2005 OFC U-20 Championship

2005 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Solomon Islands
Dates 21 January – 30 January
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (12th title)
Runners-up  Solomon Islands
Third place  Vanuatu
Fourth place  Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 103 (6.44 per match)

The 2005 OFC U-20 Championship was the fifteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 3–0 victory against the Solomon Islands played at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The final game was abandoned in the 77th minute due to crowd trouble, however the score was allowed to stand.

Participating teams

Squads

 Australia

 New Zealand

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 93300403+37
 Vanuatu 63201711−4
 New Caledonia 331021016−6
 Tonga 03003128−27

Australia and Vanuatu progressed to the semi-finals.

New Caledonia and Tonga were eliminated.

Australia  12–1  New Caledonia
Musialik  6', 26'
Lia  7'
Bridge  9', 50', 62'
Dilevski  24'
Lucas  40', 64', 66'
Leijer  57'
Sarkies  90+1'		  ?'
Tonga  0–2  Vanuatu
New Caledonia  2–3  Vanuatu
Tonga  0–19  Australia
AE Oval
Australia  9–2  Vanuatu
Lia  1'
Lagana  14', 23'
Lucas  21' (pen.), 26' (pen.)
Sarkies  48', 82'
Ward  49'
Williams  79'		 Joe  60'
Ismael  66'
New Caledonia  7–1  Tonga
Gael  12', 46'
Kalaye  18'
Saridjan  34'
Stanley  ??', ??'
Albert  ??'		 Teu  20'

Group B

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Solomon Islands 9330092+7
 Fiji 63201102+8
 New Zealand 3310283+5
 Samoa 03003122−21

The Solomon Islands and Fiji progressed to the semi-finals.

New Zealand and Samoa were eliminated.

New Zealand  0–1  Fiji
Muduliar  11'
Samoa  0–6  Solomon Islands
Totori  9', 39'
Maemae  37', 64', 65'
Ratu  87'
New Zealand  7–0  Samoa
Bright  10'
o.g.  14'
Gwyther  18', 48'
Hogg  37'
Hayne  71', 76'
Solomon Islands  1–0  Fiji
Totori  10'
Samoa  1–9  Fiji
Ki Anufe  77' Vakatalesau  3', 22', 27', 44'
Ali  10'
Rao  35'
Dunadamu  42', 86'
Shankaran  75'
Solomon Islands  2–1  New Zealand
Totori  17'
Bebu  34'		 Hayne  81'

Knockout Phase

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
 
 
 Australia3
 
30 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
 
 Fiji2
 
 Australia3
 
29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
 
 Solomon Islands0
 
 Solomon Islands3
 
 
 Vanuatu1
 
Third place
 
 
31 January – Lawson Tama Stadium
 
 
 Fiji1
 
 
 Vanuatu4

Semi finals

Australia  3–2  Fiji
Bridge  13'
Williams  64'
Sarkies  89'		 Report Tiwa  38'
Tuvura  76'
Solomon Islands  3 – 1(a.e.t)  Vanuatu
Maemae  10', 120+2'
o.g.  96'		 Report Maleb  62'

Third place match

Fiji  1–4  Vanuatu
Tuvura  19' Report Simeon  5'
Ismael  18'
Ligo  70'
Maleb  78'

Final

Australia  3 – 0 (77th minute)  Solomon Islands
Bridge  8' (pen.)
Lia  58'
Williams  74'		 Report
Attendance: 21,000

Australia qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup

 2005 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
Twelfth title

Goalscorers

This list is not complete, as there are several missing match reports.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

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