Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) | Runners-up New Caledonia | |
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Host country Samoa (preliminary stage)
Tahiti (final stage) Dates 4–8 July 2016 (preliminary stage)
11–24 February 2017 (final stage) Teams 8 (final stage)
11 (total) (from 1 confederation) Champions New Zealand (7th title) | ||
The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in Tahiti between 11–24 February 2017.
Contents
- Format
- Teams
- Venues
- Match officials
- First round
- Second round
- Semi finals
- Goalscorers
- Awards
- Qualified teams for FIFA U 17 World Cup
- References
In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup. So the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Format
The qualification structure is as follows:
Teams
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification. It is only the third time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.
Venues
The final round of the tournament were played in two venues in Tahiti.
Match officials
First round
The preliminary tournament was hosted by Samoa between 2 and 8 July 2016. Due to unforeseen circumstances, matchday one was postponed from 2 to 4 July, and matchday 2 was postponed from 5 to 6 July. The winner qualified for the final tournament.
All times are local, WST (UTC+13).
Second round
The final tournament was scheduled for 11–24 February 2017 (originally 15–29 January 2017). Tahiti were announced as the host in December 2015.
The draw was held on 18 July 2016. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. There was no seeding, except that hosts Tahiti were assigned to position A1 in the draw. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times are local, TAHT (UTC−10).
Group A matches of matchday 3 were moved from Stade Mahina, Mahina to Stade Pater, Pirae due to adverse weather conditions.
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Goalscorers
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.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following two teams from OFC qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.