2001 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesCook Islands
New Caledonia
Dates8 February – 4 March
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (10th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored122 (4.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Kevork Gulessarian (10 goals)

The 2001 OFC U-20 Championship was the thirteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand 4–3 on aggregate.

Participating teams

Matches

Group stage

Group A

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 New Zealand 12440072+5
 Solomon Islands 94301122+10
 Fiji 64202440
 Tahiti 34103915–6
 New Caledonia 04004413–9

New Zealand advanced to the play-off.

New Zealand 3–1 Tahiti
Killen 44' (pen.)
Sigmund 48'
Payne 52'		 Tifinau 90'
New Caledonia 1–2 New Zealand
Douepere 47' Smeltz 5', 71'
Tahiti 1–2 Fiji
Sang Turagalani
Kumar
New Caledonia 1–2 Fiji
Kabeu 90+2' Honakoko 3' (o.g.)
Kumar 72'
New Zealand 1–0 Solomon Islands
Smeltz 33'
Solomon Islands 8–1 Tahiti
New Zealand 1–0 Fiji
Patrick 75'
Fiji 0–1 Solomon Islands
Fa'arodo 83'
New Caledonia 2–6 Tahiti
Douepere 1', 19' Vallar 14'
Teamo 17', 62'
Devendeville 46'
Flores 80'
Bennett 82'

Group B

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 155500460+46
 Vanuatu 125401234+19
 Samoa 65203622–16
 Cook Islands 45113321–18
 Tonga 45113321–18
 Papua New Guinea 35104518–13

Australia advanced to the play-off.

Vanuatu 7–0 Papua New Guinea
Waiwai 10', 27', 44'
Maki 28', 50'
King 60'
Qoring 64'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Tonga 1–1 Cook Islands
Simioni 59' Shepherd 4' (pen.)
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Australia 16–0 Samoa
Milicevic 12'
Owens 15'
McDonald 28', 39', 43', 52', 60'
Ferrante 34' (pen.), 53' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
Unknown 57' (o.g.)
Carle 59', 62'
Wilkshire 76', 90'
Gulessarian 83'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Australia 7–0 Tonga
Milicevic 12', 34', 40'
Gulessarian 13'
Owens 16', 37'
Wilkshire 55' (pen.)
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Samoa 0–3 Vanuatu
Waiwai 52'
Vava 62'
Maki 65'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Papua New Guinea 4–0 Cook Islands
Habuka 7'
Wasi 33'
Lepani 74', 85'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Samoa 3–0 Tonga
Fa'aivosa 16'
Timo 65'
Duffy 74'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Vanuatu 3–0 Cook Islands
Obed 20', 74' (pen.)
Tom 88'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Australia 6–0 Papua New Guinea
Pantelis 11'
Kisnorbo 24'
McDonald 39'
Ferrante 42' (pen.)
Elrich 62'
Carle 65'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Australia 13–0 Cook Islands
Owens 3'
Kennedy 4', 29'
Gulessarian 23', 46', 60', 76', 85', 87', 88'
Ferrante 28'
Last 34'
Milicevic 67'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Vanuatu 10–0 Tonga
Dick 4'
Sope 32'
Alick 47'
Yelou 55', 61', 66', 77'
Tam 58', 64'
Tom 90'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Papua New Guinea 1–3 Samoa
Unknown 10' Fa'aivosa 16'
Timo 65'
Duffy 74'
Raemaru Park, Rarotonga
Tonga 2–0 Papua New Guinea
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
Samoa 0–2 (awarded) Cook Islands
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga
  • Samoa withdrew
Australia 4–0 Vanuatu
Ferrante 18'
Carle 63'
Elrich 73'
Owens 80'
Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga

Play-off

New Zealand 2–1 Australia
Rowe 76'
Killen 86'		 Gulesserian 21'
Australia 3–1 (a.e.t.) New Zealand
Owens 37'
Milicevic 80'
McDonald 101'		 Killen 17'
 2001 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
Tenth title

See also

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