OFC U-17 Women's Championship

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OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Founded 2010
Region Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams varies
Current championsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (3 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

The OFC U-17 Women's Championship (previously the 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]

New Zealand Country in Oceania

New Zealand is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island, and the South Island —and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long period of isolation, New Zealand developed a distinct biodiversity of animal, fungal, and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.

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]

2010 FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

The 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament is the second such tournament, and was held in Trinidad and Tobago from 5 to 25 September 2010. Sixteen teams, comprising representatives from all six confederations, took part in the final competition, in which Trinidad and Tobago had a guaranteed place as the host nation.

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

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.

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2010
details 		Auckland, 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 		Auckland, 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 		Matavera, 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
2017
details 		Apia, Samoa Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6-0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Semi-finalsFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands

Women's U-17 World Cup record

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 		Total
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand GSGSGSGSGS5

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References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand ready to welcome the world". FIFA. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kiwis stroll to Oceania crown". OFC. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand qualify for Fifa under-17 World Women's Cup after winning Oceania title". stuff.co.nz. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lutu standing out for Tonga". oceaniafootball.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

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