1980 OFC U-20 Championship

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Host countryFiji
Dates7–13 December
Teams6
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
1980 OFC U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates7–13 December
Teams6
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Fiji
Fourth place New Caledonia
1978
1982

The OFC U-20 Championship 1980 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 3 Advance to Final
2  Fiji (H) 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 3 Advance to Third place play-off
3  Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 2 9 7 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
7 December Fiji  2–2  New Zealand
9 December New Zealand  5–0  Papua New Guinea
11 December Fiji  4–2  Papua New Guinea

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 4 Advance to Final
2  New Caledonia 2 1 0 1 3 7 4 2 Advance to Third place play-off
3  Tahiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0
Source: RSSSF
6 December Australia  1–0  Tahiti
9 December Tahiti  1–2  New Caledonia
11 December New Caledonia  1–6  Australia

Third place play-off

Fiji 4–3 New Caledonia

Final

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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