2002 OFC U-20 Championship

2002 OFC U-20 Championship

Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 2002
Tournament details
Dates	7–22 December
Teams	8 (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 played	15
Goals scored	80 (5.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Scott McDonald (7 goals)
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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.

•  Fiji
•  Vanuatu
•  New Zealand
•  New Caledonia
•  Australia
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Tonga

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDF
Australia	6	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8
Vanuatu	1	2	0	1	1	2	4	–2
Papua New Guinea	1	2	0	1	1	2	8	–6

7 December 2002

14:30 UTC+11

Vanuatu	0–2	Australia
	Report Summary	McDonald 10' Valeri 22'

Korman Stadium, Port Villa

9 December 2002

14:30 UTC+11

Australia	6–0	Papua New Guinea
Lepani 10' (o.g.) McDonald 38', 56', 58' Lia 76' Brosque 89'	Report Summary

Korman Stadium, Port Villa

11 December 2002

14:30 UTC+11

Papua New Guinea	2–2	Vanuatu
Davani 13' Mesak 62'		Salai 17' Waiwai 60'

Korman Stadium, Port Villa

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDF
Fiji	12	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13
New Zealand	9	4	3	0	1	17	2	+15
New Caledonia	6	4	2	0	2	12	10	+2
Samoa	3	4	1	0	3	6	12	–6
Tonga	0	4	0	0	4	4	28	–24

8 December 2002

14:00 UTC+12

Fiji	8–1	Tonga
Wise 13' Vidovi 39' Rokobici 47', 50', 52' Kumar 61', 73', 76'	Summary	Papani 59'

Govind Park, Ba

8 December 2002

16:00 UTC+12

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

Govind Park, Ba

10 December 2002

14:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	2–1	Samoa
Strom 78' McGarrison 84'	Summary	Faaiuaso 6'

Govind Park, Ba

10 December 2002

16:00 UTC+12

Fiji	1–0	New Caledonia
Dau 19'	Summary

Govind Park, Ba

12 December 2002

14:00 UTC+12

Samoa	0–4	New Caledonia
	Summary	Wahopie 14', 51', 90+5' Wanakaija 81'

Govind Park, Ba

12 December 2002

16:00 UTC+12

New Zealand	7–0	Tonga
Rooker 9' Fisher 15' Hogg 18', 49' Adams 39' Boyens 44' Smith 70'	Summary

Govind Park, Ba

14 December 2002

14:00 UTC+12

Fiji	1–0	New Zealand
Vakatalesau 68'	Summary

Govind Park, Ba

14 December 2002

16:00 UTC+12

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

Govind Park, Ba

16 December 2002

14:00 UTC+12

New Caledonia	8–1	Tonga
Wanakaija 25', 30' Wahopie 50', 82' Mapone 77' Toto 85' Kahlemu 86' Selefen 87'	Summary	Nafe 44'

Govind Park, Ba

16 December 2002

16:00 UTC+12

Samoa	0–4	Fiji
	Summary	Rokobici 5', 43' Kumar 46' Kumar 89'

Govind Park, Ba

1st Leg

21 December 2002

13:30 AEST

Australia	11–0	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

23 December 2002

14:30 UTC+12

Fiji	0–4	Australia
	Report Summary	McDonald 11', 87' Parisi 21' McKay 85'

Govind Park, Ba

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Derek Rugg

Australia win 15-0 on aggregate.

2002 OFC U-20 Championship winners
Australia Eleventh title

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

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

7 goals

• Scott McDonald

5 goals

• Patrick Wahopie
• Isoa Rokobici

4 goals

• Michael Baird
• Mitchell Brydon
• Roderick Kumar

3 goals

• Alex Brosque
• Leopold Wanakaija

2 goals

1 goal

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