2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
City Auckland
Dates11–24 July 2017
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Third placeFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Fourth placeNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance2,200 (147 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Main (11 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Fiji.svg Luisa Tamanitoakula
Best goalkeeper Flag of Fiji.svg Ateca Tuwa
Fair play awardFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
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The 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th 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 New Zealand between 11–24 July 2017. [1] [2]

Contents

For this tournament the age limit was lowered from under-20 to under-19. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the OFC representative. [3]

Teams

A total of six (out of 11) OFC member national teams entered the tournament. [2]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3rdGroup stage (2002, 2006)
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 4thThird place (2012)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (hosts)7thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 5thRunners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 5thFourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 6thRunners-up (2006)
Did not enter

Venue

The matches were played at the Ngahue Reserve in Auckland. [2]

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could name a maximum of 20 players. [4]

Matches

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were three matches on each matchday. The draw for the fixtures was held on 31 May 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. [5]

All times were local, NZST (UTC+12). [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)5500481+4715 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 53111214−210
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 52121417−37
4New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 5203522−176
5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 5032411−73
6Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 5014321−181
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg1–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg7–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg4–1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg0–12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–3New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3–2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–1New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)

Winners

 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship 
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Sixth title

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [7]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21 July 20176 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [8]

AwardPlayer
Golden Ball Flag of Fiji.svg Luisa Tamanitoakula
Golden Boot Flag of New Zealand.svg Emma Main
Golden Gloves Flag of Fiji.svg Ateca Tuwa
Fair Play AwardFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Goalscorers

11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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References

  1. ↑ "OFC Insider – 2017/01". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "OFC U-19 Women's Championship coming to NZ". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Circular #1565 – FIFA women's tournaments 2018–2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Squads confirmed for U-19s". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fates sealed for OFC U-19 Women's Championship". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2017 – Programme". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand first to book ticket to France". FIFA.com. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
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