2008 OFC U-20 Championship

The 2008 OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The tournament was won by hosts Tahiti after their final win against Fiji and a 2-2 draw between New Caledonia and New Zealand which prevented either team from qualification and was the first tournament since 1974 to be won by a nation that was not Australia or New Zealand.[1] As champions, Tahiti qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2008 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 2008
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates13 December – 17 December
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (2nd title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored15 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Greg Draper
Costa Barbarouses
Jean Wahnyamalla
Alan Hnautra
(2 goals)

Participating teams

Squads

Group stage

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tahiti 7321041+3
 New Caledonia 5312052+3
 New Zealand 4311164+2
 Fiji 0300308-8

Round 1

New Zealand 3 - 0 Fiji
Barbarouses  58'
McGeorge  64'
Draper  87'
Report
Stade Paea, Papeete

Tahiti 0 - 0 New Caledonia
Stade Paea

Round 2

New Caledonia 3 - 0 Fiji
Hnautra  3'
Wahnyamalla  22'  34'
Report
Stade Mahina, Papeete
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

New Zealand 1 - 2 Tahiti
Barbarouses  23'
McGeorge  44'
Report Rochette  66'
Teriitau  89'
Stade Mahina, Papeete
Referee: Varman Rakesh (Fiji)

Round 3

New Caledonia 2 - 2 New Zealand
Hnautra  15'
Kayara  32'
Report Draper  28'
Raj  73'
Stade Puurai, Papeete
Referee: Jacques Averii (Tahiti)

Tahiti 2 - 0 Fiji
Tehau  10'
Kamoise  54'
Stade Puurai, Papeete

Winner

 2008 OFC Youth Championship Winner 

Tahiti
Second title

Goal scorers

2 goals
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See also

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

References

  1. "Junior All Whites miss U-20 World Cup". Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
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