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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 21–29 January 1989 |
| Teams | 5 (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 played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 85 (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
editFive teams entered the tournament from five confederations.
Australia (hosts)
Chinese Taipei
Fiji
New Zealand
Vanuatu
Standings
edit| 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 |
Matches
edit| New Zealand | 9–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Fiji | 2–10 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Vanuatu | 0–7 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Vanuatu | 0–13 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
References
edit- ^ Garin, Erik (5 November 2003). "Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 1989". RSSSF.
- ^ Gautier, Lou (1 February 1989). "Joeys Scotland bound". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 364. p. 17.