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2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).[1] The tournament was played in New Zealand, after an OFC decision to strip Fiji of the rights to host the tournament was made in January 2012. It was announced on 7 February 2012 that Taupō would host the qualifiers, with the sole venue being Owen Delany Park.[2]

2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityTaupō
Dates16–25 March 2012
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored63 (4.85 per match)
Attendance4,250 (327 per match)
Top scorer(s)Solomon Islands Ian Paia (7 goals)
Best player(s)Fiji Esava Naqeleca
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New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the Olympic Games.

Participating teams

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Squads

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Main article: 2012 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Football Tournament squads

Group stage

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The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.[3]

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9
  Vanuatu 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 16 4 +12 3
  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 31 −29 0
Solomon Islands  0–2  Fiji
Report Naqeleca   18'
Watkins   65'
Vanuatu  8–0  American Samoa
Lenga   10', 23'
Tasso   13' (pen.), 21'
Namatak   81', 83', 86'
Mansale   89'		 Report
Attendance: 200
American Samoa  1–7  Fiji
Tualaulelei   66' Report Salauneune   12'
Draunibaka   56', 58'
Naqeleca   63', 65'
Drudru   72'
Watkins   88'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Solomon Islands  0–1  Vanuatu
Report Kaltack   61'
Attendance: 400
American Samoa  1–16  Solomon Islands
Luani   5' Report[permanent dead link‍] Paia   22', 26', 32' (pen.), 58' (pen.), 63', 73', 84'
Donga   50'
Teleda   52'
Lea'alafa   55', 69', 74'
Tafoa   67'
Kakate   77', 79'
Doiwale   89'
Attendance: 100
Fiji  2–1  Vanuatu
Naqeleca   20'
Salauneune   41'		 Report Kaltack   62'
Attendance: 150

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6
  Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
  Tonga 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
New Zealand  1–0  Papua New Guinea
Lovemore   73' Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea  3–0  Tonga
Malagian   6'
Dabinyaba   47'
Seeto   86'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
Tonga  0–10  New Zealand
Report Draper   23'
Hicks   33'
Saric   43'
Fenton   52', 54'
Gailbraith   72', 73'
Lovemore   77', 90'
Musa   81'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

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Due to the delay in the final group matches, the knockout stage was postponed by one day from the original schedule.[5]

 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 March – Taupō
 
 
  Fiji3
 
25 March – Taupō
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  Fiji0
 
23 March – Taupō
 
  New Zealand1
 
  New Zealand3
 
 
  Vanuatu2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
25 March – Taupō
 
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
 
  Vanuatu1

Semi finals

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Fiji  3–0  Papua New Guinea
Naqeleca   25' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Sahib   71'		 Report[permanent dead link‍]
Attendance: 200
New Zealand  3–2  Vanuatu
Fenton   5'
Musa   8'
Draper   27'		 Report Kaltack   74'
Tangis   90+1'
Attendance: 400

Third place play-off

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Papua New Guinea  0–1  Vanuatu
Report Kaltack   38'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Final

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Fiji  0–1  New Zealand
Report Draper   18' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,250

Awards

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A number of awards were announced at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Player of the tournament Best goalkeeper Top scorer Fairplay Award
  Esava Naqeleca   Jake Gleeson   Ian Paia (7 goals)   Tonga

Goal scorers

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Matches postponed from 20 March 2012 due to extreme weather conditions in Taupō.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule set for key competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Taupo confirmed as host". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Path to London unveiled". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Day three matches postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Revised schedule for knock-out stage". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Oly Whites book ticket to London". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
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