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
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) Kevork Gulessarian (10 goals)

Participating teams

Matches

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.

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
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.

Vanuatu 7 - 0 Papua New Guinea
Waiwai  10', 27', 44'
Maki  28', 50'
King  60'
Qoring  64'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Tonga 1 - 1 Cook Islands
Simioni  59' Shepherd  4' (pen.)
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
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
Australia 7 - 0 Tonga
Milicevic  12', 34', 40'
Gulessarian  13'
Owens  16', 37'
Wilkshire  55' (pen.)
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Samoa 0 - 3 Vanuatu
Waiwai  52'
Vava  62'
Maki  65'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Papua New Guinea 4 - 0 Cook Islands
Habuka  7'
Wasi  33'
Lepani  74', 85'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Samoa 3 - 0 Tonga
Fa'aivosa  16'
Timo  65'
Duffy  74'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Vanuatu 3 - 0 Cook Islands
Obed  20', 74' (pen.)
Tom  88'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Australia 6 - 0 Papua New Guinea
Pantelis  11'
Kisnorbo  24'
McDonald  39'
Ferrante  42' (pen.)
Elrich  62'
Carle  65'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
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
Vanuatu 10 - 0 Tonga
Dick  4'
Sope  32'
Alick  47'
Yelou  55', 61', 66', 77'
Tam  58', 64'
Tom  90'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Papua New Guinea 1 - 3 Samoa
Unknown  10' Fa'aivosa  16'
Timo  65'
Duffy  74'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Tonga 2 - 0 Papua New Guinea
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Samoa 0 - 2 (awarded) Cook Islands
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
  • Samoa withdrew
Australia 4 - 0 Vanuatu
Ferrante  18'
Carle  63'
Elrich  73'
Owens  80'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

Play-off
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
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