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NZFC/sandbox
Founded1991
RegionOceania (OFC)
Number of teamsVarious
Current champions New Zealand
(4th title)
Most successful team(s) Australia
 New Zealand
(4 titles each)
2019 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. Qualification for Football at the Summer Olympics

Rules
  • 1988: professional national teams (except UEFA and CONMEBOL)[1][2]
  • 1992: u-23 national teams[1][2]
  • 1996–present: u-23 national teams (with three 'no age limit' players allowed, after an agreement between FIFA and IOC)[1][2]
Year Host Olympics Final Third place match Outcome
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth place
1988[3]  Australia
 New Zealand 		South Korea Seoul  Australia –
[n 1] 		 Israel  New Zealand –
[n 1] 		 Taiwan Australia qualified directly to the Olympics in Seoul.[4]
1991[5]  Fiji Spain Barcelona  Australia –
[n 1] 		 New Zealand  Fiji –
[n 1] 		 Papua New Guinea Australia qualified for a play-off with the 5th place team of the UEFA Under-21 Championship which was Netherlands. Australia won the playoff 2–1 on away goals.[6]
1996[7]  Australia United States Atlanta  Australia –
[n 1] 		 New Zealand  Fiji –
[n 1] 		 Solomon Islands Australia qualified for a play-off with the 2nd place team of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament which was Canada. Australia won the playoff 7–2 to advance to Atlanta.[8][9]
1999[10]  New Zealand Australia Sydney  New Zealand 4–1  Solomon Islands  Fiji 3–0  Papua New Guinea New Zealand qualified for a play-off with the 4th place team of the African Men's Olympic Qualifiers which was South Africa. South Africa won the playoffs 4–2 to advance to Sydney.[11][12]
2004[13]  Australia
 New Zealand 		Greece Athens  Australia 3–1
[n 2] 		 New Zealand  Fiji –
[n 3] 		 Vanuatu Australia qualified directly to the Olympics in Athens.[n 4][15]
2008[17]  Fiji China Beijing  New Zealand –
[n 1] 		 Solomon Islands  Fiji –
[n 1] 		 Papua New Guinea New Zealand qualified directly to the Olympics in Beijing.[17]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h No final was held as it was played under a round-robin format.
  2. ^ The final was played over two legs, with Australia winning the first leg 2–0[14] and the second leg ending in a 1–1 draw.[15]
  3. ^ No 3rd place game was played
  4. ^ This was the last time Australia qualified for the Olympics under OFC, they moved to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006[16]

Previous tournaments[edit]

OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Second place Third place Score Fourth place
2012 Details New Zealand  New Zealand 1-0  Fiji  Vanuatu 1-0  Papua New Guinea
2015 Details Papua New Guinea  Fiji 0-0 (4-3 on pen)  Vanuatu  Papua New Guinea  New Zealand
2019 Details Fiji  New Zealand 5-0  Solomon Islands  Vanuatu 1-0  Fiji

Note: The 2015 Olympic qualifying tournament was held as part of the men's football tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games.

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  2. ^ a b c "Historia del fútbol en los Juegos Olímpicos: medallero, palmarés y ganadores". AS.com (in Spanish). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Football at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Football". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Games of the XXV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. ^ "The Dutch sledge that 'riled up' Australia & inspired dramatic Olympics qualification". Football Australia. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Games of the XXVI. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ^ "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying by Concacaf - Issuu". ISSUU. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament 1996 (Qualifying Stage)". Lingua Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Games of the XXVII. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. ^ "South Africa's Road to the 2000 Olympics". South African Football Legends. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  12. ^ Ruane, Jeremy. "Traditional Rivalries Maintained In Thrilling Encounter". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Australia dominates NZ in first Olympic play off". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Olyroos book ticket to Athens". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Australia joins ASEAN family". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Games of the XXVIX. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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