2001 OFC U-17 Championship

The 2001 OFC U-17 Championship was the 9th edition of the OFC U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by OFC for the men's under-17 national teams of Oceania. Vanuatu and Samoa each hosted one group in the group stage, while the final was played over two legs in the qualifying countries: Australia and New Zealand.

2001 OFC Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
New Zealand
Samoa
Vanuatu
Dates3 December 2000 – 8 April 2001
Teams10
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (8th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored131 (6.24 per match)

A total of ten teams played in the tournament, following the withdrawals of Cook Islands and New Caledonia. Defending champions Australia retained their title after defeating New Zealand 9–0 on aggregate in the final.

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 43 0 +43 12 Final
2  Papua New Guinea 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2 9
3  Solomon Islands 4 2 0 2 20 3 +17 6
4  Western Samoa (H) 4 1 0 3 5 17 −12 3
5  American Samoa 4 0 0 4 3 53 −50 0
6  New Caledonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
(H) Host.


Western Samoa 4–3 American Samoa
Papua New Guinea 2–1 Solomon Islands
Australia 30–0 American Samoa
Western Samoa 1–2 Papua New Guinea
Australia 7–0 Papua New Guinea
Western Samoa 0–7 Solomon Islands
Australia 1–0 Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea 7–0 American Samoa
Western Samoa 0–5 Australia
Solomon Islands 12–0 American Samoa

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 12 Final
2  Vanuatu (H) 4 2 1 1 16 3 +13 7
3  Tahiti 4 1 2 1 1 2 −1 5
4  Fiji 4 1 0 3 9 5 +4 3
5  Tonga 4 0 1 3 0 29 −29 1
6  Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source:
(H) Host.
Tahiti 0–0 Vanuatu
Fiji 0–1 New Zealand
Vanuatu 3–0 Fiji
New Zealand 8–0 Tonga
Tonga 0–12 Vanuatu
Tahiti 1–0 Fiji
New Zealand 2–0 Tahiti
Tonga 0–9 Fiji
Tahiti Not played (awarded 0–0) Tonga
Vanuatu 1–3 New Zealand

Final

First leg
Australia 3–0 New Zealand
Holman  47'
Agius  66', 90+2'		 Report
West Belconnen Sports Ground, Canberra
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

Second leg
New Zealand 0–6 Australia
Report Howe  14' (o.g.)
Danze  39'
Engele  56', 78'
Hunter  70'
Smith  74'
Bill McKinlay Park, Wellington
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

References
  • Andre Zlotkowski (1 February 2006). "Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 November 2018.</ref>
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