| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 11–16 November |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
| Fourth place |  Papua New Guinea |
The 1978 OFC U-20 Championship was a 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.