The 2012

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was the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the

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for the member nations of the

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(OFC). The tournament was played in New Zealand, after an OFC decision to strip

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of the rights to host the tournament was made in January 2012. It was announced on 7 February 2012 that

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would host the qualifiers, with the sole venue being

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won the tournament and qualified for the

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Participating teams

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Squads

Group stage

The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.

Group A

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Group B

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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 scorers

;7 goals * Ian Paia ;6 goals * Esava Naqeleca ;4 goals * Jean Kaltack ;3 goals * Micah Lea'alafa * Greg Draper *

Louis Fenton Louis Ferenc Puskas Fenton (born 3 April 1993) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for National Premier Leagues Queensland club Lions FC. Early life Fenton, whose mother is Hungarian and whose father is a postman, is named afte ...

* Sean Lovemore * Silas Namatak ;2 goals * Archie Watkins * Jone Salauneune * Misaele Draunibaka * Karol Kakate *

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James Musa James Mzamo Musa (born 1 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Indy Eleven. Born in England, Musa represents New Zealand at the international level. Early life Born in Plymouth, England, of ...

* Robert Tasso * Roddy Lenga ;1 goal * Samuela Drudru * Zibraaz Sahib ;1 goal (continued) * Daniel Saric *

Jason Hicks Jason Thomas Hicks is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NRFL Division 1 side Albany United. Club career Hicks signed with Wellington Phoenix on a short-term injury replacement contract. However, his performances in the 2 le ...

* Jamal Seeto * Nigel Dabinyaba * Vanya Malagian * Chris Tafoa * Himson Teleda *

Jerry Donga Jerry Lou Donga (born 31 January 1991) is a Solomon Islands footballer currently for domestic club Solomon Warriors in Solomon Islands S-League The Solomon Islands S-League, commonly known as just the S-League (and formerly known as the Telek ...

* Johan Doiwale * Ailoa Tualaulelei *

Shalom Luani Shalom Luani (born August 5, 1994) is an American football safety. He has also represented American Samoa in soccer, having scored against Tonga in American Samoa's first-ever win in FIFA-sanctioned play. Luani, who played as a forward, scored tw ...

* Kensi Tangis * Barry Mansale

Notes

References

External links

Official OFC website

Official OFC competition schedule
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