1980 OFC U-20 Championship

1980 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Fiji
Dates 7 December - 13 December
Teams 6
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up  Australia
Third place  Fiji
Fourth place  New Caledonia

The OFC U-20 Championship 1980 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group Stage

Group 1

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 211072+53
 Fiji 211064+23
 Papua New Guinea 200229–70


7 December Fiji  2–2  New Zealand
9 December New Zealand  5–0  Papua New Guinea
11 December Fiji  4–2  Papua New Guinea

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 220071+64
 New Caledonia 210137–42
 Tahiti 200213–20


6 December Australia  1–0  Tahiti
9 December Tahiti  1–2  New Caledonia
11 December New Caledonia  1–6  Australia

Third Place Match

13 December 1980
Fiji  4 – 3  New Caledonia

Final

13 December 1980
New Zealand  2 – 0  Australia
 1980 OFC U-20 Championship 

New Zealand
First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

Tournament winners New Zealand failed to qualify for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. They did not win in an intercontinental play-off group with Argentina and Israel. Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 440070+78
 New Zealand 411225–33
 Israel 401315–41


18 March New Zealand  0–0  Israel
20 March Argentina  1–0  Israel
22 March Argentina  1–0  New Zealand
25 March Israel  1–2  New Zealand
27 March Argentina  3–0  New Zealand
29 March Argentina  2–0  Israel

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