1988 OFC U-20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 3 September - 10 September |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Taiwan |
| Fourth place |  Fiji |
The OFC U-20 Championship 1988 was held in Suva, Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-offs for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Contents
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
Group Stage
Group 1
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 6 |
| Fiji |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
 Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | –30 | 0 |
| 3 September | Fiji |
0–2 | New Zealand |
| Samoa |
0–5 | Papua New Guinea |
|
| 5 September | Fiji |
1–1 | Papua New Guinea |
| New Zealand |
16–0 | Samoa |
|
| 6 September | Fiji |
10–1 | Samoa |
| New Zealand |
1–0 | Papua New Guinea |
Group 2
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 4 |
| Taiwan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 2 |
 Vanuatu |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | 0 |
| 3 September | Taiwan |
3–2 | Vanuatu |
| 5 September | Australia |
5–0 | Vanuatu |
| 6 September | Australia |
6–1 | Taiwan |
Semifinals
Third Place Match
Final
| 1988 OFC U-20 Championship |
|---|
 Australia Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
Australia and New Zealand both failed to qualify for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished 3rd and 4th in an intercontinental play-off group with Syria and Qatar. All matches were played in Aleppo, Syria.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
 Qatar |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | –6 | 0 |
| 18 January | Australia |
3–0 | New Zealand |
| Qatar |
0–0 | Syria |
|
| 20 January | Australia |
1–1 | Qatar |
| Syria |
2–0 | New Zealand |
|
| 22 January | Qatar |
1–0 | New Zealand |
| Syria |
1–0 | Australia |
