2013 OFC U-17 Championship explained

Tourney Name:OFC U-17 Championship
Other Titles:Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2013
Year:2013
Country:Vanuatu
Dates:17–25 April
Num Teams:6
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:5
Second:NCL
Third:VAN
Fourth:FIJ
Matches:15
Goals:55
Attendance:62250
Top Scorer: Stuart Holthusen
Monty Patterson
(6 goals each)
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2015

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 futsal sides in national competition.[2]

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]

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

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Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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]

All times are local time

Matchday 1

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Matchday 2

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Matchday 3

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Matchday 4

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Matchday 5

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Schedule set for OFC competitions . . 28 November 2012 . 2013-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130209224251/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/5f442783-6a6f-4b0d-aae2-0685fcc68c49/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 9 February 2013 . dead .
  2. News: Katukatus, Mamulas miss out in 2013 . . 8 February 2013 . 2013-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208131950/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/3e4117f1-410d-4828-b736-d06f5abb73ad/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 8 February 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: OFC U-17 Preliminary Schedule & Results . . 2012-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208190515/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/ScheduleandResults/tabid/1015/Competition/59727843-ef42-4d6b-8fd5-2d9e1c542fec/CompTitle/OFC%20U-17%20Preliminary/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 8 February 2013 . dead .
  4. News: Path to World Cup laid out for U-17s . . 13 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130214114301/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/25f3671e-9b52-4f82-966e-02ff8fda4ba1/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 14 February 2013 .