- Wase Bafinu
Malaetala Sofe- Denson Sale[3]
First round
The preliminary tournament was hosted by Samoa between 2 and 8 July 2016. Due to unforeseen circumstances, matchday one was postponed from 2 to 4 July, and matchday 2 was postponed from 5 to 6 July.[4] The winner qualified for the final tournament.
All times are local, WST (UTC+13).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Second round |
| 2 |  Cook Islands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Tonga |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  American Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Tonga | 2–3 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
Faivailo  45'Tokotaha 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Tomasi  19' (o.g.)Tiputoa 20'Ngametua 89' |
| Samoa | 3–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Sauiluma 4' Tumua 68', 73' |
Report |
| American Samoa | 1–3 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Pouli 29' |
Report | Tiputoa 21', 25' Ngametua 90+3' |
| American Samoa | 0–2 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kau 11' Kite 32' |
| Cook Islands | 0–2 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Savelio 90+1' Sauiluma 90+4' |
Second round
The final tournament was scheduled for 11–24 February 2017 (originally 15–29 January 2017).[11] Tahiti were announced as the host in December 2015.[12]
The draw was held on 18 July 2016.[13] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Tahiti were assigned to position A1 in the draw. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times are local, TAHT (UTC−10).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tahiti (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Vanuatu |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
| New Caledonia | 3–2 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Gope-Fenepej 5', 31' Iwa 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Kapai 35' Kerobin 64' |
| Papua New Guinea | 3–3 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Pukue 16' Kerobin 45+4' (pen.), 81' |
Report | Ngwele 25', 55' Maguekon 83' |
| Tahiti | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Beaumert 45+3' |
Report | Caihe 90+1' |
Group A matches of matchday 3 were moved from Stade Mahina, Mahina to Stade Pater, Pirae due to adverse weather conditions.[14]
| Vanuatu | 2–3 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Tari 84' Napau 88' (pen.) |
Report | Thahnaena 37' Gope-Fenepej 72'Iwa 75' (pen.) |
| Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| J. Allen 71' Simongi 87' |
Report | Kaspard 10' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Solomon Islands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Fiji |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
| Fiji | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Dau 4' |
Report | Mana 52' |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 3' Spragg 84' |
Report | Kaoni 48' |
| Solomon Islands | 12–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Mekawir 9', 19', 30' Toata 29'Kaoni 45+4', 67', 80', 88'Keana 53', 65'Allen 57', 79' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 February – Mahina | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 3 | |||||
| 24 February – Pirae | ||||||
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 0 | |||||
| 21 February – Mahina | ||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| New Caledonia | 3–2 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Bako 23' Jeno 68'Longue 80' |
Report | Toata 62' Allen 90+4' |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Pukue 3' (o.g.) Whyte 90+3' |
Report | Kerobin 34' |
Final
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- Charles Spragg
- 5 goals
- Junior Kaoni
- 4 goals
- Barthy Kerobin
- Max Mata
- Matthew Palmer
- 3 goals
- Conroy Tiputoa
- Ratu Dau
- Paul Gope-Fenepej
- Junior Allen
- Ali Mekawir
- 2 goals
- Kimiora Ngametua
- Bernard Iwa
- Matthew Jones
- Elijah Just
- Oliver Whyte
- Willie Sauiluma
- Dilo Tumua
- Don Keana
- Steward Toata
- Tevita Kau
- Dilland Ngwele
- 1 goal
Takai Pouli- Semi Matalau
- Pierre Bako
- Robert Caihe
- Abiezer Jeno
- Vita Longue
- Lionel Thahnaena
- Liberato Cacace
- Matthew Conroy
- Willem Ebbinge
- Kingsley Sinclair
- Jake Williams
- Jonathan Allen
- Kimson Kapai
- Aben Pukue
- Emmanuel Simongi
- Lotial Mano
- Osa Savelio
- Elis Mana
- Kalahani Beaumert
- Eddy Kaspard
- Yann Vivi
- Kalakaua Faivailo
- Ofa Kite
- Petueli Tokotaha
- Zidane Maguekon
- Rhydley Napau
- Jayson Tari
- 1 own goal
- Aben Pukue (playing against New Zealand)
- Pesamino Tomasi (playing against Cook Islands)
Awards
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.[15]
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Charles Spragg |
| Golden Glove | Zac Jones |
| Golden Boot | Charles Spragg (7 goals) |
| Fair Play Award | New Zealand |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 21 February 2017 | 7 (1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
| New Caledonia | 21 February 2017 | 0 (Debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.