2005 OFC U-20 Championship

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.

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)
2002
2007

Participating teams

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Squads

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Matches

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Group stage

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Group A

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Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Australia 9 3 3 0 0 40 3 +37
  Vanuatu 6 3 2 0 1 7 11 −4
  New Caledonia 3 3 1 0 2 10 16 −6
  Tonga 0 3 0 0 3 1 28 −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

New Caledonia  2–3  Vanuatu

Tonga  0–19  Australia

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

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Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Solomon Islands 9 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8
  Fiji 6 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8
  New Zealand 3 3 1 0 2 8 3 +5
  Samoa 0 3 0 0 3 1 22 −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

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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

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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

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Fiji  1–4  Vanuatu
Tuvura   19' Report Simeon   5'
Ismael   18'
Ligo   70'
Maleb   78'

Final

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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

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This list is not complete, as there are several missing match reports.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

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