1978 OFC U-20 Championship

The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a soccer tournament held in New Zealand. As in common with other biennial OFC U-20 Championships it also served as a qualification for an intercontinental play-off. In this case the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1978 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates11–16 November
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place New Zealand
Fourth place Papua New Guinea

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 16 2 +14 6 Advance to Inter-continental qualification
2  Fiji 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
3  New Zealand (H) 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 3
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand.

Matches
11 November Australia  9–0  Papua New Guinea
Fiji  1–1  New Zealand
14 November New Zealand  4–0  Papua New Guinea
Australia  5–1  Fiji
16 November Fiji  4–0  Papua New Guinea
New Zealand  1–2  Australia
 1978 OFC U-20 Championship 

Australia
First title

Inter-continental qualification

Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an inter-continental qualification group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 8 Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship
2  Israel 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
3  Australia 4 0 2 2 0 5 −5 2
Source: RSSSF
7 February Paraguay  2–0  Australia
9 February Israel  0–0  Australia
11 February Paraguay  3–0  Israel
14 February Australia  0–0  Israel
16 February Paraguay  3–0  Australia
18 February Paraguay  2–1  Israel
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