2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
The 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the 2014 OFC Women's Championship) was the 10th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup, and took place in Papua New Guinea from 25–29 October 2014.[1][2][3] The football tournament was organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the tenth edition of the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 25–29 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 40 (6.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
New Zealand won the tournament without conceding a goal, thus winning their third straight edition and qualifying to the 2015 Women's World Cup.[4]
Hosts
Papua New Guinea and New Zealand had submitted a bid for the tournament. Papua New Guinea was chosen at the OFC Executive Committee on 29 March 2014.[1] Papua New Guinea had hosted the 2007 edition previously.
Teams
All eleven OFC members were eligible to participate but only four entered teams.[2]
| Team | Tournament appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2010 | 3rd (2010) |
| 10th | 2010 | Winners (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010) |
| 8th | 2010 | Runners-up (2007, 2010) |
| 3rd | 2010 | 3rd (2007) |
Venue
Matches were originally to be played at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae.[2] However, the venue was later changed to the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo.[5]
Format
Teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. The best placed team qualified to the 2015 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Squads
Matches
All times are local (UTC+10:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 9 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 16–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Cleverley  Gregorius Hassett Collins White Longo Hearn Percival |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Birum M. Gunemba |
Report | Maoate-Cox |
| Tonga | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Loto'aniu |
Report | Toka |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stott Hearn Longo |
| Cook Islands | 0–11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Collins Erceg Hearn Percival White Stott Hassett |
| Tonga | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | M. Gunemba Kaipu |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | |
| Golden Boot | |
| Golden Gloves | |
| Fair Play Award | |
Goalscorers
New Zealand's Amber Hearn won the top scorer award for the second tournament in a row.
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- "PNG to host OFC Women's Nations Cup". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- "Sweden seal spot in Canada". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-19. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- "New Zealand collect Canada 2015 ticket". FIFA. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "Women's Nations Cup venue change confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- "New Zealand book tickets to Canada 2015". October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
External links
- OFC Women's Nations Cup 2014, oceaniafootball.com