OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Last updated
OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Founded2010
Region Oceania (OFC)
Number of teamsvaries
Current championsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(6th title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
(6 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

The OFC U-16 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-17 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament) an Oceanic association football tournament held to determine the team that will appear in the Women's U-17 World Cup. The competition is organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and was first held in 2010.

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There was no OFC qualifying tournament to the first world cup in 2008, as New Zealand classified automatically as hosts. [1]

The inaugural edition, held in New Zealand from 12 to 14 April 2010, was a group stage contested by only 4 of OFC's 11 teams to fill the only spot for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It was won by New Zealand, who won all their games without conceding a goal. [2] The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title. [3]

The edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition, [4] and the tournament was called the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, so was the 2023 edition.

Tournaments

Because the 2014 World Cup was already held in March, no sufficient early date could be found for the OFC qualifier. The tournament was cancelled and New Zealand sent to the World Cup by default.

U17 format

YearHostFinalThird place match
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2010
details 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 		Group stageFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands 		Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea 		Group stageFlag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
2012
details 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 		Group stageFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea 		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands 		Group stageNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
2016
details 		Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 		8–0Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea 		Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji 		3–2New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
2020
details 		Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [5]
2022
details 		Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti [6] Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [7]

U16 format

YearHostFinalThird place match
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2017
details 		Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 		6–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia 		Semifinalists: Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands and Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
2023
details 		Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 		1–0Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji 		Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Tahiti 		5–3Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
2024
details 		Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 		4–0Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa 		Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga 		1–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia

Performances by countries

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeLosing semifinalistsTotal (top four)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024)6
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2 (2012, 2016)1 (2010)3
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1 (2023)1 (2016)1 (2017)3
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 1 (2017)3 (2012, 2016, 2024)4
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 1 (2010)1
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1 (2024)1
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1 (2024)2 (2010, 2023)3
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1 (2012)1 (2017)2
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1 (2023)1
Total6655224

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerTop goalscorer(s)GoalsGolden GolvesFair play award
2010 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hannah Wong 8Not awardedNot awarded
2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg Briar Palmer Flag of New Zealand.svg Hannah Carlsen
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jasmine Pereira 		6 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Moeroa Nootai Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
2016 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michaela Foster Flag of New Zealand.svg Hannah Blake 14 Flag of Fiji.svg Francine Lockington Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
2017 Flag of New Zealand.svg Maya Hahn Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelli Brown 14 Flags of New Caledonia.svg Lorenza Hnamano Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

Champion's U-17 World Cup record

New Zealand qualified for all the editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:

Legend
Team Flag of New Zealand.svg
2008 		Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
2010 		Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
2012 		Flag of Costa Rica.svg
2014 		Flag of Jordan.svg
2016 		Flag of Uruguay.svg
2018 		Flag of India.svg
2022 		Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
2024 		Flag of Morocco.svg
2025 		Total
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand R1R1R1GSGS3rdGSQQ9
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Q1

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