OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Organising body | OFC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Region | Oceania |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Qualifier for | Summer Olympics |
| Current champions |  New Zealand(5th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | New Zealand (5 titles) |
 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
The OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once in four years' time to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games. Unlike other continent, winner of OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament does not giving away any trophy.
Eligible teams
[edit]Thirteen nations are eligible to participate in the tournament, these are:
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati (not a member of FIFA)
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti (French Polynesia)
Tonga
Tuvalu (not a member of FIFA)
Vanuatu
Previous tournaments
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 1988 Details |
 Australia New Zealand
|
 Australia |
Round robin |  Israel |
 New Zealand |
Round robin |  Taiwan | |
| 1991 Details |
 Fiji
|
Australia |
Round robin | New Zealand |
 Fiji |
Round robin |  Papua New Guinea | |
| 1996 Details |
Australia
|
Australia |
Round robin | New Zealand |
Fiji |
Round robin |  Solomon Islands | |
| 1999 Details |
New Zealand
|
New Zealand |
4–1 | Solomon Islands |
Fiji |
3–0 | Papua New Guinea | |
| 2004 Details |
Australia New Zealand
|
Australia |
2–0 1–1 |
New Zealand |
 Vanuatu |
– | Fiji | |
| 2008 Details |
Fiji
|
New Zealand |
Round robin | Solomon Islands |
Fiji |
Round robin | Papua New Guinea | |
| 2012 Details |
New Zealand
|
New Zealand |
1–0 | Fiji |
Vanuatu |
1–0 | Papua New Guinea | |
| 2015 Details |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Fiji[1] |
0–0 4–3 (p) |
Vanuatu |
Papua New Guinea |
– | New Zealand | |
| 2019 Details |
Fiji[2]
|
New Zealand[2] |
5–0 | Solomon Islands |
Vanuatu |
1–0 | Fiji | |
| 2023 Details |
New Zealand
|
New Zealand |
9–0 | Fiji |
Solomon Islands |
– | Vanuatu | |
Note: The 2015 Olympic qualifying tournament was held as part of the men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games.
References
[edit]- ^ Singhania, Devansh. "An achievement of the biggest scale: Fiji's football team to participate at their first ever Olympic Games". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ a b "U-23 USMNT to Face Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Mexico at 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.