1997 OFC U-20 Championship

1997 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 1997
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates4–10 January
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Australia (8th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Fiji
Fourth place Tahiti
1994
1998

The OFC U-20 Championship 1997 was held in Tahiti. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 23 0 +23 9 Advance to Final
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 5 15 −10 3 Advance to Third place play-off
4  Tahiti (H) 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts


4 January Australia  10–0  Fiji
Tahiti  0–5  New Zealand
6 January Australia  3–0  New Zealand
Tahiti  2–4  Fiji
8 January New Zealand  3–1  Fiji
Tahiti  0–10  Australia

Third place play-off

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Fiji 1–1 Tahiti
Penalties
5–4

Final

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Australia 2–1 New Zealand


 1997 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia

Eighth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The tournament winner qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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