[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.

The draw for the group stage was conducted at the OFC Home of Football on the 28 October 2022.

Papua New Guinea were originally drawn into position A3 of this group but were removed before the start of the tournament due to not submitting their registration on time.

The draw for the knockout stage was conducted at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva on the 18 January 2023.

Teams were seeded into two pots based on the final group stage overall ranking.