The OFC U-20 Championship 1988 was held in Suva, Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-offs for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 3–10 September |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Taiwan |
| Fourth place |  Fiji |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
Group stage
editGroup 1
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 6 |
| Fiji
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
 Western Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | –30 | 0 |
| 3 September | Fiji
|
0–2 | New Zealand
|
| Western Samoa
|
0–5 | Papua New Guinea
| |
| 5 September | Fiji
|
1–1 | Papua New Guinea
|
| New Zealand
|
16–0 | Western Samoa
| |
| 6 September | Fiji
|
10–1 | Western Samoa
|
| New Zealand
|
1–0 | Papua New Guinea
|
Group 2
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 4 |
| Taiwan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 2 |
 Vanuatu
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| 3 September | Taiwan
|
3–2 | Vanuatu
|
| 5 September | Australia
|
5–0 | Vanuatu
|
| 6 September | Australia
|
6–1 | Taiwan
|
Knockout stage
editSemi-finals
edit| New Zealand | 2–1 | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|
Third place play-off
editFinal
edit| Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Zoran Ilic  26' |
| 1988 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Australia Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editAustralia and New Zealand both failed to qualify for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished 3rd and 4th in an intercontinental play-off group with Syria and Qatar. All matches were played in Aleppo, Syria.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
 Qatar
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Australia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| New Zealand
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
| 18 January | Australia
|
3–0 | New Zealand
|
| Qatar
|
0–0 | Syria
| |
| 20 January | Australia
|
1–1 | Qatar
|
| Syria
|
2–0 | New Zealand
| |
| 22 January | Qatar
|
1–0 | New Zealand
|
| Syria
|
1–0 | Australia
|