2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

The 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Tonga between 1–10 October 2015.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 16–30 January 2016.[2]

2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tonga
CityNuku'alofa
Dates1–10 October 2015
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up Samoa
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored102 (10.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Emma Rolston (25 goals)
Best player(s) Jasmine Pereira
Best goalkeeper Katarina Ah Sui
Fair play award Tonga

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the OFC representative, besides Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts.[3]

New Zealand were confirmed as champions for the fifth consecutive time on 8 October 2015, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.[4]

Teams

A total of five OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[1]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 New Caledonia3rdThird place (2012)
 New Zealand6thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa4thFourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Tonga (hosts)5thRunners-up (2006)
 Vanuatu3rdFourth place (2012)
Did not enter

Venue

The matches were played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa.[1]

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Matches

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were two matches on each matchday, with one team having a bye. The draw for the fixtures was held on 2 September 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]

All times were local, TOT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 69 0 +69 12 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2  Samoa 4 1 2 1 12 18 −6 5
3  Vanuatu 4 1 2 1 9 23 −14 5
4  New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 5 38 −33 3
5  Tonga (H) 4 0 2 2 7 23 −16 2
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Tonga 0–15 New Zealand
Report Rolston  19', 48', 69'
Pereira  30', 45+1', 64'
Coombes  32', 34', 44'
Cleverley  41', 75', 90+1'
Robertson  62'
Jale  78', 82'
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 4–0 New Caledonia
Melteviel  53'
Batick  72'
Anis  77'
Senis  89'		 Report
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
New Zealand 26–0 New Caledonia
Rolston  2', 3', 5', 11', 14'
 20' (pen.), 22', 27', 28', 32', 45+6'
Satchell  8', 25', 49'
Pereira  15', 37', 50', 77', 82', 90+3'
Jale  34', 38', 64'
Parris  56'
Robertson  72'
Richards  79'		 Report
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Tonga 3–3 Samoa
Tongia  39', 56', 90+2' Report Mad. Ah Ki  60'
Faasavalu  75'
Daniells  87'
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
New Caledonia 2–6 Samoa
Tchacko  12'
Oniary  82'		 Report Moaata  5'
Fiso  8', 23', 51'
Daniells  40'
Nielsen  76'
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 18–0 Vanuatu
Pereira  5', 15', 18', 22', 63', 77'
Rolston  8', 10', 40', 43'
 57', 65', 81', 82', 84'
Robertson  13', 45'
Cleverley  26'		 Report
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Samoa 3–3 Vanuatu
Daniells  48', 90+6'
Mad. Ah Ki  54'		 Report Melteviel  6', 66'
Charley  22'
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
New Caledonia 3–2 Tonga
Nyipie  24'
Tchacko  64'
I. Hace  83'		 Report Laakulu  67', 89'
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
Vanuatu 2–2 Tonga
Charley  23'
Melteviel  89'		 Report Laakulu  79'
Akolo  86'
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Samoa 0–10 New Zealand
Report Cleverley  18'
Rolston  40', 45+1'
Pereira  46'
Coombes  53'
Main  55', 58', 58', 74'
Robertson  80'
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

Winners
 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Fifth title

New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the sixth consecutive time. With hosts Papua New Guinea also participating, this is the first tournament to feature two teams from OFC.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Papua New Guinea20 March 20150 (Debut)
 New Zealand8 October 20155 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Award Player
Golden Ball Jasmine Pereira
Golden Boot Emma Rolston
Golden Gloves Katarina Ah Sui
Fair Play Award  Tonga

Goalscorers
25 goals
16 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Isabella Coombes
  • Emma Main
  • Matalena Daniells
  • Monica Melteviel
3 goals
2 goals
  • Marie-Luce Tchacko
  • Madeleen Ah Ki
  • Priscilla Charley
1 goal
  • Isabelle Hace
  • Lyndsay Nyipie
  • Marlory Oniary
  • Jade Parris
  • Isabella Richards
  • Matalena Faasavalu
  • Vaaipu Moaata
  • Marcella Nielsen
  • Mele Akolo
  • Brenda Anis
  • Rina Batick
  • Clemontine Senis

References
  1. "Tonga to host OFC U-20 women's showpiece". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  3. "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
  4. "New Zealand win through to PNG". FIFA.com. 8 October 2015.
  5. "Draw reveals path to Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. "New Zealand celebrate title in style". Oceania Football Confederation. October 10, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015.
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