title: 2001 OFC U-20 Championship
text: # 2001 OFC U-20 Championship
  
  The 2001 OFC U-20 Championship was the thirteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand 4–3 on aggregate.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Australia
  * Cook Islands
  * Fiji
  * New Caledonia
  * New Zealand
  * Papua New Guinea
  * Samoa
  * Tahiti
  * Tonga
  * Solomon Islands
  * Vanuatu
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Group stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | New Zealand | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
  | Solomon Islands | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
  | Fiji | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
  | Tahiti | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | –6 |
  | New Caledonia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 |
  
  * American Samoa withdrew
  
  New Zealand advanced to the play-off.
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | +46 |
  | Vanuatu | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | +19 |
  | Samoa | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22 | –16 |
  | Cook Islands | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | –18 |
  | Tonga | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | –18 |
  | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | –13 |
  
  Australia advanced to the play-off.
  
  * Samoa withdrew
  
  **Play-off**
  
  * Australia qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
  * 2001 OFC U-20 Championship
  * Australia Tenth title
  