# 2005 OFC U-20 Championship

The 2005 OFC U-20 Championship was the fifteenth contested. It was won by Australia who qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup after a 3–0 victory against the Solomon Islands played at Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The final game was abandoned in the 77th minute due to crowd trouble, however the score was allowed to stand. This was the last time Australia contested OFC U-20 Championship, as they moved to the AFC since 2006.

## Participating teams

* Australia
* Solomon Islands
* New Zealand
* Tonga
* Fiji
* New Caledonia
* Samoa
* Vanuatu

## Squads
### Australia

* 1. Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners)
* 2. Mark Milligan (Sydney FC)
* 3. Trent McClenahan (West Ham United)
* 4. Adrian Leijer (Melbourne Victory)
* 5. Jacob Timpano (Sydney FC)
* 6. Stuart Musialik (Newcastle Jets)
* 7. Vince Lia (Melbourne Victory)
* 8. Blagoja Celeski (Perth Glory)
* 9. Jay Lucas (Marconi Stallions)
* 10. Kristian Sarkies (Melbourne Victory)
* 11. Chris Tadrosse (Melbourne Victory)
* 12. Justin Pasfield (Sydney FC)
* 13. Aaron Downes (Chesterfield FC)
* 14. Spase Dilevski (Tottenham Hotspur)
* 15. Ryan Townsend
* 16. Ruben Zadkovich
* 17. Nick Ward (Perth Glory)
* 18. Adam Federici
* 19. David Williams
* 20. James Wesolowski

### New Zealand

* 1. Jacob Spoonley (Auckland City FC)
* 2. Cole Tinkler (New Zealand Knights)
* 3. Lj Pijnenburg
* 4. Michael Mayne
* 5. Steven Old (St. John's University)
* 6. Nadir Harrat
* 7. Jeremy Brockie (New Zealand Knights)
* 8. Sam Matthews
* 9. Kris Bright (Waitakere United)
* 10. Michael Gwyther
* 11. Prince Quanash
* 12. Jason Rowley
* 13. Joel Matthews
* 14. Hone Fowler
* 15. Sam Jasper (Waitakere United)
* 16. Ian Hogg (Central United)
* 17. Jason Hayne (Auckland City FC)
* 18. Elliot Stead
* 19. Croydon Wheeler
* 20. Roy Bell

## Matches
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Australia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | +37 |
| Vanuatu | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 |
| New Caledonia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | −6 |
| Tonga | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 |
* Cook Islands withdrew
Australia and Vanuatu progressed to the semi-finals.
New Caledonia and Tonga were eliminated.

#### Group B

| Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Fiji | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Samoa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 |
* American Samoa withdrew
The Solomon Islands and Fiji progressed to the semi-finals.
New Zealand and Samoa were eliminated.

### Knockout Phase

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | 29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium |
| Australia | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 30 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | 30 January – Lawson Tama Stadium |
| Fiji | 2 | 30 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | 30 January – Lawson Tama Stadium |
| Fiji | 2 | Australia | 3 |
| 29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | 29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | | Australia | 3 |
| 29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | 29 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | | |
| Vanuatu | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 31 January – Lawson Tama Stadium | 31 January – Lawson Tama Stadium |
| | | Fiji | 1 |
| | | Vanuatu | 4 |

#### Final

Australia qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2005 OFC U-20 Championship
* Australia Twelfth title

## Goalscorers

This list is not complete, as there are several missing match reports.

### 5 goals

* Alick Maemae
* Mark Bridge
* Jay Lucas

### 4 goals

* Osea Vakatalesau
* Benjamin Totori
* Kristian Sarkies

### 3 goals

* Jason Hayne
* David Williams
* Vince Lia

### 2 goals

* Apisalome Tuvura
* Maciu Samaidrawa Dunadamu
* Michael Gwyther
* Jean Maleb
* Alick Ismael

### 1 goal

* Kris Bright
* Stuart Hogg
* Charles Ligo
* John Simeon
* Malakai Tiwa
* Sumeet Shankaran
* Johnny Rao
* Nayzal Ali
* Goodwin Bebeu
* Ki Anufe