2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship

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2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship
2024 OFC U-19 siamupini
Tournament details
Host countries	Qualifying stage: Vanuatu Final tournament: Samoa
Dates	Qualifying stage: 9–15 April 2024 Final tournament: 5–18 July 2024
Teams	Final tournament: 8 Total: 11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (9th title)
Runners-up	New Caledonia
Third place	Solomon Islands
Fourth place	Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	61 (3.81 per match)
Attendance	4,350 (272 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Keegan Kelly (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Luka Coveny
Best goalkeeper	Alby Kelly-Heald
Fair play award	New Zealand
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International football competition

The 2024 OFC U-19 Men's Championship was the 24th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania.

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile as the OFC representatives. New Zealand were the defending champions.

Teams

All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC are eligible to enter the tournament.

Starting from 2022, this marked the return of the four-team qualifying stage after absent from 2022.

Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Fiji	23rd	Champions (2014)
New Zealand	23rd	Champions (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022)
New Caledonia	14th	Runners-up (2008)
Papua New Guinea	16th	Fourth place (1978, 1982)
Samoa (hosts)	11th	Quarter-finals (2022)
Solomon Islands	11th	Runners-up (2005, 2011)
Tahiti	13th	Champions (1974, 2008)
Vanuatu	17th	Runners-up (2014, 2016)

Venues

Apia
Apia
FFS Football Stadium
Capacity: 3,500

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 March with teams seeded into pots based upon their ranking at the 2022 OFC U-19 Championship.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Fiji New Zealand	New Caledonia Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti	Papua New Guinea Vanuatu

Squads

Main article: 2024 OFC U-19 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Qualifying stage

The draw for the group stage was held 5 March 2024.

Tiebreakers

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Total points; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Head-to-head result between tied teams; Points in matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in matches among the tied teams; Goals scored in matches among the tied teams; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match): One yellow card: −1 point; Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points; Direct red card: −4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points; Drawing of lots.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

Total points;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Head-to-head result between tied teams;
1. Points in matches among the tied teams;
2. Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
3. Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
- One yellow card: −1 point;
- Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Drawing of lots.

Qualifying group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vanuatu (H)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Final tournament
2	Cook Islands	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
3	Tonga	3	1	1	1	5	7	−2	4
4	American Samoa	3	0	0	3	5	11	−6	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts 9 April 2024 (2024-04-09)12:00

Tonga	1–1	Cook Islands
Teu 90+1'	Report	Tuakanangaro 21'

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, VanuatuAttendance: 350Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia) 9 April 2024 (2024-04-09)15:00

Vanuatu	4–0	American Samoa
Waoute 6' Numake 45', 45+5' Tasarur 70'	Report

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, VanuatuAttendance: 1,000Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji) 12 April 2024 (2024-04-12)12:00

American Samoa	2–3	Cook Islands
Pouli 43' (pen.) Lee 51'	Report	Wichman 15', 45' Lopez 67'

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, VanuatuAttendance: 200Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa) 12 April 2024 (2024-04-12)15:00

Tonga	0–3	Vanuatu
	Report	Teu 60' (o.g.) Luake 68' Loren 88'

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, VanuatuAttendance: 2,000Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands) 15 April 2024 (2024-04-15)12:00

American Samoa	3–4	Tonga
Lee 18' Pouli 69', 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Foliaki 16' Tai 56', 73' Vaekau 59'

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, VanuatuAttendance: 1,000Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea) 15 April 2024 (2024-04-15)15:00

Cook Islands	0–2	Vanuatu
	Report	Natou 45' Waoute 55'

Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, VanuatuAttendance: 3,500Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Solomon Islands	3	3	0	5	0	+5	9	Knockout stage
2	Fiji	3	2	1	9	5	+4	6	Knockout stage
3	Tahiti	3	1	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Vanuatu	3	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: OFC 5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)12:00

Fiji	3–1	Tahiti
Prasad 45+1' Penisoni Tirau 45+6', 48'	Report	Bennett 20'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 200Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand) 5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)15:00

Solomon Islands	1–0	Vanuatu
Laena 17'	Report

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 200Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

8 July 2024 (2024-07-08)12:00

Fiji	0–3	Solomon Islands
	Report	Afi 35' Abana 45+4', 83'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand) 8 July 2024 (2024-07-08)15:00

Vanuatu	0–1	Tahiti
	Report	Papaura 67'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Solomon Islands)

11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)12:00

Vanuatu	1–6	Fiji
Maki 4'	Report	Tirau 13' Afazal 25', 29' Vasconcellos 35', 61' Khan 90+5'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea) 11 July 2024 (2024-07-11)15:00

Tahiti	0–1	Solomon Islands
	Report	Laena 52'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	18	0	+18	9	Knockout stage
2	New Caledonia	3	2	1	4	5	−1	6	Knockout stage
3	Samoa	3	1	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Papua New Guinea	3	0	3	2	15	−13	0

Source: OFC 6 July 2024 (2024-07-06)12:00

New Zealand	3–0	New Caledonia
Ukich 18' (pen.) Watson 45+5' Kelly 53'	Report

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 250Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) 6 July 2024 (2024-07-06)15:00

Samoa	3–1	Papua New Guinea
Trainor 38, 47' Gobbi 82'	Report	Moses 50'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 500Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

9 July 2024 (2024-07-09)12:00

Papua New Guinea	1–2	New Caledonia
Sagana 83'	Report	Qaeze 45+1' Simone 89'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji) 9 July 2024 (2024-07-09)15:00

New Zealand	5–0	Samoa
Phoenix 14', 59' Gillion 36' Partridge 74' Brown 90' (o.g.)	Report

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 500Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)12:00

Papua New Guinea	0–10	New Zealand
	Report	Sloane-Rodrigues 5', 26' Makowem 11', 16' Kelly 18', 58', 71' Walker 67' Ukich 75' Watson 88'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 300Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands) 12 July 2024 (2024-07-12)15:00

New Caledonia	2–1	Samoa
Upa 41' Brunet 45+3'	Report	Vaitusi 16'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 500Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

7th place match

16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)

Tahiti	4–0	Samoa
Teriitematau 32' Papaura 53' Brown 84' (o.g.) Faure 90'	Report

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 250Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

5th place match

16 August 2024 (2024-08-16)

Vanuatu	3–2	Papua New Guinea
Thomas 18', 43' Numake 78'	Report	Moses 22' Natou 37' (o.g.)

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

15 July – Apia

Solomon Islands	2
		18 July – Apia
New Caledonia (a.e.t.)	3
		New Caledonia	0
15 July – Apia
		New Zealand	4
New Zealand	1

Fiji	0
		Third place match

		18 July – Apia

		Solomon Islands	4

		Fiji	2

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

15 July 2024 (2024-07-15)11:00

Solomon Islands	2–3 (a.e.t.)	New Caledonia
Iro 37' Abana 45'	Report	Qaeze 27', 118' Simane 88'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 200Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand) 15 July 2024 (2024-07-15)15:00

New Zealand	1–0	Fiji
Watson 48'	Report

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 300Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Third place match

18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)11:00

Solomon Islands	4–2	Fiji
Francis 48', 65', 90+3' Zopoa 83'	Report	Khan 53' (pen.) Rioa 88' (o.g.)

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 150Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

Final

18 July 2024 (2024-07-18)14:00

New Caledonia	0–4	New Zealand
	Report	Candy 37' Supyk 64', 67' (pen.) Bulkeley 74'

FFS Football Stadium, ApiaAttendance: 500Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup

The following two teams from OFC qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 World Cup
New Caledonia	15 July 2024	0 (debut)
New Zealand	15 July 2024	7 (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)

Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Broadcasting

All games were streamed live and free on FIFA+.

Goalscorers

Notes

The identity of the qualifying winners was not known at the time of the final draw

References

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^ "New Zealand learn opponents for July's OFC U-19 Men's Championship". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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v t e OFC U-19/U-20 Championship
U-20	Tahiti 1974 New Zealand 1978 Fiji 1980 Papua New Guinea 1982 Australia 1985 New Zealand 1986 Fiji 1988 Fiji 1990 Tahiti 1992 Fiji 1994 Tahiti 1997 Samoa 1998 New Caledonia/Cook Islands 2001 Vanuatu/Fiji 2002 Solomon Islands 2005 New Zealand 2007 Tahiti 2008 New Zealand 2011 Fiji 2013 Fiji 2014 Vanuatu 2016
U-19	Tahiti 2018 ~~Samoa 2021~~ (U-20, originally 2020 U-19) Tahiti 2022 Samoa 2024
Squads	1974 1978 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 2011 2013 2014 2016 2018 2022 2024

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