2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Vanuatu |
| Dates | 15–24 August 2019 |
| Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  India (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tahiti |
| Third place |  Estonia |
| Fourth place |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 19 (2.11 per match) |
| Attendance | 10,700 (1,189 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vikram Pratap Singh (2 goals) |
The 2019 OFC Youth Development Tournament was the 1st edition of the OFC Youth Development Tournament, an international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was held in Vanuatu between 15 and 24 August 2019.[1]
Teams[edit]
A total of six men's under-18 national teams, including four from Oceania and two from outside Oceania (one from Asia and one from Europe), were invited to participate in the cross-confederation event.[2]
Estonia (from UEFA)
India (from AFC)
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Tahiti
Vanuatu (hosts)
Venues[edit]
The tournament was played at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu
Squads[edit]
Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can name a maximum of 20 players.
Group stage[edit]
The teams were divided into two groups of three teams, including two from OFC and one from outside OFC.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners advance to the Final | |
| Group runners-up advance to the Third place match | |
| Group third place advance to the Fifth place match | |
Times listed are UTC+11:00.
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Estonia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Third place match |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | Fifth place match |
| Tahiti | 2–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
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Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | New Caledonia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Third place match |
| 3 |  Vanuatu (H)
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Fifth place match |
| New Caledonia | 3–1 | Vanuatu |
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| Report |
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| India | 4–1 | New Caledonia |
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Placement matches[edit]
Fifth place match[edit]
| Papua New Guinea | 0–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
Third place match[edit]
| Estonia | 1–0 | New Caledonia |
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Report |
Final[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 19 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.11 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Armando Ravo (against India)
References[edit]
- ^ "OFC's Youth Development Tournament 2019 – Men's". Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "OFC Youth Tournament set to kick-off". Oceania Football Conferdation. 7 August 2019.