2001 OFC U-20 Championship

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.

2001 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 2001
Tournament details
Host countriesCook Islands
New Caledonia
Dates8 February – 4 March
Teams11 (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 played27
Goals scored122 (4.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Kevork Gulessarian (10 goals)
1998
2002

Participating teams edit

Matches edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  New Zealand 12 4 4 0 0 7 2 +5
  Solomon Islands 9 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10
  Fiji 6 4 2 0 2 4 4 0
  Tahiti 3 4 1 0 3 9 15 –6
  New Caledonia 0 4 0 0 4 4 13 –9

New Zealand advanced to the play-off.


New Zealand  3–1  Tahiti
Killen   44' (pen.)
Sigmund   48'
Payne   52'
Tifinau   90'
Solomon Islands  3–0  New Caledonia

New Caledonia  1–2  New Zealand
Douepere   47' Smeltz   5', 71'
Tahiti  1–2  Fiji
Sang   Turagalani  
Kumar  

New Caledonia  1–2  Fiji
Kabeu   90+2' Honakoko   3' (o.g.)
Kumar   72'
New Zealand  1–0  Solomon Islands
Smeltz   33'

Solomon Islands  8–1  Tahiti
New Zealand  1–0  Fiji
Patrick   75'

Fiji  0–1  Solomon Islands
Fa'arodo   83'
New Caledonia  2–6  Tahiti
Douepere   1', 19' Vallar   14'
Teamo   17', 62'
Devendeville   46'
Flores   80'
Bennett   82'

Group B edit

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Australia 15 5 5 0 0 46 0 +46
  Vanuatu 12 5 4 0 1 23 4 +19
  Samoa 6 5 2 0 3 6 22 –16
  Cook Islands 4 5 1 1 3 3 21 –18
  Tonga 4 5 1 1 3 3 21 –18
  Papua New Guinea 3 5 1 0 4 5 18 –13

Australia advanced to the play-off.


Vanuatu  7–0  Papua New Guinea
Waiwai   10', 27', 44'
Maki   28', 50'
King   60'
Qoring   64'
Tonga  1–1  Cook Islands
Simioni   59' Shepherd   4' (pen.)
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'

Australia  7–0  Tonga
Milicevic   12', 34', 40'
Gulessarian   13'
Owens   16', 37'
Wilkshire   55' (pen.)
Samoa  0–3  Vanuatu
Waiwai   52'
Vava   62'
Maki   65'
Papua New Guinea  4–0  Cook Islands
Habuka   7'
Wasi   33'
Lepani   74', 85'

Samoa  3–0  Tonga
Fa'aivosa   16'
Timo   65'
Duffy   74'
Vanuatu  3–0  Cook Islands
Obed   20', 74' (pen.)
Tom   88'
Australia  6–0  Papua New Guinea
Pantelis   11'
Kisnorbo   24'
McDonald   39'
Ferrante   42' (pen.)
Elrich   62'
Carle   65'

Australia  13–0  Cook Islands
Owens   3'
Kennedy   4', 29'
Gulessarian   23', 46', 60', 76', 85', 87', 88'
Ferrante   28'
Last   34'
Milicevic   67'
Vanuatu  10–0  Tonga
Dick   4'
Sope   32'
Alick   47'
Yelou   55', 61', 66', 77'
Tam   58', 64'
Tom   90'
Papua New Guinea  1–3  Samoa
Unknown   10' Fa'aivosa   16'
Timo   65'
Duffy   74'

Samoa  0–2 (awarded)  Cook Islands
  • Samoa withdrew
Australia  4–0  Vanuatu
Ferrante   18'
Carle   63'
Elrich   73'
Owens   80'

Play-off edit

New Zealand  2–1  Australia
Rowe   76'
Killen   86'
Gulesserian   21'

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


 2001 OFC U-20 Championship 
 
Australia

Tenth title

See also edit

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