2015 OFC U-17 Championship

Soccer tournament in Oceania

2015 OFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	American Samoa Samoa
Dates	13–26 January
Teams	11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up	Tahiti
Third place	Vanuatu
Fourth place	New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	178 (6.14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Larry Zama (13 goals)
Best player(s)	Logan Rogerson
Best goalkeeper	Vaiarii Halligan
Fair play award	American Samoa
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International football competition

The 2015 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in American Samoa and Samoa from 13 to 26 January 2015.^[1]^[2]^[3]

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified as the OFC representative for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Participating teams

All 11 eligible teams participated in the tournament. It is only the second time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.^[1]

Venues

Apia, Samoa
J. S. Blatter Complex
Capacity:3,500
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Pago Park Soccer Stadium
Capacity:2,000
Kanana Fou Theological Seminary (emergency venue)
Capacity:

Apia

Pago Pago

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The two host cities lie about 120 km apart.

Squads

Group stage

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 November 2014, with each group played as a round-robin tournament.^[1]^[4] The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

All matches were played in Samoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	5	5	0	0	29	5	+24	15	Advance to knock-out stage
2	New Caledonia	5	4	0	1	22	8	+14	12	Advance to knock-out stage
3	Papua New Guinea	5	2	1	2	9	5	+4	7
4	Fiji	5	2	1	2	10	12	−2	7
5	Samoa (H)	5	1	0	4	7	22	−15	3
6	Cook Islands	5	0	0	5	2	27	−25	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

13 January 2015

14:00 UTC+12

Samoa	0–3	New Caledonia
	Report	Kaï 24' Boucheron 56' Kaudre 80'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

13 January 2015

16:30 UTC+12

Cook Islands	0–3	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Kambula 13' Tokwakwasi 75' Tupani 90'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Ichikawa Polovili (Tonga)

13 January 2015

19:00 UTC+12

Fiji	0–6	New Zealand
	Report	McGarry 12', 33' Rogerson 17', 55' Mata 69' (pen.) Probert 90+1' (pen.)

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

15 January 2015

14:00 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	0–0	Fiji
	Report

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

15 January 2015

16:30 UTC+12

New Zealand	9–1	Samoa
4' (o.g.) Kiore 16' Anderson 28', 80' (pen.) Woodlock 45+1' Rogerson 63', 70', 87' Probert 84'	Report	Frank Mariner 90'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Ichikawa Polovili (Tonga)

15 January 2015

19:00 UTC+12

New Caledonia	8–1	Cook Islands
Poanoui 4', 55' Guseal 5' Boucheron 29', 90+2' 50' (o.g.) Kenon 57' Betoulle 76'	Report	Mariri 10'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

17 January 2015

14:00 UTC+12

New Caledonia	5–1	Fiji
Kenon 29' Kaï 42' Hnagone 44' Akapo 66' 82' (o.g.)	Report	Batiratu 12'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

17 January 2015

16:30 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	0–3	New Zealand
	Report	Anderson 32' Mata 65' Kiore 80' (pen.)

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

17 January 2015

19:00 UTC+12

Cook Islands	1–5	Samoa
Koiatu 29'	Report	Sofala 8' 24' (o.g.) Wensley 55', 61' Mariner 68'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

19 January 2015

14:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	5–4	New Caledonia
Rogerson 12', 18', 60' Probert 20' Johnson 57'	Report	Hnagone 11' Boucheron 45+1', 50' Kenon 78' (pen.)

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

19 January 2015

16:30 UTC+12

Fiji	5–0	Cook Islands
Batiratu 24', 59', 77' Reddy 37' Catarogo 90'	Report

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

19 January 2015

19:00 UTC+12

Samoa	0–5	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Bade 59', 89' Kambula 63' Gubag 87' Tupani 90'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Ichikawa Polowi (Tonga)

21 January 2015

14:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	6–0	Cook Islands
Ceci 4' Woodlock 45+2', 56', 66', 72' Skeens 82'	Report

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

21 January 2015

16:30 UTC+12

Fiji	4–1	Samoa
Khan 29', 33', 50' Lotu-I'iga 48' (o.g.)	Report	Malo 35'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

21 January 2015

19:00 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	1–2	New Caledonia
Bade 76'	Report	Akapo 51' (pen.) Kenon 56'

J. S. Blatter Complex, Apia

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Group B

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tahiti	4	4	0	29	0	+29	12	Advance to knock-out stage
2	Vanuatu	4	3	1	24	3	+21	9	Advance to knock-out stage
3	Solomon Islands	4	2	2	24	6	+18	6
4	Tonga	4	1	3	3	32	−29	3
5	American Samoa (H)	4	0	4	0	39	−39	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

13 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

American Samoa	0–13	Vanuatu
	Report	Worworbu 8', 62', 71', 83' Obed 22' Joshua 38' Sau 51', 53', 67' Massing 53' (pen.) Unuga 73' (pen.), 75' Wilkins 90+1'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

13 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

Solomon Islands	10–1	Tonga
Hou 19', 58' Zama 20', 53', 78', 85' Raramo 31', 60' Atu 75' Jirah 89'	Report	Vea 14'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

15 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

Vanuatu	9–0	Tonga
Worworbu 1', 31', 65' Sau 50', 64', 67' Massing 52' Edison 62' Wilkins 82'	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

15 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

American Samoa	0–11	Tahiti
	Report	Maihi 4', 17', 29', 38', 43' Wong 40' Siejidr 45+1' Salem 51', 72' Nordman 58', 79'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Hillary Any (Papua New Guinea)

17 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

Tonga	0–13	Tahiti
	Report	Nordman 10', 75' Kohumoetini 13', 58' Siejidr 24' Maihi 38', 41', 48', 54', 57' Tenuanua 63' 70' (o.g.) Heitaa 77'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

17 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

Vanuatu	2–1	Solomon Islands
Worworbu 6' Wilkins 62' (pen.)	Report	Zama 43'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

19 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

Tahiti	3–0	Solomon Islands
Siejidr 35' Maihi 45+4' (pen.) 59' (o.g.)	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

19 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

Tonga	2–0	American Samoa
Muli 75' Vea 90+8'	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)

21 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

Solomon Islands	13–0	American Samoa
Zama 9', 27', 39', 45+6', 52', 68', 88', 90' Maeta 42', 70' Hou 72' Toata 76' Jirah 81'	Report

Kanana Fou Theological Seminary, Pago Pago

Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)

21 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

Tahiti	2–0	Vanuatu
Salem 40' 73' (o.g.)	Report

Kanana Fou Theological Seminary, Pago Pago

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Note: The last round of matches were moved from Pago Park Soccer Stadium to Kanana Fou Theological Seminary due to wet weather and deteriorating pitch conditions.^[5]

Knock-out stage

All matches were played in American Samoa.

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

24 January 2015

New Zealand	5
		26 January 2015
Vanuatu	1
		New Zealand (p)	1 (5)
24 January 2015
		Tahiti	1 (4)
Tahiti	3

New Caledonia	2
		Third place

		26 January 2015

		Vanuatu	6

		New Caledonia	0

Semi-finals

24 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

New Zealand	5−1	Vanuatu
James McGarry 4' Logan Rogerson 21', 56' Connor Probert 83' (pen.) Sam Wilson 90+3'	Report	Luke Johnson 67' (o.g.)

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

24 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

Tahiti	3−2	New Caledonia
Michel Maihi 37' Heirauarii Salem 50', 81'	Report	Joseph Hnagone 18' Joris Kenon 56'

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Third place match

26 January 2015

13:00 UTC−11

Vanuatu	6–0	New Caledonia
Sylvain Worworbu 3', 53', 90+1' Sam Tiaou 45+1' (o.g.) Ronaldo Wilkins 55' Xavier Jimmy 84'	Report

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Final

No extra time was played. New Zealand won the fifth title in a row and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, while Tahiti lost for the final for the fourth time in five years.

26 January 2015

15:30 UTC−11

New Zealand	1–1	Tahiti
Logan Rogerson 60'	Report	Honoarii Kohumoetini 81'
Penalties
Louie Mills William Jones Oliver Ceci Benjamin Mata Connor Probert	5–4	Michel Maihi Rayan Petitgas Marc Siejidr Heirauarii Salem Honoarii Kohumoetini

Pago Park Soccer Stadium, Pago Pago

Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Awards

The Golden Ball Award is awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award is awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award is awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.^[6]

Award	Recipient
Golden Ball	Logan Rogerson
Golden Glove	Vaiarii Halligan
Golden Boot	Larry Zama (13 goals)
Fair Play Award	American Samoa

Goalscorers

13 goals

Larry Zama

12 goals

Michel Maihi

11 goals

Logan Rogerson
Sylvain Worworbu

6 goals

Abednigo Sau

5 goals

Henri Boucheron
Joris Kenon
Jamie Woodlock
Heirauarii Salem

4 goals

Simeli Batiratu
Connor Probert
Rainui Nordman
Ronaldo Wilkins

3 goals

Fazeem Khan
Joseph Hnagone
Jack Anderson
James McGarry
Oswald Bade
Junior Hou
Honoarii Kohumoetini
Marc Siejidr

2 goals

Marino Akapo
Nelson Kaï
Etienne Poanoui
Ben Kiore
Benjamin Mata
Brendon Kambula
Freddy Tupani
Samualu Malo
Frank Mariner
David Wensley
Hendrick Jirah
Philip Maeta
Richard Raramo
Soakai Vea
Frederick Massing
Max Unuga

1 goal

Samuel Koiatu
Rouruina Mariri
France Catarogo
Muni Reddy
Maxime Betoulle
Jimmy Guseal
Jean-Marc Kaudre
Oliver Ceci
Luke Johnson
Sean Skeens
Sam Wilson
Stahl Gubag
Martin Tokwakwasi
Mose Sofala
Kaliz Atu
Benjimin Toata
Mauri Heitaa
Joachim Tenuanua
Keali Wong
Aisea Muli
William Edison
Xavier Jimmy
Simeon Joshua
Nicky Obed

Own goals

(2: 1 against and 1 against )
(2: Bronson Lotu-I'iga against and 1 against )
(1 against )
(Sam Tiaou against )
(Luke Johnson against )
(1 against )
(1 against )
(1 against )

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Path to World Cup glory laid out for U-17s". OFC. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
^ "American Samoa to host OFC U-17 Championship". Football Federation American Samoa. June 11, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
^ "Full set on the starting blocks for Oceania's Chile charge". FIFA. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
^ "Draw for the OFC U-17 Championship" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
^ "Venue switch in Pago Pago". OFC. January 22, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
^ "New Zealand book their ticket to Chile". OFC. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2015-01-27.