The 1986 OFC U-17 Championship was the second edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by OFC for the men's under-17 national teams of Oceania. This doubled as the qualifiers for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Chinese Taipei |
| City | Kaohsiung |
| Dates | 7–14 December 1986 |
| Teams | 5 (from 5 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 21 (2.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Steve Dimoudis (5 goals) |
← 1983 1989 → | |
Australia were the defending champions, and won their second title by goal difference over New Zealand and subsequently qualified for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[1]
Teams
editFive teams entered the tournament from five confederations.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Qualification for 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship |
| 2 | New Zealand
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (H)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Fiji
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
Venues
edit Chinese Taipei
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| Kaohsiung | |
| Chungcheng Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
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Matches
edit| Australia | 3–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Report |
Referee: Chen Ming-Chiu (Chinese Taipei)
| Fiji | 0–4 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Chow Yi-Fa (Chinese Taipei)
| Chinese Taipei | 0–3 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Mahendra Singh (Fiji)
| Fiji | 1–1 | New Zealand |
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| Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Fiji |
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| Australia | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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Referee: Chow Yi-Fa (Chinese Taipei)
Goalscorers
editThere were 21 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.1 goals per match.
Two own goals were scored throughout the tournament.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Steve Brown
Wu Chun-I- Lin Ming-Tai
Shakuwa- (unknown)
Craig Ashton- Anton Musin
1 own goal
- Han Wei-Liang (against Papua New Guinea)
- Fangmaki (against New Zealand)
References
edit- ^ "Soccer juniors qualify". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 701. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 December 1986. p. 24. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.