OFC U-20 Women's Championship

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OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Founded 2002
Region Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams Various
Current championsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (5th title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (5 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

The OFC U-20 Women's Championship (previously the OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament) is a football tournament held every two years to decide the only qualification spot for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) representative at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. [1]

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Oceania Football Confederation body for association football in Oceania

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Contents

Until 2006 it was an under 19 tournament. The most recent edition for 1 to 15 July 2017 was again an U-19 tournament, [2] and the tournament was called the OFC U-19 Women's Championship.

Results

There was no 2008 edition.

Summaries

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
2002 [3]
details
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Flag of Australia.svg
Australia
6 – 0Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
2 – 0 Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
2004 [4]
details
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Flag of Australia.svg
Australia
RR Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Solomon Islands
RR
2006 [5]
details
Apia, Samoa Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
6 – 0 Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
4 – 1 Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
2010 [6]
details
Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
RR Flag of the Cook Islands.svg
Cook Islands
Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
RR Flag of American Samoa.svg
American Samoa
2012
details
Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
RR Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
RR Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
2014
details
Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
RR Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
RR Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
2015
details
Nuku’alofa, Tonga Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
RR Flag of Samoa.svg
Samoa
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
RR New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia
2017
details
Auckland, New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
RR Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
RR New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
New Caledonia

Women's U-20 World Cup record

Legend
Team Flag of Canada.svg
2002
Flag of Thailand.svg
2004
Flag of Russia.svg
2006
Flag of Chile.svg
2008
Flag of Germany.svg
2010
Flag of Japan.svg
2012
Flag of Canada.svg
2014
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
2016
Flag of France.svg
2018
Total
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia QFQF AFC member 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand GSGSGSGSQFGSqualified6
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea GS1

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