2001 OFC U-17 Championship

The 2001 OFC U-17 Championship was the 9th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by OFC for the men's under-17 national teams of Oceania. Vanuatu and Samoa each hosted one group in the group stage, while the final was played over two legs in the qualifying countries: Australia and New Zealand.

2001 OFC Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
New Zealand
Samoa
Vanuatu
Dates3 December 2000 – 8 April 2001
Teams10
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (8th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored131 (6.24 per match)
1999
2003

A total of ten teams played in the tournament, following the withdrawals of Cook Islands and New Caledonia. Defending champions Australia retained their title after defeating New Zealand 9–0 on aggregate in the final.

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 43 0 +43 12 Final
2   Papua New Guinea 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2 9
3   Solomon Islands 4 2 0 2 20 3 +17 6
4   Western Samoa (H) 4 1 0 3 5 17 −12 3
5   American Samoa 4 0 0 4 3 53 −50 0
6   New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [1]
(H) Hosts
Western Samoa  4–3  American Samoa
Papua New Guinea  2–1  Solomon Islands

Australia  30–0  American Samoa
Western Samoa  1–2  Papua New Guinea

Australia  7–0  Papua New Guinea
Western Samoa  0–7  Solomon Islands

Australia  1–0  Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea  7–0  American Samoa

Western Samoa  0–5  Australia
Solomon Islands  12–0  American Samoa

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 12 Final
2   Vanuatu (H) 4 2 1 1 16 3 +13 7
3   Tahiti 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4   Fiji 4 1 0 3 9 5 +4 3
5   Tonga 4 0 1 3 0 29 −29 1
6   Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [2]
(H) Hosts
Tahiti  0–0  Vanuatu
Fiji  0–1  New Zealand

Vanuatu  3–0  Fiji
New Zealand  8–0  Tonga

Tonga  0–12  Vanuatu
Tahiti  1–0  Fiji

New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti
Tonga  0–9  Fiji

Tahiti  Not played (awarded 0–0)  Tonga
Vanuatu  1–3  New Zealand

Final edit

First leg edit

Australia  3–0  New Zealand
Holman   47'
Agius   66', 90+2'
Report
West Belconnen Sports Ground, Canberra
Attendance: 1,400

Second leg edit

New Zealand  0–6  Australia
Report Howe   14' (o.g.)
Danze   39'
Engele   56', 78'
Hunter   70'
Smith   74'
Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

References edit

  • Andre Zlotkowski (1 February 2006). "Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

External links edit