OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Organising body | OFC |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Region | Oceania |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Qualifier for | Summer Olympics |
| Current champions | New Zealand (5th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | New Zealand (5 titles) |
| 2023 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
The OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once in four years' time to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the Olympic Games. Unlike other continent, winner of OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament does not giving away any trophy.
Eligible teams
Thirteen nations are eligible to participate in the tournament, these are:
- American Samoa
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati (not a member of FIFA)
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu (not a member of FIFA)
- Vanuatu
Previous tournaments
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final Standings | Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | ||||
| as Senior teams | |||||||
1 |
1988 | Australia & New Zealand | Australia | Israel | New Zealand | Chinese Taipei | 5 |
| as Olympic / U23s teams | |||||||
2 |
1991 | Australia | New Zealand | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 4 | |
3 |
1996 | Australia | New Zealand | Fiji | Solomon Islands | 5 | |
4 |
1999 | New Zealand | Solomon Islands | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 7 | |
5 |
2004 | Australia & New Zealand | Australia | New Zealand | —[a] | 10 | |
6 |
2008 | New Zealand | Solomon Islands | Fiji | Papua New Guinea | 6 | |
7 |
2012 | New Zealand | Fiji | Vanuatu | Papua New Guinea | 7 | |
8 |
2015[1][b] | Fiji | Vanuatu | —[a] | 8 | ||
9 |
2019[2] | New Zealand | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | Fiji | 8 | |
10 |
2023 | New Zealand | Fiji | —[a] | 7 | ||
- ^ a b c There was no dispute for third place.
- ^ The 2015 Olympic qualifying tournament was held as part of the men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games.
Performance by country
| Team | Titles | Titles years | Runn. | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 5 |
1999, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2023 | 3 |
1991, 1996, 2004 |
| Australia | 4 |
1988, 1991, 1996, 2004 | — |
—
|
| Fiji | 1 |
2015 | 2 |
2012, 2023 |
| Solomon Islands | — |
— |
3 |
1999, 2008, 2019 |
| Israel | — |
— |
1 |
1988 |
| Vanuatu | — |
— |
1 |
2015 |
References
- ^ Singhania, Devansh. "An achievement of the biggest scale: Fiji's football team to participate at their first ever Olympic Games". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ "U-23 USMNT to Face Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Mexico at 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.