2003 OFC U-20 Championship

2003 OFC U-20 Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Fiji
Dates 7 December - 22 December
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (11th title)
Runners-up  Fiji
Third place  New Zealand
Fourth place  New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 65 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Scott McDonald (7 goals)

The 2003 OFC U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Fiji and Vanuatu from December 7 to December 22, 2002 to determine the entrant into the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The match schedule was revised following the late withdrawal of the Cook Islands from Group A.

Contents

Participating teams

Referees

New Zealand
  • Derek Rugg
  • Ken Wallace
Papua New Guinea
  • Job Minan
  • Gidas Bayung
Fiji
  • Leone Rakaroi
Australia
  • Con Diomis
  • Doug Rennie
Vanuatu
  • Ron Wilbur
  • Harry Atisson
Tahiti
  • Charles Ariiotima

Matches

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
 Australia 6 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
 Vanuatu 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 +2
 Papua New Guinea 1 2 0 1 1 2 8 -6
7 December 2002
14:30 UCT+11
  Vanuatu 0 - 2  Australia Korman Stadium, Port Villa
Report
Summary		 McDonald  10'
Valeri  22'
9 December 2002
14:30 UCT+11
  Australia 6 - 0  Papua New Guinea Korman Stadium, Port Villa
Lepani  10' (o.g.)
McDonald  38', 56', 58'
Lia  76'
Brosque  89'
 Report
Summary
11 December 2002
14:30 UCT+11
  Papua New Guinea 2 - 2  Vanuatu Korman Stadium, Port Villa
Davani  13'
Mesak  62'
 Salai  17'
Waiwai  60'

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
 Fiji 12 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13
 New Zealand 9 4 3 0 1 17 2 +15
 New Caledonia 6 4 2 0 2 12 10 +2
 Samoa 3 4 1 0 3 6 12 -6
 Tonga 0 4 0 0 4 4 28 -24
8 December 2002
14:00 UCT+12
  Fiji 8 - 1  Tonga Govind Park, Ba
Wise  13'
Vidovi  39'
Rokobici  47', 50', 52'
Kumar  61', 73', 76'
 Summary Papani  59'
8 December 2002
16:00 UCT+12
  New Zealand 8 - 0  New Caledonia Govind Park, Ba
McGarrison  8'
Brydon  32', 58', 90+1', 90+2'
Fisher  34'
McKenzie  49', 78'
 Summary
10 December 2002
14:00 UCT+12
  New Zealand 2 - 1  Samoa Govind Park, Ba
Strom  78'
McGarrison  84'
 Summary Faaiuaso  6'
10 December 2002
16:00 UCT+12
  Fiji 1 - 0  New Caledonia Govind Park, Ba
Dau  19'
 Summary
12 December 2002
14:00 UCT+12
  Samoa 0 - 4  New Caledonia Govind Park, Ba
Summary Wahopie  14', 51', 90+5'
Wanakaija  81'
12 December 2002
16:00 UCT+12
  New Zealand 7 - 0  Tonga Govind Park, Ba
Rooker  9'
Fisher  15'
Hogg  18', 49'
Adams  39'
Boyens  44'
Smith  70'
 Summary
14 December 2002
14:00 UCT+12
  Fiji 1 - 0  New Zealand Govind Park, Ba
Vakatalesau  68'
 Summary
14 December 2002
16:00 UCT+12
  Tonga 2 - 5  Samoa Govind Park, Ba
Vaitaki  14'
Nafe  40'
 Summary Timo  13'
Duffy  15'
Alofa  65'
Hellesoe  88'
Slade  90+2'
16 December 2002
14:00 UCT+12
  New Caledonia 8 - 1  Tonga Govind Park, Ba
Wanakaija  25', 30'
Wahopie  50', 82'
Mapone  77'
Toto  85'
Kahlemu  86'
Selefen  87'
 Summary Nafe  44'
16 December 2002
16:00 UCT+12
  Samoa 0 - 4  Fiji Govind Park, Ba
Summary Rokobici  5', 43'
Kumar  46'
Kumar  89'

Final

1st Leg
21 December 2002
13:30 AEST
  Australia 11 - 0  Fiji Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Charles Ariiotima
Wells  12'
Baird  13', 14', 78', 85'
McDonald  25'
Tarka  27'
Brosque  50', 80'
Lia  68'
Parisi  76'
 Report
Summary
2nd Leg
23 December 2002
14:30 UCT+12
  Fiji 0 - 4  Australia Govind Park, Ba
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Derek Rugg
Report
Summary		 McDonald  11', 87'
Parisi  21'
McKay  85'

Australia win 15-0 on aggregate.

Winners

 2002 OFC U-20 Championship Winners 

Australia
Eleventh title

Australia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored during the tournament, not including the 1 own goal scored.

7 goals
5 goals
  • Patrick Wahopie
  • Isoa Rokobici
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • Franco Parsi
  • Vince Lia
  • Teukihakausiu Nafe
  • Morgan Mcgarrison
1 goal

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