| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 11–28 January[1] |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  Tahiti |
| Fourth place |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 71 (4.18 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,985 (234 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Luke Supyk Titouan Guillemant (6 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Nolhann Alabete |
| Best goalkeeper | Matt Foord |
The 2023 OFC U-17 Championship was the 19th edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's under-16/under-17 national teams of Oceania.
The OFC announced on 4 March 2021 that the 2021 OFC U-17 Championship (originally the 2020 OFC U-16 Championship), which would have been hosted by Fiji, had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Fiji would be retained to host the next edition in 2022.[2]
New Zealand, the seven-time defending champions, successfully defend their title, by won 1–0 the final over New Caledonia and both teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the OFC representatives.
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