| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 5–12 December |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Papua New Guinea |
← 1980 1985 → | |
The OFC U-20 Championship 1982 was held in Papua New Guinea. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams entered the tournament:
Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea (host)| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | Advance to Third place play-off |
| 4 | Fiji | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–6 | New Zealand | |
| Australia | 7–0 | Fiji | |
| Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | |
| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Fiji | |
| New Zealand | 6–0 | Fiji | |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–2 | Australia |
| Australia | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Farina  75', 80'Lowe 92', 98' | Tuaa 10' (pen.), 21' McClennan 110'De Jong  120' |
| 1982 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Australia Second title |
Australia qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship by winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Costa Rica. [1] Matches were played in Costa Rica.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
 Israel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
 Costa Rica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 |
| 26 January | Australia | 3–1 | Israel |
| 28 January | Israel | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
| 30 January | Costa Rica | 1–3 | Australia |
| 1 February | Israel | 1–2 | Australia |
| 3 February | Australia | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
| Israel | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
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