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HISTORY OF THE OFC MEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT<br />
HISTORY OF OFC MEN’S OLYMPIC<br />
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT<br />
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Men’s Olympic Qualifi ers have been dominated<br />
by Australia since the inception of the tournament in 1984.<br />
<strong>New</strong> Zealand won that fi rst tournament in 1984 but then Australia went on to win four<br />
of the next fi ve. <strong>New</strong> Zealand won the tournament in 2000 - when Australia hosted the<br />
Olympics and attained automatic entry – by beating the Solomon Islands in the fi nal.<br />
The Solomon Island team of 2000 achieved the best result from an OFC member other<br />
than <strong>New</strong> Zealand and Australia when they fi nished second.<br />
Australia defeated <strong>New</strong> Zealand in the 2004 fi nal which was played over two legs after a<br />
2-0 win in Australia and a 1-1draw in <strong>New</strong> Zealand.<br />
YEAR WINNER RUNNERS UP<br />
1984 NEW ZEALAND JAPAN<br />
1988 AUSTRALIA ISRAEL<br />
1992 AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND<br />
1996 AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND<br />
2000 NEW ZEALAND SOLOMON ISLANDS<br />
2004 AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND<br />
HISTORY OF OFC MEN’S<br />
FOOTBALL AT THE OLYMPICS<br />
<strong>New</strong> Zealand failed to qualify for the Olympic Games after losing its play-off matches<br />
against Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, South Korea and Bahrain 1984, and against South Africa<br />
in 2000.<br />
Australia has qualifi ed for the Olympics six times including an appearance in the 1956<br />
Olympics in Melbourne. In 1988 Australia lost to Russia in the quarterfi nals of the Seoul<br />
Olympics followed by a third placed fi nish in Barcelona four years later.<br />
Australia lost to Iraq 1-0 in the quarterfi nals of the Athens Olympics in 1994.<br />
This is the fi rst year Australia will not be competing as an Oceania representative since<br />
switching to the Asian Football Confederation on January 1, 2006.<br />
OFC MEN’S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT<br />
COOK ISLANDS<br />
Cook Islands will be the minnows of the OFC Men’s Olympic Football<br />
Tournament but could spring a surprise if taken lightly. Senior<br />
international coach Tim Jerks returns to the top job with a dedicated<br />
squad of highly motivated, eager youngsters famous for<br />
their collective team spirit.<br />
Jerks led Cook Islands at the XIII South Pacifi c Games – Samoa<br />
2007 where the team were eliminated at the group stage but<br />
gave a solid account in a tough section that featured the eventual<br />
gold and silver medallists <strong>New</strong> Caledonia and Fiji.<br />
Miitamariki Joseph, Thomas Le Mouton, Adrian Shepherd, Paavo<br />
Mustonen, Augusty Bartaillard and Stephen Willis are amongst<br />
those with XIII South Pacifi c Games experience and should provide<br />
the core of a team capable of causing an upset.<br />
PLAYER TO WATCH: Thomas LE MOUTON (Albany United)<br />
SQUAD<br />
1. Remi WEARING<br />
2. Miitamariki JOSEPH<br />
3. Eddie BROGAN<br />
4. Stephen WILLIS<br />
5. Adrian SHEPHERD<br />
6. Joseph LE MOUTON<br />
7. Davey SILA<br />
8. Grover HARMON<br />
9. Paavo MUSTONEN<br />
10. Thomas LE MOUTON<br />
11. John Michael QUIJANO<br />
12. Paul TEREPU<br />
13. Gichin FUHINIU<br />
14. Augusty BATAILLARD<br />
15. Roger MANUEL<br />
16. Ngatungane TANGIMETUA<br />
17. Ngatamaine SILA<br />
18. Geongsa TISAM<br />
19.<br />
20. Abraham JIM<br />
TEAM OFFICIALS<br />
Coach: Tim JERKS (AUS)<br />
Assistant: Joseph CHAMBERS (NZL)<br />
Manager: Parekore TUREPU (NZL)<br />
Physio: Lindsay BULL (AUS)<br />
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