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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = OFC U-20 Championship
| year = 2001
| other_titles = Championnat d'Océanie de football des moins de 20 ans 2001
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Cook Islands
| country2 = New Caledonia
| dates = 8 February – 4 March
| num_teams = 11
| confederations = 1
| venues = 3
| cities = 2
| champion = AUS
| count = 10
| second = NZL
| third = VAN
| fourth = SOL
| matches = 27
| goals = 122
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevork Gulessarian]] (10 goals)
| prevseason         = [[1998 OFC U-20 Championship|1998]]
| nextseason         = [[2002 OFC U-20 Championship|2002]]
}}

The '''2001 [[OFC U-20 Championship]]''' was the thirteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] after defeating New Zealand 4–3 on aggregate.

==Participating teams==
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{fb|AUS}}
*{{fb|COK}}
*{{fb|FIJ}}
*{{fb|NCL|french}}
*{{fb|NZL}}
*{{fb|PNG}}
*{{fb|SAM}}
*{{fb|TAH}}
*{{fb|TGA}}
*{{fb|SOL}}
*{{fb|VAN}}
{{div col end}}
==Matches==

===Group stage===

====Group A====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=200|Nation
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|NZL}}
|'''12'''||4||4||0||0||7||2||+5
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SOL}}
|'''9'''||4||3||0||1||12||2||+10
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|FIJ}}
|'''6'''||4||2||0||2||4||4||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|TAH}}
|'''3'''||4||1||0||3||9||15||–6
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|NCL|french}}
|'''0'''||4||0||0||4||4||13||–9
|}

*{{fb|ASA}} withdrew

New Zealand advanced to the play-off.
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{{footballbox
|date = 8 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|TAH}}
|goals1 = [[Chris Killen|Killen]] {{goal|44|pen.}}<br /> [[Ben Sigmund|Sigmund]] {{goal|48}}<br /> [[Rhodri Payne|Payne]] {{goal|52}}
|goals2 = [[Tifinau]] {{goal|90}}
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 9 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SOL}}
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|NCL|french}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 10 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|New Caledonia|french}}
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 =[[Jean-Marc Douepere|Douepere]] {{goal|47}}
|goals2 =[[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|5||71}}
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 10 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TAH}}
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 =[[Harry Tong Sang|Sang]] {{goal|}}
|goals2 =[[K Turagalani|Turagalani]] {{goal|}}<br /> [[Salesh Kumar|Kumar]] {{goal|}}
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 12 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NCL|french}}
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = [[Imael Kabeu|Kabeu]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Lucien Honakoko|Honakoko]] {{goal|3|o.g.}}<br /> [[Salesh Kumar|Kumar]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 12 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SOL}}
|goals1 = [[Shane Smeltz|Smeltz]] {{goal|33}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 14 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SOL}}
|score = 8–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|TAH}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 14 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|FIJ}}
|goals1 = [[Wiremu Patrick|Patrick]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 16 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIJ}}
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SOL}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Henry Fa'arodo|Fa'arodo]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 16 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NCL|french}}
|score = 2–6
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|TAH}}
|goals1 = [[Jean-Marc Douepere|Douepere]] {{goal|1||19}}
|goals2 = [[Nicolas Vallar|Vallar]] {{goal|14}}<br /> [[Kehea Teamo|Teamo]] {{goal|17||62}}<br /> [[Rene Devendeville|Devendeville]] {{goal|46}}<br /> [[Teremoana Flores|Flores]] {{goal|80}}<br /> [[Raimoana Bennett|Bennett]] {{goal|82}}
|stadium = [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]]}}
----

====Group B====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=200|Nation
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc"
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|AUS}}
|'''15'''||5||5||0||0||46||0||+46
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|VAN}}
|'''12'''||5||4||0||1||23||4||+19
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|SAM}}
|'''6'''||5||2||0||3||6||22||–16
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|COK}}
|'''4'''||5||1||1||3||3||21||–18
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|TGA}}
|'''4'''||5||1||1||3||3||21||–18
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|PNG}}
|'''3'''||5||1||0||4||5||18||–13
|}

Australia advanced to the play-off.
----
{{footballbox
|date = 15 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VAN}}
|score = 7–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|PNG}}
|goals1 = Waiwai {{goal|10||27||44}}<br /> [[David Maki|Maki]] {{goal|28||50}}<br /> [[Frank King (footballer)|King]] {{goal|60}}<br /> [[Welin Qoring|Qoring]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 15 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TGA}}
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|COK}}
|goals1 = [[Tofia Simioni|Simioni]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2 = [[Samuel Shepherd (footballer)|Shepherd]] {{goal|4|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 15 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 16–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SAM}}
|goals1 = [[Ljubo Milicevic|Milicevic]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Greg Owens|Owens]] {{goal|15}}<br /> [[Scott McDonald|McDonald]] {{goal|28||39||43||52||60}}<br />[[Michael Ferrante|Ferrante]] {{goal|34|pen.|53|pen.|64|pen.}}<br />Unknown {{goal|57|o.g.}} <br /> [[Nick Carle|Carle]] {{goal|59||62}}<br /> [[Luke Wilkshire|Wilkshire]] {{goal|76||90}}<br /> [[Kevork Gulessarian|Gulessarian]] {{goal|83}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 17 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 7–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|TGA}}
|goals1 = [[Ljubo Milicevic|Milicevic]] {{goal|12||34||40}}<br /> [[Kevork Gulessarian|Gulessarian]] {{goal|13}}<br /> [[Greg Owens|Owens]] {{goal|16||37}}<br /> [[Luke Wilkshire|Wilkshire]] {{goal|55|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 17 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SAM}}
|score = 0–3
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|VAN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = Waiwai {{goal|52}}<br />[[Freddy Vava|Vava]] {{goal|62}}<br />[[David Maki|Maki]] {{goal|65}}
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 17 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PNG}}
|score = 4–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|COK}}
|goals1 = [[Ravu Habuka|Habuka]] {{goal|7}}<br /> [[Maurie Wasi|Wasi]] {{goal|33}}<br /> [[Nathaniel Lepani|Lepani]] {{goal|74||85}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 20 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SAM}}
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|TGA}}
|goals1 = [[Richard Fa'aivosa|Fa'aivosa]] {{goal|16}}<br /> [[Peniama Timo|Timo]] {{goal|65}}<br /> [[Kevin Duffy|Duffy]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Raemaru Park]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 20 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VAN}}
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|COK}}
|goals1 = Obed {{goal|20||74|pen.}}<br /> [[Phillip Tom|Tom]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Raemaru Park]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 20 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 6–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|PNG}}
|goals1 = [[Lucas Pantelis|Pantelis]] {{goal|11}}<br /> [[Patrick Kisnorbo|Kisnorbo]] {{goal|24}}<br /> [[Scott McDonald|McDonald]] {{goal|39}}<br /> [[Michael Ferrante|Ferrante]] {{goal|42|pen.}}<br /> [[Ahmad Elrich|Elrich]] {{goal|62}}<br /> [[Nick Carle|Carle]] {{goal|65}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Raemaru Park]], [[Rarotonga]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 21 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 13–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|COK}}
|goals1 = [[Greg Owens|Owens]] {{goal|3}}<br /> [[Joshua Kennedy|Kennedy]] {{goal|4||29}}<br /> [[Kevork Gulessarian|Gulessarian]] {{goal|23||46||60||76||85||87||88}}<br /> [[Michael Ferrante|Ferrante]] {{goal|28}}<br /> [[Grant Last|Last]] {{goal|34}}<br /> [[Ljubo Milicevic|Milicevic]] {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Raemaru Park]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 21 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|VAN}}
|score = 10–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|TGA}}
|goals1 = [[William Dick (footballer)|Dick]] {{goal|4}}<br /> [[George Sope|Sope]] {{goal|32}}<br /> [[Koko Alick|Alick]] {{goal|47}}<br /> [[Robert Yelou|Yelou]] {{goal|55||61||66||77}}<br /> [[Jean Marie Tam|Tam]] {{goal|58||64}}<br /> [[Phillip Tom|Tom]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Raemaru Park]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 21 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PNG}}
|score = 1–3
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SAM}}
|goals1 = Unknown {{goal|10}}
|goals2 = [[Richard Fa'aivosa|Fa'aivosa]] {{goal|16}}<br /> [[Peniama Timo|Timo]] {{goal|65}}<br /> [[Kevin Duffy|Duffy]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium = [[Raemaru Park]], [[Rarotonga]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 23 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TGA}}
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|PNG}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}

{{footballbox
|date = 23 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SAM}}
|score = 0–2 (awarded)
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|COK}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}
*''Samoa withdrew''
{{footballbox
|date = 23 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 4–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|VAN}}
|goals1 = [[Michael Ferrante|Ferrante]] {{goal|18}}<br /> [[Nick Carle|Carle]] {{goal|63}}<br /> [[Ahmad Elrich|Elrich]] {{goal|73}}<br /> [[Greg Owens|Owens]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium = [[Tereora National Stadium]], [[Rarotonga]]}}
----

====Play-off====
{{footballbox
|date = 28 February 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|NZL}}
|score = 2–1
|report = 
|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Johnny Rowe (New Zealand footballer)|Rowe]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Chris Killen|Killen]] {{goal|86}}
|goals2 = Gulesserian {{goal|21}}
|stadium = [[Auckland]]}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 4 March 2001
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 3–1 (a.e.t.)
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1 = [[Greg Owens|Owens]] {{goal|37}}<br /> [[Ljubo Milicevic|Milicevic]] {{goal|80}} <br /> [[Scott McDonald|McDonald]] {{goal|101}}
|goals2 = [[Chris Killen|Killen]] {{goal|17}}
|stadium = [[Coffs Harbour]]}}
*''Australia qualified for the [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship]]''
----

{{Winners|fb|2001 OFC U-20 Championship|Australia|Tenth}}

==See also==
*[[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship]]

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u20-01.html  RSSSF Match Results and Squads]

{{OFC U-20 Championship}}
{{FIFA U-20 World Cup/Championship}}

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[[Category:OFC U-20 Championship]]
[[Category:2000–01 in OFC football|Under 20]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by New Caledonia]]
[[Category:2001 in New Caledonian sport]]
[[Category:2001 in Cook Islands sport]]
[[Category:International sports competitions hosted by the Cook Islands]]
[[Category:2001 in youth association football]]