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Australia Men's National Under-20 Soccer Team
The Australia national under-20 soccer team, known colloquially as the Young Socceroos, represents Australia in international under-20 soccer. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the ''Young Socceroos''. The team has won twelve OFC titles, one AFC title, and five AFF titles. They have represented Australia at the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournaments on 15 occasions with their best result being a fourth-place finish in 1991 and 1993. History 2006 AFC U-19 Championship In their first foray into Asia in 2006 the team lost the quarterfinals of the AFC Youth Championship, to South Korea, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Australia
Football Australia is the sports governing body, governing body of Soccer in Australia, soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only established in 1961 as the Australian Soccer Federation. It was later reconstituted in 2003 as the Australian Soccer Association before adopting the name of Football Federation Australia in 2005. In contemporary identification, a corporate decision was undertaken to institute that name to deliver a "more united football" in a deliberation from the current CEO, James Johnson. The name was changed to Football Australia in December 2020. Football Australia oversees the Australia men's national soccer team, men's, Australia women's national football team, women's, youth, Australia Paralympic football team, Paralympic, Australia national beach soccer team, beach and Australia national futsal team, futsal nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1993 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 9th edition FIFA World Youth Championship. U20 Brazil defeated Ghana, 2–1 for its third title. It took place across five cities in Australia. The tournament was originally to be held in Yugoslavia, but due to the Yugoslav Wars, was moved to Australia. Venues Qualification For the first time ever, Russia competed after the dissolution of Soviet Union. It was also the first time Germany played after the reunification. However, as they are designated as descendant of East Germany and West Germany respectively, they are not considered as tournament debutants. :1.Teams that made their debut. :2.Germany made their debut as a unified nation. They were chosen as the descendant of the now-defunct West Germany, which qualified in 1981 and 1987 tournaments. The now-defunct East Germany qualified in 1987 and 1989 tournaments. :3.Russia made their debut a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 OFC U-20 Championship ...
The OFC U-20 Championship 1998 was held in Apia, Samoa. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * * * * (host) * * * Group stage Group A Group B Semifinals Third place match Final Qualification to World Youth Championship The tournament winner qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. * External linksResults by RSSSF {{OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship U-20 Championship U-20 Championship 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1997 was held in Tahiti. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * * * (host) First round Third place play-off Final Qualification to World Youth Championship The tournament winner qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. * External linksResults by RSSSF {{OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship U-20 Championship U-20 Championship 1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ... 1990s in French Polynesian sport 1997 in Overseas France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1994 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * (host) * * * * * * Group stage Group A Group B Semifinals Third place match Final Qualification to World Youth Championship The tournament winner qualified for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. * External linksResults by RSSSF {{OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship U-20 Championship U-20 Championship 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ... 1994 in Fijian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1990 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * (host) * * * Standings Matches Inter-continental play-off Australia qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship by beating Israel in an intercontinental play-off. Matches were played on 6 and 9 March 1991 in Sydney, Australia. Despite both matches being played in the same Australian city, Australia still won on away goals. External linksResults by RSSSF {{OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship U-20 Championship U-20 Championship 1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ... 1990 in Fijian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 OFC U-20 Championship
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. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * (host) * * * * * Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place play-off Final 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 Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t .... External linksResults by RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:OFC 1988 U-20 Championship U-20 Championship 1988 1988 in Fijian sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1986 was a soccer tournament held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * * * (host) * Standings Matches Qualification to World Youth Championship The tournament winner qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. * External linksResults by RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc U-20 Championship 1986 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ... U-20 Championship 1986 Ofc U-20 Championship 1986 in New Zealand association football Association football in Auckland U-20 Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1985 was held in Sydney, Australia. It also served as qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * (host) * * * * * Standings Matches Qualification to World Youth Championship The tournament winner qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship. * External linksResults by RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:OFC 1985 U-20 Championship 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ... 1985 in Australian men's soccer U-20 Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1982 was held in Papua New Guinea. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * * * (host) First round Third place match Final Qualification to World Youth Championship Australia qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship by winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Costa Rica. Matches were played in Costa Rica. References External linksResults by RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:OFC 1982 U-20 Championship 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ... 1982 in Papua New Guinean sport U-20 Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 OFC U-20 Championship
The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a Association football, soccer tournament held in New Zealand. As in common with other biennial OFC U-20 Championships it also served as a qualification for an intercontinental play-off. In this case the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: * * * (host) * Standings It is unclear why Fiji finished second in this group, with a lesser goal difference than New Zealand. Matches Inter-continental qualification Australia failed to qualify for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. They finished last in an inter-continental qualification group with Paraguay and Israel. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay. External linksResults by RSSSF {{OFC U-20 Championship OFC U-20 Championship 1978 in OFC football, U-20 Championship International association football competitions hosted by New Zealand, 1978 1978 in New Zealand association football, OFC 1978 in Oceanian youth football, U- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OFC U-19 Men's Championship
The OFC U-19 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the under-19 champions of Oceania and also decides who will represent Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) at the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup. Between 1974 and 2012, the competition was open to teams under 20 years of age and called the OFC U-20 Championship. Since 2014, the age limit was darkreduced to under 19 years of age, and since 2018, the tournament name was changed to the OFC U-19 Championship. Eligible teams Fourteen nations are eligible to participate in the tournament, these are: * * * * (not a member of FIFA) * * * (not a member of FIFA) * * * * (French Polynesia) * * (not a member of FIFA) * Former teams * Israel national under-19 football team, Israel (now is UEFA member) * (now is Asian Football Confederation, AFC member) * (now is Asian Football Confederation, AFC member) Results Summaries , , , - , 11 , , 1997 OFC U-20 Championship, 1997 , , Tahiti , , , , bgcolor=#ccffc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
