1989 OFC U-17 Championship

The 1989 OFC U-17 Championship was the third edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Championship, the international youth football championship organised by OFC for the men's under-17 national teams of Oceania. This doubled as the qualifiers for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[1]

1989 OFC U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates21–29 January 1989
Teams5 (from 5 associations)
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored85 (8.5 per match)
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Australia were the defending champions, and won their third title by two points over New Zealand and subsequently qualified for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[2]

Teams

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Five teams entered the tournament from five confederations.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 4 4 0 0 35 1 +34 8 Qualification for 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship
2   New Zealand 4 3 0 1 18 5 +13 6
3   Chinese Taipei 4 2 0 2 23 5 +18 4
4   Fiji 4 1 0 3 9 23 −14 2
5   Vanuatu 4 0 0 4 0 51 −51 0
Source: RSSSF
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Matches

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Australia  2–0  Chinese Taipei
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New Zealand  9–0  Fiji
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Fiji  2–10  Chinese Taipei
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Australia  24–0  Vanuatu
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Australia  4–0  Fiji
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Vanuatu  0–7  New Zealand
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New Zealand  1–0  Chinese Taipei
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Fiji  7–0  Vanuatu
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Vanuatu  0–13  Chinese Taipei
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Australia  5–1  New Zealand
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References

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  1. ^ Garin, Erik (5 November 2003). "Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 1989". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Gautier, Lou (1 February 1989). "Joeys Scotland bound". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 364. p. 17.
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