OFC U-19 Men's Championship explained

OFC U-19 Championship
Organiser:	OFC
Founded:	1974
Region:	Oceania
Number Of Teams:	11
Current Champions:	(9th title)
Most Successful Team:	(12 titles)
Website:	http://www.oceaniafootball.com
Current:	2024 OFC U-19 Championship

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:

- - - (not a member of FIFA)
  - (not a member of FIFA)
    - (French Polynesia)
- (not a member of FIFA)

Former teams

Israel (now is UEFA member)
(now is AFC member)
(now is AFC member)

Results

Summaries

U20 format

width=3%	Edition	width=5%	Year	width=10%	Host	width=11%	Winners	width=8%	Score	width=11%	Runners-up	width=11%	Third place	width=8%	Score	width=11%	Fourth place
1	1974	Tahiti		2–0
2	1978	New Zealand		Round Robin			Round Robin
3	1980	Fiji		2–0			4–3
4	1982	Papua New Guinea		4–3 (aet)			2–1
5	1985	Australia		Round Robin			Round Robin
6	1986	New Zealand		Round Robin			Round Robin
7	1988	Fiji		1–0			2–0
8	1990	Fiji		Round Robin			Round Robin
9	1992	Tahiti		Round Robin			Round Robin
10	1994	Fiji		1–0			0–0 (4–2 on pen)
11	1997	Tahiti		2–1			1–1 (5–4 on pen)
12	1998	Samoa		2–0			2–1
13	2001	New Caledonia & Cook Islands				No third place match
14	2002	Vanuatu & Fiji				No third place match
15	2005	Solomon Islands		3–0			4–1
16	2007	New Zealand		Round Robin			Round Robin
17	2008	Tahiti		Round Robin			Round Robin
18	2011	New Zealand		3–1			2–0
19	2013	Fiji		Round Robin			Round Robin
20	2016	Vanuatu		5–0		No third place match
21	2018	Tahiti^[2]		1–0			4–1
22	2021	Samoa	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[3]

U19 format

Edition	Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Third Place Match
width=15%	Champion	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Second Place	width=15%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth Place
1	2014^[4]	Fiji		Round Robin			Round Robin
2	2022	Tahiti		3–0			1–1 (5–4 on pen)
3	2024	Samoa		4–0			4–2

Notes

Performances by team

Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
12 (1978, 1982, 1985*, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005)	1 (1980)	–	–
9 (1980, 1992, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)	7 (1974, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2001)	5 (1978, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2008)	–
2 (1974, 2008)	2 (1992, 2018)	–	3 (1990, 1997, 2022)
1 (2014*)	6 (1978, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2022)	4 (1980*, 1982, 1992, 1997)	5 (1988*, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2024)
–	2 (2014, 2016*)	5 (1974, 1990, 2002*, 2007, 2013)	2 (1992, 1994)
–	2 (2005*, 2011)	3 (1994, 2007, 2024)	3 (1998, 2014, 2018)
–	2 (2008, 2024)	3 (2014, 2018, 2022)	4 (1974, 1980, 2007, 2013)
–	2 (1985, 1986)	–	–
–	–	1 (1988)	2 (1985, 1986)
–	–	–	2 (1978, 1982*)

* = As hosts

Notes

Participating nations

Legend

– Champions
– Runners-up
– Third place
– Fourth place
– 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

width=170	Team	1974	1978	1980	1982	1985	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1997	1998	2001	2002	2005	2007	2008	2011	2013	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	Years
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	6th	PR	PR	GS	PR	7
	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	Part of AFC	13
	×	×	×	×	4th	4th	3rd	Part of AFC	3
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	PR	GS	PR	5
	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	GS	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	2nd	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	1st	GS	GS	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	24
	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	Part of UEFA	2
	4th	×	4th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	4th	3rd	SF	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	14
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	GS	1st	3rd	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	23
	×	4th	6th	4th	6th	×	GS	×	5th	GS	×	×	GS	GS	×	×	×	GS	5th	5th	GS	GS	QF	GS	16
	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	7th	×	×	×	×	PR	PR	QF	GS	11
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	×	4th	GS	×	2nd	3rd	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	4th	SF	4th	QF	3rd	11
	1st	×	5th	×	×	×	×	4th	2nd	GS	4th	×	GS	×	×	5th	1st	×	×	×	GS	2nd	4th	GS	13
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	×	PR	GS	GS	PR	8
	3rd	×	×	×	×	×	GS	3rd	4th	4th	×	GS	GS	GS	3rd	6th	×	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2nd	GS	QF	GS	17

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend

1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place

QF – Quarterfinals
R2 – Round 2
R1 – Round 1

– Hosts – Not affiliated to OFC

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

																					Total
QF	R1	R1	R1	4th	4th	QF	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	AFC member									12
																R1			R1		2
																				Q	1
												R1		R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	Q	8
													R1					R1			2
																	R1				1

External links

Notes and References

Web site: OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced . . 23 November 2013 . 19 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230930/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/62921ee9-defd-41b1-a1d2-eb6df2a59caa/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2 December 2013 . dead .
Web site: OFC Competition calendar set for 2018. Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
Web site: OFC confirms schedule changes. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
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.