OFC U-19 Men's 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.

OFC U-19 Championship
Organising bodyOFC
Founded1974
RegionOceania
Number of teams11
Current champions New Zealand (9th title)
Most successful team(s) Australia (12 titles)
Websitehttp://www.oceaniafootball.com
2024 OFC U-19 Championship

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

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

Former teams

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Results

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Summaries

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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
3 2024   Samoa  
New Zealand
4–0  
New Caledonia
 
Solomon Islands
4–2  
Fiji
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

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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 9 (1980, 1992, 2007*, 2011*, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) 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) 5 (1988*, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2024)
  Vanuatu 2 (2014, 2016*) 5 (1974,[a] 1990, 2002*, 2007, 2013) 2 (1992, 1994)
  Solomon Islands 2 (2005*, 2011) 3 (1994, 2007, 2024) 3 (1998, 2014, 2018)
  New Caledonia 2 (2008, 2024) 3 (2014, 2018, 2022) 4 (1974, 1980, 2007, 2013)
  Israel 2 (1985, 1986)
  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

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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  
1974
 
1978
 
1980
 
1982
 
1985
 
1986
 
1988
 
1990
 
1992
 
1994
 
1997
 
1998
  
2001
  
2002
 
2005
 
2007
 
2008
 
2011
 
2013
 
2014
  
2016
  
2018
 
2022
 
2024
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 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 24
  Israel × × × × 2nd 2nd × × Part of UEFA 2
  New Caledonia 4th × 4th × × × × × × × × × GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS 4th 3rd SF 3rd 3rd 2nd 14
  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 23
  Papua New Guinea × 4th 6th 4th 6th × GS × 5th GS × × GS GS × × × GS 5th 5th GS GS QF GS 16
  Samoa × × × × × × GS × × GS × GS GS GS GS 7th × × × × PR PR QF GS 11
  Solomon Islands × × × × × × × × × 3rd × 4th GS × 2nd 3rd × 2nd × 4th SF 4th QF 3rd 11
  Tahiti 1st × 5th × × × × 4th 2nd GS 4th × GS × × 5th 1st × × × GS 2nd 4th GS 13
  Tonga × × × × × × × × × × × GS GS GS GS × × × × × PR GS GS PR 8
  Vanuatu 3rd × × × × × GS 3rd 4th 4th × GS GS GS 3rd 6th × 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd GS QF GS 17

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

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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  
1977
 
1979
 
1981
 
1983
 
1985
 
1987
 
1989
 
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 Q 1
  New Zealand R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R2 Q 8
  Tahiti R1 R1 2
  Vanuatu R1 1

References

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  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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