The 2003 OFC U-17 Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC's under-17 Championship. It was held in

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and

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. The winning side qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

won their ninth (and third consecutive) title after beating

7–1 over two legs in the final.

Host selection

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

were originally selected as the host nation for Group B, but agreed to move the Group to

due to safety concerns.

and

agreed to stage both legs of the final in

Qualification

All member teams qualified automatically.

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

withdrew before the tournament began. The following teams participated in the tournament: * * * * * * * * * * *

Venues

Matches were played in three cities: Veterans Memorial Stadium in

Tafuna Tafuna ( sm, Tāfuna) is a village on the east coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is home to Pago Pago International Airport (Tafuna Airport). It is one mile south of Nu'uuli, American Samoa. The Ottoville district is a part of Tafuna. Ne ...

, Maroochydore Soccer Centre in

Maroochydore Maroochydore ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was subdivided from the Cotton Tree reserve by Surveyor Thomas O'Connor in 1903. The land was acquired from William Pettigrew who had a timber de ...

and Stade Pentecost in Noumea.

Squads

Nations named squads of up to 20 players for the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Times are listed in

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Group B

Times are listed in

Australian Eastern Standard Time Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state ...

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Knockout stage

Final

First leg

Second leg

* Australia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Goalscorers

;13 goals *

Richard Cardozo Richard "Richie" Cardozo (born 28 March 1986 in Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays in the position of attacking midfielder or striker. He currently plays for Mt Druitt Town Rangers. Early life Cardozo was born in ...

;6 goals *

Matt Hilton Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

Osea Vakatalesau Osea Vakatalesau (born 15 January 1986) is a Fijian footballer who plays for Nadroga and the Fiji national team. International career Nicknamed ''Ozzy'', he participated in South Pacific Games 2007 (where he was the tournament's top goalscor ...

;5 goals * Adam Casey *

Maciu Dunadamu Maciu Samaidrawa Dunadamu (born 14 June 1986) is a Fijian footballer, who currently plays for Savusavu in the Fiji Senior League. Career Dunadamu started his soccer career in the Labasa Sangam Primary School. After graduating, he left Labasa ...

* Mone Wamowe ;4 goals * Albert Hnageje * Kris Bright * Michael Fifi *

Benjamin Totori Benjamin Totori (born 20 February 1986) is a Solomon Islands association football, footballer who plays as a striker for Kossa FC, Kossa. Club career A small but speedy striker, Totori made his name at New Zealand Football Championship, NZFC ...

* Victor Maleb ;3 goals * Eric Paartalu *

Kristian Sarkies Kristian Ronald Sarkies (born 25 October 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer), footballer who plays for Beaumaris SC in the Victorian State League Division 1, Victorian State League 1. He grew up in Dingley Village, ...

* Tim Smits * Ricky Broderson * Jason Hayne * Hiro Poroiae * John Alick Harry ;2 goals * Dane Richardson * Johnny Rao * Raphael Boanemoa *

Craig Henderson Craig Charles Glendinning Henderson (born 24 June 1987) is a New Zealand footballer who last played for Indy Eleven as a midfielder. His hometown is Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt. He attended Taita College, Lower Hutt where he was Head Boy, Dux an ...

* Steven Old * Jesse Scott * Michael White * Richard Anisua * Earl Honitalo * Timothy Joe * Roger Joe * Sylverstone Kanegai ;1 goal * Ramin Ott * Matthew Deegan * Evangelos Karavitis * Adrian Leijer * Angelo Martino * Oliver Totani * Frank Jim * Geoffrey Strickland * Sheikar Prakashi * Noa Seru * Aeron Singh * Joshua Wilson * Kenjy Vendegou * Croyden Wheeler * Kennedy Faalavaau * Pio Manila * James Slater * Augustine Anisi * Leslie Haikai * Jeffrey Horoinima * David Ramoaea * Jeff Horoi * Tinomana Sinjoux * Jason Tahi * Matahi Teriitaumihau * Peni Pau * Charles Ligo * Manuel Peter * Raul Peter * John Mark Simeon * Georges Tabe * John Varaismaite ;Own goals * Albert Nauer (playing against Fiji)

References

RSSSF Tournament OverviewOFC 2003 U-17 Championship official media releases

External links

Official OFC website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 U-17 World Cup Ofc Qualifying Tournament OFC U-17 Championship 2003 in youth association football