2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 27 August – 9 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 49 (4.45 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | New Zealand Riley Bidois (5 goals) |
← 2019 2027 → | |
The 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 10th edition of the tournament to select the OFC representative at the Summer Olympics. The tournament was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 27 August to 9 September, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
New Zealand successfully defended their title as the OFC representative.
Teams
[edit ]Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC indicated their intent to participate in the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 9th | Champions (2015) |
| New Zealand (hosts) | 10th | Champions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019) |
| Papua New Guinea | 8th | Third place (2015) |
| Samoa | 4th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2019) |
| Solomon Islands | 8th | Runners-up (1999, 2008, 2019) |
| Tonga | 5th | Group stage (1999, 2004, 2012, 2019) |
| Vanuatu | 8th | Runners-up (2015) |
- Did not enter
Note: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the International Olympic Committee and thus not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.
Venues
[edit ]Group A played all their matches at Mount Smart Stadium, known commercially as "Go Media Stadium," while Group B played all their matches at The Trusts Arena. Mount Smart Stadium also hosted both semi-final matches, while the final was contested at North Harbour Stadium.[1]
| New Zealand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Auckland | ||
| Go Media Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | ||
| The Trusts Arena | North Harbour Stadium | |
| Capacity: 4,901 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
Group stage
[edit ]Eight teams entered the competition and were drawn into 2 groups on 15 June.[1]
All times are local, NZST (UTC+12).
Group A
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea [a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
| 4 | American Samoa [b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| New Zealand | 3–0 Awarded[2] | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Group B
[edit ]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| Tonga | 1–5 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Knockout stage
[edit ]Semi-finals
[edit ]| New Zealand | 8–0 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
[edit ]The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| New Zealand | 9–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Qualified team for the 2024 Summer Olympics
[edit ]The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 September 2023 | 3 (2008, 2012, 2020) |
Goalscorers
[edit ]There were 49 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4.45 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Fiji Brendan McMullen
- New Zealand William Gillion
- New Zealand Keegan Kelly
- New Zealand Luis Toomey
- New Zealand Ryan Verney
- Samoa Kyah Cahill
- Samoa Juan Gobbi
- Solomon Islands Ben Fox
- Solomon Islands Hudyn Irodao
- Solomon Islands Dalton Saeni
- Solomon Islands Wesley Toitani
- Tonga David-John Tuamoheloa
- Vanuatu George Chichirua
- Vanuatu Giniho Tabe
- Vanuatu Ronn Tasarur
1 own goal
- Fiji Inoke Turagalailai (against New Zealand)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Draw confirmed for OFC Men's Olympic Qualifiers 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ a b "New Zealand awarded 3–0 default win after PNG's failure to play Olympic qualifier". Friends of Football NZ. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "AMERICAN SAMOA WITHDRAW FROM OFC MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFIER 2023". Oceania Football. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.