2013 OFC U-17 Championship

The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the OFC's Under 17 championship, the biennial football championship of the Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium, Luganville in Vanuatu from 17 to 27 April.[1] 6 teams contested the final round of the Championship after the Solomon Islands Football Federation withdrew, as it could only financially support its Beach Soccer and Fustal sides in national competition.[2]

2013 OFC U-17 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2013
Tournament details
Host countryVanuatu
Dates17–25 April
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored55 (3.67 per match)
Attendance62,250 (4,150 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Stuart Holthusen
New Zealand Monty Patterson
(6 goals each)

As winners, New Zealand qualified as Oceania's representative for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Solomon Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.

Preliminary round

A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the Samoan Football Federation between 22 and 26 January 2013.[3]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
 American Samoa 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
 Samoa 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
Source:

All Times are local Time (UTC+14:00)

Samoa 2–2 American Samoa
Filisi Keni 15', 69' (pen.) Report Kaleopa Siligi 10'
Sinisi Tua 35'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Tonga 1–7 Cook Islands
Hemaloto Polovili 41' Report Maro Bonsu-Maro 6', 37'
Pekay Edwards 9'
Sunai Joseph 19'
Mateo Pahulu 43' (o.g.)
Wiremu Temata 45'
Morgan Wichman 55'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Samoa 3–2 Tonga
Paulo Scanlan 16', 51', 53' report Hemaloto Polovili 50', 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
Cook Islands 0–3 American Samoa
report Sinisi Tua 19', 90+2'
Kaleopa Siligi 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)
Cook Islands 2–1 Samoa
Takuina Tararo 59'
Dwayne Tiputoa 86'		 report Sue Pelesa 23'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
American Samoa 2–3 Tonga
Paia Ipiniu 1'
Sinisa Tua 48'		 report Uasi Talanoa 71'
Hemaloto Polovili 87'
Taniela Vaka'uta 90+2'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Goalscorers
4 goals
  • American Samoa Sinisa Tua
  • Tonga Hemaloto Polovili
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Cook Islands Pekay Edwards
  • Cook Islands Sunai Joseph
  • Cook Islands Wiremu Temata
  • Cook Islands Morgan Wichman
  • Cook Islands Takuina Tararo
  • Cook Islands Dwayne Tiputoa
  • Samoa Sue Pelesa
  • American Samoa Paia Ipiniu
  • Tonga Uasi Talanoa
  • Tonga Taniela Vaka'uta
Player of the tournament Best goalkeeper Top scorer Fairplay Award
American Samoa Kaleopa Siligi Cook Islands Keegan Inia Tonga Hemaloto Polovili, American Samoa Sinisa Tua (4 goals)  Tonga

Final round

The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the Oceania Football Confederation on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup[4]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 5 5 0 0 23 3 +20 15
 New Caledonia 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9
 Vanuatu 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3 8
 Fiji 5 2 1 2 10 8 +2 7
 Papua New Guinea 5 1 1 3 2 8 −6 4
 Cook Islands 5 0 0 5 1 23 −22 0
Source:

All times are local time (UTC+11:00)

Matchday 1
New Zealand 9–0 Cook Islands
Ford Henry 5' (o.g.)
Monty Patterson 9', 21' (31)
Stuart Holthusen 23', 33'
Alex Rufer 43'
Meysum Shafahi 82', 91'		 report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Fiji 0–3 New Caledonia
report Valentin Nykeine 18', 30'
Anthony Kaï 35'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu
Nicky Benjamin 69' report Jaison Thomas 77'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

Matchday 2
Cook Islands 0–1 Papua New Guinea
report Steven Inia 56'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 1–1 Fiji
Remy Kalsrap 82' report Iosefo Verevou 49'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 0–4 New Zealand
report Elijah Neblett 11'
Alex Rufer 46', 70'
Monty Patterson 77'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Albert Maru (Papua New Guinea)

Matchday 3
Fiji 2–0 Papua New Guinea
Jonetani Buksh 21'
Iosefo Verevou 49'		 report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
New Caledonia 5–0 Cook Islands
Ben Wamowe 34'
Macinou Wamai 42', 45'
Raymond Xanatre 46'
Jim Ouka 81' (pen.)		 report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Vanuatu 1–2 New Zealand
Alex Saniel 22' report Stuart Holthusen 19'
Elijah Neblett 79'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)

Matchday 4
Cook Islands 1–3 Vanuatu
Morgan Wichman 87' report Alex Saniel 14'
Ruben Frank 34'
Etienne Naeiu 58'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Albert Maru (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea 0–1 New Caledonia
report Valentin Nykeine 32'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 4–2 Fiji
Elijah Neblett 17'
Andre de Jong 70'
Monty Patterson 73' (pen.)
Andrew Blake 85'		 report Ravnit Chand 54'
Iosefo Verevou 90+3' (pen.)
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Matchday 5
New Zealand 4–0 Papua New Guinea
Stuart Holthusen 57', 60', 82'
Monty Patterson 73'		 Report
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Cook Islands 0–5 Fiji
Report Jonetani Buksh 29'
Iosefo Verevou 52', 82'
Suliano Tawananakoro 58'
Shalvin Sharma 89'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia 1–3 Vanuatu
Jim Ouka 74' Report Ruben Frank 22'
Justin Koka 50'
Jaison Thomas 58'
Chapuis stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

References
  1. "Schedule set for OFC competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. "Katukatus, Mamulas miss out in 2013". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. "OFC U-17 Preliminary Schedule & Results". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  4. "Path to World Cup laid out for U-17s". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013.
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