2003 OFC U-17 Championship
The 2003 OFC U-17 Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC's under-17 Championship. It was held in American Samoa, Australia and New Caledonia.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | American Samoa Australia New Caledonia |
| Dates | 13 February – 1 March |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 137 (5.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (13 goals) |
The winning side qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.
Australia won their ninth (and third consecutive) title after beating New Caledonia 7–1 over two legs in the final.
Host selection
Solomon Islands were originally selected as the host nation for Group B, but agreed to move the Group to Australia due to safety concerns.
Australia and New Caledonia agreed to stage both legs of the final in New Caledonia.
Qualification
All member teams qualified automatically. Papua New Guinea withdrew before the tournament began.
The following teams participated in the tournament:
Venues
Matches were played in three cities: Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna, Maroochydore Soccer Centre in Maroochydore and Stade Pentecost in Noumea.
Squads
Nations named squads of up to 20 players for the tournament.
Group stage
Group A
Times are listed in Samoa Standard Time
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 1 |
| New Caledonia | 2–0 | |
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Vendegou  Wamowe |
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| American Samoa | 0–3 | |
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| Report | Boanemoa Hnangeje |
| Cook Islands | 1–0 | |
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| Jim |
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| Samoa | 0–6 | |
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| Report | Seru Vakatalesau Prakashi Dunadamu Rao |
| New Caledonia | 4–0 | |
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| Hnangeje Wamowe |
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| Cook Islands | 1–4 | |
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| Strickland |
Report | Vakatalesau Dunadamu |
| American Samoa | 1–3 | |
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| Ott |
Report | Manila Slater Faalavaau |
| American Samoa | 0–8 | |
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| Report | Vakatalesau Wilson Rao Dunadamu Singh Nauer |
| New Caledonia | 2–0 | |
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| Hnangeje |
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Group B
Times are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 15 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 8 |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 3 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | -53 | 0 |
| Tonga | 0–11 | |
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| Report | Maleb M. Peter Joe Harry R. Peter Tabe Varaismaite Simeon |
| New Zealand | 1–1 | |
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| Old |
Report | Maleb |
| Tonga | 0–12 | |
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| Report | Totori Anisua Fifi Joe Horoinima Haikai Anisi Ramoaea Honitalo |
| Australia | 4–0 | |
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| Hilton Smits |
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| Tahiti | 1–5 | |
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| Poroiae |
Report | Totori Fifi Honitalo Joe |
| Tonga | 0–13 | |
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| Report | Hayne Broderson Wheeler Scott Bright Henderson White |
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | |
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| Report | Kanegai Joe |
| Australia | 14–0 | |
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| Cardozo Richardson Sarkies Karavitis Totani Casey Hilton Martino |
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Knockout stage
Final
First leg
| New Caledonia | 1–3 | Australia |
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| Wamowe |
Report | Sarkies Cardozo |
Second leg
| New Caledonia | 0–4 | Australia |
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| Report | Leijer Paartalu Deegan Sarkies |
Goalscorers
- 13 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
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- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goals