2001 OFC U-17 Championship

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2001 OFC Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySamoa
Vanuatu
Dates3 December 2000 – 8 April 2001
Teams10
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored131 (6.24 per match)
1999
2003

The 2001 OFC U-17 Championship was the 9th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by OFC for the men's under-17 national teams of Oceania. Vanuatu and Samoa each hosted one group in the group stage, while the final was played over two legs in the qualifying countries: Australia and New Zealand.

Contents

A total of ten teams played in the tournament, following the withdrawals of Cook Islands and New Caledonia. Defending champions Australia retained their title after defeating New Zealand 9–0 on aggregate in the final.

Group stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4400430+4312 Final
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4301119+29
3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4202203+176
4Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa (H)4103517123
5Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 4004353500
6Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia 00000000Withdrew
Source:
(H) Hosts
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg2–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg30–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–7Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg7–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg12–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4400141+1312 Final
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (H)4211163+137
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 41211215
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 410395+43
5Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4013029291
6Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 00000000Withdrew
Source:
(H) Hosts
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg3–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg8–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–12Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg1–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–9Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svgNot played (awarded 0–0)Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Final

First leg

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Holman Soccerball shade.svg47'
Agius Soccerball shade.svg66', 90+2'
Report
West Belconnen Sports Ground, Canberra
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

Second leg

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Howe Soccerball shade.svg14' (o.g.)
Danze Soccerball shade.svg39'
Engele Soccerball shade.svg56', 78'
Hunter Soccerball shade.svg70'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg74'
Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

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