2007 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2007 OFC Under-17 Tournament was association football competition in Oceania. It was the 12th edition of the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament which was held in Tahiti from March 21 to March 25, 2007 at the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui. Only four team participated in the tournament; Tahiti, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Zealand. It served as a qualifying tournament to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | 21 March – 25 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tahiti |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kosta Barbarouses (5 goals) |
Solomon Islands were supposed to compete in this tournament but withdrew because of the escalating costs for travel between the Solomon Islands and Tahiti.[1]
Results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| Tahiti |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Fiji |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Fiji | 1–3 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Getia  68' |
Report | Chettleburgh 44' Barbarouses 58'Mathews 68' |
| Tahiti | 1–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Faatiarau 18' |
Report | Hofmann 5' Barbarouses 61' |
| Fiji | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Taware 19' |
Report | Kayara 44' (pen.) |
| New Caledonia | 0–4 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Barbarouses 42', 73', 84' Mathews 90' |
By winning, New Zealand qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Winner
| 2007 OFC U-17 Championship winner |
|---|
New Zealand Second title |
Goal scorers
- 5 goals
- 2 goals
- Jacob Mathews
- 1 goal
- Solomon Getia
- Joshua Taware
- Roy Kayara
- Chris Chettleburgh
- Stephane Faatiarau
References
- General
- "OFC U-17 Championship Stade Pater, Tahiti 20 March - 24 March 2007 Event Report" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- Specific
- "SIFF withdraws from OFC U17 in Tahiti". sportingpulse.com. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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