2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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2023 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament
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Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates27 August – 9 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Runners-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored49 (4.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Riley Bidois (5 goals)
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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.

Contents

New Zealand successfully defended their title as the OFC representative.

Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC indicated their intent to participate in the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 4thGroup stage (2004, 2012, 2019)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 9thChampions (2015)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (hosts)10thChampions (1999, 2008, 2012, 2019)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 8thThird place (2015)
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4thGroup stage (1999, 2004, 2019)
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 8thRunners-up (1999, 2008, 2019)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 5thGroup stage (1999, 2004, 2012, 2019)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 8thRunners-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

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Host city and venues of the 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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]

Auckland
North Harbour Stadium The Trusts Arena Go Media Stadium
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 4,901Capacity: 30,000
North harbour stadium.JPG Trusts Stadium From Central Park Drive.jpg Mt SS.jpg

Group stage

Eight teams entered the competition and were drawn into 2 groups on 15 June. [1]

All times are local, NZST (UTC+12).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)220061+56Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 21013303
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea [lower-alpha 1] 200205−50
4Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa [lower-alpha 2] 00000000Withdrew
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ Papua New Guinea were unable to travel to New Zealand prior to their scheduled match on 27 August. The matter was resolved by awarding New Zealand with a 3–0 win. [2]
  2. ↑ American Samoa withdrew from the tournament on 1 August 2023. [3]
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–0
Awarded [2] 		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 531
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg0–2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 489
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3300111+109Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 320174+36
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 310246−23
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3003112−110
Source: OFC
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg3–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 90
Referee: CK Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg3–1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–5Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 6 September 2023
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8
 
 9 September 2023
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9
 
 6 September 2023
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3
 

Semi-finals

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg8–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 188
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg0–3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Go Media Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,145
Referee: Alex King (Australia)

Final

The winner qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg9–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Qualified team for the 2024 Summer Olympics

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in the Summer Olympics
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9 September 20233 (2008, 2012, 2020)

Goalscorers

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

1 own goal

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References

  1. 1 2 "Draw confirmed for OFC Men's Olympic Qualifiers 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand awarded 3–0 default win after PNG's failure to play Olympic qualifier". Friends of Football NZ. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "AMERICAN SAMOA WITHDRAW FROM OFC MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFIER 2023". Oceania Football. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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