2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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 Emma Main (11 goals)
Best player(s)Fiji Luisa Tamanitoakula
Best goalkeeperFiji Ateca Tuwa
Fair play award New Zealand
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International football competition

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 Ngahue Reserve in Auckland.[2]

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) Hosts
New Zealand 12–0 Papua New Guinea
  • Blake 16', 45+4', 87', 89'
  • Tawharu 30', 90+5' (pen.)
  • Hand 45+1'
  • Stevens 52', 69', 75'
  • Main 54', 67'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga 0–4 Fiji
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 1–0 Samoa
  • Wenessia 53'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Fiji 1–9 New Zealand
 Report
  • Blake 5', 56'
  • Stevens 7', 83'
  • Hand 13'
  • Foster 20'
  • Main 40'
  • Tawharu 70', 72'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Papua New Guinea 7–0 New Caledonia
  • Maiyosi 30', 88'
  • Ageva 44', 60', 66', 70'
  • Padio 49'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–1 Tonga
  • Talasinga 34' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Lutu 88'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea 4–1 Tonga
  • Unamba 26'
  • Padio 40', 51'
  • Ageva 88'
 Report
  • Kafa 7'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
New Caledonia 0–12 New Zealand
Report
  • Tawharu 14', 45', 88'
  • Mettam 15'
  • Jackson 20', 42'
  • Main 22', 25', 55'
  • Stevens 50'
  • Foster 80'
  • Jale 83'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Samoa 2–2 Fiji
  • Malaki 61'
  • Fiso 63'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
New Zealand 6–0 Samoa
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tonga 1–3 New Caledonia
  • Kafa 28'
 Report
  • Wenessia 10'
  • Forest 12'
  • Palene 21'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Fiji 3–2 Papua New Guinea
 Report
  • Ageva 56'
  • Maiyosi 64'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga 0–9 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Fiji 2–1 New Caledonia
 Report
  • Hnaweongo 55'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–1 Papua New Guinea
  • Malaki 45'
 Report
  • Ageva 41'
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 Emma Main
Golden Gloves Fiji Ateca Tuwa
Fair Play Award  New Zealand

Goalscorers

11 goals
  • New Zealand Emma Main
9 goals
  • New Zealand Samantha Tawharu
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
  • New Zealand Dayna Stevens
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Fiji Asenaca Diranuve
  • New Caledonia Oceane Forest
  • New Caledonia Isabelle Hnaweongo
  • New Caledonia Marie-Laure Palene
  • New Zealand Nicole Mettam
  • Papua New Guinea Selina Unamba
  • Samoa Shalom Fiso
  • Tonga Seini Lutu
1 own goal
  • Samoa Mariecamilla Ah Ki (playing against New Zealand)
  • Tonga Helen Tahitua (playing against New Zealand)
  • Tonga Nipa Talasinga (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.

External links

  • 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship Archived 28 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com
    • Results