2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = OFC U-16 Men's Championship

| year = 2024

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| country = Qualifying stage:
Tonga

| country2 = Final tournament:
Tahiti

| dates = Qualifying stage:
13–19 April 2024
Final tournament:
28 July – 10 August 2024

| num_teams = Final tournament: 8
Total: 11

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbu|17|NZL}}

| count = 10

| second_other = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

| third_other = {{fbu|17|NCL}}

| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|TAH}}

| matches = 18

| goals = 77

| attendance = {{#expr: 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 200 + 300 + 150 + 350 + 100 + 250 + 50 + 100 + 300 + 500 + 500 + 200}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NZL}} Aaron Cartwright (7 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|NZL}} Aaron Cartwright

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|NCL|football}} Nicolas Kutran

| fair_play = {{fbu|17|TAH}}

| updated =

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 2025

}}

The 2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship was the 21st edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16/under-17 national teams of Oceania. The final tournament was played in Pirae, Tahiti, from 28 July to 10 August 2024.[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024/ Final tournament statistics] Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the OFC representatives.{{cite web |url=https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/qatar-appointed-as-host-of-fifa-u-17-world-cup-annually-from-2025-to-2029 |title=Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup™ annually from 2025 to 2029 |publisher=FIFA |date=15 March 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2024/04/01/new-zealands-pathway-to-future-fifa-u-17-world-cups-gets-easier/ |title=New Zealand's pathway to future FIFA U-17 World Cups gets easier |publisher=friendsoffootballnz.com |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024}} New Zealand successfully defended the title from 2023.

Teams

All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament.

In 2022 and 2023, male youth OFC tournaments did not have a four-team qualifying stage, and all teams competed in one tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-mens-youth-tournaments-continue-to-evolve/|title=OFC male youth tournaments continue to evolve|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=3 April 2020}} This was reversed for the 2024 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draws-confirmed-for-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-and-qualifying/|title=DRAWS CONFIRMED FOR OFC U-16 MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP AND QUALIFYING|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=5 March 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024}}

Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).

Team ! data-sort-type="number"\|Appearance ! Previous best performance
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
{{fbu\|17\|ASA}}	10th	{{sort\|05\|Group stage}} (1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2023)
{{fbu\|17\|COK}}	11th	{{sort\|04\|Quarter-finals}} (2023)
{{fbu\|17\|FIJ}}	19th	{{sort\|02\|Runners-up}} (1999)
{{fbu\|17\|NCL}}	13th	{{sort\|02\|Runners-up}} (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023)
{{fbu\|17\|NZL}}	18th	{{sort\|01\|Champions}} (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023)
{{fbu\|17\|PNG}}	10th	{{sort\|03\|Semi-finals}} (2017), {{sort\|04\|Fourth place}} (1986)
{{fbu\|17\|SAM}}	10th	{{sort\|04\|Quarter-finals}} (2023)
{{fbu\|17\|SOL}}	10th	{{sort\|02\|Runners-up}} (1993, 2018)
{{fbu\|17\|TAH}} (hosts)	15th	{{sort\|02\|Runners-up}} (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)
{{fbu\|17\|TGA}}	11th	{{sort\|04\|Quarter-finals}} (2023)
{{fbu\|17\|VAN}}	16th	{{sort\|02\|Runners-up}} (2005)

Venues

colspan=2 \| {{Location map+\|Tahiti\|float=center\|width=240px\|caption=\|places= {{Location map~\|Tahiti\|lat=-17.5321\|long=-149.541\|label=Pirae\|position=bottom}}}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=2 \| Pirae
width=50% \| Stade Pater	Stade Fautaua
Capacity: 11,700	Capacity: 5,000

Qualifying stage

The draw for the group stage was held 5 March 2024.

=Tiebreakers=

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
{{Anchor\|Tiebreakers}} Tie-breaking criteria for group play{{cite web \|title=REGULATIONS OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2024 \|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OFC-Mens-U-16-regulations-ENG.pdf \|website=Oceania Football \|access-date=15 April 2024 \|pages=22}}
The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: Total points; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Head-to-head result between tied teams; Points in matches among the tied teams; Goal difference in matches among the tied teams; Goals scored in matches among the tied teams; Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match): One yellow card: −1 point; Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points; Direct red card: −4 points; Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points; Drawing of lots.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

{{Anchor|Tiebreakers}} Tie-breaking criteria for group play{{cite web |title=REGULATIONS OFC U-16 Men's Championship 2024 |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OFC-Mens-U-16-regulations-ENG.pdf |website=Oceania Football |access-date=15 April 2024 |pages=22}}

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

Total points;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Head-to-head result between tied teams;
Points in matches among the tied teams;
Goal difference in matches among the tied teams;
Goals scored in matches among the tied teams;
Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction per player, per match):
*One yellow card: −1 point;
*Two yellow cards (indirect red card): −3 points;
*Direct red card: −4 points;
*Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Drawing of lots.

=Qualifying group=

{{:2024 OFC U-16 Men's Championship qualification|transcludesection=groupstage}}

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 March with teams seeded into pots based upon their ranking at the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2024/03/05/draw-made-for-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-in-tahiti/ |title=Draw made for OFC U-16 Men's Championship tournament in Tahiti |publisher=friendsoffootballnz.com |date=5 March 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024}}

{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Draw|text=

{{aligned table|cols=3|class=wikitable|row1header=y

| Pot 1| Pot 2| Pot 3

| {{fbu|17|NCL}}
{{fbu|17|NZL}}

| {{fbu|17|FIJ}}
{{fbu|17|SAM}}
{{fbu|17|TAH}}
{{fbu|17|VAN}}

| {{fbu|17|COK}}
{{fbu|17|SOL}}{{efn|The identity of the qualifying winners was not known at the time of the final draw}}

}}}}

Group stage

All times are local, TAHT (UTC-10).

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|source=[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024/ OFC]

|name_NZL={{fbu|17|NZL}}

|name_VAN={{fbu|17|VAN}}

|name_FIJ={{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|name_COK={{fbu|17|COK}}

|update=complete

|team1=NZL |team3=COK |team2=FIJ |team4=VAN

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5-6 |result4=7-8

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Knockout stage

|col_5-6=blue1 |text_5-6=5th place match

|col_7-8=yellow1 |text_7-8={{nowrap|7th place match}}

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NZL}}

|score = 9–0

|team2 = {{fbu|17|VAN}}

|goals1 =

Lienard {{goal|20}}
Cartwright {{goal|29||66}}
Brooke-Smith {{goal|42}}
Fitzharris {{goal|45+1||76}}
Martin {{goal|58}}
Britton {{goal|78}}
Smith {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-a-2700243871/new-zealand-vanuatu-9-0-2708316700 |title=New Zealand vs Vanuatu |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=29 July 2024}}

|referee = Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-hit-the-ground-running-at-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-in-tahiti/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|7|28|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|FIJ}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|COK}}

|goals1 =

Shankar {{goal|58||90+6}}

|goals2 =

Rasmussen {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-a-2700243871/fiji-cook-islands-2-1-2708316701/ |title=Fiji vs Cook Islands |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=29 July 2024}}

|referee = Peter Olomaga (Samoa)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/fiji-leave-it-late-to-overcome-cook-islands-at-ofc-u-16-mens-championship/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|7|31|df=y}}

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NZL}}

|score = 7–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|goals1 =

Cartwright {{goal|27||50}}
Cardozo {{goal|35}}
Brooke-Smith {{goal|43||45||81}}
Perez Baldoni {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 =

Rasorewa {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-a-2700243871/new-zealand-fiji-7-1-2708316702 |title=New Zealand vs Fiji |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=1 August 2024}}

|referee = Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-qualify-for-semi-finals-with-resounding-win-over-fiji/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|7|31|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|COK}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|VAN}}

|goals1 =

Webb {{goal|47|pen.|85|pen.}}
Rasmussen {{goal|60}}

|goals2 =

Taravaki {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance =

|referee = Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/cook-islands-stun-vanuatu-to-keep-semi-final-hopes-alive/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|3|df=y}}

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|COK}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fbu|17|NZL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Smith {{goal|2||10}}
Banza {{goal|14}}
Britton {{goal|29||43||90+5}}
Perniskie {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-a-2700243871/cook-islands-new-zealand-0-7-2708316704/ |title=Cook Islands vs New Zealand |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=9 August 2024}}

|referee = Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-qualifies-top-of-group-a-with-emphatic-win-over-cook-islands/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|3|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|VAN}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|goals1 =

Manipen {{goal|8}}
Taravaki {{goal|52}}

|goals2 =

Samy {{goal|34}}
Shankar {{goal|44}}
Rasorewa {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-a-2700243871/vanuatu-fiji-2-3-2708316705/ |title=Vanuatu vs Fiji |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=9 August 2024}}

|referee = David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/fiji-keep-world-cup-dream-alive-after-win-over-vanuatu/

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|source=[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024/ OFC]

|name_NCL={{fbu|17|NCL}}

|name_SAM={{fbu|17|SAM}}

|name_TAH={{fbu|17|TAH}}

|name_SOL={{fbu|17|SOL}}

|update=complete

|team1=TAH |team2=NCL |team3=SAM |team4=SOL

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=5-6 |result4=7-8

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Knockout stage

|col_5-6=blue1 |text_5-6=5th place match

|col_7-8=yellow1 |text_7-8={{nowrap|7th place match}}

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NCL}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|SAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Nyikeine {{Goal|17|o.g.}}
Enoka {{Goal|40}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 200{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243791/new-caledonia-samoa-0-2-2708317320/ |title=New Caledonia vs Samoa |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=2 August 2024}}

|referee = Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/samoa-stun-new-caledonia-in-group-b-opener-at-ofc-u-16-mens-championship/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|7|29|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|TAH}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|SOL}}

|goals1 =

Colombani {{Goal|48}}
Brown {{Goal|83}}

|goals2 =

Kwaimasia {{Goal|3}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 300{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243791/tahiti-solomon-islands-2-1-2708317321/ |title=Tahiti vs Solomon Islands |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=2 August 2024}}

|referee = Chris Bennett (New Zealand)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tahiti-come-from-behind-to-beat-solomon-islands-in-entertaining-group-b-encounter/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|1|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SOL}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|SAM}}

|goals1 =

Makana {{goal|64}}
Sihiu {{goal|65}}
Kwaimasia {{goal|82}}

|goals2 =

Hansell {{goal|37}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 150{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243791/solomon-islands-samoa-3-1-2708317322 |title=Solomon Islands vs Samoa |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=2 August 2024}}

|referee = Adam Bavcar (Australia)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon-islands-fight-back-to-beat-samoa-and-keep-semi-final-hopes-alive-at-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-in-tahiti/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|1|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NCL}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|TAH}}

|goals1 =

Kutran {{goal|22|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Colombani {{goal|40|pen.|79}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 350{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243791/new-caledonia-tahiti-1-2-2708317323 |title=New Caledonia vs Tahiti |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=2 August 2024}}

|referee = David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tahiti-leave-it-late-to-beat-new-caledonia-and-qualify-for-ofc-mens-u-16-championship-semi-finals/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|4|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SOL}}

|score = 2–6

|team2 = {{fbu|17|NCL}}

|goals1 =

Makana {{goal|53}}
Sihiu {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

Ijelipa {{goal|17||35||62||80}}
Pautre {{goal|77}}
Trohmae {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243791/solomon-islands-new-caledonia-2-6-2708317324/ |title=Solomon Islands vs New Caledonia|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=9 August 2024}}

|referee = Shane Skinner (Australia)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-caledonia-stun-solomon-islands-to-keep-in-semi-final-hunt/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|4|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SAM}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|TAH}}

|goals1 =

Edward {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2 =

Tereroa {{goal|12}}
Arapahi {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 250{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-group-b-2700243791/samoa-tahiti-1-2-2708317325/ |title=Samoa vs Tahiti |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=9 August 2024}}

|referee = Chris Bennett (New Zealand)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/tahiti-sink-samoan-hopes-and-hands-new-caledonia-a-lifeline/

}}

7th place match

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|8|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|VAN}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|SOL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

Sihiu {{goal|73|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 50{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-7th-&-8th-place-play-off-2700243969/vanuatu-solomon-islands-0-1-2708317938/ |title=Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=13 August 2024}}

|referee = Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/solomon-islands-secure-7th-at-the-ofc-mens-u-16-championship/

}}

5th place match

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|8|df=y}}

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|COK}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|SAM}}

|goals1 =

Webb {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Kapisi {{goal|6||8}}

|stadium = Stade Fautaua, Pirae

|attendance = 100{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-5th-&-6th-place-play-off-2700243971/cook-islands-samoa-1-2-2708318160// |title=Cook Islands vs Samoa |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=13 August 2024}}

|referee = Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/samoa-clinch-5th-place-at-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-in-tahiti/

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third place match

|7 August – Pirae|{{fbu|17|NZL}}|5|{{fbu|17|NCL}}|0

|7 August – Pirae|{{fbu|17|TAH}}|1|{{fbu|17|FIJ}}|2

|10 August – Pirae|{{fbu|17|NZL}}|3|{{fbu|17|FIJ}}|1

|10 August – Pirae|{{fbu|17|NCL}} (pen.)|1 (5)|{{fbu|17|TAH}}|1 (4)

}}

=Semi-finals=

Winners qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|7|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NZL}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbu|17|NCL}}

|goals1 =

Cartwright {{goal|3||43||53}}
Cardozo {{goal|29}}
Smith {{goal|69|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 300{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-semi-finals-2700243793/new-zealand-new-caledonia-5-0-2700243878 |title=New Zealand vs New Caledonia |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=9 August 2024}}

|referee = Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-cruise-into-final-of-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-and-qualify-for-fifa-u-17-world-cup/

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|7|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|TAH}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|goals1 =

Kubucaucau {{goal|70|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Rasorewa {{goal|7||68}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 500{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-semi-finals-2700243793/tahiti-fiji-1-2-2700243879 |title=Tahiti vs Fiji |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=9 August 2024}}

|referee = Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/fiji-stun-tahiti-to-join-new-zealand-in-ofc-u-16-mens-championship-final-and-qualify-for-fifa-u-17-world-cup/

}}

=Third place match=

Winner qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NCL}}

|score = 1–1

|penaltyscore= 5–4

|team2 = {{fbu|17|TAH}}

|goals1 =

Iopue {{goal|25}}

|goals2 =

Tereroa {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 500{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-3rd-&-4th-place-play-off-2700243989/new-caledonia-tahiti-5-4-2700244010/ |title=New Caledonia vs Tahiti |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=16 August 2024}}

|referee = Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-caledonia-clinch-a-place-at-next-years-fifa-u-17-world-cup/

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|NZL}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIJ}}

|goals1 =

Martin {{goal|3}}
Brooke-Smith {{goal|62}}
Cardozo {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

Khan {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Stade Pater, Pirae

|attendance = 200{{cite web |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-16-mens-championship-2024-final-2700244015/new-zealand-fiji-3-1-2700243996/ |title=New Zealand vs Fiji |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=16 August 2024}}

|referee = David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/new-zealand-beat-tenacious-fiji-to-claim-ofc-u-16-title-in-tahiti/

}}

Broadcasting

All games will be streamed live and free on FIFA+.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite web |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/01/29/new-zealanders-among-award-winners-at-end-of-ofc-u-17-championship/ |title=New Zealanders among award winners at end of OFC U-17 Championship |publisher=friendsoffootballnz.com |access-date=29 January 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Award !Player
Golden Ball \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|NZL

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Award

!Player

Golden Ball

|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL

} Aaron Cartwright

!Golden Boot

|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL|}} Aaron Cartwright

!Golden Gloves

|align=left|{{flagicon|NCL|football}} Nicolas Kutran

!Fair Play

|align=left|{{fbu|17|TAH}}

Goalscorers

Awards

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following three teams from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Team ! Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"\|Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup¹
class="wikitable sortable"
{{fbu\|17\|NZL}}	rowspan="2"\|{{dts\|2024\|8\|7\|format=dmy}}	{{sort\|10\|10}} (1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)
{{fbu\|17\|FIJ}}	0 (debut)
{{fbu\|17\|NCL}}	{{dts\|2024\|8\|10\|format=dmy}}	{{sort\|2\|2}} (2017, 2023)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

References

2024

U-16 Men's Championship

Category:International association football competitions hosted by French Polynesia

Category:July 2024 sports events in Oceania

Category:August 2024 sports events in Oceania