2017 OFC U-17 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Samoa (preliminary stage) Tahiti (final stage) |
| Dates |
4–8 July 2016 (preliminary stage) 11–24 February 2017 (final stage) |
| Teams | 8 (final stage) 11 (total) (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 New Zealand (7th title)
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| Runners-up |
 New Caledonia
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 91 (4.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Charles Spragg (7 goals) |
| Best player | Charles Spragg |
| Best goalkeeper | Zac Jones |
| Fair play award |
New Zealand
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The 2017 OFC U-17 Championship was the 16th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament was held in Tahiti between 11–24 February 2017.
In March 2015, FIFA decided that the OFC gets two slots at every FIFA U-20 and U-17 World Cup. So the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
The qualification structure is as follows:
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered qualification. It is only the third time all 11 OFC member associations have entered an Oceania competition since 2006.
The final round of the tournament were played in two venues in Tahiti.
The preliminary tournament was hosted by Samoa between 2 and 8 July 2016. Due to unforeseen circumstances, matchday one was postponed from 2 to 4 July, and matchday 2 was postponed from 5 to 6 July. The winner qualified for the final tournament.
All times are local, WST (UTC+13).
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