2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
CityLautoka/Suva
Dates21 June – 8 July 2023
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (8th title)
Runners-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Third placeFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Fourth placeFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored88 (4.4 per match)
Attendance3,841 (192 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruby Nathan
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of New Zealand.svg Helena Errington
Best goalkeeper Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Kimberley Uini
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The 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 10th 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 Fiji from 21 June to 8 July 2023. [1]

Contents

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the OFC representative. The runner-up of the tournament eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to OFC.

New Zealand were the defending champions from 2019.

Teams

All but one of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament. [2]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 4thRunners-up (2010)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (hosts)5thRunners-up (2017)
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 6thRunners-up (2019)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 9thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 7thRunners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 7thRunners-up (2015)
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4thThird place (2004)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 2ndThird place (2019)
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 8thRunners-up (2006)
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5thThird place (2015)

Venues

Group stage

The top two of each group and the best two third place teams advance to the quarterfinals. [3]

All times are local, FJT (GMT+12).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 3300111+109 Knockout stage
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 320164+26
3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 310287+13
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3003114−130
Source: OFC
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg1–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
  • Pawawi Soccerball shade.svg56'
 Report
Churchill Park , Lautoka
Attendance: 147
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg5–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 124
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg4–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 367
Referee: Caleb Downes (New Zealand)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg1–3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 178
Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–6New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 201
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg3–2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2200140+146 Knockout stage
2Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (H)210123−13
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2002013−130
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
HFC Bank Stadium , Suva
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg11–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 150
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 400
Referee: Carlito Martin (Tahiti)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 211010+14 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 21011103
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 201101−11
Source: OFC
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Bennett (New Zealand)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg0–1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 274
Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not be considered for this ranking.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 201101−11 Knockout stage
2 A Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 200287+10
3 B Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2002013−130
Source: OFC

Knockout stage

The knockout stage draw took place on 28 June 2023 at the completion of the group stage. [4]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the three groups and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.

GroupWinnersRunners-upThird place
A New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
B Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji —
C Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
1 July – Suva
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (p)1 (4)
 
5 July – Suva
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1 (3)
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1
 
1 July – Suva
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3
 
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 0
 
8 July – Suva
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0
 
2 July – Suva
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19
 
5 July – Suva
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5
 
2 July – Suva
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0 Third place match
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 2
 
8 July – Suva
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2
 
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1
 


Quarter-finals

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Report
Penalties
4–3
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 250
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg0–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 400
Referee: Caleb Downes (New Zealand)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg2–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 300
Referee: Carlito Martin (Tahiti)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg1–3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tojika Delai (Fiji)

Third place match

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg2–1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 100
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Final

Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg0–7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 985
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Awards

 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship 
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Eighth title
AwardWinner [5]
Golden Ball Flag of New Zealand.svg Helena Errington
Golden Boot Flag of New Zealand.svg Ruby Nathan
Golden Glove Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Kimberley Uini

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024

The following teams from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.

TeamsQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8 July 20238 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4 October 2023 [a] 0 (debut)
  1. ↑ After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Fiji took the new second spot as OFC representative as they ended second in this tournament.

Goalscorers

There were 88 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "U-19 Women's Championship". Oceania Football. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "OFC U-19 WOMEN'S DRAW". Oceania Football. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "STAGE SET FOR FUTURE STARS TO SHINE AT OFC U-19 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "QUARTER FINALS DRAW MADE AS FIJI AND COOK ISLANDS WIN FINAL GROUP MATCHES". Oceania Football. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Helena Errington wins Golden Ball for performances at OFC U-19 Championship". friendsoffootballnz.com. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.


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