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The 2003 OFC U-17 Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC's under-17 Championship. It was held in American Samoa, Australia and New Caledonia.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | American Samoa Australia |
| Dates | 13 February – 1 March |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 138 (5.11 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Richard Cardozo (13 goals) |
← 2001 2005 → | |
The winning side qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.
Australia won their ninth (and third consecutive) title after beating New Caledonia 7–1 over two legs in the final.
Solomon Islands were originally selected as the host nation for Group B, but agreed to move the Group to Australia due to safety concerns.
Australia and New Caledonia agreed to stage both legs of the final in New Caledonia.
All member teams qualified automatically. Papua New Guinea withdrew before the tournament began.
The following teams participated in the tournament:
Matches were played in three cities: Veterans Memorial Stadium in Tafuna, Maroochydore Soccer Centre in Maroochydore and Stade Pentecost in Noumea.
Nations named squads of up to 20 players for the tournament.
Group A
Times are listed in Samoa Standard Time
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 12 |
 Fiji |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 |
 Cook Islands |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 |
 Samoa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
 American Samoa |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 1 |
| New Caledonia | 2–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
Vendegou  45' (pen.)Wamowe 79' |
Report |
| American Samoa | 0–3 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Boanemoa 32', 88' Hnangeje 90' |
| Cook Islands | 1–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Jim 42' |
Report |
| Samoa | 0–6 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seru 46' Vakatalesau 50', 86'Prakashi 51'Dunadamu 70'Rao 73' |
| New Caledonia | 4–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hnangeje 14' Wamowe 47', 50', 65' |
Report |
| Cook Islands | 1–4 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Strickland 77' (pen.) |
Report | Vakatalesau 2' Dunadamu 25', 45', 50' |
Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)
| American Samoa | 1–3 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Ott 50' |
Report | Manila 10' Slater 37'Faalavaau 62' |
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
| American Samoa | 0–8 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Vakatalesau 7', 70', 74' Wilson 10'Rao 41'Dunadamu 44'Singh 75'Nauer 76' (o.g.) |
| New Caledonia | 2–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Hnangeje 54', 65' |
Report |
Group B
Times are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 15 |
 Vanuatu |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 |
 New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 8 |
 Solomon Islands |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 7 |
 Tahiti |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 3 |
 Tonga |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 54 | -53 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Old 24' |
Report | Maleb 49' |
| Tonga | 0–12 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Totori 2', 70' Anisua 9'Fifi 28', 30', 89'Joe 34'Horoinima 43'Haikai 57'Anisi 58'Ramoaea 68' (pen.)Honitalo 90+1' |
Maroochydore Soccer Centre, Maroochydore
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
| Tahiti | 1–5 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Poroiae 59' |
Report | Totori 16', 45' Fifi 52'Honitalo 62'Joe 63' |
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kanegai 2' Joe 76' |
Final
First leg
| New Caledonia | 1–3 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Wamowe 67' |
Report | Sarkies 24' Cardozo 42', 47' |
Second leg
Stade Pentecost, Noumea
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
- Australia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- 13 goals
- 6 goals
Matt Hilton
Osea Vakatalesau
- 5 goals
- Adam Casey
- Maciu Dunadamu
Mone Wamowe
- 4 goals
- Albert Hnageje
Kris Bright
Michael Fifi- Benjamin Totori
Victor Maleb
- 3 goals
- Eric Paartalu
- Kristian Sarkies
- Tim Smits
- Ricky Broderson
- Jason Hayne
Hiro Poroiae- John Alick Harry
- 2 goals
- Dane Richardson
- Johnny Rao
- Raphael Boanemoa
- Craig Henderson
- 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)
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