1997 OFC U-20 Championship

1997 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 1997
Tournament details
Host country Tahiti
Dates 4 January - 10 January
Teams 4
Final positions
Champions  Australia (8th title)
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third place  Fiji
Fourth place  Tahiti

The OFC U-20 Championship 1997 was held in Tahiti. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group Stage

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3300230+239
 New Zealand 320184+46
 Fiji 3102515–103
 Tahiti 3003219–170


4 January Australia  10–0  Fiji
Tahiti  0–5  New Zealand
6 January Australia  3–0  New Zealand
Tahiti  2–4  Fiji
8 January New Zealand  3–1  Fiji
Tahiti  0–10  Australia

Third Place Match

10 January 1997
Fiji  1 – 1  Tahiti
  Penalties  
5 – 4


Final

10 January 1997
Australia  2 – 1  New Zealand


 1997 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
Eighth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

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