2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

The 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 9th 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 the Cook Islands from 30 August to 12 September 2019.[1][2]

2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCook Islands
CityRarotonga
Dates30 August – 12 September 2019
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (7th title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored120 (6.32 per match)
Attendance4,840 (255 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kelli Brown (21 goals)
Best player(s) Grace Wisnewski
Best goalkeeper Corail Harry
Fair play award Solomon Islands

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica and Panama as the OFC representatives.

New Zealand were the defending champions, and they went on to win the 2019 Championship.

Teams

All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 American Samoa3rdFourth place (2010)
 Cook Islands (hosts)3rdRunners-up (2010)
 Fiji4thRunners-up (2017)
 New Caledonia5thThird place (2012)
 New Zealand8thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
 Papua New Guinea6thRunners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa6thFourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Solomon Islands3rdThird place (2004)
 Tahiti1stDebut
 Tonga7thRunners-up (2006)
 Vanuatu4thThird place (2015)

Venue

The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga.

Squads
Main article: 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 17 April 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand.[3] The 11 teams were drawn into three groups, with Groups A and B having four teams and Group C having three teams. The hosts Cook Islands were assigned to group position A1, while the remaining teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding, with the only restriction that the defending champions New Zealand must be drawn into Group A or B.[4]

Group stage

The winners of each group and the runners-up of Group B advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, CKT (UTC−10).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vanuatu 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Cook Islands (H) 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Solomon Islands 1–3 Fiji
 Report
  • Diranuve  23', 67'
  • Qereqeretabua  60' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 220
Vanuatu 0–1 Cook Islands
Report
  • Moekaa  90'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Vanuatu 4–0 Solomon Islands
  • Ngwele  20'
  • Erikan  36', 44'
  • Sine  79'
 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Anne Tuaefe (Tonga)
Cook Islands 0–1 Fiji
Report
  • Likuculacula  59'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Roger Adams (Papua New Guinea)
Fiji 0–1 Vanuatu
Report
  • C. Kalopong  35'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 220
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Cook Islands 0–1 Solomon Islands
Report
  • Ledi  59'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 300

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 47 0 +47 9 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 17 5 +12 6
3  American Samoa 3 1 0 2 3 21 −18 3
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 43 −41 0
Source: OFC
New Zealand 30–0 Samoa
  • Brown  1', 10', 12' (pen.), 16', 49'
  • (cont.)  58', 61', 71', 85', 86', 90+1'
  • Wasi  18', 45', 70'
  • Rennie  22', 36', 38'
  • Jenkins  37', 43', 53', 68', 80'
  • Wisnewski  56'
  • Abbott  65', 82'
  • Maynard  74', 76', 78', 88', 90+1'
 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tahiti 7–0 American Samoa
  • Tamarii  11', 18', 27', 31'
  • Mose  15'
  • Tepea  25', 72'
 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 250
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tahiti 0–5 New Zealand
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 350
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
American Samoa 3–2 Samoa
 Report
  • Ruby  10', 80'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 180
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)
Samoa 0–10 Tahiti
Report
  • Tufaunui  9'
  • Tamarii  19', 42'
  • Tepea  23', 36', 50', 75', 83', 90'
  • Mai  90'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 190
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)
American Samoa 0–12 New Zealand
Report
  • Collins  3', 33', 43' (pen.), 56', 60'
  • Rennie  6', 45'
  • Wasi  17'
  • Kapisi  25' (o.g.)
  • Herman-Watt  38'
  • Maynard  74'
  • Wilford Carroll  89'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 120
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Caledonia 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 6 Knockout stage
2  Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 2 8 −6 3
3  Tonga 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: OFC
Papua New Guinea 0–8 New Caledonia
Report
  • Neporo  3', 29'
  • Cawa  16', 32'
  • Pahoa  55'
  • Gelima  79'
  • Boula  88'
  • Manas  90' (o.g.)
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
New Caledonia 4–2 Tonga
  • Matao  45'
  • Cawa  49'
  • Boula  79', 81'
 Report
  • Feke  6'
  • Polovili  86'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tonga 0–2 Papua New Guinea
Report
  • Gossie  64'
  • Bekio  84'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September – CIFA Academy
 
 
 Tahiti0 (6)
 
12 September – CIFA Academy
 
 New Caledonia (p)0 (7)
 
 New Caledonia2
 
9 September – CIFA Academy
 
 New Zealand5
 
 Vanuatu0
 
 
 New Zealand11
 
Third place match
 
 
12 September – CIFA Academy
 
 
 Tahiti4
 
 
 Vanuatu1

Semi-finals
Tahiti 0–0 (a.e.t.) New Caledonia
Report
Penalties
  • Tamarii
  • Tepea
  • Mai
  • Harry
  • Tihoni
  • Tekakioteragi
  • Hauata
  • Wong
  • Tetavahi
6–7
  • Matao
  • Pahoa
  • Sakilia
  • Wahnapo
  • Ufepi
  • Cawa
  • Iekawe
  • Gelima
  • Zasina
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Vanuatu 0–11 New Zealand
Report
  • Brown  5', 9', 26', 57', 72'
  • Rennie  20'
  • Jenkins  38'
  • Collins  53'
  • Wisnewski  68', 89'
  • Wall  77'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 110
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

Third place match
Tahiti 4–1 Vanuatu
  • Tepea  29'
  • Wong  52', 90'
  • Chu  57'
 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Final

The winner qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

New Caledonia 2–5 New Zealand
  • Cawa  45'
  • Pahoa  86'
 Report
  • Rennie  17', 67'
  • Mittendorff  30'
  • Jenkins  72'
  • Brown  75'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)

Winners
 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Seventh title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[5]

Award Player
Golden Ball Grace Wisnewski
Golden Boot Kelli Brown
Golden Gloves Corail Harry
Fair Play Award  Solomon Islands

Goalscorers

There were 120 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.32 goals per match.

21 goals

  • Kelli Brown

9 goals

  • Babou Tepea

8 goals

6 goals

  • Ava Collins
  • Arabella Maynard
  • Tahia Tamarii

4 goals

  • Cassidy Cawa
  • Rene Wasi

3 goals

  • Joana Boula
  • Grace Wisnewski

2 goals

  • Elcy Lui
  • Asenaca Diranuve
  • Jennifer Neporo
  • Jackie Pahoa
  • Amelia Abbott
  • Zoe Ruby
  • Kiani Wong
  • Bindy Erikan

1 goal

  • Oloa Tofaeono
  • Ngamata Moekaa
  • Koleta Likuculacula
  • Laniana Qereqeretabua
  • Ashley Gelima
  • Edsy Matao
  • Tahlia Herman-Watt
  • Aneka Mittendorff
  • Lara Wall
  • Charlotte Wilford Carroll
  • Nicole Bekio
  • Asaiso Gossie
  • Jojo Ledi
  • Edith Nari
  • Hereura Chu
  • Kohai Mai
  • Tetia Mose
  • Vahuariki Tufaunui
  • Lositika Feke
  • Ana Polovili
  • Annie Gere
  • Celestine Kalopong
  • Cynthia Ngwele
  • Diana Sine

1 own goal

  • Destiny Kapisi (against New Zealand)
  • Suan Manas (against New Caledonia)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
 New Zealand12 September 2019[6]7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
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.[7]

Award Player
Golden Ball Grace Wisnewski
Golden Boot Kelli Brown
Golden Gloves Corail Harry
Fair Play Award  Solomon Islands

References
  1. "Hosts appointed for 2019 competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 November 2018.
  2. "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019". Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. "Draw for U-16 & U-19 Women's Championships complete". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 April 2019.
  4. "2019 OFC WOMEN'S U-19 & U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 17 April 2019.
  5. "New Zealand claim Oceania title to reign supreme". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 September 2019.
  6. "Free-scoring New Zealand lock up qualification". FIFA.com. 13 September 2019.
  7. "New Zealand claim Oceania title to reign supreme". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 September 2019.
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