Footballsouth will be pushing for Queenstown to host a pre-tournament game before next year's 2014 Fifa U20 World Cup, featuring future stars of ''the beautiful game''.
New Zealand will host the world cup and seven matches - including a last 16 playoff - will be played at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium.
In Queenstown on Friday, with the trophy the winning team will raise in victory, FootballSouth general manager Bill Chisholm, of Dunedin, said it was likely at least one team would be based in the town for training, but efforts would be made to secure a pre-tournament game.
Mr Chisholm said ''all hell will break loose'' early next year once the 24 teams were confirmed for the tournament and the draw is established.
As host, New Zealand automatically qualifies.
Six qualifying tournaments are being held to determine the remaining 23 teams.
The last qualifying tournament will be the Africa U20 Championships, to be held in Senegal from March 8-22 next year.
After that, team managements will visit New Zealand to look at accommodation and training facilities before the tournament, which begins on May 30 next year.
Dunedin hosts two games on May 31, two on June 3 and two on June 6, as well as the top 16 playoff on June 10.
The final is in Auckland on June 20.
Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Scott Paterson, an independent director of New Zealand Football's local organising committee, said from a tourism perspective the tournament ''hits the hotspots'' for New Zealand.
''If we could pick a list [of qualifying teams] it would be Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Argentina, Brazil, the United States, Germany, Spain, England and Scotland.''
Queenstown businessman Sir Eion Edgar said he had committed $15,000 to the tournament after learning of FootballSouth's successful bid to host games in Dunedin.
''When they first learned it was coming to Dunedin there was a worry that the city wouldn't support it ... I suppose they were a bit nervous about financially supporting [it].
''I said we need to raise $150,000 and I said I would commit $15,000; I was delighted to encourage others [to support it].''
To date, $32,000 had been raised.
Sir Eion said it was ''absolutely vital'' part of the event was held in Otago.
''If we didn't have it and had the best stadium in the country then [the public] would miss out on one of the great events in the world.
''I think it will be a wonderful benefit to the whole of the Otago community and Dunedin, in particular, and obviously allow us to watch some of the greatest players in the world.''
Mr Chisholm said he hoped the event would also encourage overseas residents who were fans and players of the sport to ''affiliate themselves'' with New Zealand football.
''They turn up at a park and play games, but we want them to be part of the mainstream.''
Queenstown was the last stop on the southern South Island leg of the Fifa U20 World Cup tour which started in Timaru last Tuesday.
Fifa South ambassador Mike McGarry, who played 87 matches for the All Whites, said the response to the tour had been exceptional.
At Lumsden School on Friday morning, 39 of the school's 80 pupils turned out in their football strips to see the trophy.
Mr McGarry said the aim of the tour was to raise awareness of the tournament and encourage people to attend games, adopt teams and support the event.
