OFC U-16/U-17 Championship explained

Current:	2024 OFC U-16 Championship
Organiser:	OFC
Founded:	1983
Number Of Teams:	11
Region:	Oceania
Current Champions:	(9th title)
Most Successful Team:	(10 titles)

The OFC U-16 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 16. The tournament decides the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Between 1983 and 2017, the tournament was open to teams under-17 years of age and was called the OFC U-17 Championship. Since 2018, the age limit was reduced to under 16 years of age, the tournament is called the OFC U-16 Championship.

Eligible teams

All member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation are allowed to enter a team. Teams that have participated in the tournament so far were:

- - - - (member of AFC since 2007)
(member of AFC since 1989)

Results

The list of winners:^[1]

U17 format

Edition	Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=21 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=21 bgcolor=ffffff		Third Place Match
width=15%	Champion	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Second Place	width=15%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth Place
1	1983 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		Round robin			Round robin
2	1986	Kaohsiung, Taiwan		Round robin			Round robin
3	1989	Australia		Round robin			Round robin
4	1991 Details	Napier, New Zealand		Round robin			Round robin	^[2]
5	1993	New Zealand		3 - 0			unknown
6	1995	Vanuatu		1 - 0			3 - 0
7	1997	New Zealand		1 - 0			3 - 0
8	1999	Ba & Nadi, Fiji		5 - 0			unknown
9	2001 Details	Apia, Samoa & Port Vila, Vanuatu		3 - 0 6 - 0 (9 - 0) two-legged match
10	2003 Details	Pago Pago, American Samoa, Sunshine Coast, Australia & Nouméa, New Caledonia		3 - 1 4 - 0 (7 - 1) two-legged match
11	2005 Details	New Caledonia		1 - 0			3 - 1
12	2007 Details	Pirae, Tahiti		Round robin			Round robin
13	2009 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		Round robin			Round robin
14	2011 Details	Albany, New Zealand		2 - 0			2 - 0
15	2013 Details	Luganville, Vanuatu		Round robin			Round robin
16	2015 Details	Apia, Samoa & Pago Pago, American Samoa		1–1 (5–4 pen.)			6–0
17	2017 Details	Papeete, Tahiti		7–0
	2021 Details	TBC, Fiji	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[3]
18	2023 Details	Suva & Ba, Fiji		1–0			3–0

U16 format

Edition	Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff		Third Place Match
width=15%	Champion	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Second Place	width=15%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth Place
1	2018 Details	Honiara, Solomon Islands^[4]		0–0 (5–4 pen.)			2–1
2	2024 Details	Papeete, Tahiti

Notes

Performances by country

width=12%	Team	width=22%	Titles	width=22%	Runners-up	width=22%	Third place	width=22%	Fourth place
	10 (1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005)	1 (1997)	—	—
	9 (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011*, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023)	6 (1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2001)	1 (1993*)	—
	—	4 (2007*, 2009, 2011, 2015)	2 (2018, 2023)	—
	—	4 (2003*, 2013, 2017, 2023)	1 (2009)	5 (1983, 1999, 2005*, 2007, 2015)
	—	2 (1993, 2018*)	4 (1997, 1999, 2005, 2011)	1 (1995)
	—	1 (2005)	3 (1995, 2013, 2015)	2 (2009, 2011)
	—	1 (1999*)	2 (1991, 2007)	6 (1989, 1993, 1997, 2013, 2018, 2023)
	—	—	3 (1983, 1986*, 1989)	—
	—	—	—	1 (1986)

* = As hosts

Note: no third or fourth place finishes in 1991 (no fourth place finish only), 2001, 2003 and 2017.

Participating nations

Legend

1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth placeSF – Semi-finalists

GS – Group stage
PR – Preliminary Round

× – Did not participate × – Withdrew – Hosts – Not affiliated to OFC

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

																			Total
×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	×	×	×	GS	PR	GS	PR	PR	GS	9
1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	AFC member								11
3rd	3rd	3rd	AFC member																3
×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	×	×	GS	GS	GS	PR	PR	QF	10
GS	GS	4th	3rd	4th	GS	4th	2nd	GS	GS	GS	3rd	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	4th	4th	18
4th	×	×	×	×	×	×	4th	×	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	GS	2nd	4th	2nd	GS	2nd	12
2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	×	2nd	GS	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	17
×	4th	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	GS	×	×	GS	GS	GS	SF	GS	×	9
×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	PR	GS	GS	GS	QF	9
×	×	×	×	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	3rd	×	×	3rd	×	GS	SF	2nd	×	11
GS	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	2nd	2nd	2nd	×	2nd	GS	3rd	3rd	14
×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	×	GS	PR	GS	PR	PR	QF	10
×	×	GS	×	GS	3rd	GS	GS	GS	GS	2nd	×	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	QF	15

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

Legend

1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place

QF – Quarterfinals
R2 – Round 2
R1 – Round 1

– Hosts – Not affiliated to OFC

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

																			Total
QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF		2nd	QF	R1	R1	AFC member								10
																R1		R1	2
						R1	R1				R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R1	10
																	R1		1

External links

OFC Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: Oceania U-17 World Cup Qualifiers. RSSSF. 25 January 2013.
Only three teams took part in the competition that year (Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 1991)
Web site: OFC confirms schedule changes. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
Web site: OFC Competition calendar set for 2018. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.