The 2013 OFC U-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the OFC's
Under 17 championship, the biennial
football
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championship of the
Oceanian Confederation. All matches took place at Chapuis stadium,
Luganville
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in
Vanuatu
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from 17 to 27 April. 6 teams contested the final round of the championship after the
Solomon Islands Football Federation
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withdrew, as it could only financially support its beach soccer and futsal sides in national competition.
As winners,
New Zealand
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qualified as Oceania's representative for the
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fifteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The tournament was held in the United Arab Emirates from 17 October to 8 November. Nigeria won the tournament after defeating Mexico 3–0 in the final, claimin ...
.
Qualification
5 teams 'pre-qualified' for the competition (before the Solomon Islands withdrawal), with the final team being decided through a preliminary round hosted by Samoa in late January 2013.
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* ''(Host nation)''
* (preliminary round winner)
Preliminary round
A preliminary competition was required to find the Sixth and final place in the competition. The mini-tournament was hosted by the
Samoan Football Federation between 22 and 26 January 2013.
All Times are local Time (
UTC+14:00)
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Goalscorers
;4 goals
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Sinisa Tua
* Hemaloto Polovili
;3 goals
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Paulo Scanlan
Paulo Scanlan (also known as Paul Scanlan; born 9 August 1996) is a Samoan professional association football, footballer and rugby union player who has played for the Samoa national football team and Samoa national rugby sevens team.
Football ca ...
;2 goals
* Kaleopa Siligi
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Filisi Keni
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Maro Bonsu-Maro
;1 goal
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Pekay Edwards
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Sunai Joseph
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Wiremu Temata
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Morgan Wichman
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Takuina Tararo
* Dwayne Tiputoa
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Sue Pelesa
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Paia Ipiniu
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Uasi Talanoa
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Taniela Vaka'uta
Final round
The draw for the final round of competition was held at the Headquarters of the
Oceania Football Confederation
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on 13 February 2013. The teams will play each other once in a round robin tournament based on a league system, with the winner qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup
All times are local time (
UTC+11:00)
Matchday 1
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Matchday 2
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Matchday 3
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Matchday 4
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Matchday 5
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References
External links
Preliminary Round at OFC SiteFinal Round at OFC SiteTournament Summary
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2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
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* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
Under 17
U-17 Championship
OFC Under 17 Tournament
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...