2026 OFC U-16 Men's Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| City | Port Moresby |
| Dates | 12–25 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2025 TBD → | |
The 2026 OFC U-16 Men's Championship will be the 23rd edition of the OFC U-16 Men's Championship, the international youth football championship organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16 national teams of Oceania. The final tournament will be played in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 12 to 25 July 2026.[1]
Teams
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament, but only 8 played in the final tournament
Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa | 12th | Group stage (1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2023) |
 Cook Islands | 13th | Eighth place (2025) |
 Fiji | 21st | Runners-up (1999, 2024) |
 New Caledonia | 15th | Runners-up (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023, 2025) |
 New Zealand | 20th | Champions (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
 Papua New Guinea (hosts) | 12th | Semi-finals (2017), Fourth place (1986, 2025) |
 Samoa | 12th | Quarter-finals (2023) |
 Solomon Islands | 12th | Runners-up (1993, 2018) |
 Tahiti | 16th | Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) |
 Tonga | 13th | Quarter-finals (2023) |
 Vanuatu | 18th | Runners-up (2005) |
