2008 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 2008
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates13–17 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)New Zealand Greg Draper
New Zealand Costa Barbarouses
New Caledonia Jean Wahnyamalla
New Caledonia Alan Hnautra
(2 goals)

The 2008 OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The tournament was won by the host Tahiti after their final win against Fiji, and a 2–2 draw between New Caledonia and New Zealand, which prevented either team from qualification. This 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.

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 Red card 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
1 goal
  • New Caledonia Roy Kayara (NCL)
  • New Zealand Adam McGeorge (NZL)
  • New Zealand Jonathan Raj (NZL)
  • French Polynesia Garry Rochette (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Ariihau Teriitau (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Alvin Tehau (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Hiva Kamoise (TAH)

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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