Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Zealand |
Dates | 21–29 April 2011 |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (4th title) |
Runners-up | Solomon Islands |
Third place | Vanuatu |
Fourth place | Fiji |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 63 (4.85 per match) |
Attendance | 18,800 (1,446 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Jean Kaltak (6 goals) |
Best player | Marco Rojas |
The 2011 OFC U-20 Championship, was the 18th OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). It was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 21 to 29 April 2011. The winner qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Holders Tahiti failed to qualify for this tournament. New Zealand won this year's edition.
The tournament was originally planned to be played at one venue, in city of Auckland, the renovated football stadium Centre Park. However, due to wet conditions both semi-final matches, the third-place match, and the OFC final were moved to North Harbour Stadium.
The official draw was held at OFC headquarters in the presence of OFC Technical Director Patrick Jacquemet, OFC Head of Competitions David Firisua and other OFC staff, on March 30, 2011. Top two teams from each group (one group has 4 teams, other has 3) qualify to semi-finals, with group winners play other group runners-up.
All kick-off times are local (UTC+12)