2005 OFC U-17 Championship explained

Tourney Name:OFC U-17 Championship
Year:2005
Other Titles:Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 17 ans 2005
Country:New Caledonia
Dates:2-15 April 2005
Num Teams:9
Confederations:1
Count:10
Matches:20
Prevseason:2003
Nextseason:2007

The 2005 OFC Under-17 Tournament was an association football competition in Oceania. It was the 11th edition of the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament, Nine teams participated in the tournament.[1]

The winning side qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.

Australia won their tenth (and fourth consecutive) title after beating Vanuatu 1–0 in the final. This also marked Australia's final participation (and championship) in an OFC U-17 men's event as they would become members of the AFC starting the next year (2006).

Qualification

All member teams qualified automatically. New Zealand withdrew before the tournament began on March 3, citing financial reasons.

Samoa and American Samoa also withdrew.

The following teams participated in the tournament:

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

Australia qualified for the U-17 World Cup.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20111220062626/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/06/94/u17%5f05%5fperu%5ftr%5f227.pdf FIFA.com