2005 OFC U-20 Championship

2005 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Solomon Islands
Dates 21 January – 30 January
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (12th title)
Runners-up  Solomon Islands
Third place  Vanuatu
Fourth place  Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 103 (6.44 per match)

The 2005 OFC U-20 Championship was the fifteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 3–0 victory against the Solomon Islands played at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The final game was abandoned in the 77th minute due to crowd trouble, however the score was allowed to stand.

Participating teams

Squads

 Australia

 New Zealand

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 93300403+37
 Vanuatu 63201711−4
 New Caledonia 331021016−6
 Tonga 03003128−27

Australia and Vanuatu progressed to the semi-finals.

New Caledonia and Tonga were eliminated.

22 January 2005
Australia  12–1  New Caledonia
Musialik  6', 26'
Lia  7'
Bridge  9', 50', 62'
Dilevski  24'
Lucas  40', 64', 66'
Leijer  57'
Sarkies  90+1'		  ?'

22 January 2005
Tonga  0–2  Vanuatu

25 January 2005
Tonga  0–19  Australia
AE Oval

27 January 2005
Australia  9–2  Vanuatu
Lia  1'
Lagana  14', 23'
Lucas  21' (pen.), 26' (pen.)
Sarkies  48', 82'
Ward  49'
Williams  79'		 Joe  60'
Ismael  66'

27 January 2005
New Caledonia  7–1  Tonga
Gael  12', 46'
Kalaye  18'
Saridjan  34'
Stanley  ??', ??'
Albert  ??'		 Teu  20'

Group B

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Solomon Islands 9330092+7
 Fiji 63201102+8
 New Zealand 3310283+5
 Samoa 03003122−21

The Solomon Islands and Fiji progressed to the semi-finals.

New Zealand and Samoa were eliminated.

21 January 2005
New Zealand  0–1  Fiji
Muduliar  11'

21 January 2005
Samoa  0–6  Solomon Islands
Totori  9', 39'
Maemae  37', 64', 65'
Ratu  87'

23 January 2005
New Zealand  7–0  Samoa
Bright  10'
o.g.  14'
Gwyther  18', 48'
Hogg  37'
Hayne  71', 76'

23 January 2005
Solomon Islands  1–0  Fiji
Totori  10'

26 January 2005
Samoa  1–9  Fiji
Ki Anufe  77' Vakatalesau  3', 22', 27', 44'
Ali  10'
Rao  35'
Dunadamu  42', 86'
Shankaran  75'

26 January 2005
Solomon Islands  2–1  New Zealand
Totori  17'
Bebu  34'		 Hayne  81'

Knockout Phase

Semi-finals Final
29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
  Australia  3  
  Fiji  2  
 
30 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
      Australia  3
    Solomon Islands  0
Third place
29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium 31 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
  Solomon Islands  3   Fiji  1
  Vanuatu  1     Vanuatu  4

Semi finals

29 January 2005
Australia  3–2  Fiji
Bridge  13'
Williams  64'
Sarkies  89'		 Report Tiwa  38'
Tuvura  76'

29 January 2005
Solomon Islands  3 – 1(a.e.t)  Vanuatu
Maemae  10', 120+2'
o.g.  96'		 Report Maleb  62'

Third place match

31 January 2005
Fiji  1–4  Vanuatu
Tuvura  19' Report Simeon  5'
Ismael  18'
Ligo  70'
Maleb  78'

Final

30 January 2005
Australia  3 – 0 (77th minute)  Solomon Islands
Bridge  8' (pen.)
Lia  58'
Williams  74'		 Report
Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 21,000

Australia qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup

 2005 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
Twelfth title

Goalscorers

This list is not complete, as there are several missing match reports.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals

  • Fiji Apisalome Tuvura
  • Fiji Maciu Samaidrawa Dunadamu
  • New Zealand Michael Gwyther
  • Vanuatu Jean Maleb
  • Vanuatu Alick Ismael

1 goal

  • Fiji Nayzal Ali
  • Solomon Islands Goodwin Bebeu
  • Samoa Ki Anufe

See also

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

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