The 2015

OFC U-17 Championship The OFC U-16 Championship is a biennial football tournament for players under the age of 16. The tournament decides the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, w ...

was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth

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tournament organized by the

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(OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in

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and

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from 13 to 26 January 2015.

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won the tournament and qualified as the OFC representative for the

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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. * (co-hosts) * * * * * * (co-hosts) * * * *

Venues

Squads

Group stage

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

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Group A

All matches were played in

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Group B

All matches were played in

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to Kanana Fou Theological Seminary due to wet weather and deteriorating pitch conditions.

Knock-out stage

All matches were played in

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

No extra time was played. New Zealand won the fifth title in a row and qualified for the

, while Tahiti lost for the final for the fourth time in five years.

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.

Goalscorers

;13 goals *

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;12 goals * Michel Maihi ;11 goals *

Logan Rogerson Logan Tipene Rogerson (born 28 May 1998) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for Finnish Premier League club FC Haka as a winger. He has been capped by the New Zealand national football team. Career After beginning his senior c ...

* 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 Ronaldo Wilkins (born 30 December 1999) is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erakor Golden Star in the Port Vila Football League and the Vanuatu national football team. Club career Wilkins grew up in Tagabe, an area in Port ...

;3 goals * Fazeem Khan * Joseph Hnagone * Jack Anderson *

James McGarry James McGarry may refer to: * James McGarry (hurler) * James McGarry (footballer) {{hndis, McGarry, James ...

* Oswald Bade * Junior Hou * Honoarii Kohumoetini * Marc Siejidr ;2 goals * Marino Akapo * Nelson Kaï * Etienne Poanoui * Ben Kiore *

Benjamin Mata Benjamin Mata (born 10 August 1998) is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays as an defender for Wellington Olympic and the Cook Islands national team. Club career Mata began his youth career with Wanderers SC. After his departure f ...

* 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 Stahl Gubag (born 17 July 1999) is a Papua New Guinean footballer who plays as a midfielder. He made his debut for the Papua New Guinea national football team on 14 November 2016 against Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast A ...

* 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

External links

OFC U-17 Men's Championship 2015
oceaniafootball.com {{DEFAULTSORT:U-17 Championship 2015

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