2005 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySolomon Islands
Dates21–30 January
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored103 (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. This was the last time Australia contested OFC U-20 Championship, as they moved to the AFC since 2006.

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
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 9330091+8
 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'
Unknown 96' (o.g.)		 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
  • Fiji Apisalome Tuvura
  • Fiji Maciu Samaidrawa Dunadamu
  • New Zealand Michael Gwyther
  • Vanuatu Jean Maleb
  • Vanuatu Alick Ismael
1 goal
  • New Zealand Kris Bright
  • New Zealand Stuart Hogg
  • Vanuatu Charles Ligo
  • Vanuatu John Simeon
  • Fiji Malakai Tiwa
  • Fiji Sumeet Shankaran
  • Fiji Johnny Rao
  • Fiji Nayzal Ali
  • Solomon Islands Goodwin Bebeu
  • Samoa Ki Anufe

See also

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

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