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The 2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship was the 21st edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16/under-17 national teams of Oceania. The final tournament was played in Pirae, Tahiti, from 28 July to 10 August 2024.[1] Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Host countriesQualifying stage:
Tonga
Final tournament:
Tahiti
DatesQualifying stage:
13–19 April 2024
Final tournament:
28 July – 10 August 2024
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 11 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
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2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
Tonga
Final tournament:
Tahiti
DatesQualifying stage:
13–19 April 2024
Final tournament:
28 July – 10 August 2024
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 11 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (10th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place Tahiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored77 (4.28 per match)
Attendance3,500 (194 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Aaron Cartwright (7 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Aaron Cartwright
Best goalkeeperNew Caledonia Nicolas Kutran
Fair play award Tahiti
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The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the OFC representatives.[2][3] New Zealand successfully defended the title from 2023.

Teams

All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament.

In 2022 and 2023, male youth OFC tournaments did not have a four-team qualifying stage, and all teams competed in one tournament.[4] This was reversed for the 2024 tournament.[5]

Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).

More information Team, Appearance ...
Team Appearance Previous best performance
 American Samoa10thGroup stage (1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2023)
 Cook Islands11thQuarter-finals (2023)
 Fiji19thRunners-up (1999)
 New Caledonia13thRunners-up (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023)
 New Zealand18thChampions (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023)
 Papua New Guinea10thSemi-finals (2017), Fourth place (1986)
 Samoa10thQuarter-finals (2023)
 Solomon Islands10thRunners-up (1993, 2018)
 Tahiti (hosts)15thRunners-up (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
 Tonga11thQuarter-finals (2023)
 Vanuatu16thRunners-up (2005)
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Venues

More information Pirae ...
Pirae
Stade PaterStade Fautaua
Capacity: 11,700Capacity: 5,000
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Qualifying stage

The draw for the group stage was held 5 March 2024.[5]

Tiebreakers

More information Tie-breaking criteria for group play ...
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Qualifying group

Main article: 2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship qualification

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Solomon Islands Tonga Papua New Guinea American Samoa
1  Solomon Islands 3 3 0 0 29 0 +29 9 Qualify for Final tournament — — — 6–0
2  Tonga (H) 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6 0–9 — 7–0 —
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 3 22 −19 3 0–14 — — 3–1
4  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0 — 0–3 — —
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Source: OFC[7]
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Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 March with teams seeded into pots based upon their ranking at the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship.[5][8]

More information Pot 1, Pot 2 ...
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 New Caledonia
 New Zealand		  Fiji
 Samoa
 Tahiti
 Vanuatu		  Cook Islands
 Solomon Islands[a]
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Group stage

All times are local, TAHT (UTC-10).

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 9 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 6 10 −4 6
3  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3 5th place match
4  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 7th place match
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Source: OFC
More information New Zealand, 9–0 ...
New Zealand 9–0 Vanuatu
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[9]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
More information Fiji, 2–1 ...
Fiji 2–1 Cook Islands
  • Shankar 58', 90+6'
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  • Rasmussen 12'
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[10]
Referee: Peter Olomaga (Samoa)
More information New Zealand, 7–1 ...
New Zealand 7–1 Fiji
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  • Rasorewa 21'
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[11]
More information Cook Islands, 3–1 ...
Cook Islands 3–1 Vanuatu
  • Webb 47' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
  • Rasmussen 60'
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  • Taravaki 12'
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
More information Cook Islands, 0–7 ...
Cook Islands 0–7 New Zealand
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  • Smith 2', 10'
  • Banza 14'
  • Britton 29', 43', 90+5'
  • Perniskie 64'
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[12]
More information Vanuatu, 2–3 ...
Vanuatu 2–3 Fiji
  • Manipen 8'
  • Taravaki 52'
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  • Samy 34'
  • Shankar 44'
  • Rasorewa 80'
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[13]

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (H) 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
3  Samoa 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 5th place match
4  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3 7th place match
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Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
More information New Caledonia, 0–2 ...
New Caledonia 0–2 Samoa
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  • Nyikeine red-colored football 17' (o.g.)
  • Enoka 40'
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Attendance: 200[14]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
More information Tahiti, 2–1 ...
Tahiti 2–1 Solomon Islands
  • Colombani 48'
  • Brown 83'
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  • Kwaimasia 3'
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Attendance: 300[15]
Referee: Chris Bennett (New Zealand)
More information Solomon Islands, 3–1 ...
Solomon Islands 3–1 Samoa
  • Makana 64'
  • Sihiu 65'
  • Kwaimasia 82'
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  • Hansell 37'
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Attendance: 150[16]
Referee: Adam Bavcar (Australia)
More information New Caledonia, 1–2 ...
New Caledonia 1–2 Tahiti
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  • Colombani 40' (pen.), 79'
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Attendance: 350[17]
More information Solomon Islands, 2–6 ...
Solomon Islands 2–6 New Caledonia
  • Makana 53'
  • Sihiu 67'
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  • Ijelipa 17', 35', 62', 80'
  • Pautre 77'
  • Trohmae 86'
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Attendance: 100[18]
Referee: Shane Skinner (Australia)
More information Samoa, 1–2 ...
Samoa 1–2 Tahiti
  • Edward 45+1'
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  • Tereroa 12'
  • Arapahi 78'
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Attendance: 250[19]
Referee: Chris Bennett (New Zealand)

7th place match

More information Vanuatu, 0–1 ...
Vanuatu 0–1 Solomon Islands
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 50[20]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

5th place match

More information Cook Islands, 1–2 ...
Cook Islands 1–2 Samoa
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  • Kapisi 6', 8'
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Stade Fautaua, Pirae
Attendance: 100[21]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 August – Pirae
 
 
 New Zealand5
 
10 August – Pirae
 
 New Caledonia0
 
 New Zealand3
 
7 August – Pirae
 
 Fiji1
 
 Tahiti1
 
 
 Fiji2
 
Third place match
 
 
10 August – Pirae
 
 
 New Caledonia (p)1 (5)
 
 
 Tahiti1 (4)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

More information New Zealand, 5–0 ...
New Zealand 5–0 New Caledonia
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Attendance: 300[22]
More information Tahiti, 1–2 ...
Tahiti 1–2 Fiji
  • Kubucaucau red-colored football 70' (o.g.)
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Attendance: 500[23]

Third place match

Winner qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

More information New Caledonia, 1–1 ...
New Caledonia 1–1 Tahiti
  • Iopue 25'
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  • Tereroa 64'
Penalties
5–4
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Attendance: 500[24]

Final

More information New Zealand, 3–1 ...
New Zealand 3–1 Fiji
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  • Khan 28'
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Attendance: 200[25]

Broadcasting

All games will be streamed live and free on FIFA+.[8]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[26]

More information Award, Player ...
Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Aaron Cartwright
Golden Boot New Zealand Aaron Cartwright
Golden Gloves New Caledonia Nicolas Kutran
Fair Play  Tahiti
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Goalscorers

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following three teams from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

More information Team, Qualified on ...
Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
 New Zealand7 August 202410 (1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
 Fiji0 (debut)
 New Caledonia10 August 20242 (2017, 2023)
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

  1. [a]
    The identity of the qualifying winners was not known at the time of the final draw

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