2003 OFC U-17 Championship


The 2003 OFC U-17 Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC's under-17 Championship. It was held in American Samoa, Australia and New Caledonia.
The winning side qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.
Australia won their ninth title after beating New Caledonia 7–1 over two legs in the final.

Host selection

were originally selected as the host nation for Group B, but agreed to move the Group to Australia due to safety concerns.
Australia and New Caledonia agreed to stage both legs of the final in New Caledonia.

Qualification

All member teams qualified automatically. Papua New Guinea withdrew before the tournament began.
The following teams participated in the tournament:

Venues

Matches were played in three cities: Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna, Maroochydore Soccer Centre in Maroochydore and Stade Pentecost in Noumea.

Squads

Nations named squads of up to 20 players for the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Times are listed in Samoa Standard Time
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
4400110+1112
4301183+159
411228-64
4103310-73
4013114-131

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Group B

Times are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
5500332+3115
5311177+1010
5221194+158
5212186+127
5104722-153
5005154-530

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Knockout stage

Final

First leg

Second leg

Goalscorers

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;6 goals
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;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;Own goals