1997 OFC U-20 Championship

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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
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third placeFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Fourth placeFlag of French Polynesia.svg  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.

Contents

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3300230+239
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 320184+46
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3102515–103
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3003219–170


4 January Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
6 January Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
8 January New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Third place match

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Penalties
5–4

Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
 1997 OFC U-20 Championship 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Eighth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

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