the winners of both the men's and the women's competition – with the exception of new caledonia who are not an olympic nation – would directly qualify for the futsal tournament at the 2018 summer youth olympics in buenos aires, argentina. however the qualifying teams cannot be from the same member association, so where a country has entered both the men’s and women’s events, the member association must nominate their preferred qualification team. it was the first time in oceania footballs' history that a men's and a women's tournament has been combined.