2002 OFC U-20 Championship

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 December - 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 scored65 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Scott McDonald (7 goals)

Participating teams

Referees

Matches

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
 Australia6220080+8
 Vanuatu1201124-2
 Papua New Guinea1201128-6
 Vanuatu0 - 2 Australia
Report
Summary
McDonald  10'
Valeri  22'
Korman Stadium, Port Villa

 Australia6 - 0 Papua New Guinea
Lepani  10' (o.g.)
McDonald  38', 56', 58'
Lia  76'
Brosque  89'
Report
Summary
Korman Stadium, Port Villa

 Papua New Guinea2 - 2 Vanuatu
Davani  13'
Mesak  62'
Salai  17'
Waiwai  60'
Korman Stadium, Port Villa

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GDF
 Fiji124400141+13
 New Zealand94301172+15
 New Caledonia642021210+2
 Samoa34103612-6
 Tonga04004428-24
 Fiji8 - 1 Tonga
Wise  13'
Vidovi  39'
Rokobici  47', 50', 52'
Kumar  61', 73', 76'
Summary Papani  59'

 New Zealand8 - 0 New Caledonia
McGarrison  8'
Brydon  32', 58', 90+1', 90+2'
Fisher  34'
McKenzie  49', 78'
Summary

 New Zealand2 - 1 Samoa
Strom  78'
McGarrison  84'
Summary Faaiuaso  6'

 Fiji1 - 0 New Caledonia
Dau  19' Summary

 Samoa0 - 4 New Caledonia
Summary Wahopie  14', 51', 90+5'
Wanakaija  81'

 New Zealand7 - 0 Tonga
Rooker  9'
Fisher  15'
Hogg  18', 49'
Adams  39'
Boyens  44'
Smith  70'
Summary

 Fiji1 - 0 New Zealand
Vakatalesau  68' Summary

 Tonga2 - 5 Samoa
Vaitaki  14'
Nafe  40'
Summary Timo  13'
Duffy  15'
Alofa  65'
Hellesoe  88'
Slade  90+2'

 New Caledonia8 - 1 Tonga
Wanakaija  25', 30'
Wahopie  50', 82'
Mapone  77'
Toto  85'
Kahlemu  86'
Selefen  87'
Summary Nafe  44'

 Samoa0 - 4 Fiji
Summary Rokobici  5', 43'
Kumar  46'
Kumar  89'

Final


1st Leg
 Australia11 - 0 Fiji
Wells  12'
Baird  13', 14', 78', 85'
McDonald  25'
Tarka  27'
Brosque  50', 80'
Lia  68'
Parisi  76'
Report
Summary
Bob Jane Stadium, Melbourne
Referee: Charles Ariiotima

2nd Leg
 Fiji0 - 4 Australia
Report
Summary
McDonald  11', 87'
Parisi  21'
McKay  85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Derek Rugg

Australia win 15-0 on aggregate.

Winners

 2002 OFC U-20 Championship Winners 

Australia
Eleventh title

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

Goalscorers

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

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