1983 OFC U-17 Championship

1983 OFC U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Mount Smart Stadium and Epsom Showgrounds Auckland
Dates	3–10 December 1983
Teams	6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Third place	Chinese Taipei
Fourth place	New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	55 (3.67 per match)
1986 →

The 1983 OFC U-17 Championship, was the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, the biennial football championship of Oceania (OFC). ^[1] It was the 1st edition of the tournament and was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 3 to 10 December 1983. New Zealand qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, in China.

Teams

1.   Australia 2.   New Zealand 3.   Chinese Taipei 4.   New Caledonia 5.   Fiji 6.   Tahiti

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	0	22	2	+20	10	Qualification for 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
2	New Zealand (H)	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5	7
3	Chinese Taipei	5	2	1	2	11	4	+7	5
4	New Caledonia	5	2	0	3	6	12	−6	4
5	Fiji	5	0	2	3	6	18	−12	2
6	Tahiti	5	0	2	3	3	17	−14	2

Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Matches

(order of matches unknown)

Australia   2–1   New Zealand
Australia   3–0   Chinese Taipei
Australia   4–0   New Caledonia
Australia   4–1   Fiji
Australia   9–0   Tahiti
New Zealand   1–0   Chinese Taipei
New Zealand   1–0   New Caledonia
New Zealand   0–0   Fiji
New Zealand   4–0   Tahiti
Chinese Taipei   3–0   New Caledonia
Chinese Taipei   8–0   Fiji
Chinese Taipei   0–0   Tahiti
New Caledonia   4–3   Fiji
New Caledonia   2–1   Tahiti
Fiji   2–2   Tahiti

References

1. "OFC U-17 Championship 1983". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 2025-06-04.