2017 OFC Youth Futsal Tournament explained

Tourney Name:OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
Year:2017
Country:New Zealand
City:Auckland
Dates:4–7 October 2017
Num Teams:7 (men's) + 4 (women's)
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1

The 2017 OFC Youth Futsal tournament was the first edition of the OFC Youth Futsal Tournament (also known as the OFC U-18 Futsal Tournament), the youth international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's and women's national under-18 teams of Oceania. The tournament was held at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland, New Zealand between 4–7 October 2017.[1]

The winners of both the men's and the women's competition – with the exception of New Caledonia who are not an Olympic nation – would directly qualify for the futsal tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] However the qualifying teams cannot be from the same Member Association, so where a country has entered both the men’s and women’s events, the Member Association must nominate their preferred qualification team. It was the first time in Oceania footballs' history that a men's and a women's tournament has been combined.

Teams

Men's

A total of seven (out of 11) OFC members entered the tournament.[1]

Notes

Women's

A total of five (out of 11) OFC members entered the tournament,[1] but two teams withdrew prior to the draw. The Auckland Football Federation were also invited to compete.

Notes

Venue

The matches were played at the Bruce Pulman Arena in Auckland.

Men's tournament

Tourney Name:OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
– Men's
Year:2017
Country:New Zealand
City:Auckland
Dates:4–7 October 2017
Num Teams:7
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:21
Goals:222
Attendance:3900
Top Scorer: Raphael Le'ai
Player: Raphael Le'ai
Goalkeeper: Patrick Steele

The tournament was played in single round-robin format. The draw for the fixtures was held on 6 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).

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Women's tournament

Tourney Name:OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
– Women's
Year:2017
Country:New Zealand
City:Auckland
Dates:4–6 October 2017
Num Teams:4
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Fourth Other:Auckland Football Federation
Matches:12
Goals:88
Attendance:2450
Top Scorer: Macey Fraser
Player: Macey Fraser
Goalkeeper: Rylee Godbold

The tournament was played in double round-robin format. The draw for the fixtures was held on 25 August 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]

All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).

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Qualified teams for Youth Olympics

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics boys' futsal tournament.[4]

TeamQualified ondata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in Youth Olympics
0 (debut)

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics girls' futsal tournament.[5]

TeamQualified ondata-sort-type="number"Previous appearances in Youth Olympics
(confirmed) 0 (debut)
Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Youth Futsal tournament unveiled. 21 August 2017 . Oceaniafootball.com.
  2. Web site: QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018. 23 March 2017. 7 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807215144/https://comiteolimpicoportugal.pt/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/FIFA-Football.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: OFC Youth Futsal draw confirmed. Oceania Football Confederation. 14 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Buenos Aires 2018: men's futsal tournament line-up confirmed. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820124712/https://www.fifa.com/mensyoutholympic/news/y=2018/m=8/news=pending-buenos-aires-2018-participantes-del-torneo-masculino-confirmados.html. dead. 20 August 2018. 19 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Buenos Aires 2018: women's futsal tournament line-up taking shape. https://web.archive.org/web/20180820115349/https://www.fifa.com/womensyoutholympic/news/y=2018/m=8/news=buenos-aires-2018-women-s-futsal-tournament-line-up-taking-shape.html. dead. 20 August 2018. FIFA.com. 19 August 2018.