The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Between 1974 and 2012, the competition was open to teams under 20 years of age and called the OFC U-20 Championship. Since 2014, the age limit was darkreduced to under 19 years of age,[1] and since 2018, the tournament name was changed to the OFC U-19 Championship.

Eligible teams

Fourteen nations are eligible to participate in the tournament, these are:

Former teams

Results

Summaries

Ed.Year Hosts Winners ScoreRunners-up Third place ScoreFourth place
11974Tahiti Tahiti
2–0
 New Zealand New Hebrides New Caledonia
21978New Zealand Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea
31980Fiji New Zealand
2–0
 Australia Fiji
4–3
 New Caledonia
41982Papua New Guinea Australia
4–3 (a.e.t.)
 New Zealand Fiji
2–1
 Papua New Guinea
51985Australia Australia Israel New Zealand Chinese Taipei
61986New Zealand Australia Israel New Zealand Chinese Taipei
71988Fiji Australia
1–0
 New Zealand Chinese Taipei
2–0
 Fiji
81990Fiji Australia New Zealand Vanuatu Tahiti
91992Tahiti New Zealand Tahiti Fiji Vanuatu
101994Fiji Australia
1–0
 New Zealand Solomon Islands
0–0 (4–2 p)
 Vanuatu
111997Tahiti Australia
2–1
 New Zealand Fiji
1–1 (5–4 p)
 Tahiti
121998Samoa Australia
2–0
 Fiji New Zealand
2–1
 Solomon Islands
132001Cook Islands
New Caledonia
 Australia New Zealand
142002Fiji
Vanuatu
 Australia
15–0[note 4]
 Fiji
152005Solomon Islands Australia
3–0
 Solomon Islands Vanuatu
4–1
 Fiji
162007New Zealand New Zealand Fiji Solomon Islands New Caledonia
172008Tahiti Tahiti New Caledonia New Zealand Fiji
182011New Zealand New Zealand
3–1
 Solomon Islands Vanuatu
2–0
 Fiji
192013Fiji New Zealand Fiji Vanuatu New Caledonia
202014Fiji Fiji Vanuatu New Caledonia Solomon Islands
212016Vanuatu New Zealand
5–0
 Vanuatu
222018Tahiti New Zealand
1–0
 Tahiti New Caledonia
4–1
 Solomon Islands
232022Tahiti New Zealand
3–0
 Fiji New Caledonia
1–1 (5–4 p)
 Tahiti
242024Samoa New Zealand
4–0
 New Caledonia Solomon Islands
4–2
 Fiji
252026SamoaTo be determined
  1. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrsGroup stage, defined on points earned.
  2. ^Aggregatescore. (1–2 in first leg; 3–1 (a.e.t.) in second leg)
  3. ^ abThere was no dispute for third place.
  4. ^Aggregatescore. (11–0 in first leg; 4–0 in second leg)

Performances by team

Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 Australia12 (1978, 1982, 1985*, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005) 1 (1980) – –
 New Zealand9 (1980, 1992, 2007*, 2011*, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) 7 (1974, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001) 5 (1978*, 1985, 1986*, 1998, 2008) –
 Tahiti2 (1974*, 2008*) 2 (1992*, 2018*) – 3 (1990, 1997*, 2022*)
 Fiji1 (2014*) 6 (1978, 1998, 2002*, 2007, 2013*, 2022) 4 (1980*, 1982, 1992, 1997) 5 (1988*, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2024)
 Vanuatu– 2 (2014, 2016*) 5 (1974,[a] 1990, 2002*, 2007, 2013) 2 (1992, 1994)
 New Caledonia– 2 (2008, 2024) 3 (2014, 2018, 2022) 4 (1974, 1980, 2007, 2013)
 Solomon Islands– 2 (2005*, 2011) 3 (1994, 2007, 2024) 3 (1998, 2014, 2018)
 Israel– 2 (1985, 1986) – –
 Chinese Taipei– – 1 (1988) 2 (1985, 1986)
 Papua New Guinea– – – 2 (1978, 1982*)
* = As hosts
Notes
  1. ^This 1974 third place was achieved by Vanuatu under its former name New Hebrides.

Participating nations

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • 5th–7th – Fifth to Seventh place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • PR – Preliminary round
  • q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to OFC at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA
Team Französisch-Polynesien1974Neuseeland1978Fidschi1980Papua-Neuguinea1982Australien1985Neuseeland1986Fidschi1988Fidschi1990Französisch-Polynesien1992Fidschi1994Französisch-Polynesien1997Samoa1998NeukaledonienCookinseln2001VanuatuFidschi2002Salomonen2005Neuseeland2007Französisch-Polynesien2008Neuseeland2011Fidschi2013Fidschi2014TongaVanuatu2016CookinselnFranzösisch-Polynesien2018Französisch-Polynesien2022VanuatuSamoa2024CookinselnSamoa2026Years
 American Samoa×××××××××××GS×××××GS×6thPRPRGSPR× 7
 Australia×1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st×1st1st1st1st1st1stPart of AFC13
 Chinese Taipei××××4th4th3rdPart of AFC3
 Cook Islands××××××××××××GS×××××××GSPRGSPRTBD 5
 Fiji×2nd3rd3rd5th5th4th5th3rdGS3rd2ndGS2nd4th2nd4th4th2nd1stGSGS2nd4thQ 24
 Israel××××2nd2nd××Part of UEFA2
 New Caledonia4th×4th×××××××××GSGSGS4th2ndGS4th3rdSF3rd3rd2ndQ 15
 New Zealand2nd3rd1st2nd3rd3rd2nd2nd1st2nd2nd3rd2ndGSGS1st3rd1st1st×1st1st1st1stQ 24
 Papua New Guinea×4th6th4th6th×GS×5thGS××GSGS×××GS5th5thGSGSQFGSTBD 16
 Samoa××××××GS××GS×GSGSGSGS7th××××PRPRQFGSQ 12
 Solomon Islands×××××××××3rd×4thGS×2nd3rd×2nd×4thSF4thQF3rdQ 12
 Tahiti1st×5th××××4th2ndGS4th×GS××5th1st×××GS2nd4thGSQ 14
 Tonga×××××××××××GSGSGSGS×××××PRGSGSPRTBD 8
 Vanuatu3rd×××××GS3rd4th4th×GSGSGS3rd6th×3rd3rd2nd2ndGSQFGSQ 18

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  •      – Not affiliated to OFC
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
TeamTunesien1977Japan1979Australien1981Mexiko1983die Sowjetunion1985Chile1987Saudi-Arabien1989Portugal1991Australien1993Katar1995Malaysia1997Nigeria1999Argentinien2001Vereinigte Arabische Emirate2003Niederlande2005Kanada2007Ägypten2009Kolumbien2011Truthahn2013Neuseeland2015Südkorea2017Polen2019Argentinien2023Chile2025AserbaidschanUsbekistan2027ArmenienGeorgien (Land)2029Total
 AustraliaQFR1R1R14th4thQFR2R1R2R1R1AFC member12
 FijiR1R12
 New CaledoniaR11
 New ZealandR1R1R1R2R2R2R2R18
 TahitiR1R12
 VanuatuR11

References

  1. ^"OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.