2001 OFC U-20 Championship

2001 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Cook Islands
New Caledonia
Dates 8 February - 4 March
Teams 11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (10th title)
Runners-up  New Zealand
Third place  Vanuatu
Fourth place  Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played 27
Goals scored 122 (4.52 per match)
Top scorer(s) Australia Kevork Gulessarian (10 goals)

The 2001 OFC U-20 Championship was the thirteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand 4-3 on aggregate.

Participating teams

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 New Zealand 12440072+5
 Solomon Islands 94301122+10
 Fiji 64202440
 Tahiti 34103915-6
 New Caledonia 04004413-9

New Zealand advanced to the play-off.


8 February 2001
New Zealand  3 - 1  Tahiti
Killen  44' (pen.)
Sigmund  48'
Payne  52'
Tifinau  90'

10 February 2001
New Caledonia  1 - 2  New Zealand
Douepere  47' Smeltz  5', 71'

10 February 2001
Tahiti  1 - 2  Fiji
Sang Turagalani
Kumar

12 February 2001
New Caledonia  1 - 2  Fiji
Kabeu  90+2' Honakoko  3' (o.g.)
Kumar  72'

14 February 2001
New Zealand  1 - 0  Fiji
Patrick  75'

16 February 2001
Fiji  0 - 1  Solomon Islands
Fa'arodo  83'

16 February 2001
New Caledonia  2 - 6  Tahiti
Douepere  1', 19' Vallar  14'
Teamo  17', 62'
Devendeville  46'
Flores  80'
Bennett  82'

Group B

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 155500460+46
 Vanuatu 125401234+19
 Samoa 65203622-16
 Cook Islands 45113321-18
 Tonga 45113321-18
 Papua New Guinea 35104518-13

Australia advanced to the play-off.


15 February 2001
Vanuatu  7 - 0  Papua New Guinea
Waiwai  10', 27', 44'
Maki  28', 50'
King  60'
Qoring  64'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

15 February 2001
Tonga  1 - 1  Cook Islands
Simioni  59' Shepherd  4' (pen.)
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

15 February 2001
Australia  16 - 0  Samoa
Milicevic  12'
Owens  15'
McDonald  28', 39', 43', 52', 60'
Ferrante  34' (pen.), 53' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
Unknown  57' (o.g.)
Carle  59', 62'
Wilkshire  76', 90'
Gulessarian  83'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

17 February 2001
Australia  7 - 0  Tonga
Milicevic  12', 34', 40'
Gulessarian  13'
Owens  16', 37'
Wilkshire  55' (pen.)
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

17 February 2001
Samoa  0 - 3  Vanuatu
Waiwai  52'
Vava  62'
Maki  65'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

17 February 2001
Papua New Guinea  4 - 0  Cook Islands
Habuka  7'
Wasi  33'
Lepani  74', 85'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

20 February 2001
Samoa  3 - 0  Tonga
Fa'aivosa  16'
Timo  65'
Duffy  74'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga

20 February 2001
Vanuatu  3 - 0  Cook Islands
Obed  20', 74' (pen.)
Tom  88'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga

20 February 2001
Australia  6 - 0  Papua New Guinea
Pantelis  11'
Kisnorbo  24'
McDonald  39'
Ferrante  42' (pen.)
Elrich  62'
Carle  65'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga

21 February 2001
Australia  13 - 0  Cook Islands
Owens  3'
Kennedy  4', 29'
Gulessarian  23', 46', 60', 76', 85', 87', 88'
Ferrante  28'
Last  34'
Milicevic  67'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga

21 February 2001
Vanuatu  10 - 0  Tonga
Dick  4'
Sope  32'
Alick  47'
Yelou  55', 61', 66', 77'
Tam  58', 64'
Tom  90'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga

21 February 2001
Papua New Guinea  1 - 3  Samoa
Unknown  10' Fa'aivosa  16'
Timo  65'
Duffy  74'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga

23 February 2001
Tonga  2 - 0  Papua New Guinea
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

23 February 2001
Samoa  0 - 2 (awarded)  Cook Islands
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
  • Samoa withdrew

23 February 2001
Australia  4 - 0  Vanuatu
Ferrante  18'
Carle  63'
Elrich  73'
Owens  80'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

Play-off

28 February 2001
New Zealand  2 - 1  Australia
Rowe  76'
Killen  86'
Gulesserian  21'

4 March 2001
Australia  3 - 1 (a.e.t.)  New Zealand
Owens  37'
Milicevic  80'
McDonald  101'
Killen  17'

 2001 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
Tenth title

External links

See also

2001 FIFA World Youth Championship