1998 OFC Women's Championship

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1998 OFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates9–17 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored112 (11.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Pernille Andersen
(15 goals)
← 1994
2003 →

The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup[1] was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner – Australia.

Participating nations[]

Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament.

Team Tournament
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 American Samoa 1st — —
 Australia 6th 1994 Winners (1994)
 Fiji 2nd 1983 4th (1983)
 New Zealand 6th 1994 Winners (1983, 1991)
 Papua New Guinea 4th 1994 3rd (1991, 1994)
 Samoa 1st — —

Did not enter[]

First round[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 35 0 +35 6
 Fiji 2 1 0 1 5 14 −9 3
 Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 26 −26 0
New Zealand 21–0 Samoa
Andersen Goal 9', 11', 18', 38', 45', ?'
Henderson Goal 16', 75', 78', 86'
Haskell Goal 12', 28', 40', 67'
Unknown Goal 22' (o.g.)
Cox Goal 52', 83'
Smith Goal 62', 66'
Crawford Goal 64'
Jackman Goal 82'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 600
Referee: (Australia)
New Zealand 14–0 Fiji
Andersen Goal 6', 9', ?', 45+?', 47', 77', ?'
Haskell Goal 17', 29', 32'
Ruscoe Goal 31'
Cox Goal 45+?'
Crawford Goal 65'
Smith Goal ?'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Referee: (Australia)
Fiji 5–0 Samoa
Goal ?'[2]
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 2 2 0 0 29 0 +29 6
 Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 9 8 +1 3
 American Samoa 2 0 0 2 0 30 −30 0
Australia 21–0 American Samoa
Goal 4', 35', 55'
Casagrande Goal 19', 59'
Tann-Darby Goal 28'
Salisbury Goal 29', 58', 72', 81'
Black Goal 37', 68', 88', 90+5'
Ferguson Goal 44', 79'
Taylor Goal 50'
Forman Goal 66'
Peters Goal 78'
Boyd Goal 90+6'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Australia 8–0 Papua New Guinea
Black Goal 3', 18', 22'
Casagrande Goal 28'
Salisbury Goal 66', 67', 86'
Boyd Goal 90+2'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Papua New Guinea 9–0 American Samoa
Goal ?'[3]
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 October
 
 
 New Zealand5
 
17 October – Auckland
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 New Zealand1
 
15 October
 
 Australia3
 
 Australia17
 
 
 Fiji0
 
Third place
 
 
17 October
 
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 
 Fiji1

Semi-finals[]

New Zealand 5–0 Papua New Guinea
Andersen Goal 6', 55' (p)
Henderson Goal 38'
Carlisle Goal ?'
Cox Goal 40'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Referee: (Tahiti)
Australia 17–0 Fiji
Murray Goal 3', 23', 47'
Iannotta Goal 7', 43'
Boyd Goal 23', 39'
Black Goal 33', 40', 55'
Peters Goal 49', 53', 58', 81'
Ferguson Goal 69', 72'
Salisbury Goal 83'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Third place playoff[]

Papua New Guinea 7–1 Fiji
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Final[]

New Zealand 1–3 Australia
Smith Goal 77' Report Murray Goal 2'
Starr Goal 13'
Casagrande Goal 66'
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 2000
Referee: (Tahiti)

Awards[]

 1998 OFC Women's Championship Winners 

Australia
Second title

Goalscorers[]

15 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Australia
2 goals
1 goals
Unknown goalscorers
Own goal
  • Samoa Unknown player (playing against New Zealand)

References[]

  1. ^ "Football VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup 1998 - played in Auckland (NZL) +13 GMT - Winner Australia".
  2. ^ "11/10/98".
  3. ^ "11/10/98".

External links[]

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