Who are we? Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is the umbrella organisation of the national football associations within Oceania. Located in Auckland, New Zealand, OFC has 11 Member Associations which it supports financially and logistically through various programmes. OFC is the smallest of the world’s six Confederations but is an active …
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A partnership between the Oceania Football Confederation and the English Football Association is adjusting to the new normal with the launch of a new webinar series; Developing Mentors. The pilot programme targets Tonga, Solomon Islands and Fiji, and is spread across five 90-minute sessions, all delivered online. The content is …
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As part of Oceania Football Confederation’s strategic plan, the OFC Football Development department has piloted a successful Football Festival event at the Park Estate School in the Auckland suburb of Papakura. Eighty-seven children, between the ages of 8 and 10 participated in the activities designed to provide them with the …
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Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) will invest an unprecedented NZD$43 million directly into football development in 2021 and 2022. As part of its long-term strategy, the organisation is deeply committed to developing football in the Pacific. OFC will increase its development grant to its 11 Member Associations by more than $3 …
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Women’s football is making a steady return in the Pacific following the enforced break due to the coronavirus pandemic! Samoa’s Savai’i 7 Aside tournament will get underway on Saturday, August 1 with a range of age-groups taking part from an U-10 mixed division through to a Premier women’s competition. The …
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The Oceania Football Confederation’s Executive Committee has agreed to reshape the tournament calendar for the rest of the year and the start of 2021. The committee approved a number of changes during their online conference last week that will impact this year’s OFC Champions League, various youth tournaments and the …
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat Acting Director General George Hoa’au and the President of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Lambert Maltock to establish a mutually cooperative relationship between the two organisations, in promoting and developing football and futsal in Melanesia. …
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Following the publication on April 7 of recommendations and guidelines to address some of the key football regulatory issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIFA administration has since conducted 13 different workshops with representatives from its member associations (MAs), confederations, the World Leagues Forum (WLF) and the European Club Association (ECA). …
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The OFC U-17 Women’s Championship 2020 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Oceania Football Confederation’s Executive Committee made the decision to cancel the tournament and nominate New Zealand as OFC’s representative for the rescheduled FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup that is due to be played in India next …
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The India U-19 National Team with a well-deserved 4-1 victory over U-17 world cuppers New Caledonia, continued their winning run in the ongoing OFC Developmental Tournament at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 21. Vikram Partap Singh (17′) opened the scoring early before Aman Chetri (41′) …
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