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2014 OFC U-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Fiji
City	Suva
Dates	23–31 May 2014
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Fiji (1st title)
Runners-up	Vanuatu
Third place	New Caledonia
Fourth place	Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	55 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Atkin Kaua (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Jacky Ruben
Best goalkeeper	Misiwani Nairube
Fair play award	Solomon Islands
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The 2014 OFC U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 19 and below (despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship). The tournament was held in Fiji from 23 to 31 May 2014.

Despite the name remaining as U-20 Championship, the age limit was reduced by a year to 19 years of age. So players who want to participate in the tournament needed to be born on or after 1 January 1995. At an OFC Executive Committee meeting held at its Auckland headquarters in November 2013 the competition format was modified. The competition was brought forward a year and the age limit was lowered to 19 years of age. The changes were made in order to allow the winner of the competition plenty of time for preparation and player development for up-and-coming World Cups at Under 20 level.

Hosts Fiji won the tournament and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. New Zealand, who were the title holders but did not play, automatically qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup as hosts, so two teams represented the OFC in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Participating teams

Six teams participated in the tournament.

Squads

Officials

Seven referees and eight assistant referees were named for the tournament.

Venues

Suva National Stadium (ANZ Stadium) Capacity:30,000

Suvaclass=notpageimage| The host city is Suva.

Group stage

The group stage fixtures were announced on 7 May 2014, with the games scheduled as a round-robin tournament.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Fiji	5	4	1	0	13	3	+10	13
Vanuatu	5	3	2	0	11	4	+7	11
New Caledonia	5	3	0	2	17	5	+12	9
Solomon Islands	5	1	1	3	7	7	0	4
Papua New Guinea	5	1	1	3	6	13	−7	4
American Samoa	5	0	1	4	1	23	−22	1

American Samoa	0–4	Fiji
	Report	Waqa 15' Dreloa 24' Tuivuna 30' Nabenia 45+3'

Vanuatu	1–0	New Caledonia
Koka 66'	Report

Solomon Islands	0–2	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Yagas 10' Bob 51'

Solomon Islands	0–0	Vanuatu
	Report

Papua New Guinea	1–1	American Samoa
Simongi 58'	Report	Tua 45+3'

Fiji	2–0	New Caledonia
Nabenia 47' Tuivuna 65' (pen.)	Report

Fiji	3–0	Papua New Guinea
Sahib 43' Toma 55' Waqa 76'	Report

New Caledonia	3–1	Solomon Islands
Oiremon 12' Athale 81' Nyikeine 89'	Report	Kaua 66'

American Samoa	0–4	Vanuatu
	Report	Kalo 15' Saniel 41' Kalsong 56', 67'

Solomon Islands	5–0	American Samoa
Bakale 22' Kaua 35', 47', 77' Rangosulia 90+1'	Report

Vanuatu	2–2	Fiji
Kalo 22' Iawak 57'	Report	Chand 25' Dreloa 40'

Papua New Guinea	1–5	New Caledonia
Awele 82'	Report	Waru 7', 70' Athale 41' Nemia 53' Nyikeine 77'

New Caledonia	9–0	American Samoa
Wathiepel 9' Jalabert 23' Athale 35' Nykeine 38', 50' Oiremoin 68', 74', 85' Ouka 77'	Report

Papua New Guinea	2–4	Vanuatu
Donna 15' (o.g.) Awele 62'	Report	Kalsong 42', 63' Kaltak 89', 90+3'

Fiji	2–1	Solomon Islands
Chand 25' Naidu 26'	Report	Kaua 9'

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.

Award	Recipient
Golden Ball	Jacky Ruben
Golden Glove	Misiwani Nairube
Golden Boot	Atkin Kaua (5 goals)
Fair Play Award	Solomon Islands

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Atkin Kaua

4 goals

• Valentin Nyikeine
• Raphael Oiremon
• Kersom Kalsong

3 goals

• Joseph Athale

2 goals

• Nickel Chand
• Jale Dreloa
• Samuela Nabenia
• Antonio Tuivuna
• Saula Waqa
• Marion Waru
• Papalau Awele
• Bong Kalo
• Tony Kaltak

1 goals

• Sinisa Tua
• Praneel Naidu
• Al-taaf Sahib
• Mataiasi Toma
• Theo Jalabert
• Frederic Nemia
• Jim Ouka
• Josue Wathiepel
• Maya Bob
• Frederick Simongi
• Ayrton Yagas
• Timothy Bakale
• Jared Rangosulia
• Kerry Iawak
• Justin Koka
• Alex Saniel

Own goal

• Goshen Dona (scored for Papua New Guinea)

References

1. ^ "Fiji to host U-20 World Cup Qualifying Tournament". Fiji One TV. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
2. "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 2013-11-23. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
3. "Pathway to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 revealed". 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
4. "Fiji create football history". OFC. June 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-10-26.

External links

• OFC U-20 Men's Championship 2014, oceaniafootball.com

• OFC U-20 Championship
• 2013–14 in OFC football
• 2014 in Fijian sport
• International association football competitions hosted by Fiji
• 2014 in youth association football