1998 OFC Women's Championship

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.

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) Pernille Andersen
(15 goals)

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 Samoa1st——
 Australia6th1994Winners (1994)
 Fiji2nd19834th (1983)
 New Zealand6th1994Winners (1983, 1991)
 Papua New Guinea4th19943rd (1991, 1994)
 Samoa1st——

Did not enter

First round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 2200350+356
 Fiji 2101514−93
 Samoa 2002026−260
New Zealand 21–0 Samoa
Andersen  9', 11', 18', 38', 45', ?'
Henderson  16', 75', 78', 86'
Haskell  12', 28', 40', 67'
Unknown  22' (o.g.)
Cox  52', 83'
Smith  62', 66'
Crawford  64'
Jackman  82'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 600
Referee: Tammy Peacock (Australia)
New Zealand 14–0 Fiji
Andersen  6', 9', ?', 45+?', 47', 77', ?'
Haskell  17', 29', 32'
Ruscoe  31'
Cox  45+?'
Crawford  65'
Smith  ?'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Tammy Peacock (Australia)
Fiji 5–0 Samoa
Kubulala  ?'[2]
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 2200290+296
 Papua New Guinea 210198+13
 American Samoa 2002030−300
Australia 21–0 American Samoa
Thomas  4', 35', 55'
Casagrande  19', 59'
Tann-Darby  28'
Salisbury  29', 58', 72', 81'
Black  37', 68', 88', 90+5'
Ferguson  44', 79'
Taylor  50'
Forman  66'
Peters  78'
Boyd  90+6'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Australia 8–0 Papua New Guinea
Black  3', 18', 22'
Casagrande  28'
Salisbury  66', 67', 86'
Boyd  90+2'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Papua New Guinea 9–0 American Samoa
Taman  ?'[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  6', 55' (p)
Henderson  38'
Carlisle  ?'
Cox  40'		 Report
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Referee: Massimo Raveino (Tahiti)
Australia 17–0 Fiji
Murray  3', 23', 47'
Iannotta  7', 43'
Boyd  23', 39'
Black  33', 40', 55'
Peters  49', 53', 58', 81'
Ferguson  69', 72'
Salisbury  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  77' Report Murray  2'
Starr  13'
Casagrande  66'
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Massimo Raveino (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
  • Natalie Thomas
2 goals
1 goals
Unknown goalscorers
Own goal
  • Unknown player (playing against New Zealand)

References
  1. http://www.todor66.com/football/Oceania/Ladies_Oceania_Cup_1998.html
  2. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id651.htm
  3. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id651.htm
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