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OFC U-19 Championship
Organising body OFC
Founded1974
Region Oceania
Number of teams11
Current champions  New Zealand (8th title)
Most successful team(s)  Australia (12 titles)
Website http://www.oceaniafootball.com
2022 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.

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.

Eligible teams

Fourteen nations are eligible to participate in the tournament, these are:

Former teams

Results

Summaries

U20 format

Edition Year Host Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1 1974 Tahiti
Tahiti
2–0
New Zealand

New Hebrides

New Caledonia
2 1978 New Zealand
Australia
Round Robin
Fiji

New Zealand
Round Robin
Papua New Guinea
3 1980 Fiji
New Zealand
2–0
Australia

Fiji
4–3
New Caledonia
4 1982 Papua New Guinea
Australia
4–3 (aet)
New Zealand

Fiji
2–1
Papua New Guinea
5 1985 Australia
Australia
Round Robin
Israel

New Zealand
Round Robin
Chinese Taipei
6 1986 New Zealand
Australia
Round Robin
Israel

New Zealand
Round Robin
Chinese Taipei
7 1988 Fiji
Australia
1–0
New Zealand

Chinese Taipei
2–0
Fiji
8 1990 Fiji
Australia
Round Robin
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Round Robin
Tahiti
9 1992 Tahiti
New Zealand
Round Robin
Tahiti

Fiji
Round Robin
Vanuatu
10 1994 Fiji
Australia
1–0
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
0–0 (4–2 on pen)
Vanuatu
11 1997 Tahiti
Australia
2–1
New Zealand

Fiji
1–1 (5–4 on pen)
Tahiti
12 1998 Samoa
Australia
2–0
Fiji

New Zealand
2–1
Solomon Islands
13 2001 New Caledonia & Cook Islands
Australia

New Zealand
No third place match
14 2002 Vanuatu & Fiji
Australia

Fiji
No third place match
15 2005 Solomon Islands
Australia
3–0
Solomon Islands

Vanuatu
4–1
Fiji
16 2007 New Zealand
New Zealand
Round Robin
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Round Robin
New Caledonia
17 2008 Tahiti
Tahiti
Round Robin
New Caledonia

New Zealand
Round Robin
Fiji
18 2011 New Zealand
New Zealand
3–1
Solomon Islands

Vanuatu
2–0
Fiji
19 2013 Fiji
New Zealand
Round Robin
Fiji

Vanuatu
Round Robin
New Caledonia
20 2016 Vanuatu
New Zealand
5–0
Vanuatu
No third place match
21 2018 Tahiti [2]
New Zealand
1–0
Tahiti

New Caledonia
4–1
Solomon Islands
22 2021 Samoa Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [3]

U19 format

Edition Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1 2014 [nb 1] Fiji
Fiji
Round Robin
Vanuatu

New Caledonia
Round Robin
Solomon Islands
2 2022 Tahiti
New Zealand
3–0
Fiji

New Caledonia
1–1 (5–4 on pen)
Tahiti
Notes
  1. ^ The age restriction was reduced to 19 years of age to ensure those who entered were also eligible for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Performances by team

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 8 (1980, 1992, 2007*, 2011*, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022) 7 (1974, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 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) 4 (1988*, 2005, 2008, 2011)
  Vanuatu 2 (2014, 2016*) 5 (1974, [a] 1990, 2002*, 2007, 2013) 2 (1992, 1994)
  Solomon Islands 2 (2005*, 2011) 2 (1994, 2007) 3 (1998, 2014, 2018)
  Israel 2 (1985, 1986)
  New Caledonia 1 (2008) 3 (2014, 2018, 2022) 4 (1974, 1980, 2007, 2013)
  Chinese Taipei 1 (1988) 2 (1985, 1986)
  Papua New Guinea 2 (1978, 1982*)
* = As hosts
Notes
  1. ^ This 1974 third place was achieved by Vanuatu under its former name New Hebrides.

Participating nations

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • 5th–7th – Fifth to Seventh place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • PR – Preliminary round
  • q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to OFC at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA
Team French Polynesia
1974
New Zealand
1978
Fiji
1980
Papua New Guinea
1982
Australia
1985
New Zealand
1986
Fiji
1988
Fiji
1990
French Polynesia
1992
Fiji
1994
French Polynesia
1997
Samoa
1998
New Caledonia Cook Islands
2001
Vanuatu Fiji
2002
Solomon Islands
2005
New Zealand
2007
French Polynesia
2008
New Zealand
2011
Fiji
2013
Fiji
2014
Tonga Vanuatu
2016
Cook Islands French Polynesia
2018
French Polynesia
2022
Years
  American Samoa × × × × × × × × × × × GS × × × × × GS × 6th PR PR GS 6
  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 4
  Fiji × 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 5th 4th 5th 3rd GS 3rd 2nd GS 2nd 4th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd 22
  Israel × × × × 2nd 2nd × × Part of UEFA 2
  New Caledonia 4th × 4th × × × × × × × × × GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS 4th 3rd SF 3rd 3rd 13
  New Zealand 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd GS GS 1st 3rd 1st 1st × 1st 1st 1st 22
  Papua New Guinea × 4th 6th 4th 6th × GS × 5th GS × × GS GS × × × GS 5th 5th GS GS QF 15
  Samoa × × × × × × GS × × GS × GS GS GS GS 7th × × × × PR PR QF 10
  Solomon Islands × × × × × × × × × 3rd × 4th GS × 2nd 3rd × 2nd × 4th SF 4th QF 10
  Tahiti 1st × 5th × × × × 4th 2nd GS 4th × GS × × 5th 1st × × × GS 2nd 4th 12
  Tonga × × × × × × × × × × × GS GS GS GS × × × × × PR GS GS 7
  Vanuatu 3rd × × × × × GS 3rd 4th 4th × GS GS GS 3rd 6th × 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd GS QF 16

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to OFC
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team Tunisia
1977
Japan
1979
Australia
1981
Mexico
1983
Soviet Union
1985
Chile
1987
Saudi Arabia
1989
Portugal
1991
Australia
1993
Qatar
1995
Malaysia
1997
Nigeria
1999
Argentina
2001
United Arab Emirates
2003
Netherlands
2005
Canada
2007
Egypt
2009
Colombia
2011
Turkey
2013
New Zealand
2015
South Korea
2017
Poland
2019
Argentina
2023
Total
  Australia QF R1 R1 R1 4th 4th QF R2 R1 R2 R1 R1 AFC member 12
  Fiji R1 R1 2
  New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 7
  Tahiti R1 R1 2
  Vanuatu R1 1

References

  1. ^ "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.

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