1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament explained

Tourney Name:	OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year:	1988
Country:	Australia and New Zealand
Dates:	15 November 1987 – 27 March 1988
Num Teams:	7
Confederations:	1
Venues:	6
Cities:	6
Matches:	17
Goals:	67
Top Scorer:	Michael McGarry (7 Goals)
Prevseason:	Inaugural
Nextseason:	1991

The 1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) team would qualify directly to complete at the 1988 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.

The qualifications had two rounds. The first round had three teams per group, with the group winner going directly into the second round. The runner-up of each group completed in a one-way play-off to determine who participated in the second round. Israel qualified directly into the second round.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Before the first round begun, Papua New Guinea and Fiji pulled out, leaving each group with only two teams. It was decided to have two match playoffs instead.^[1]

First round

Group one

Papua New Guinea withdraw before the games started

Group two

Fiji withdraw before the games started

Playoff

The losers of each group had a one-off match for a place in the second round

Second round

Final standings and matches

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1988 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football Qualification) . Sport - Olympic . 27 July 2021.
2. Web site: Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament . . 27 July 2021.
3. Web site: 1988 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 27 July 2021.