| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia | 
| Dates | 5–13 April 2003 | 
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 | 
| Goals scored | 88 (8.8 per match) | 
| Attendance | 5,900 (590 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held in Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship.
Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group.[1]
The tournament served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. OFC's one berth was given to the winner – Australia.
Participating nations
Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, five entered the tournament.[2] Also, this was Australia's last appearance in the tournament before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.
| Team | Tournament appearance  | 
Last appearance  | 
Previous best performance  | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1998 | Winners (1994, 1998) | |
| 1st | — | — | |
| 7th | 1998 | Winners (1983, 1991) | |
| 5th | 1998 | 3rd (1991, 1994, 1998) | |
| 2nd | 1998 | Group Stage (1998) | 
Officials
4 referees were named for the tournament:[3]
 Tammy Ogston
 Krystyna Szokolai
 Rajendra Singh
 Joakim Salaiau Sosongan
Results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | +45 | 12 | Champions and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 39 | −36 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 | 
| Cook Islands  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rakei  | 
Matthies  Konalalai Limbai Banabas  | 
| Australia  | 19–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peters  Golebiowski Davies Small Mann Wainwright Slatyer Garriock  | 
| Australia  | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford  Davies Alagich Karp Hohnke Small Wilson  | 
| Samoa  | 0–15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jackman  Ferrara Smith Moorwood Michele  | 
| Cook Islands  | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrara  Jackman Smith Henderson Simpson McCahill  | 
| Australia  | 13–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mann  Peters Salisbury Alagich Golebiowski Garriock  | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smith  Jackman Duncan  | 
| Cook Islands  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Laumea  | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Banabas  Matthies Nombe Lanta  | 
Talai  Peresia  | 
| Australia  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peters  Small  | 
Awards
| 2003 OFC Women's Championship winners | 
|---|
Australia Third title  | 
Goalscorers
- 10 goals
 
- 8 goals
 
- 7 goals
 
- 6 goals
 
- 5 goals
 
- 4 goals
 
- 3 goals
 
 Dianne Alagich
 Lydia Banabas
- 2 goals
 
 Hayley Crawford
 Rhian Davies
 Tal Karp
 Cheryl Salisbury
 Thea Slatyer
 Amy Wilson
 Michele Keinzley
 Neilen Limbai
 Glenda Matthies
- 1 goal
 
 Olivia Hohnke
 Sacha Wainwright
 Melanie Rakei
 Priscilla Duncan
 Wendi Henderson
 Terry McCahill
 Hayley Moorwood
 Jane Simpson
 Priscilla Konalalai
 Miriam Lanta
 Nakere Nombe
 Lynette Laumea
 Selesitina Peresia
 Leti Tarai
References
- ↑ "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
 - ↑ "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
 - ↑ "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.