1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates15 November 1987 – 27 March 1988
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia
Runners-up Israel
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored67 (3.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Michael McGarry
(7 Goals)
1991 →

The 1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) team would qualify directly to complete at the 1988 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.

The qualifications had two rounds. The first round had three teams per group, with the group winner going directly into the second round. The runner-up of each group completed in a one-way play-off to determine who participated in the second round. Israel qualified directly into the second round.[1][2][3]

Before the first round begun, Papua New Guinea and Fiji pulled out, leaving each group with only two teams. It was decided to have two match playoffs instead.[1]

Participating teams

First round

Group 1

Papua New Guinea withdraw before the games started

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4 Qualification for Second round
2  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Qualification for Playoff round
3  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: RSSSF
Chinese Taipei 0–3 Australia
Report
  • Arnold 21', 50'
  • Farina 53'
Australia 3–0 Chinese Taipei
 Report

Group 2

Fiji withdraw before the games started

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19 4 Qualification for Second round
2  Western Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 0 Qualification for Playoff round
3  Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: RSSSF
Western Samoa 0–7 New Zealand
Report
Apia Park, Apia, Western Samoa
Attendance: 2,500
New Zealand 12–0 Western Samoa
 Report
Attendance: 1,200

Playoff

The losers of each group had a one-off match for a place in the second round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chinese Taipei  5–0  Western Samoa
Chinese Taipei 5–0 Western Samoa
  • Miao Chin-Chung ?', ?', ?'
  • Pan Yung-I ?'
  • Chien I-Shiu ?'
 Report

Second round

Final standings and matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 10 Qualification for 1988 Summer Olympics
2  Israel 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9
3  New Zealand (H) 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5
4  Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 3 23 −20 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Chinese Taipei 0–1 New Zealand
Australia 2–0 Israel
Israel 2–0 New Zealand
Australia 3–2 Chinese Taipei
  • Wu Chau-In 18'
  • Chien I-Shiu 86'
Israel 5–1 Chinese Taipei
  • Chen Sing-An 64'
Australia 3–1 New Zealand
Israel 0–0 Australia
New Zealand 2–0 Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 0–9 Israel
New Zealand 1–1 Australia
New Zealand 0–1 Israel
Chinese Taipei 0–3 Australia

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ a b "1988 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football Qualification)". Sport - Olympic. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1988 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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