OFC U-19 Men's Championship

Football tournament

The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Between 1974 and 2012, the competition was open to teams under 20 years of age and called the OFC U-20 Championship. Since 2014, the age limit was darkreduced to under 19 years of age,^[1] and since 2018, the tournament name was changed to the OFC U-19 Championship.

Eligible teams

Fourteen 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
•  Niue (not a member of FIFA)
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tahiti (French Polynesia)
•  Tonga
•  Tuvalu (not a member of FIFA)
•  Vanuatu

Former teams

• Israel (now is UEFA member)
•  Chinese Taipei (now is AFC member)
•  Australia (now is AFC member)

Results

Summaries

U20 format

U19 format

Notes

1. The age restriction was reduced to 19 years of age to ensure those who entered were also eligible for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Performances by team

* = As hosts

Notes

1. This 1974 third place was achieved by Vanuatu under its former name New Hebrides.

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• SF – Semi-finals
• 5th–7th – Fifth to Seventh place
• QF – Quarter-finals
• GS – Group stage
• PR – Preliminary round
• q – Qualified
•     — Hosts
•  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
•  ×  – Did not enter
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
• — Country not affiliated to OFC at that time
• — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
•      – Not affiliated to FIFA

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1
•      – Hosts
•      – Not affiliated to OFC
• Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

References

1. "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
2. "OFC Competition calendar set for 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
3. "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.

External links

• OFC Official Website
• Results by RSSSF