title: 2005 OFC U-17 Championship
text: # 2005 OFC U-17 Championship
  
  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.
  
  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:
  
  * Australia
  * Cook Islands
  * Fiji
  * New Caledonia
  * Papua New Guinea
  * Solomon Islands
  * Tahiti
  * Tonga
  * Vanuatu
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals |
  | 2 | Vanuatu (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
  | 3 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 | |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | New Caledonia (A) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals |
  | 2 | Solomon Islands (A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals |
  | 3 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
  | 4 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 | |
  | 5 | Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### Final
  
  Australia qualified for the U-17 World Cup.
  
  