2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament

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2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Dates23 April–3 May 2002
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third placeFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Fourth placeFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored91 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Amber Hearn (10 goals)
2004

The 2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament was the inaugural edition of what would later be known as the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. It was hosted by Tonga from 23 April–3 May 2002.

Contents

Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in the competition.

In the final, Australia defeated New Zealand 6–0.

By winning the tournament, Australia also qualified for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, the inaugural FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in Canada.

Qualification

All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu withdrew before the tournament began. [1]

Participating teams

The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:

Country
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3300200+209Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 311141394
3Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 30212422
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 301211091
Source: RSSSF
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg0–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
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New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg10–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Clapham Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Hearn Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Meo Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Duncan Soccerball shade.svg
Yallop Soccerball shade.svg
Ray Soccerball shade.svg
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Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
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Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–2Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsGroup stage result
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200260+266Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (H)2011112111
3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2011116151
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Crawford Soccerball shade.svg5'
McCallum Soccerball shade.svg19', 88'
Davison Soccerball shade.svg22'
Munoz Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kuralay Soccerball shade.svg44', 50', 67'
Slatyer Soccerball shade.svg51'
Neilson Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stocco Soccerball shade.svg75'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg0–15Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Gill Soccerball shade.svg7', 10'
Cannuli Soccerball shade.svg20', 34', 45', 72'
Davison Soccerball shade.svg22'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg28'
McShea Soccerball shade.svg37', 62'
Slatyer Soccerball shade.svg64'
Canham Soccerball shade.svg74', 89'
Kuralay Soccerball shade.svg82'
Harch Soccerball shade.svg90'

Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg1–1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 May
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15
 
3 May
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0
 
1 May
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0
 
Third place
 
 
3 May
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0

Semi-finals


Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Davison Soccerball shade.svg2'
McCallum Soccerball shade.svg3'
Crawford Soccerball shade.svg11', 14', 42'
Harch Soccerball shade.svg19'
Kuralay Soccerball shade.svg37', 58', 64', 70', 84'
Cannuli Soccerball shade.svg74'
Gill Soccerball shade.svg77'
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Third-place match

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
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Final

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Munoz Soccerball shade.svg30', 70'
McCallum Soccerball shade.svg36'
Crawford Soccerball shade.svg56'
Davison Soccerball shade.svg61', 78'
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Top goalscorers

10 goals
9 goals
6 goals
5 goals

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