The OFC U-20 Championship 1997 was held in Tahiti. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | 4–10 January |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Tahiti |
Teams
editThe following teams entered the tournament:
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Tahiti (host)
First round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 9 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Fiji
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 | Advance to Third place play-off |
| 4 | Tahiti (H)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
| 4 January | Australia
|
10–0 | Fiji
|
| Tahiti
|
0–5 | New Zealand
| |
| 6 January | Australia
|
3–0 | New Zealand
|
| Tahiti
|
2–4 | Fiji
| |
| 8 January | New Zealand
|
3–1 | Fiji
|
| Tahiti
|
0–10 | Australia
|
Third place play-off
editFinal
edit
| 1997 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Australia Eighth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe tournament winner qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.