1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia and New Zealand
Dates15 November 1987 – 27 March 1988
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia
Runners-up Israel
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Taiwan
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored67 (3.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Michael McGarry
(7 Goals)

The 1988 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament determined which Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) team would qualify directly to complete at the 1988 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.

The qualifications had two rounds. The first round had three teams per group, with the group winner going directly into the second round. The runner-up of each group completed in a one-way play-off to determine who participated in the second round. Israel qualified directly into the second round.[1][2][3]

Before the first round begun, Papua New Guinea and Fiji pulled out, leaving each group with only two teams. It was decided to have two match playoffs instead.[1]

First round

Group one

Papua New Guinea withdraw before the games started

Taiwan 0–3 Australia
Report
  • Arnold 21', 50'
  • Farina 53'
Australia 3–0 Taiwan
 Report

Group two

Fiji withdraw before the games started

Western Samoa 0–7 New Zealand
Report
New Zealand 12–0 Western Samoa
 Report

Playoff

The losers of each group had a one-off match for a place in the second round

Taiwan 5–0 Western Samoa
  • Miao Chin-Chung ?', ?', ?'
  • Pan Yung-I ?'
  • Chien I-Shiu ?'
 Report

Second round

Final standings and matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 10 Qualified for 1988 Seoul Olympics
2  Israel 6 4 1 1 17 3 +14 9
3  New Zealand 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5
4  Taiwan 6 0 0 6 3 23 −20 0
Source: [1][2][3]
Taiwan 0–1 New Zealand
Australia 2–0 Israel
Israel 2–0 New Zealand
Australia 3–2 Taiwan
  • Wu Chau-In 18'
  • Chien I-Shiu 86'
Israel 5–1 Taiwan
  • Chen Sing-An 64'
Australia 3–1 New Zealand
Israel 0–0 Australia
New Zealand 2–0 Taiwan
Taiwan 0–9 Israel
New Zealand 1–1 Australia
New Zealand 0–1 Israel
Taiwan 0–3 Australia

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1988 Summer Olympics - The Results (Football Qualification)". Sport - Olympic. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Games of the XXIV. Olympiad - Football Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "1988 Oceania Olympic Qualifiers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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