2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates11–24 July 2017
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance2,200 (147 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand (11 goals)
Best player(s)Fiji Luisa Tamanitoakula
Best goalkeeperFiji
Fair play award New Zealand
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The 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in New Zealand between 11–24 July 2017.[1][2]

For this tournament the age limit was lowered from under-20 to under-19. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the OFC representative.[3]

Teams[]

A total of six (out of 11) OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[2]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Fiji 3rd Group stage (2002, 2006)
 New Caledonia 4th Third place (2012)
 New Zealand (hosts) 7th Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
 Papua New Guinea 5th Runners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa 5th Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Tonga 6th Runners-up (2006)
Did not enter

Venue[]

The matches were played at the in Auckland.[2]

Squads[]

Main article: 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could name a maximum of 20 players.[4]

Matches[]

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were three matches on each matchday. The draw for the fixtures was held on 31 May 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]

All times were local, NZST (UTC+12).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 5 5 0 0 48 1 +47 15 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2  Fiji 5 3 1 1 12 14 −2 10
3  Papua New Guinea 5 2 1 2 14 17 −3 7
4  New Caledonia 5 2 0 3 5 22 −17 6
5  Samoa 5 0 3 2 4 11 −7 3
6  Tonga 5 0 1 4 3 21 −18 1
Source: OFC
(H) Host
New Zealand 12–0 Papua New Guinea
  • Blake Goal 16', 45+4', 87', 89'
  • Goal 30', 90+5' (pen.)
  • Hand Goal 45+1'
  • Goal 52', 69', 75'
  • Goal 54', 67'
 Report
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga 0–4 Fiji
Report
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 1–0 Samoa
  • Goal 53'
 Report
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Fiji 1–9 New Zealand
 Report
  • Blake Goal 5', 56'
  • Goal 7', 83'
  • Hand Goal 13'
  • Goal 20'
  • Goal 40'
  • Goal 70', 72'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Papua New Guinea 7–0 New Caledonia
  • Goal 30', 88'
  • Goal 44', 60', 66', 70'
  • Padio Goal 49'
 Report
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–1 Tonga
  • Goal 34' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Goal 88'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea 4–1 Tonga
 Report
  • Goal 7'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
New Caledonia 0–12 New Zealand
Report
  • Goal 14', 45', 88'
  • Goal 15'
  • Goal 20', 42'
  • Goal 22', 25', 55'
  • Goal 50'
  • Goal 80'
  • Jale Goal 83'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Samoa 2–2 Fiji
  • Goal 61'
  • Goal 63'
 Report
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
New Zealand 6–0 Samoa
 Report
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tonga 1–3 New Caledonia
  • Goal 28'
 Report
  • Goal 10'
  • Goal 12'
  • Goal 21'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Fiji 3–2 Papua New Guinea
 Report
  • Goal 56'
  • Goal 64'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga 0–9 New Zealand
Report
  • Blake Goal 9'
  • Goal 13', 19', 20', 37'
  • Goal 77'
  • Goal 84'
  • Jale Goal 89'
  • Goal 90+1' (o.g.)
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Fiji 2–1 New Caledonia
 Report
  • Goal 55'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–1 Papua New Guinea
  • Goal 45'
 Report
  • Goal 41'
(Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)

Winners[]

 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Sixth title

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
 New Zealand 21 July 2017 6 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8]

Award Player
Golden Ball Fiji Luisa Tamanitoakula
Golden Boot New Zealand
Golden Gloves Fiji
Fair Play Award  New Zealand

Goalscorers[]

11 goals
  • New Zealand
9 goals
  • New Zealand
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
  • New Zealand
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Samoa Mariecamilla Ah Ki (playing against New Zealand)
  • Tonga (playing against New Zealand)
  • Tonga (playing against Samoa)

References[]

  1. ^ "OFC Insider – 2017/01". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "OFC U-19 Women's Championship coming to NZ". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Circular #1565 – FIFA women's tournaments 2018–2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Squads confirmed for U-19s". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Fates sealed for OFC U-19 Women's Championship". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2017 – Programme". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
  8. ^ "New Zealand make it a clean sweep". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 July 2017.

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