Oceania U-17 Football Championship 2001

2001 U-17 Football Oceanian Championship
OFC U-17 Championship
Number of nations	12
Oceania Champion	Australia (8th title)
venue	Samoa Vanuatu
Opening game	December 3, 2000
Tournament end	April 8, 2001
Games	22nd
Gates	131  (⌀: 5.95 per game)
Top scorer	Terry Smith , Fred Agius (9 each)

The ninth U-17 Oceania Cup was held in 2001 in Apia , Samoa , and Port Vila , Vanuatu . The tournament began on December 3, 2000 and ended on April 8, 2001. Australia won and qualified for the U-17 World Cup in 2001 .

mode

The twelve teams played a single round in two groups . The first placed in each group reached the final, which was played in a home and away leg.

Group A

Group A played in Apia from December 3rd to 11th .

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Australia	4th	4th	0	0	043-000	+43	12
2.	Papua New Guinea	4th	3	0	1	011: 900	+2	09
3.	Solomon Islands	4th	2	0	2	020: 300	+17	06th
4th	Samoa	4th	1	0	3	005:170	−12	03
5.	American Samoa	4th	0	0	4th	003:530	−50	00

New Caledonia withdrew its team.

Group B

Group B played at Korman Stadium in Port Vila from March 22-30 , 2001 .

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	New Zealand	4th	4th	0	0	014: 100	+13	12
2.	Vanuatu	4th	2	1	1	016: 300	+13	07th
3.	Tahiti	4th	1	2	1	001: 200	−1	05
4th	Fiji	4th	1	0	3	009: 500	+4	03
5.	Tonga	4th	0	1	3	000:290	−29	01

The Cook Islands withdrew their crew.

Finals

The finals took place on April 4, 2001 in Canberra and on April 8, 2001 in Auckland .

	total		First leg	Return leg
Australia	9-0	New Zealand	3-0	6-0

Web links

• Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 2001 on rsssf.com (English)