OFC U-19 Men's Championship

OFC U-20 Championship

File:OFC U-20 Championship.svg
Founded	1974
Region	Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams	8 (final stage) 11 (total)
Current champions	New Zealand (6th title)
Most successful team(s)	Australia (12 titles)
Website	http://www.oceaniafootball.com
2018 OFC U-19 Championship

The OFC U-20 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the Under-20 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Between 1974 and 2012, the competition was open to teams under 20 years of age. In 2013, the age limit was reduced to under 19 years of age.

Eligible teams

Fourteen nations are eligible to participate in the tournament, these are:

• American Samoa
• Cook Islands
• Fiji
• Kiribati (not a member of FIFA)
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Niue (not a member of FIFA)

• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tahiti (French Polynesia)
• Tonga
• Tuvalu (not a member of FIFA)
• Vanuatu

Former teams

• Israel (now is UEFA member)
• Chinese Taipei (now is AFC member)
• Australia (now is AFC member)

Results

Summaries

Year	Host	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1974	Tahiti	Tahiti	2–0	New Zealand	New Hebrides		New Caledonia
1978	New Zealand	Australia	Round Robin	Fiji	New Zealand	Round Robin	Papua New Guinea
1980	Fiji	New Zealand	2–0	Australia	Fiji	4–3	New Caledonia
1982	Papua New Guinea	Australia	4–3 (aet)	New Zealand	Fiji	2–1	Papua New Guinea
1985	Australia	Australia	Round Robin	Israel	New Zealand	Round Robin	Chinese Taipei
1986	New Zealand	Australia	Round Robin	Israel	New Zealand	Round Robin	Chinese Taipei
1988	Fiji	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Fiji
1990	Fiji	Australia	Round Robin	New Zealand	Vanuatu	Round Robin	Tahiti
1992	Tahiti	New Zealand	Round Robin	Tahiti	Fiji	Round Robin	Vanuatu
1994	Fiji	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	0–0 (4-2 on pen)	Vanuatu
1997	Tahiti	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Fiji	1–1 (5-4 on pen)	Tahiti
1998	Samoa	Australia	2–0	Fiji	New Zealand	2–1	Solomon Islands
2001	New Caledonia & Cook Islands	Australia		New Zealand	No third place match
2002	Vanuatu & Fiji	Australia		Fiji	No third place match
2005	Solomon Islands	Australia	3–0	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	4–1	Fiji
2007	New Zealand	New Zealand	Round Robin	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Round Robin	New Caledonia
2008	Tahiti	Tahiti	Round Robin	New Caledonia	New Zealand	Round Robin	Fiji
2011	New Zealand	New Zealand	3–1	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	2–0	Fiji
2013	Fiji	New Zealand	Round Robin	Fiji	Vanuatu	Round Robin	New Caledonia
2014	Fiji	Fiji	Round Robin	Vanuatu	New Caledonia	Round Robin	Solomon Islands
2016	Vanuatu	New Zealand	5–0	Vanuatu	No third place match
2018	Tahiti

Notes

Performances by team

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Australia	12 (1978, 1982, 1985*, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005)	1 (1980)	-	-
New Zealand	6 (1980, 1992, 2007*, 2011*, 2013, 2016)	7 (1974, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 2001)	5 (1978*, 1985, 1986*, 1998, 2008)	-
Tahiti	2 (1974*, 2008*)	1 (1992*)	-	2 (1990, 1997*)
Fiji	1 (2014*)	5 (1978, 1998, 2002*, 2007, 2013*)	4 (1980*, 1982, 1992, 1997)	4 (1988*, 2005, 2008, 2011)
Vanuatu	-	2 (2014, 2016*)	5 (1974^, 1990, 2002*, 2007, 2013)	2 (1992, 1994)
Solomon Islands	-	2 (2005*, 2011)	2 (1994, 2007)	2 (1998, 2014)
Israel	-	2 (1985, 1986)	-	-
New Caledonia	-	1 (2008)	1 (2014)	4 (1974, 1980, 2007, 2013)
Chinese Taipei	-	-	1 (1988)	2 (1985, 1986)
Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	2 (1978, 1982*)

* = As hosts

^ This 1974 third place was achieved by Vanuatu under its former name New Hebrides.

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• SF – Semi-finals
• 5th-7th – Fifth to Seventh place
• GS – Group stage
• PR – Preliminary round
• q – Qualified
•     — Hosts
•  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
•  ×  – Did not enter
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
• XX — Country not affiliated to OFC at that time
• XX — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
•      – Not affiliated to FIFA

Team	1974	1978	1980	1982	1985	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1997	1998	2001	2002	2005	2007	2008	2011	2013	2014	2016	2018	Years
American Samoa	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	6th	PR	q	5
Australia	×	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	Part of AFC							13
Chinese Taipei	×	×	×	×	4th	4th	3rd	Part of AFC															3
Cook Islands	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	q	3
Fiji	×	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	4th	5th	3rd	GS	3rd	2nd	GS	2nd	4th	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	1st	GS	q	21
Israel	×	×	×	×	2nd	2nd	×	×	Part of UEFA														2
New Caledonia	4th	×	4th	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd	GS	4th	3rd	SF	q	12
New Zealand	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	GS	GS	1st	3rd	1st	1st	×	1st	q	21
Papua New Guinea	×	4th	6th	4th	6th	×	GS	×	5th	GS	×	×	GS	GS	×	×	×	GS	5th	5th	GS	q	14
Samoa	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	7th	×	×	×	×	PR	q	9
Solomon Islands	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	×	4th	GS	×	2nd	3rd	×	2nd	×	4th	SF	q	9
Tahiti	1st	×	5th	×	×	×	×	4th	2nd	GS	4th	×	GS	×	×	5th	1st	×	×	×	GS	q	11
Tonga	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	×	PR	q	6
Vanuatu	3rd	×	×	×	×	×	GS	3rd	4th	4th	×	GS	GS	GS	3rd	6th	×	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	q	15

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R2 – Round 2
• R1 – Round 1
•      – Hosts
•      – Not affiliated to OFC
• q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Team	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	Total
Australia			QF	R1	R1	R1		4th	4th	QF	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	AFC member							12
Fiji																				R1			1
New Zealand																R1		R1	R1	R2	R2		5
Tahiti																	R1						1
Vanuatu																					R1		1

External links

• OFC Official Website
• Results by RSSSF