2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup

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2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
City Suva
Dates13–30 July [1]
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Third placeFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Fourth placeFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored49 (2.88 per match)
Attendance10,260 (604 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Meagen Gunemba
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Ramona Padio
Flag of Samoa.svg Jayda Stewart
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Fiji.svg Cema Nasau
Best goalkeeper Flag of French Polynesia.svg Camille Andre
Fair play awardFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
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The 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup was the 12th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the OFC Women's Championship), the quadrennial international football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's national teams of the Oceanian region. It was originally scheduled from July to August 2022, but was moved to January and February to accommodate changes to the FIFA Women's International Match Calendar. [2] The OFC announced on 4 March 2021 that it was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on 29 April 2022 announced that Fiji would host the tournament from 13 to 30 July. [1] [3]

Contents

The tournament served as Oceania's qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. With New Zealand having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as a co-host, they did not participate in the tournament. The winner advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs. [4]

New Zealand were the reigning champions, but they did not participate in the tournament as they were the host of the Women's World Cup and thus did not defend their title. Papua New Guinea won their first OFC Women's Nations Cup title.

Format

The format of the tournament involved a first round with nine teams playing three groups of three, with the top two in each group plus the two best third-place teams advancing to the quarter-finals. Fiji was picked to be the host in April 2022.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams is determined as follows: [5]

  1. Points obtained in all qualifying matches;
  2. Goal difference in all qualifying matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all qualifying matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all qualifying matches (only one deduction can be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: –1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
    • Direct red card: –4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
  8. Coin toss or drawing of lots.

Teams

New Zealand will not participate with their World Cup spot already assured. American Samoa were unable to participate due to ongoing issues from the pandemic. All other countries in the OFC will participate. [1]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking
at start of event [6]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 5thThird place (2010, 2014)102
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (H)5thRunners-up (2018)69
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 3rdThird place (1983)100
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10thRunners-up (2007, 2010, 2014)49
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4thFourth place (2003)109
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 3rdFourth place (2007, 2010)120
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3rdGroup stage (2010, 2018)104
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 5thThird place (2007)92
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2ndGroup stage (2010)121

Venue

All matches were played at the ANZ Stadium in Suva, on the island of Viti Levu.

Suva
ANZ Stadium
Capacity: 4,300
ANZ Stadium Fiji.jpg

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 10 May with teams seeded into pots based upon the 25 March FIFA rankings. [1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (49)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (67)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (92)		New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia (99)
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (104)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (105)		Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (111)
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (119)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (121)

Squads

Match officials

On 12 July 2022, the OFC announced the list of match officials for the tournament. [7]

During the tournament, Veer Singh and Neeshil Varman (Fiji) were assigned as referees.

Referees

Assistant referees

Group stage

All match times are local (UTC+12). [8]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 220030+36 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 201112−11
3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 201113−21
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
  • Fischer Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Stewart Soccerball shade.svg70'
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Delvin Joel (Vanuatu)
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg0–1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 220052+36 Knockout stage
2Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 201112−11
3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 201113−21
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg1–3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Keletia Soccerball shade.svg71' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 865
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg2–1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 150
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 250
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (H)211042+24 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 20203302
3New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 201135−21
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg1–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Pegi Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) 		Kumar Soccerball shade.svg22'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 865
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3–1New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg2–2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 201135−21 Knockout stage
2 A Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 201113−21 [lower-alpha 1]
3 B Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 201113−21 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Fair play points: Tonga 0, Vanuatu –3

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
23 July 2022 – Suva
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4
 
27 July 2022 – Suva
 
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 2
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0
 
23 July 2022 – Suva
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (p) 3 (3)
 
30 July 2022 – Suva
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3 (2)
 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2
 
24 July 2022 – Suva
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2
 
27 July 2022 – Suva
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3
 
24 July 2022 – Suva
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1 Third place
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0
 
30 July 2022 – Suva
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1 (5)
 
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (p) 1 (6)
 

Quarter-finals

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg4–2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) 		Uregei Soccerball shade.svg45', 90'
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 120 [9]
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg3–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Penalties
3–2
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 200 [10]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 400 [11]
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 600 [12]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

Semi-finals

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0–3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,250 [13]
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg3–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,250 [14]
Referee: Delvin Joel (Vanuatu)

Third place match

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Fischer Soccerball shade.svg16' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC) 		David Soccerball shade.svg40'
Penalties
5–6
ANZ Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,419 [15]
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Final

The winner will advance to the inter-confederation playoffs.

Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg2–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

 2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup winners 
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
First title
AwardWinner
Golden Ball Flag of Fiji.svg Cema Nasau
Golden Boot Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Meagen Gunemba
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Ramona Padio
Flag of Samoa.svg Jayda Stewart
Golden Glove Flag of French Polynesia.svg Camille Andre
Fair PlayFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa

Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup

The sole OFC direct berth for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was given to New Zealand, who qualified automatically as co-hosts. [4]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25 June 20205 (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)

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