2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 27 August – 9 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 49 (4.45 per match) |
| Top scorer | Riley Bidois (5 goals) |
← 2019 2027 → | |
The 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament to select the OFC representative at the Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 27 August to 9 September, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
New Zealand successfully defended their title as the OFC representative.
Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC indicated their intent to participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa | ||
| Fiji | 9th | Champions (2015) |
| New Zealand (hosts) | 10th | Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019) |
 Papua New Guinea | 8th | Third place (2015) |
 Samoa | 4th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2019) |
 Solomon Islands | 8th | Runners-up (1999, 2008, 2019) |
 Tonga | 5th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2012, 2019) |
 Vanuatu | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |
- Did not enter
Note: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the International Olympic Committee and thus not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.
Venues
Group A played all their matches at Mount Smart Stadium, known commercially as "Go Media Stadium," while Group B played all their matches at The Trusts Arena. Mount Smart Stadium also hosted both semi-final matches, while the final was contested at North Harbour Stadium.[1]
| New Zealand | ||
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| Auckland | ||
| Go Media Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | ||
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| The Trusts Arena | North Harbour Stadium | |
| Capacity: 4,901 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Group stage
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 September – Auckland | ||||||
| New Zealand | 8 | |||||
| 9 September – Auckland | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 9 | |||||
| 6 September – Auckland | ||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||
| Fiji | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 8–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Report |
Final
The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| New Zealand | 9–0 | Fiji |
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| Report |