1998 OFC U-20 Championship
# 1998 OFC U-20 Championship

The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

## Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

* Australia
* American Samoa
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Western Samoa (host)
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

## Group stage

### Group A

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| Western Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 3 |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | –15 | 0 |
| 15 August | Australia | 2–0 | Fiji |
| | Western Samoa | 1–0 | Tonga |
| 18 August | Australia | 8–0 | Tonga |
| | Fiji | 4–0 | Western Samoa |
| 20 August | Western Samoa | 0–8 | Australia |
| | Tonga | 1–7 | Fiji |

### Group B

| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 7 |
| Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 3 |
| American Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | –46 | 0 |
| 15 August | New Zealand | 8–0 | Vanuatu |
| | American Samoa | 0–23 | Solomon Islands |
| 17 August | New Zealand | 8–0 | American Samoa |
| | Vanuatu | 0–1 | Solomon Islands |
| 19 August | New Zealand | 0–0 | Solomon Islands |
| | American Samoa | 0–15 | Vanuatu |

## Final

* 1998 OFC U-20 Championship
* Australia Ninth title

## Qualification to World Youth Championship

The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

* Australia
