1997 OFC U-20 Championship
# 1997 OFC U-20 Championship

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:

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Tahiti (host)

## Group stage

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 9 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | –10 | 3 |
| Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | –17 | 0 |
| 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 |

## Final

* 1997 OFC U-20 Championship
* Australia Eighth title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

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

* Australia
