The 2026 OFC U-16 Men's Championship was the 23rd edition of the OFC U-16 Men's Championship, the international youth football championship organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16 national teams. The final tournament was played in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 12 to 25 July.
The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the OFC representatives.
Background Papua New Guinea was selected as the host nation in May 2025. It will be one of fifteen international tournaments hosted by OFC in 2026. The draw for the group stage was held on 18 February 2026.
Teams All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from the OFC entered the tournament, but only 8 played in the final tournament
Note: All appearance statistics include those in the qualifying stage (2016 and 2018).
Team Previous best performance 12th (1999, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2023) 13th (2025) 21st (1999, 2024) 15th (2003, 2013, 2017, 2023, 2025) 20th (1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025) (hosts) 12th (2017), (1986, 2025) 12th (2023) 12th (1993, 2018) 16th (2007, 2009, 2011, 2015) 13th (2023) 18th (2005)
Venues ‘AtelePort Moresby Loto-Tonga Soka Centre PNG Football Stadium Sir Hubert Murray StadiumCapacity: 500Capacity: 14,800Capacity: 20,000
Draw
Qualifying stage A qualification round will be held from 25 to 31 March 2026 in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. Standings
Group stage Group A
Group B
5th place match
7th place match
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following three teams from OFC qualified for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances1 (2025, 2026) (1997, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026) (2019) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Statistics Goalscorers Qualifying stage
Final tournament Goals Player Team 6 Zach Cashmore Esdras Jamet 5 Rohan Masauvakalo 4 Isoa Baselala 3 Jack Clegg Ben Trenberth Franso Shem 2 George Lea'i Gregy Gau Zaman Shah Santiago Covic Reuben Lee Sang Ryan Swami Cruz Pietersen Nelson Tawia 1 Shahil Prasad Jerry Levea Jaru Eron Toka Goro Boas Tommy Te Koha Gabriel Schick Iga Steven Vaulton Hovoa Russle Allaleo Jackson Skinner Tristan Bancroft Jayer Makarani Ethan Amyes Davi Valle dos Santos Kevin Hoang Lisandro Bessières
Own goals Player Team Opponent Fatu Fasi Basananuc
Awards
Individual Awards Award Player Team Golden Boot Golden Ball Golden Glove
Team Awards Award Team Champion Fair Play Award
Broadcasting All matches are broadcast live on the Oceania Football Confederation's official YouTube Channel.
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