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Fiji Olympic Football Team
The Fiji national under-23 football team, also known as Fiji U23, represents Fiji at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Fiji national football team. History Fiji U23 made the maximum of seven appearances so far at the OFC U23 Championship. Their best result was a first place in 2015. They participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil for the first time, where they came in last place in their group and only scored one goal. Tournament history OFC The OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every four years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games. Summer Olympic Games Record Fixtures & Results 2019 Players Current squad The following players were called to the squad for the 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament from 21 September - 5 October 2019. ''Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2019 after the match again ...
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Fiji Football Association
The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961. It is the overseeing body of the Fiji National Team and its leagues. History Football started to be played in Fiji ever since the arrival of Europeans in Fiji and establishment of towns like Levuka where significant numbers of sports enthusiasts could congregate and socialise with a friendly game. Missionaries, who established schools in Fiji, introduced football as part of the school program and football was being played in schools as early as 1889. The Suva Soccer Football Club was formed in 1905, made up of European employees of the Government and businesses and similar clubs existed in Nausori and Levuka. In 1910, a team representing Suva played a match against a team representing Nausori. Crew of visiting naval ships also entertained themselves with friendly games of football with local teams. In 1910 a team from Suva played a game against a team from ''HMS Powerful'' ...
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Football At The 1992 Summer Olympics
The football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics featured 16 national sides from the six continental confederations. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Camp Nou on 8 August 1992. For the first time, an age limit has been set for participants under the age of 23, which has been used ever since. Spain became the first host country to win the gold medal in an Olympic football tournament since Belgium in 1920, an achievement which would not be repeated again until Brazil won it in 2016. Till 2022, Spain is still the last European side that won the gold medal at men's football event in the Summer Olympics. Notably, these were the first matches played with football's new back-pass rule and was the last Olympic football competition which was open to men only bef ...
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Football At The 1988 Summer Olympics
An association football tournament was played as part of the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured 16 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The teams were drawn into four groups of four with each group playing a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on 1 October 1988. Before the final match, the Soviets relocated from the Olympic Village to Soviet steamship stationed nearby. After winning the gold medal, each player from the Soviet team received 15 thousand dollars from the Soviet government. Venues Medal summary Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were only squad members. Nevertheless, thInternational Olympic Committee medal databasecredits them all as medalists. Qualification The following 16 teams qualified f ...
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Football At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament between national representative selections was contested for the first time; football had been played between club teams at the Games of 1900 and 1904. Eight entries were accepted, and were included in the tournament draw, including two from France: the main team and a B team. Both Hungary and Bohemia both withdrew after the draw and before the start of play, leaving six teams to contest the tournament. Great Britain won the gold medal representing the United Kingdom ( Great Britain and Ireland), although all the players were from England. Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen of Denmark set a record by scoring 10 goals in a 17–1 win over France A. The famous mathematician Harald Bohr, brother of the even more famous Niels Bohr, also played for Denmark, who won the silver medal. Competition schedule The match schedule of the tournament. Venue Squads Bracket Tournament The matches: With eight ...
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2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (also called the 2019 OFC U-23 Championship) was the eighth edition of the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Oceania. In November 2018, it was announced that Fiji would host the competition. The tournament was held from 21 September to 5 October 2019. The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan. New Zealand won the title after defeating Solomon Islands in the final. Vanuatu finished third, and defending champions Fiji finished fourth. Teams Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament. ;Did not enter * * * Note: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, C ...
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2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Football Tournament
The 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played in New Zealand, after an OFC decision to strip Fiji of the rights to host the tournament was made in January 2012. It was announced on 7 February 2012 that Taupo would host the qualifiers, with the sole venue being Owen Delany Park. New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the Olympic Games. Participating teams * * * * * * * Squads Group stage The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Due to the delay in the final group matches, the knockout stage was postponed by one day from the original schedule. Semi finals Third place play-off Final Awards A number of awards were announced at the conclusion of the tournament. Goal s ...
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2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament
The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the qualifying tournament to the association football competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in Fiji from 1 March to 9 March 2008. New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. Final standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goal scorers ;8 goals * Benjamin Totori * Malakai Tiwa ;6 goals * Tau Winnie ;5 goals * Alick Maemae ;4 goals * Costa Barbarouses * Joachim Waroi * Raymond Gunemba ;3 goals * Steven Old * Jeremy Brockie * Daniel Ellensohn * Alvin Singh * Roy Krishna * Macui Dunadamu * Jason Nawo ;2 goals * Jason Hayne * Shameel Rao * Joachim Rande * David Muta * Koriak Upaiga * Jefferey Nimanian ;1 goal * Avinesh Waran Suwamy * Krishna Samy * Cole Peverley * ...
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2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament
The 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the fourth edition of the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, offered the winning Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) national under-23 side a place to compete at the quadrennial Summer Olympic Games. Australia won the tournament, and therefore the spot for the Athens Games of 2004. Matches Group A ---- Group B Final ;First Leg ---- ;Second Leg ---- Goalscorers ;7 goals * Jean Maleb * Shane Smeltz ;6 goals * Lorry Thompsen * Dylan Macallister ;5 goals * Allan Pearce ;4 goals * Brent Fisher * Ahmad Elrich * Brett Holman * Thomas Vulivuli ;3 goals * Nathaniel Lepani * Isaac Kapi ;2 goals * Luke Wilkshire * Nicky Carle * Veresa Toma * Alexander Davani * Richmond Faaiuaso * Jerry Sam * Alick Maemae * Duane Atuelevao * Tuka Tisam * James Pritchett * Jarrod Smith * Dimitri Yakeula * Alphose Qorig References External links Statisticsat Sporting Pulse {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc Men's Olympic ...
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1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1999 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament took place in December 1999 to determine which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) member would compete in a play-off against Confederation of African Football (CAF) member to enter the men's football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Final The winner advanced to the OFC–CAF play-off. References {{OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1999 in Oceanian sport International association football competitions hosted by New Zealand Football qualification for the 2000 Summer Olympics December 1999 sports events in New Zealand ...
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1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1996 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) teams would qualify for playoff to compete at the Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1996 Summer Olympics men's football tournament. ;Notes References

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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ...
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