2013 OFC U-20 Championship

2013 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates21–29 March
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored52 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Fiji Rusiate Matarerega
Best player(s)New Zealand Louis Fenton
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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

Further information: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship squads

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.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 12
 Fiji 4 3 0 1 8 8 0 9
 Vanuatu 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
 New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 15 13 +2 3
 Papua New Guinea 4 0 0 4 4 22 −18 0
Fiji 3–2 Vanuatu
Rao 58'
Qasevakatini 68'
Matarerega 84'		 Report Damalip 5'
Manuhi 23'
Attendance: 2,000
Papua New Guinea 0–5 New Zealand
[1][permanent dead link‍] Fenton 5' (pen.), 11'
Watson 44'
Higham 79'
Boyd 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 0–1 New Zealand
[2] Elia 23'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Fiji 3–2 New Caledonia
Nakalevu 9'
Matarerega 33', 43'		 [3] Waelua 28'
Wadriako 88'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Zealand 3–2 New Caledonia
Fenton 29' (pen.)
Elia 51'
Turner 56'		 [4][permanent dead link‍] Xalite 17'
Wadriako 25'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)
Vanuatu 6–1 Papua New Guinea
Damalip 25', 44', 58'
Shem 48'
Tasso 64'
Tabilip 88'		 [5][permanent dead link‍] Aisa 1'
Attendance: 500
New Caledonia 9–3 Papua New Guinea
Xalite 24' (pen.), 30'
Bob 28', 61'
Ranchain 57', 64'
Decoire 71'
Nonmeu 72'
Wadra 77'		 Report Awele 4'
Komolong 19'
Airem 39'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 4–0 Fiji
Fenton 48' (pen.)
Howieson 67'
Watson 69'
Thomas 83'		 [6]
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Papua New Guinea 0–2 Fiji
[7][permanent dead link‍] Matarerega 13', 39'
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 2–4 Vanuatu
Waelua 69'
84' (o.g.)		 [8][permanent dead link‍] Kaltack 9', 51', 64'
Tari 73'
Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)

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 Award was awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.

Award Recipient [2]
Golden Ball New Zealand Louis Fenton
Golden Glove New Zealand Max Crocombe
Golden Boot Fiji Rusiate Matarerega (5 goals)
Fair Play Award Vanuatu Vanuatu

References

  1. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation". Archived from the original on 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  2. ^ Oceania Football Confederation. "Kiwi duo add to accolades". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-04.