2002 OFC U-20 Championship

Summary

The 2002 OFC U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Fiji and Vanuatu from December 7 to December 22, 2002 to determine the entrant into the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The match schedule was revised following the late withdrawal of the Cook Islands from Group A.

2002 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 2002
Tournament details
Dates7–22 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (11th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored80 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Scott McDonald (7 goals)
2001
2005

Participating teams edit

Referees edit

Matches edit

Group A edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
  Australia 6 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
  Vanuatu 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 –2
  Papua New Guinea 1 2 0 1 1 2 8 –6
Vanuatu  0–2  Australia
Report
Summary
McDonald   10'
Valeri   22'

Australia  6–0  Papua New Guinea
Lepani   10' (o.g.)
McDonald   38', 56', 58'
Lia   76'
Brosque   89'
Report
Summary

Papua New Guinea  2–2  Vanuatu
Davani   13'
Mesak   62'
Salai   17'
Waiwai   60'

Group B edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
  Fiji 12 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13
  New Zealand 9 4 3 0 1 17 2 +15
  New Caledonia 6 4 2 0 2 12 10 +2
  Samoa 3 4 1 0 3 6 12 –6
  Tonga 0 4 0 0 4 4 28 –24
Fiji  8–1  Tonga
Wise   13'
Vidovi   39'
Rokobici   47', 50', 52'
Kumar   61', 73', 76'
Summary Papani   59'

New Zealand  8–0  New Caledonia
McGarrison   8'
Brydon   32', 58', 90+1', 90+2'
Fisher   34'
McKenzie   49', 78'
Summary

New Zealand  2–1  Samoa
Strom   78'
McGarrison   84'
Summary Faaiuaso   6'

Fiji  1–0  New Caledonia
Dau   19' Summary

Samoa  0–4  New Caledonia
Summary Wahopie   14', 51', 90+5'
Wanakaija   81'

New Zealand  7–0  Tonga
Rooker   9'
Fisher   15'
Hogg   18', 49'
Adams   39'
Boyens   44'
Smith   70'
Summary

Fiji  1–0  New Zealand
Vakatalesau   68' Summary

Tonga  2–5  Samoa
Vaitaki   14'
Nafe   40'
Summary Timo   13'
Duffy   15'
Alofa   65'
Hellesoe   88'
Slade   90+2'

New Caledonia  8–1  Tonga
Wanakaija   25', 30'
Wahopie   50', 82'
Mapone   77'
Toto   85'
Kahlemu   86'
Selefen   87'
Summary Nafe   44'

Samoa  0–4  Fiji
Summary Rokobici   5', 43'
Kumar   46'
Kumar   89'

Final edit


1st Leg
Australia  11–0  Fiji
Wells   12'
Baird   13', 14', 78', 85'
McDonald   25'
Tarka   27'
Brosque   50', 80'
Lia   68'
Parisi   76'
Report
Summary
Referee:   Charles Ariiotima

2nd Leg
Fiji  0–4  Australia
Report
Summary
McDonald   11', 87'
Parisi   21'
McKay   85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Derek Rugg

Australia win 15-0 on aggregate.

Winners edit

 2002 OFC U-20 Championship winners 
 
Australia

Eleventh title

Australia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Goalscorers edit

There were 65 goals scored during the tournament, not including the 1 own goal scored.

7 goals
5 goals
  •   Patrick Wahopie
  •   Isoa Rokobici
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links edit

  • Tournament Details
  • Results by RSSSF