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Vanuatu National Under-20 Football Team
The Vanuatu national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. It was known as the New Hebrides national under-20 football team until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their independence and renamed their country to Vanuatu. History The Vanuatu national under-20 football team took part in the OFC U-20 Championship tournament 14 times (1974, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016). In 2014, the team got the best result with a second place as they finished behind Fiji. Two years later, they would qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating the Solomon Islands in the semifinals to book a spot and compete at their first ever FIFA tournament. Competitive record FIFA U-20 World Cup record OFC The OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanuatu Football Federation
The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) is the main governing body of all association football, football in Vanuatu. It is an association of Vanuatu Football team, football clubs, and it organises national competitions and international matches for the Vanuatu national football team, Vanuatu National Football Team. The men's national team is ranked 164th in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, FIFA World Rankings (Men). The men compete in major tournaments like Intercontinental Cup (India), Hero Intercontinental Cup, World Cup qualifiers, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Oceania) and OFC Nations Cup. The VFF was founded in 1934. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1988 and is also a member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The Federation has been invited to compete in the Intercontinental Cup (India), 2023 Intercontinental Cup by All India Football Federation, AIFF. It competes in other high profile events such as - FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and OFC Nation Cup.check official FIFA w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1988 was held in Suva, Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-offs for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * (host) * * * * * Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Semifinals Third place match Final Qualification to World Youth Championship Australia and New Zealand both failed to qualify for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished 3rd and 4th in an intercontinental play-off group with Syria and Qatar. All matches were played in Aleppo, Syria. External linksResults by RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:OFC 1988 Under 20 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ... 1988 in Fijian sport 1988 in New Zealand association football 1988 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 OFC U-19 Championship
The 2018 OFC U-19 Championship was the 22nd 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 qualifying stage was held in the Cook Islands between 26 May – 1 June 2018, and the final tournament was held in Tahiti between 5–18 August 2018. Before the tournament in 2016, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. However, the last tournament remained the name U-20 Championship. For this tournament, the name has changed to U-19 Championship. So, players who wanted to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1999. At an OFC Executive Committee meeting held at its Auckland headquarters in November 2013 the competition format was modified. The competition was brought forward a year and the age limit was lowered to 19 years of age. The changes were made in order to allow the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2016 OFC U-20 Championship was the 21st edition of the OFC U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 19 and below (despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship). This year, the tournament was held in Vanuatu for the first time by itself (second time overall). Despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. So players who wanted to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1997. At an OFC Executive Committee meeting held at its Auckland headquarters in November 2013 the competition format was modified. The competition was brought forward a year and the age limit was lowered to 19 years of age. The changes were made in order to allow the winner of the competition plenty of time for preparation and player development for upcoming World Cups at Under 20 level. In March 2015, FIFA decided that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2014 OFC U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 19 and below (despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship). The tournament was held in Fiji from 23 to 31 May 2014. Despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. So players who want to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1995. At an OFC Executive Committee meeting held at its Auckland headquarters in November 2013 the competition format was modified. The competition was brought forward a year and the age limit was lowered to 19 years of age. The changes were made in order to allow the winner of the competition plenty of time for preparation and player development for up-and-coming World Cups at Under 20 level. Hosts Fiji won the tournament and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2013 OFC U-20 Championship was the 19th edition of the OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania ( OFC). The competition was held at two venues in Fiji, from the 21 to 29 March, with the winner qualifying as Oceania's representative at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. New Zealand, the previous title holders, won this year's edition. Participating teams * ''(Host Nation)'' * * * * Venues Four matchdays were held at Churchill Park in Lautoka with the last matchday being held at Govind Park in Ba. Group stage The competition draw was conducted on February 8 at the headquarters of the Oceania confederation in Auckland, New Zealand. ---- ---- ---- ---- Awards The ''Golden Ball Award'' was awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The ''Golden Glove Award'' was awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The ''Golden Boot Award'' was awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The ''Fair Play Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2011 OFC U-20 Championship, was the 18th OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania ( OFC). It was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 21 to 29 April 2011. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Holders Tahiti failed to qualify for this tournament. New Zealand won this year's edition. Participating teams * ''(Host Nation)'' * * * * * * Venues The tournament was originally planned to be played at one venue, in the city of Auckland, the renovated football stadium Centre Park. However, due to wet conditions both semi-final matches, the third-place match, and the OFC final were moved to North Harbour Stadium. Group stage The official draw was held at OFC headquarters in the presence of OFC Technical Director Patrick Jacquemet, OFC Head of Competitions David Firisua and other OFC staff, on 30 March 2011. The top two teams from each group (one group has 4 teams, other has 3) qualify for the semi-finals, with group winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2007 OFC U-20 Championship was held at the Trusts Stadium in Waitakere City, New Zealand from 19 to 31 January 2007 in a league table format. It was the first tournament in which regular Oceania powerhouse Australia were not participating, following their switch to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Referees ;New Zealand * Michael Hester * Peter O'Leary ;Papua New Guinea * Minan Ponis * Salaiau Sosongan ;Samoa * Fiti Aimaasu ;Solomon Islands * Christopher Lengata * Nelson Sogo Venues The tournament will be played at just one venue in Henderson, New Zealand; Trusts Stadium. Squads Group stage Round 1 ---- ---- ---- Round 2 ---- ---- ---- Round 3 ---- ---- ---- Round 4 ---- ---- ---- Round 5 ---- ---- ---- Round 6 ---- ---- ---- Round 7 ---- ---- ---- Final standings Winners ''New Zealand qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.'' Awards Goalscorers Roy Krishna received the Golden Boot award for scoring eight goals in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2005 OFC U-20 Championship was the fifteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 3–0 victory against the Solomon Islands played at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The final game was abandoned in the 77th minute due to crowd trouble, however the score was allowed to stand. This was the last time Australia contested OFC U-20 Championship, as they moved to the AFC since 2006. Participating teams * * * * * * * * Squads *1. Danny Vukovic ''(Central Coast Mariners)'' *2. Mark Milligan ''(Sydney FC)'' *3. Trent McClenahan ''(West Ham United)'' *4. Adrian Leijer ''(Melbourne Victory)'' *5. Jacob Timpano ''(Sydney FC)'' *6. Stuart Musialik ''(Newcastle Jets)'' *7. Vince Lia ''(Melbourne Victory)'' *8. Blagoja Celeski ''(Perth Glory)'' *9. Jay Lucas ''(Marconi Stallions)'' *10. Kristian Sarkies ''(Melbourne Victory)'' *11. Chris Tadrosse ''(Melbourne Victory)'' *12. Justin Pasfield ''(Sydney FC)'' *13. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2002 OFC U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Fiji and Vanuatu from December 7 to December 22, 2002 to determine the entrant into the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The match schedule was revised following the late withdrawal of the Cook Islands from Group A. Participating teams * * * * * * * * Referees ;New Zealand * Derek Rugg * Ken Wallace ;Papua New Guinea * Job Minan * Gidas Bayung ;Fiji * Leone Rakaroi ;Australia * Con Diomis * Doug Rennie ;Vanuatu * Ron Wilbur * Harry Atisson ;Tahiti * Charles Ariiotima Matches Group A ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final ---- ;1st Leg ---- ;2nd Leg ---- ''Australia win 15-0 on aggregate.'' Winners ''Australia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.'' Goalscorers There were 65 goals scored during the tournament, not including the 1 own goal scored. ;7 goals * Scott McDonald ;5 goals * Patrick Wahopie * Isoa Rokobici ;4 goals * Michael Baird * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 OFC U-20 Championship
The 2001 OFC U-20 Championship was the thirteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand 4–3 on aggregate. Participating teams * * * * * * * * * * * Matches Group stage Group A * withdrew New Zealand advanced to the play-off. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B Australia advanced to the play-off. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- *''Samoa withdrew'' ---- Play-off ---- *''Australia qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship'' ---- See also *2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between 17 June and 8 July 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar de ... External links RSSSF Match Results and Squads {{DEFAULTSORT:2001 OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship Under 20 Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * * * * (host) * * * Group stage Group A Group B Semifinals Third place match Final Qualification to World Youth Championship The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. * External linksResults by RSSSF {{OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship Under 20 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ... 1998 in youth association football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |