1982 OFC U-20 Championship

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1982 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPapua New Guinea
Dates5–12 December
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Fiji
Fourth place Papua New Guinea
1980
1985

The OFC U-20 Championship 1982 was held in Papua New Guinea. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams[edit]

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage[edit]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 6
 New Zealand 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 4
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 1 9 –8 1
 Fiji 3 0 1 2 1 14 –13 1


Papua New Guinea  0–6  New Zealand
Australia  7–0  Fiji
Australia  2–1  New Zealand
Papua New Guinea  1–1  Fiji
New Zealand  6–0  Fiji
Papua New Guinea  0–2  Australia

Third place match[edit]

Papua New Guinea 1–2 Fiji

Final[edit]

Australia 4–3 (a.e.t.) New Zealand
Farina 75', 80'
Lowe 92', 98'
Tuaa 10' (pen.), 21'
McClennan 110'
De Jong Red card 120'
Referee: Ian Mole (Papua New Guinea)


 1982 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia

Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship[edit]

Australia qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship by winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Costa Rica.[1] Matches were played in Costa Rica.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 8
 Israel 4 1 1 2 4 6 –2 3
 Costa Rica 4 0 1 3 1 8 –7 1


26 January Australia  3–1  Israel
28 January Israel  2–0  Costa Rica
30 January Costa Rica  1–3  Australia
1 February Israel  1–2  Australia
3 February Australia  3–0  Costa Rica
Israel  0–0  Costa Rica

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.

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