The OFC Youth Development Tournament is an international youth

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championship organised by the

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(OFC).

Youth Development Tournament

In the first edition of the Youth Development Tournament in

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, 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. For 2021, a U-18 men's tournament and a U-15 boys' tournament are tentatively scheduled between September and December. A women's tournament was originally scheduled for May 2020, but was cancelled due to the

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. For 2022, a U-18 women's tournament was tentatively scheduled in April, and a U-15 girls' tournament was tentatively scheduled between September and December, but both were cancelled as those players will now be eligible for the 2022 OFC U-20 Women's Championship and 2022 OFC U-17 Women's Championship, which were postponed from 2021.

Men's U-18

Men's U-15

Women's U-15

Youth Futsal Tournament

The OFC Youth Futsal Tournament was held for the first time in

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to find representatives to attend the futsal tournament at the

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. OFC intends to hold a tournament every two years, but the next edition has been postponed due to the

. The 2022 edition, scheduled to take place between 22–25 September 2022, was also cancelled due to congestion in the football calendar.

Men's

Women's

Youth Champions League

The inaugural OFC Youth Champions League was scheduled to take place between 16–31 January 2021, but was cancelled due to the

. The 2022 edition, scheduled to take place between 15–30 January 2022, was also cancelled due to congestion in the football calendar.

References

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