2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Dates	11–24 July 2017
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up	Fiji
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Fourth place	New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	86 (5.73 per match)
Attendance	2,200 (147 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emma Main (11 goals)
Best player(s)	Luisa Tamanitoakula
Best goalkeeper	Ateca Tuwa
Fair play award	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]}

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]

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Fiji	3rd	Group stage (2002, 2006)
New Caledonia	4th	Third place (2012)
New Zealand (hosts)	7th	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Papua New Guinea	5th	Runners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
Samoa	5th	Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
Tonga	6th	Runners-up (2006)

Did not enter

•   American Samoa
•   Cook Islands
•   Solomon Islands
•   Tahiti
•   Vanuatu

Venue

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

Squads

Main article: 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship 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]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand (H)	5	5	0	0	48	1	+47	15	2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2	Fiji	5	3	1	1	12	14	−2	10
3	Papua New Guinea	5	2	1	2	14	17	−3	7
4	New Caledonia	5	2	0	3	5	22	−17	6
5	Samoa	5	0	3	2	4	11	−7	3
6	Tonga	5	0	1	4	3	21	−18	1

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

11 July 2017 (2017-07-11)

10:00

New Zealand	12–0	Papua New Guinea
Blake 16', 45+4', 87', 89' Tawharu 30', 90+5' (pen.) Hand 45+1' Stevens 52', 69', 75' Main 54', 67'	Report

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 200

Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)

11 July 2017 (2017-07-11)

12:30

Tonga	0–4	Fiji
	Report	Nasau 30' (pen.), 65' Tamanitoakula 45+1', 56' (pen.)

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 150

Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

11 July 2017 (2017-07-11)

15:00

New Caledonia	1–0	Samoa
Wenessia 53'	Report

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

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14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)

10:00

Fiji	1–9	New Zealand
Nasau 65'	Report	Blake 5', 56' Stevens 7', 83' Hand 13' Foster 20' Main 40' Tawharu 70', 72'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 150

Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)

14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)

12:30

Papua New Guinea	7–0	New Caledonia
Maiyosi 30', 88' Ageva 44', 60', 66', 70' Padio 49'	Report

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)

14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)

15:00

Samoa	1–1	Tonga
Talasinga 34' (o.g.)	Report	Lutu 88'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

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17 July 2017 (2017-07-17)

10:00

Papua New Guinea	4–1	Tonga
Unamba 26' Padio 40', 51' Ageva 88'	Report	Kafa 7'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 150

Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

17 July 2017 (2017-07-17)

12:30

New Caledonia	0–12	New Zealand
	Report	Tawharu 14', 45', 88' Mettam 15' Jackson 20', 42' Main 22', 25', 55' Stevens 50' Foster 80' Jale 83'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 150

Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

17 July 2017 (2017-07-17)

15:00

Samoa	2–2	Fiji
Malaki 61' Fiso 63'	Report	Nasau 54' Tamanitoakula 90+1'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)

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21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

10:00

New Zealand	6–0	Samoa
Tawharu 21', 70' Jale 30' Ah Ki 56' (o.g.) Main 67' Blake 82'	Report

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 200

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

12:30

Tonga	1–3	New Caledonia
Kafa 28'	Report	Wenessia 10' Forest 12' Palene 21'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

15:00

Fiji	3–2	Papua New Guinea
Tamanitoakula 36', 55' Diranuve 66'	Report	Ageva 56' Maiyosi 64'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)

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24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)

10:00

Tonga	0–9	New Zealand
	Report	Blake 9' Main 13', 19', 20', 37' Jackson 77' Foster 84' Jale 89' Tahitua 90+1' (o.g.)

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 250

Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)

12:30

Fiji	2–1	New Caledonia
Tamanitoakula 35', 39'	Report	Hnaweongo 55'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 100

Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)

15:00

Samoa	1–1	Papua New Guinea
Malaki 45'	Report	Ageva 41'

Ngahue Reserve (Field 2), Auckland

Attendance: 250

Referee: Morgan Archer (New Zealand)

Winners

2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
New Zealand Sixth title

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

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
New Zealand	21 July 2017	6 (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]

Award	Player
Golden Ball	Luisa Tamanitoakula
Golden Boot	Emma Main
Golden Gloves	Ateca Tuwa
Fair Play Award	New Zealand

Goalscorers

11 goals

• Emma Main

9 goals

• Samantha Tawharu

8 goals

• Hannah Blake

7 goals

• Luisa Tamanitoakula
• Nicollete Ageva

6 goals

• Dayna Stevens

4 goals

• Cema Nasau

3 goals

• Michaela Foster
• Deven Jackson
• Grace Jale
• Jacklyn Maiyosi
• Ramona Padio

2 goals

• Alice Wenessia
• Jacqui Hand
• Hunter Malaki
• Mele Kafa

1 goal

• Asenaca Diranuve
• Oceane Forest
• Isabelle Hnaweongo
• Marie-Laure Palene
• Nicole Mettam
• Selina Unamba
• Shalom Fiso
• Seini Lutu

1 own goal

• Mariecamilla Ah Ki (playing against New Zealand)
• Helen Tahitua (playing against New Zealand)
• Nipa Talasinga (playing against Samoa)

References

1. "OFC Insider – 2017/01". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 April 2017.
2. "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.
8. "New Zealand make it a clean sweep". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 July 2017.

External links

• 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship Archived 28 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine , oceaniafootball.com
  • Results