2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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]

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) Emma Main (11 goals)
Best player(s) Luisa Tamanitoakula
Best goalkeeper Ateca Tuwa
Fair play award New Zealand

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
 Fiji3rdGroup stage (2002, 2006)
 New Caledonia4thThird place (2012)
 New Zealand (hosts)7thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
 Papua New Guinea5thRunners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa5thFourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Tonga6thRunners-up (2006)
Did not enter

Venue

The matches were played at the Ngahue Reserve 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  16', 45+4', 87', 89'
  • Tawharu  30', 90+5' (pen.)
  • Hand  45+1'
  • Stevens  52', 69', 75'
  • Main  54', 67'
 Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga 0–4 Fiji
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 1–0 Samoa
  • Wenessia  53'
 Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
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'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Papua New Guinea 7–0 New Caledonia
  • Maiyosi  30', 88'
  • Ageva  44', 60', 66', 70'
  • Padio  49'
 Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–1 Tonga
  • Talasinga  34' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Lutu  88'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea 4–1 Tonga
 Report
  • Kafa  7'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
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'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Samoa 2–2 Fiji
  • Malaki  61'
  • Fiso  63'
 Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
New Zealand 6–0 Samoa
 Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tonga 1–3 New Caledonia
  • Kafa  28'
 Report
  • Wenessia  10'
  • Forest  12'
  • Palene  21'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Fiji 3–2 Papua New Guinea
 Report
  • Ageva  56'
  • Maiyosi  64'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga 0–9 New Zealand
Report
  • Blake  9'
  • Main  13', 19', 20', 37'
  • Jackson  77'
  • Foster  84'
  • Jale  89'
  • Tahitua  90+1' (o.g.)
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Fiji 2–1 New Caledonia
 Report
  • Hnaweongo  55'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–1 Papua New Guinea
  • Malaki  45'
 Report
  • Ageva  41'
Ngahue Reserve (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 Zealand21 July 20176 (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 Luisa Tamanitoakula
Golden Boot Emma Main
Golden Gloves Ateca Tuwa
Fair Play Award  New Zealand

Goalscorers
11 goals
  • Emma Main
9 goals
  • Samantha Tawharu
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
  • Dayna Stevens
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • Alice Wenessia
  • Jacqui Hand
  • Hunter Malaki
  • Mele Kafa
1 goal
  • Asenaca Diranuve
  • Oceane Forest
  • Isabelle Hnaweongo
  • Marie-Laure Palene
  • Nicole Mettam
  • Selina Unamba
  • Shalom Fiso
  • Seini Lutu
1 own goal
  • Mariecamilla Ah Ki (playing against New Zealand)
  • Helen Tahitua (playing against New Zealand)
  • Nipa Talasinga (playing against Samoa)

References
  1. "OFC Insider – 2017/01". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 April 2017.
  2. "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.
  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.
  8. "New Zealand make it a clean sweep". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 July 2017.
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