2003 OFC Women's Championship

The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship.

2003 OFC Women's Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates5–13 April 2003
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored88 (8.8 per match)
Attendance5,900 (590 per match)
Top scorer(s) Maia Jackman (10 goals)

Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group.[1]

The tournament served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. OFC's one berth was given to the winner – Australia.

Participating nations

Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, five entered the tournament.[2] Also, this was Australia's last appearance in the tournament before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.

Team Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 Australia7th1998Winners (1994, 1998)
 Cook Islands1st——
 New Zealand7th1998Winners (1983, 1991)
 Papua New Guinea5th19983rd (1991, 1994, 1998)
 Samoa2nd1998Group Stage (1998)

Officials

4 referees were named for the tournament:[3]

  • Tammy Ogston
  • Krystyna Szokolai
  • Rajendra Singh
  • Joakim Salaiau Sosongan

Results
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Australia 4400450+45122003 FIFA Women's World Cup
 New Zealand 4301292+279
 Papua New Guinea 42021021−116
 Samoa 4103339−363
 Cook Islands 4004126−250
Cook Islands 1–5 Papua New Guinea
Rakei  29' Matthies  21'
Konalalai  23'
Limbai  40', 87'
Banabas 42'
Attendance: 250
Australia 19–0 Samoa
Peters  5', 35', 50', 79'
Golebiowski  16', 42', 46', 61'
Davies  18'
Small  41', 78'
Mann  53', 58', 85', 87'
Wainwright  55'
Slatyer  56', 57'
Garriock  72'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Australia 11–0 Cook Islands
Crawford  8', 17'
Davies  11'
Alagich  34', 62' (pen.)
Karp  37', 81'
Hohnke  59'
Small  65'
Wilson  71', 82'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Joakim Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Samoa 0–15 New Zealand
Jackman  5', 9', 24', 50'
Ferrara  7', 10', 32'
Smith  11', 12', 42', 65', 87'
Moorwood  41'
Michele  80', 82'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Krystyna Szokolai (Australia)
Cook Islands 0–9 New Zealand
Ferrara  4', 22'
Jackman  13', 33', 49'
Smith  30'
Henderson  53'
Simpson  59'
McCahill  88'
Attendance: 250
Australia 13–0 Papua New Guinea
Mann  5', 41', 49', 55'
Peters  17'
Salisbury  29', 81' (pen.)
Alagich  46'
Golebiowski  59', 71'
Garriock  60', 78', 89'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea 0–5 New Zealand
Smith  7'
Jackman  12', 47', 59'
Duncan  68'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Krystyna Szokolai (Australia)
Cook Islands 0–1 Samoa
Laumea  77'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Joakim Salaiau Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea 5–2 Samoa
Banabas  27', 80'
Matthies  30'
Nombe  51'
Lanta  71'		 Talai  74'
Peresia  87'
Attendance: 550
Australia 2–0 New Zealand
Peters  24'
Small  49'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)

Awards
 2003 OFC Women's Championship Winners 

Australia
Third title

Goalscorers
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
  • Simone Ferrara
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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