2005 OFC U-17 Championship

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2005 OFC U-17 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2005
Tournament details
Host countryNew Caledonia
Dates2-15 April 2005
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (10th title)
Runners-upFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Third placeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Fourth placeFlag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
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The 2005 OFC Under-17 Tournament was an association football competition in Oceania. It was the 11th edition of the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, Nine teams participated in the tournament. [1]

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The winning side qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.

Australia won their tenth (and fourth consecutive) title after beating Vanuatu 1–0 in the final. This also marked Australia's final participation (and championship) in an OFC U-17 men's event as they would become members of the AFC starting the next year (2006).

Qualification

All member teams qualified automatically. New Zealand withdrew before the tournament began on March 3, citing financial reasons.

Samoa and American Samoa also withdrew.

The following teams participated in the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (A)3300350+359Advance to semi-finals
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (A)3201225+176
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3102167+93
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3003061−610
Source: [ citation needed ]
(A) Advance to a further round
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg15–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg20–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg2–1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia (A)4301116+59Advance to semi-finals
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (A)4220175+128
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 421196+37
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 41121011−14
5Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 4004019−190
Source: [ citation needed ]
(A) Advance to a further round
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg5–2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg5–0Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg6–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg3–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg0–7Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg0–4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
New Caledonia  Flag of France.svg1–4Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

Third place playoff

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg3–1Flag of France.svg  New Caledonia

Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

Australia qualified for the U-17 World Cup.

References

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