2008 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 1 March - 9 March |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Solomon Islands |
| Third place |
 Fiji |
| Fourth place |
 Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 89 (5.93 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Benjamin Totori Malakai Tiwa (8 goals) |
The 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament functioned as the qualifying tournament to the association football competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament consisted of a single round-robin tournament played in Fiji from 1 March to 9 March 2008. New Zealand won the tournament and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Final standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 |
| Solomon Islands |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 12 |
| Fiji |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 9 |
| Papua New Guinea |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 6 |
 Vanuatu |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 3 |
 Cook Islands |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | -39 | 0 |
Matches
| Solomon Islands |
11 – 0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
Rande  9' Maemae 17' 24' Totori 47' 56' 68' 75' Nawo 62' Waroi 77' 78' Forau 82' |
| Papua New Guinea |
2 – 5 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Gunemba 17' 86' |
Ellensohn 43' 58' Barbarouses 60' 69' Brockie 85' |
| Cook Islands |
0 – 7 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Muta 16' Winnie 19' 50' Gunemba 29' Upaiga 54' Mobbs 64' Hans 75' |
| Cook Islands |
0 – 8 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Old 8' Brockie 16' Hayne 52' 79' Messam 64' Ellensohn 67' Barbarouses 75' Scott 90+2' |
| Vanuatu |
2 – 7 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Kaltack 52' Masauvakolo 79' |
Kini 10' Winnie 13' 68' 90+2' Muta 18' (pen) Gunemba 63' Upaiga 75' |
| 2008 OFC Olympic Qualification Championship |
|---|
New Zealand Second title |
Goal scorers
- 8 goals
- Benjamin Totori (SOL)
- Malakai Tiwa (FIJ)
- 6 goals
- Tau Winnie (PNG)
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Costa Barbarouses (NZL)
- Joachim Waroi (SOL)
- Raymond Gunemba (PNG)
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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