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1980 OFC U-20 Championship 
Summary
The OFC U-20 Championship 1980 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 7–13 December |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  New Caledonia |
Teams edit
The following teams entered the tournament:
Group stage edit
Group 1 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 |
| Fiji
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
| 7 December | Fiji
|
2–2 | New Zealand
|
| 9 December | New Zealand
|
5–0 | Papua New Guinea
|
| 11 December | Fiji
|
4–2 | Papua New Guinea
|
Group 2 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
| New Caledonia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 2 |
| Tahiti
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 |
| 6 December | Australia
|
1–0 | Tahiti
|
| 9 December | Tahiti
|
1–2 | New Caledonia
|
| 11 December | New Caledonia
|
1–6 | Australia
|
Third place match edit
| Fiji | 4–3 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
Final edit
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
 New Zealand First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
Australia (host)
Tournament winners New Zealand failed to qualify for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. They did not win in an intercontinental play-off group with Argentina and Israel. Matches were played at José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 8 |
| New Zealand
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 3 |
 Israel
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | New Zealand
|
0–0 | Israel
|
| 20 March | Argentina
|
1–0 | Israel
|
| 22 March | Argentina
|
1–0 | New Zealand
|
| 25 March | Israel
|
1–2 | New Zealand
|
| 27 March | Argentina
|
3–0 | New Zealand
|
| 29 March | Argentina
|
2–0 | Israel
|
External links edit
- Results by RSSSF