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 Taupo 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
CityTaupo
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) Ian Paia (7 goals)
Best player(s) Esava Naqeleca

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the Olympic Games.

Participating teams

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

Group stage

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

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Fiji 3300112+99
 Vanuatu 3201102+86
 Solomon Islands 3102164+123
 American Samoa 3003231−290
Solomon Islands 0 – 2 Fiji
Report Esava Naqeleca  18'
Archie Watkins  65'
Vanuatu 8 – 0 American Samoa
Roddy Lenga  10', 23'
Robert Tasso  13' (pen.), 21'
Silas Namatak  81', 83', 86'
Barry Mansale  89'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
American Samoa 1 – 7 Fiji
Ailoa Tualaulelei  66' Report Jone Salauneune  12'
Misaele Draunibaka  56', 58'
Esava Naqeleca  63', 65'
Samuela Drudru  72'
Archie Watkins  88'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Solomon Islands 0 – 1 Vanuatu
Report Jean Kaltack  61'
Attendance: 400
American Samoa 1 – 16 Solomon Islands
Shalom Luani  5' Report Ian Paia  22', 26', 32' (pen.), 58' (pen.), 63', 73', 84'
Jerry Donga  50'
Himson Teleda  52'
Micah Lea'alafa  55', 69', 74'
Chris Tafoa  67'
Karol Kakate  77', 79'
Johan Doiwale  89'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Fiji 2 – 1 Vanuatu
Esava Naqeleca  20'
Jone Salauneune  41'		 Report Jean Kaltack  62'
Attendance: 150

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 2200110+116
 Papua New Guinea 210131+23
 Tonga 2002013−130
New Zealand 1 – 0 Papua New Guinea
Sean Lovemore  73' Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 3 – 0 Tonga
Vanya Malagian  6'
Nigel Dabinyaba  47'
Jamal Seeto  86'		 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
Tonga 0 – 10 New Zealand
Report Greg Draper  23'
Jason Hicks  33'
Daniel Saric  43'
Louis Fenton  52', 54'
Ethan Gailbraith  72', 73'
Sean Lovemore  77', 90'
James Musa  81'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Knockout stage

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

Semi finals
Fiji 3 – 0 Papua New Guinea
Esava Naqeleca  25' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Zibraaz Sahib  71'		 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
New Zealand 3 – 2 Vanuatu
Louis Fenton  5'
James Musa  8'
Greg Draper  27'		 Report Jean Kaltack  74'
Kensi Tangis  90+1'
Attendance: 400

Third place play-off
Papua New Guinea 0 – 1 Vanuatu
Report Jean Kaltack  38'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

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

Awards

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

Notes
  1. Matches postponed from 20 March 2012 due to extreme weather conditions in Taupo.[4]

See also

References
  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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