The 2002 OFC U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held in Fiji and Vanuatu from December 7 to December 22, 2002 to determine the entrant into the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The match schedule was revised following the late withdrawal of the Cook Islands from Group A.
Participating teams
Referees
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Matches
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
 Vanuatu |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
 Papua New Guinea |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | –6 |
| Australia | 6–0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Lepani  10' (o.g.)McDonald 38', 56', 58'Lia 76'Brosque 89' |
Report Summary |
| Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Davani 13' Mesak 62' |
Salai 17' Waiwai 60' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji |
12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
 New Zealand |
9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | +15 |
 New Caledonia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
 Samoa |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | –6 |
 Tonga |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | –24 |
| New Zealand | 8–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| McGarrison 8' Brydon 32', 58', 90+1', 90+2'Fisher 34'McKenzie 49', 78' |
Summary |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Strom 78' McGarrison 84' |
Summary | Faaiuaso 6' |
| Fiji | 1–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Dau 19' |
Summary |
| Samoa | 0–4 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Wahopie 14', 51', 90+5' Wanakaija 81' |
| Fiji | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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| Vakatalesau 68' |
Summary |
| New Caledonia | 8–1 | Tonga |
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| Wanakaija 25', 30' Wahopie 50', 82'Mapone 77'Toto 85'Kahlemu 86'Selefen 87' |
Summary | Nafe 44' |
Final
- 1st Leg
| Australia | 11–0 | Fiji |
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| Wells 12' Baird 13', 14', 78', 85'McDonald 25'Tarka 27'Brosque 50', 80'Lia 68'Parisi 76' |
Report Summary |
Referee: 
Charles Ariiotima
Charles Ariiotima- 2nd Leg
Australia win 15-0 on aggregate.
Winners
| 2002 OFC U-20 Championship winners |
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 Australia Eleventh title |
Australia qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Goalscorers
There were 65 goals scored during the tournament, not including the 1 own goal scored.
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Alex Davani
- Ricky Mesak
- James Salai
- Roger Waiwai
- Carl Valeri
- David Tarka
- Matt McKay
- Dustin Wells
- Master Papani
- Viliami Vaitaki
- Andy Boyens
- Nathan Strom
- Matthew Adams
- Jarrod Smith
- Wayen Rooker
- Kiwi Timo
- Alofa Alatise
- Kevin Duffy
- Desmond Faaiuaso
- Robert Hellesoe
- Junior Slade
- Fabrice Toto
- Henri Selefen
- Kevin Kahlemu
- Josue Mapone
- Luke Vidovi
- Robert Wise
- Ronil Kumar
- Lorima Dau
- Osea Vakatalesau