1988 OFC U-20 Championship

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1988 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates3–10 September
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third placeFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Fourth placeFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
1986
1990

The OFC U-20 Championship 1988 was held in Suva, Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-offs for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Contents

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group 1

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3300190+196
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3111114+73
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 311162+43
Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 3003131–300


3 September Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–5Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
5 September Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
6 September Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg10–1Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea

Group 2

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200111+104
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 210148–42
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 200228–60


3 September Taiwan  Flag of the Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
5 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
6 September Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–1Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–1Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan

Third place play-off

Taiwan  Flag of the Republic of China.svg2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Zoran Ilic Soccerball shade.svg26'
 1988 OFC U-20 Championship 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia

Fifth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

Australia and New Zealand both failed to qualify for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished 3rd and 4th in an intercontinental play-off group with Syria and Qatar. All matches were played in Aleppo, Syria.

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 321030+35
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 312021+14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311142+23
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 300306–60


18 January Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg0–0Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
20 January Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
22 January Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Syria  Flag of Syria.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

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