1997 Oceania U-17 Football Championship

1997 Under-17 Football Oceanian Championship
OFC U-17 Championship
Number of nations	8th
Oceania Champion	New Zealand (1st title)
venue	New Zealand
Opening game	April 14, 1997
Endgame	April 25, 1997
Games	16
Gates	76  (⌀: 4.75 per game)

The seventh U-17 Oceania Cup was held in 1997 in New Zealand . The tournament began on April 14th and ended on April 25th, 1997. New Zealand won and qualified for the 1997 U-17 World Cup .

mode

The eight teams played a single round in two groups . The first two in each group reached the semi-finals.

Group A

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Australia	3	3	0	0	026: 000	+26	09
2.	Fiji	3	2	0	1	005: 600	−1	06th
3.	Tahiti	3	1	0	2	010: 900	+1	03
4th	Cook Islands	3	0	0	3	000:260	−26	00

Group B

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	012: 100	+11	09
2.	Solomon Islands	3	2	0	1	006: 300	+3	06th
3.	Vanuatu	3	1	0	2	007:100	−3	03
4th	Samoa	3	0	0	3	000:110	−11	00

Finals

	Semifinals				final
	April 22, 1997
	Australia	4th
	Solomon Islands	0
					April 25, 1997
					Australia	0
					New Zealand	1
					Game for third place
	April 22, 1997				April 25, 1997
	New Zealand	2			Solomon Islands	3
	Fiji	0			Fiji	0

Web links

• Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 1997 on rsssf.com (English)