2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Tahiti |
City | Pirae |
Dates | 13–26 September |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (5th title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | Tahiti |
Fourth place | Tonga |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 125 (6.94 per match) |
Attendance | 4,847 (269 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Laura Bennett (10 goals) |
← 2017 2024 → |
The 2023 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship was the 5th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the second with the U-16 format. The tournament was held between 13 and 26 September 2023, in Tahiti. The defending champions from the U-17 editions were New Zealand, who have four titles in the tournament.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic as the OFC representative.
Teams
[edit]Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.[1]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Cook Islands | 4th | Third place (2012) |
Fiji | 3rd | Third place (2016) |
New Caledonia | 4th | Runners-up (2017) |
New Zealand | 5th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) |
Solomon Islands | 2nd | Runners-up (2010) |
Tahiti (hosts) | 2nd | Group stage (2017) |
Tonga | 4th | Fourth place (2010) |
Vanuatu | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
- Withdrew
- Did not enter
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 18 May 2023.[2] The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirmed that Papua New Guinea and Samoa have withdrawn from the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.[3] The re-draw was held on 8 September.[4]
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tahiti (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | New Caledonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5th place match |
4 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 7th place match |
Tonga | 5–1 | Solomon Islands |
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New Caledonia | 2–2 | Tonga |
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Solomon Islands | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
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Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | Cook Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | 5th place match |
4 | Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 40 | −36 | 0 | 7th place match |
New Zealand | 4–1 | Fiji |
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Vanuatu | 1–2 | Cook Islands |
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Vanuatu | 0–27 | New Zealand |
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Cook Islands | 0–4 | Fiji |
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Placement matches
[edit]7th place match
[edit]Solomon Islands | 12–1 | Vanuatu |
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5th place match
[edit]New Caledonia | 8–0 | Cook Islands |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
23 September | ||||||
Tahiti | 2 (2) | |||||
26 September | ||||||
Fiji (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
Fiji | 0 | |||||
23 September | ||||||
New Zealand | 1 | |||||
New Zealand | 7 | |||||
Tonga | 0 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
26 September | ||||||
Tahiti | 5 | |||||
Tonga | 3 |
Semi-finals
[edit]New Zealand | 7–0 | Tonga |
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Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Fiji | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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Winners
[edit]2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |
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New Zealand Fifth title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024
[edit]The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
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New Zealand | 26 September 2023 | 7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 125 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.94 goals per match.
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Abrihana Enoka
- Anna Kamikamica
- Seruwaia Laulaba
- Makereta Theresa
- Matha Bako
- Wadro Gotie
- Alofa Hmaen
- Julia Honakoko
- Cina Kourevi
- Kara McGillivray
- Hannah Saxon
- Primrose Maetoloa
- Joy Toby
- Lydie Gendron
- Nora Leodolter
- Tihiura Tahutini
- Fetia Teikiotiu
- Mele Falekakala
- Tema Tonga
- Keren Carlot
- Philles Moses
- Valerie Tari
1 own goal
- Maara Teariki (against New Zealand)
- Lea Wanemut (against New Zealand)
Final standing
[edit]Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Fiji | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Tahiti | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | Tonga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | New Caledonia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
6 | Cook Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Vanuatu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand draw Cook Islands and Samoa at OFC U-16 Women's Championship". Friends of Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.