The 2021 OFC U-20 Championship, originally to be held as the 2020 OFC U-19 Championship, was originally to be the 23rd edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in the Samoa in July 2020.[1] However, on 14 May 2020, the OFC announced that the tournament had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and would not be held before October 2020 but no later than January 2021.[2] On 28 July 2020, the OFC announced that the tournament would be held in January 2021,[3] provisionally between 23 January and 7 February 2021, with the name of the tournament changed from "2020 OFC U-19 Championship" to "2021 OFC U-20 Championship".[4][5] The OFC announced on 5 November 2020 that a decision on the tournament would be made during the Executive Committee meeting in December.[6] On 16 December 2020, the OFC announced the tournament had been postponed indefinitely until confirmation had been received from FIFA about the status of the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia, scheduled for May–June 2021, of which the top two teams of the tournament would have qualified for as the OFC representatives.[7]
Following FIFA's decision to cancel the 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup on 24 December 2020,[8] the OFC announced on 18 January 2021 that the tournament would remain on track to be held in 2021, with the new dates to be decided in the coming months.[9] However, on 4 March 2021, the OFC announced that the tournament had been cancelled, and Samoa would be retained to host the next edition in 2022.[10]
New Zealand were the two-time defending champions.
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC were eligible to enter the tournament.
Starting from this edition, male youth tournaments would no longer have a four-team qualifying stage, and all teams would compete in one tournament.[11]
Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).
Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Referencesedit
^"Hosts confirmed for 2020 Youth Tournaments". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^"OFC tournaments postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 May 2020.
^"OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
^"OFC U-20 Championship 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 September 2020.
^"OFC Competitions 2021 Calendar (updated 4/06/2021)" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 4 June 2021.
^"OFC announces schedule changes for early 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 November 2020.
^"More calendar changes for 2021". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 December 2020.
^"Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^"Men's youth tournaments postponed". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 January 2021.
^"OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
^"OFC male youth tournaments continue to evolve". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 April 2020.
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OFC U-20 Championship 2021, at Oceania Football Confederation
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2021, championship, originally, held, 2020, championship, originally, 23rd, edition, championship, biennial, international, youth, football, championship, organised, oceania, football, confederation, under, under, national, teams, oceania, tournament, detailsh. The 2021 OFC U 20 Championship originally to be held as the 2020 OFC U 19 Championship was originally to be the 23rd edition of the OFC U 19 U 20 Championship the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation OFC for the men s under 19 under 20 national teams of Oceania 2021 OFC U 20 ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countrySamoaDatesCancelledTeams11 from 1 confederation 20182022 The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in the Samoa in July 2020 1 However on 14 May 2020 the OFC announced that the tournament had been postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic and would not be held before October 2020 but no later than January 2021 2 On 28 July 2020 the OFC announced that the tournament would be held in January 2021 3 provisionally between 23 January and 7 February 2021 with the name of the tournament changed from 2020 OFC U 19 Championship to 2021 OFC U 20 Championship 4 5 The OFC announced on 5 November 2020 that a decision on the tournament would be made during the Executive Committee meeting in December 6 On 16 December 2020 the OFC announced the tournament had been postponed indefinitely until confirmation had been received from FIFA about the status of the 2021 FIFA U 20 World Cup in Indonesia scheduled for May June 2021 of which the top two teams of the tournament would have qualified for as the OFC representatives 7 Following FIFA s decision to cancel the 2021 FIFA U 20 World Cup on 24 December 2020 8 the OFC announced on 18 January 2021 that the tournament would remain on track to be held in 2021 with the new dates to be decided in the coming months 9 However on 4 March 2021 the OFC announced that the tournament had been cancelled and Samoa would be retained to host the next edition in 2022 10 New Zealand were the two time defending champions Contents 1 Teams 2 Squads 3 References 4 External linksTeams editAll 11 FIFA affiliated national teams from the OFC were eligible to enter the tournament Starting from this edition male youth tournaments would no longer have a four team qualifying stage and all teams would compete in one tournament 11 Note All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage 2016 and 2018 Team Appearance planned Previous best performance nbsp American Samoa 6th Group stage 1998 2011 2014 nbsp Cook Islands 4th Group stage 2001 2016 nbsp Fiji 22nd Champions 2014 nbsp New Caledonia 13th Runners up 2008 nbsp New Zealand 22nd Champions 1980 1992 2007 2011 2013 2016 2018 nbsp Papua New Guinea 15th Fourth place 1978 1982 nbsp Samoa hosts 10th Group stage 1988 1994 1998 2001 2002 2005 2007 nbsp Solomon Islands 10th Runners up 2005 2011 nbsp Tahiti 12th Champions 1974 2008 nbsp Tonga 7th Group stage 1998 2001 2002 2005 2018 nbsp Vanuatu 16th Runners up 2014 2016 Squads editPlayers born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament References edit Hosts confirmed for 2020 Youth Tournaments Oceania Football Confederation 26 February 2020 Retrieved 4 March 2020 OFC tournaments postponed Oceania Football Confederation 14 May 2020 OFC tournaments update Oceania Football Confederation 28 July 2020 OFC U 20 Championship 2021 Oceania Football Confederation 10 September 2020 OFC Competitions 2021 Calendar updated 4 06 2021 PDF Oceania Football Confederation Federation Tahitienne de Football 4 June 2021 OFC announces schedule changes for early 2021 Oceania Football Confederation 5 November 2020 More calendar changes for 2021 Oceania Football Confederation 16 December 2020 Update on FIFA Women s World Cup and men s youth competitions FIFA com Federation Internationale de Football Association 24 December 2020 Retrieved 24 December 2020 Men s youth tournaments postponed Oceania Football Confederation 18 January 2021 OFC confirms schedule changes Oceania Football Confederation 4 March 2021 OFC male youth tournaments continue to evolve Oceania Football Confederation 3 April 2020 External links editOFC U 20 Championship 2021 at Oceania Football Confederation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 OFC U 20 Championship amp oldid 1181432519, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
