OFC U-19 Men's Championship

OFC U-19 Championship
Organiser(s)	OFC
Founded	1974
Region	Oceania
Teams	11
Current champions	New Zealand; (9th title)
Most championships	Australia (12 titles)
Website	http://www.oceaniafootball.com
	2026 OFC U-19 Championship

The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Organiser(s)OFC

Founded1974

RegionOceania

Teams11

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Between 1974 and 2012, the competition was open to teams under 20 years of age and called the OFC U-20 Championship. Since 2014, the age limit was darkreduced to under 19 years of age,^[1] and since 2018, the tournament name was changed to the OFC U-19 Championship.

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Ed.	Year	Hosts	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1	1974	Tahiti	Tahiti	2–0	New Zealand	New Hebrides	–^{[note 1]}	New Caledonia
2	1978	New Zealand	Australia	–^{[note 1]}	Fiji	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Papua New Guinea
3	1980	Fiji	New Zealand	2–0	Australia	Fiji	4–3	New Caledonia
4	1982	Papua New Guinea	Australia	4–3 (a.e.t.)	New Zealand	Fiji	2–1	Papua New Guinea
5	1985	Australia	Australia	–^{[note 1]}	Israel	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Chinese Taipei
6	1986	New Zealand	Australia	–^{[note 1]}	Israel	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Chinese Taipei
7	1988	Fiji	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Fiji
8	1990	Fiji	Australia	–^{[note 1]}	New Zealand	Vanuatu	–^{[note 1]}	Tahiti
9	1992	Tahiti	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Tahiti	Fiji	–^{[note 1]}	Vanuatu
10	1994	Fiji	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	0–0 (4–2 p)	Vanuatu
11	1997	Tahiti	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Fiji	1–1 (5–4 p)	Tahiti
12	1998	Samoa	Australia	2–0	Fiji	New Zealand	2–1	Solomon Islands
13	2001	Cook Islands, New Caledonia	Australia	4–3^{[note 2]}	New Zealand	–^{[note 3]}
14	2002	Fiji, Vanuatu	Australia	15–0^{[note 4]}	Fiji	–^{[note 3]}
15	2005	Solomon Islands	Australia	3–0	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	4–1	Fiji
16	2007	New Zealand	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Fiji	Solomon Islands	–^{[note 1]}	New Caledonia
17	2008	Tahiti	Tahiti	–^{[note 1]}	New Caledonia	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Fiji
18	2011	New Zealand	New Zealand	3–1	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	2–0	Fiji
19	2013	Fiji	New Zealand	–^{[note 1]}	Fiji	Vanuatu	–^{[note 1]}	New Caledonia
20	2014	Fiji	Fiji	–^{[note 1]}	Vanuatu	New Caledonia	–^{[note 1]}	Solomon Islands
21	2016	Vanuatu	New Zealand	5–0	Vanuatu	New Caledonia and Solomon Islands
22	2018	Tahiti	New Zealand	1–0	Tahiti	New Caledonia	4–1	Solomon Islands
23	2022	Tahiti	New Zealand	3–0	Fiji	New Caledonia	1–1 (5–4 p)	Tahiti
24	2024	Samoa	New Zealand	4–0	New Caledonia	Solomon Islands	4–2	Fiji
25	2026	Samoa	New Zealand	2–0	Tahiti	Solomon Islands	1–0	New Caledonia

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Australia	12 (1978, 1982, 1985*, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005)	1 (1980)	–	–
New Zealand	10 (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026)	7 (1974, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001)	5 (1978, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2008)	–
Tahiti	2 (1974, 2008)	2 (1992, 2018)	–	3 (1990, 1997, 2022)
Fiji	1 (2014*)	6 (1978, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2022)	4 (1980*, 1982, 1992, 1997)	5 (1988*, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2024)
Vanuatu	–	2 (2014, 2016*)	5 (1974,^[a] 1990, 2002*, 2007, 2013)	2 (1992, 1994)
New Caledonia	–	2 (2008, 2024)	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)	4 (1974, 1980, 2007, 2013)
Solomon Islands	–	2 (2005*, 2011)	3 (1994, 2007, 2024)	3 (1998, 2014, 2018)
Israel	–	2 (1985, 1986)	–	–
Chinese Taipei	–	–	1 (1988)	2 (1985, 1986)
Papua New Guinea	–	–	–	2 (1978, 1982*)

Team	1974	1978	1980	1982	1985	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1997	1998	2001	2002	2005	2007	2008	2011	2013	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	2026	Years
American Samoa	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	6th	PR	PR	GS	PR	×	7
Australia	×	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	Part of AFC										13
Chinese Taipei	×	×	×	×	4th	4th	3rd	Part of AFC																		3
Cook Islands	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	PR	GS	PR	PR	5
Fiji	×	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	GS	3rd	2nd	GS	2nd	4th	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	1st	GS	GS	2nd	4th	Q	25
Israel	×	×	×	×	2nd	2nd	×	×	Part of UEFA																	2
New Caledonia	4th	×	4th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd	GS	4th	3rd	SF	3rd	3rd	2nd	Q	16
New Zealand	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	GS	GS	1st	3rd	1st	1st	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	Q	25
Papua New Guinea	×	4th	6th	4th	6th	×	GS	×	5th	GS	×	×	GS	GS	×	×	×	GS	5th	5th	GS	GS	QF	GS	Q	17
Samoa	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	7th	×	×	×	×	PR	PR	QF	GS	Q	13
Solomon Islands	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	×	4th	GS	×	2nd	3rd	×	2nd	×	4th	SF	4th	QF	3rd	Q	13
Tahiti	1st	×	5th	×	×	×	×	4th	2nd	GS	4th	×	GS	×	×	5th	1st	×	×	×	GS	2nd	4th	GS	Q	15
Tonga	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	×	PR	GS	GS	PR	PR	8
Vanuatu	3rd	×	×	×	×	×	GS	3rd	4th	4th	×	GS	GS	GS	3rd	6th	×	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	GS	QF	GS	Q	19

Team	1981	1983	1985	1987	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	2025	Total
Australia	QF	R1	R1	R1	4th	4th	QF	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	AFC member									12
Fiji																	R1			R1		2
New Caledonia																					R1	1
New Zealand													R1		R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	R1	8
Tahiti														R1					R1			2
Vanuatu																		R1				1

OFC U-19 Men's Championship

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