2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
City Auckland
Dates 11–24 July 2017
Teams 6 (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 played 15
Goals scored 86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance 2,200 (147 per match)
Top scorer(s) New Zealand Emma Main (11 goals)
Best player Fiji Luisa Tamanitoakula
Best goalkeeper Fiji Ateca Tuwa
Fair play award  New Zealand

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
 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
  •  American Samoa
  •  Cook Islands
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  Tahiti
  •  Vanuatu

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) 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
  • Nasau  30' (pen.), 65'
  • Tamanitoakula  45+1', 56' (pen.)
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
  • Nasau  65'
 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
  • Unamba  26'
  • Padio  40', 51'
  • Ageva  88'
 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
  • Nasau  54'
  • Tamanitoakula  90+1'
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
New Zealand  6–0  Samoa
  • Tawharu  21', 70'
  • Jale  30'
  • Ah Ki  56' (o.g.)
  • Main  67'
  • Blake  82'
 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
  • Tamanitoakula  36', 55'
  • Diranuve  66'
 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
  • Tamanitoakula  35', 39'
 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 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
  • New Zealand Hannah Blake
7 goals
  • Fiji Luisa Tamanitoakula
  • Papua New Guinea Nicollete Ageva
6 goals
  • New Zealand Dayna Stevens
4 goals
  • Fiji Cema Nasau
3 goals
  • New Zealand Michaela Foster
  • New Zealand Deven Jackson
  • New Zealand Grace Jale
  • Papua New Guinea Jacklyn Maiyosi
  • Papua New Guinea Ramona Padio
2 goals
  • New Caledonia Alice Wenessia
  • New Zealand Jacqui Hand
  • Samoa Hunter Malaki
  • Tonga Mele Kafa
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. 1 2 3 "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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