1997 OFC U-20 Championship
Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 1997
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates4–10 January
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Australia (8th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Fiji
Fourth place Tahiti

The OFC U-20 Championship 1997 was held in Tahiti. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3300230+239
 New Zealand 320184+46
 Fiji 3102515–103
 Tahiti 3003219–170


4 January Australia  10–0  Fiji
Tahiti  0–5  New Zealand
6 January Australia  3–0  New Zealand
Tahiti  2–4  Fiji
8 January New Zealand  3–1  Fiji
Tahiti  0–10  Australia

Third place match

Fiji 1–1 Tahiti
Penalties
5–4

Final

Australia 2–1 New Zealand
 1997 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia

Eighth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The tournament winner qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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