2013 OFC U-20 Championship

The 2013 OFC U-20 Championship was the 19th edition of the OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). The competition was held at two venues in Fiji, from the 21 to 29 March, with the winner qualifying as Oceania's representative at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2013 OFC U-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Fiji
Dates	21–29 March
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up	Fiji
Third place	Vanuatu
Fourth place	New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	52 (5.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rusiate Matarerega
Best player(s)	Louis Fenton
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New Zealand, the previous title holders, won this year's edition.

Participating teams

Further information: 2013 OFC U-20 Championship squads

•  Fiji (Host Nation)
•  New Caledonia
•  New Zealand
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Vanuatu

Venues

Four matchdays were held at Churchill Park in Lautoka with the last matchday being held at Govind Park in Ba.

Group stage

The competition draw was conducted on February 8 at the headquarters of the Oceania confederation in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	4	4	0	0	13	2	+11	12
Fiji	4	3	0	1	8	8	0	9
Vanuatu	4	2	0	2	12	7	+5	6
New Caledonia	4	1	0	3	15	13	+2	3
Papua New Guinea	4	0	0	4	4	22	−18	0

21 March 2013

14:00 UTC+12

Fiji	3–2	Vanuatu
Rao 58' Qasevakatini 68' Matarerega 84'	Report	Damalip 5' Manuhi 23'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

21 March 2013

16:30 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	0–5	New Zealand
	[permanent dead link]	Fenton 5' (pen.), 11' Watson 44' Higham 79' Boyd 81' (pen.)

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

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23 March 2013

14:00 UTC+12

Vanuatu	0–1	New Zealand
		Elia 23'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)

23 March 2013

16:30 UTC+12

Fiji	3–2	New Caledonia
Nakalevu 9' Matarerega 33', 43'		Waelua 28' Wadriako 88'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

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25 March 2013

14:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	3–2	New Caledonia
Fenton 29' (pen.) Elia 51' Turner 56'	[permanent dead link]	Xalite 17' Wadriako 25'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Attendance: 500

Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)

25 March 2013

16:30 UTC+12

Vanuatu	6–1	Papua New Guinea
Damalip 25', 44', 58' Shem 48' Tasso 64' Tabilip 88'	[permanent dead link]	Aisa 1'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Attendance: 500

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

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27 March 2013

14:00 UTC+12

New Caledonia	9–3	Papua New Guinea
Xalite 24' (pen.), 30' Bob 28', 61' Ranchain 57', 64' Decoire 71' Nonmeu 72' Wadra 77'	Report	Awele 4' Komolong 19' Airem 39'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

27 March 2013

16:30 UTC+12

New Zealand	4–0	Fiji
Fenton 48' (pen.) Howieson 67' Watson 69' Thomas 83'

Churchull Park, Lautoka

Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)

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29 March 2013

14:00 UTC+12

Papua New Guinea	0–2	Fiji
	[permanent dead link]	Matarerega 13', 39'

Govind Park, Ba

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

29 March 2013

16:30 UTC+12

New Caledonia	2–4	Vanuatu
Waelua 69' 84' (o.g.)	[permanent dead link]	Kaltack 9', 51', 64' Tari 73'

Govind Park, Ba

Referee: Salesh Sand (Fiji)

Awards

The Golden Ball Award was awarded to the most outstanding player of the tournament. The Golden Glove Award was awarded to the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Boot Award was awarded to the top scorer of the tournament. The Fair Play Award was awarded to the team with the best disciplinary record at the tournament.

Award	Recipient [2]
Golden Ball	Louis Fenton
Golden Glove	Max Crocombe
Golden Boot	Rusiate Matarerega (5 goals)
Fair Play Award	Vanuatu