2008 OFC U-20 Championship

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.

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)
2007
2011

Participating teams

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Squads

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Group stage

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Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Tahiti 7 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
  New Caledonia 5 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3
  New Zealand 4 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
  Fiji 0 3 0 0 3 0 8 –8

Round 1

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New Zealand  3–0  Fiji
Barbarouses   58'
McGeorge   64'
Draper   87'
Report
Stade Paea, Papeete

Tahiti  0–0  New Caledonia
Stade Paea

Round 2

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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   44'
Report Rochette   66'
Teriitau   89'
Stade Mahina, Papeete
Referee: Varman Rakesh (Fiji)

Round 3

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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

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 2008 OFC Youth Championship winner 
 
Tahiti
Second title

Goal scorers

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2 goals
1 goal

See also

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2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Junior All Whites miss U-20 World Cup". Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.