The 2023
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once in four years' time to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games. Unlike other continent, winner of OFC Olymp ...
was the 10th edition of the tournament to select the
OFC representative at the
Summer Olympics
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. The tournament was held in
Auckland
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,
New Zealand
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from 27 August to 9 September, with the winner qualifying for the
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...
.
New Zealand
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successfully defended their title as the OFC representative.
Teams
Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC indicated their intent to participate in the tournament.
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Note: New Caledonia and Tahiti are not members of the
International Olympic Committee
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and thus not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Football Tournament.
Venues
Group A played all their matches at
Mount Smart Stadium
Mount Smart Stadium, currently known as Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League a ...
, known commercially as "Go Media Stadium," while Group B played all their matches at
The Trusts Arena
The Trusts Arena is an indoor arena located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a multi-purpose stadium that primarily holds sports events and music concerts. The Arena was opened by then Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark on 11 ...
. Mount Smart Stadium also hosted both semi-final matches, while the final was contested at
North Harbour Stadium
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.
Group stage
Eight teams entered the competition and were drawn into 2 groups on 15 June.
All times are local,
NZST
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(
UTC+12
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Anadyr, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Mata Utu, Funafuti, Majuro, Yaren, South Tarawa on Tarawa, Suva''
North Asia
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Final
The winner qualified for the
2024 Summer Olympics
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.
Qualified team for the 2024 Summer Olympics
The following team from OFC qualified for the
2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France.
Goalscorers
References
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