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1980 OFC U-20 Championship

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1980 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates7–13 December
Teams6
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Fiji
Fourth place New Caledonia
1978
1982

The OFC U-20 Championship 1980 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 3 Advance to Final
2  Fiji (H) 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 3 Advance to Third place play-off
3  Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
7 December Fiji  2–2  New Zealand
9 December New Zealand  5–0  Papua New Guinea
11 December Fiji  4–2  Papua New Guinea

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to Final
2  New Caledonia 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 2 Advance to Third place play-off
3  Tahiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: RSSSF
6 December Australia  1–0  Tahiti
9 December Tahiti  1–2  New Caledonia
11 December New Caledonia  1–6  Australia

Third place play-off

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Fiji 4–3 New Caledonia

Final

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New Zealand 2–0 Australia


 1980 OFC U-20 Championship 

New Zealand

First title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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Tournament winners New Zealand failed to qualify for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. They did not win in an intercontinental play-off group with Argentina and Israel. Matches were played at José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 4 4 0 0 7 0 +7 8
 New Zealand 4 1 1 2 2 5 –3 3
 Israel 4 0 1 3 1 5 –4 1


18 March New Zealand  0–0  Israel
20 March Argentina  1–0  Israel
22 March Argentina  1–0  New Zealand
25 March Israel  1–2  New Zealand
27 March Argentina  3–0  New Zealand
29 March Argentina  2–0  Israel
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