| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 11–16 November |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
| Fourth place |  Papua New Guinea |
← 1974 1980 → | |
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The following teams entered the tournament:
Australia Fiji New Zealand (host) Papua New Guinea | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
| 2 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.
| 11 November | Australia | 9–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| Fiji | 1–1 | New Zealand | |
| 14 November | New Zealand | 4–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| Australia | 5–1 | Fiji | |
| 16 November | Fiji | 4–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Australia |
| 1978 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Australia First title |
Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an inter-continental qualification group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 |  Israel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
| 7 February | Paraguay | 2–0 | Australia |
| 9 February | Israel | 0–0 | Australia |
| 11 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Israel |
| 14 February | Australia | 0–0 | Israel |
| 16 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Australia |
| 18 February | Paraguay | 2–1 | Israel |
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