2003 OFC U-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
American Samoa Australia New Caledonia |
| Dates | 13 February – 1 March |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Australia (9th title) |
| Runners-up |
 New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 137 (5.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Richard Cardozo (13 goals) |
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
Australia won their ninth (and third consecutive) title after beating New Caledonia 7–1 over two legs in the final.
Host selection
Solomon Islands 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:
American Samoa- Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji- New Caledonia
New Zealand
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Tonga
Vanuatu
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
| Fiji |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
| Cook Islands |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
| Samoa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| American Samoa |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 1 |
17 February 2003 16:00 |
| Samoa |
0–6 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seru  46'Vakatalesau 50', 86'Prakashi 51'Dunadamu 70'Rao 73' |
19 February 2003 16:00 |
| Cook Islands |
1–4 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Strickland 77' (pen.) |
Report | Vakatalesau 2' Dunadamu 25', 45', 50' |
21 February 2003 9:00 |
| American Samoa |
0–8 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vakatalesau 7', 70', 74' Wilson 10'Rao 41'Dunadamu 44'Singh 75'Nauer 76' (o.g.) |
Group B
Times are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 15 |
| Vanuatu |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 |
| New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 8 |
| Solomon Islands |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 |
| Tahiti |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 3 |
| Tonga |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | -53 | 0 |
15 February 2003 14:00 |
| Australia |
3–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Cardozo 2' Casey 15' (pen.)Hilton 42' (pen.) |
Report | Anisua 90' |
15 February 2003 16:00 |
| Tonga |
0–11 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maleb 2', 12', 26' M. Peter 5'Joe 17'Harry 23', 44'R. Peter 36'Tabe 77'Varaismaite 85'Simeon 89' |
17 February 2003 16:00 |
| Australia |
9–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Paartalu 15', 17' Casey 28', 35', 89'Smits 49'Cardozo 69', 81', 82' |
Report |
17 February 2003 18:00 |
| Tonga |
0–12 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Totori 2', 70' Anisua 9'Fifi 28', 30', 89'Joe 34'Horoinima 43'Haikai 57'Anisi 58'Ramoaea 68' (pen.)Honitalo 90+1' |
20 February 2003 14:00 |
| Tahiti |
1–5 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Poroiae 59' |
Report | Totori 16', 45' Fifi 52'Honitalo 62'Joe 63' |
20 February 2003 18:00 |
| Tonga |
0–13 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hayne 2', 31', 51' Broderson 8', 39', 54'Wheeler 28'Scott 44'Bright 56', 73', 85'Henderson 82'White 89' |
22 February 2003 14:00 |
| Tahiti |
4–1 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Poroiae 16', 68' Horoi 56'Teriitaumihau 89' (pen.) |
Report | Pau 25' (pen.) |
24 February 2003 16:00 |
| Australia |
14–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Cardozo 1', 6', 28', 36', 41', 43' Richardson 11', 37'Sarkies 39'Karavitis 52'Totani 65'Casey 72'Hilton 75'Martino 89' |
Report |
Knockout stage
Final
First leg
Second leg
1 March 2003 9:00 |
| New Caledonia |
0–4 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leijer 52' Paartalu 61'Deegan 74'Sarkies 82' (pen.) |
Goalscorers
- 13 goals
- 6 goals
- Matt Hilton
- Osea Vakatalesau
- 5 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goals
- Albert Nauer (playing against Fiji)