2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cook Islands
CityMatavera
Dates13–23 January 2016
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up Papua New Guinea
Third place Fiji
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored107 (6.69 per match)
Attendance5,300 (331 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Hannah Blake (14 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Michaela Foster
Best goalkeeperFiji Francine Lockington
Fair play award Cook Islands

The 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands between 13 and 23 January 2016.[1] The tournament, which returned after the previous edition in 2014 was cancelled, was originally scheduled to be held between 13 and 28 September 2015.[2]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the OFC representative.[3]

New Zealand were crowned as champions for the third consecutive time on 24 January 2016, sealing their qualification for the World Cup.[4]

Teams

A total of nine OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[1]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Cook Islands (hosts)2ndThird place (2012)
 Fiji1stDebut
 New Caledonia2ndFourth place (2012)
 New Zealand3rdChampions (2010, 2012)
 Papua New Guinea3rdRunners-up (2012)
 Samoa1stDebut
 Solomon Islands2ndRunners-up (2010)
 Tonga2nd4th place (2010)
 Vanuatu1stDebut
Withdrew

Venue

The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field and Takitumu School in Matavera.[5]

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 19 October 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] The nine teams were divided into one group of five teams and one group of four teams, with each group played in round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

After the withdrawal of the Solomon Islands from the tournament, the Group A fixtures were re-drawn on 3 November 2015 at the OFC Headquarters.[6] As a result, the tournament also starts four days later from its original start date of 9 January 2016.

All times are local, CKT (UTC−10).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 36 0 +36 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 10 12 −2 6
3  Tonga 3 1 0 2 4 19 −15 3
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
5  Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
New Caledonia 5–0 Tonga
Pahoa 3', 8'
Koindredi 71'
Lalie 79'
Ali Said 88'		 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 400[7]
New Zealand 11–0 Samoa
Blake 1', 81', 90+6'
Jillings 7'
Hand 12', 20', 65'
Tawharu 35'
? 72' (o.g.)
Krystman 85', 90+4'		 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 400[8]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia 0–12 New Zealand
Report Hand 29'
Jenkins 44', 45+2', 90+3' (pen.)
Main 46'
Blake 49', 70', 71'
Jillings 52'
Foster 56' (pen.)
Bunge 67'
Tawharu 90+5'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 300[9]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Samoa 1–4 Tonga
Aveau 45+1' Report Fifita 22'
Lutu 43'
Kafa 55'
Polovili 84' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 150[10]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Tonga 0–13 New Zealand
Report Blake 5', 15', 55'
Jenkins 12', 24', 28', 84'
Main 36', 43'
Tawharu 41', 45+2', 53', 77'
Takitumu School, Matavera
Attendance: 150[11]
Samoa 0–5 New Caledonia
Report Takamatsu 10', 73'
Pahoa 16', 40'
Leme 57'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 100[12]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3  Cook Islands (H) 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 5 14 −9 3
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Cook Islands 0–3 Fiji
Report Hussein 22'
Likuculacula 30'
Nasau 59' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 500[13]
Papua New Guinea 7–1 Vanuatu
Giada 1', 21', 43', 47'
Malara 11', 80'
Unamba 82'		 Report Gere 90+1' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 150[14]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Fiji 2–3 Vanuatu
Nasau 70'
Likuculacula 74'		 Report Gere 44'
Ngwele 48'
Simon 83'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 300[15]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 2–1 Cook Islands
Giada 39', 44' Report Williams 10'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 450[16]
Referee: Tapita Lelenga (Tonga)
Vanuatu 1–5 Cook Islands
Coulon 84' Report Harmon 3', 17', 35'
Marurai 37'
Rongokea 46'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 500[17]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Fiji 2–2 Papua New Guinea
? 49' (o.g.)
Nasau 83'		 Report Giada 28'
Malara 65'
Takitumu School, Matavera
Attendance: 100[18]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 January
 
 
 New Zealand11
 
23 January
 
 Fiji0
 
 New Zealand8
 
21 January
 
 Papua New Guinea0
 
 Papua New Guinea2
 
 
 New Caledonia1
 
Third place
 
 
23 January
 
 
 Fiji3
 
 
 New Caledonia2

Semi-finals

New Zealand 11–0 Fiji
Blake 7', 45'
Krystman 12'
? 24' (o.g.)
Main 38', 45+7'
Hand 45+2', 82', 90+5'
Tawharu 76', 90+4'		 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 300[19]
Papua New Guinea 2–1 New Caledonia
Kig 3', 90+5' Report Pahoa 85' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 300[20]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Third place match

Fiji 3–2 New Caledonia
Nasau 5', 35'
? 74' (o.g.)		 Report Takamatsu 11'
Pahoa 88'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 600[21]

Final

Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

New Zealand 8–0 Papua New Guinea
Blake 26', 46', 90+1'
Hand 33', 51', 53'
Tawharu 62'
Foster 88'		 Report
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 600[22]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Winners

 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Third title

New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the fifth consecutive time.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 New Zealand23 January 20164 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[23]

Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Michaela Foster
Golden Boot New Zealand Hannah Blake
Golden Gloves Fiji Francine Lockington
Fair Play Award  Cook Islands

Goalscorers

14 goals
10 goals
9 goals
  • New Zealand Samantha Tawharu
7 goals
6 goals
  • New Caledonia Jackie Pahoa
5 goals
3 goals
  • Cook Islands Moeroa Harmon
  • New Caledonia Katinka Takamatsu
  • New Zealand Sarah Krystman
  • Papua New Guinea Anna Malara
2 goals
1 goal
  • Cook Islands Nicole Marurai
  • Cook Islands Daimzel Rongokea
  • Cook Islands Susan Williams
  • Fiji Aliza Hussein
  • New Caledonia Jessica Ali Said
  • New Caledonia Lucinda Koindredi
  • New Caledonia Elise Lalie
  • New Caledonia Joelle Leme
  • New Zealand Claudia Bunge
  • Papua New Guinea Selina Unamba
  • Samoa Sophia Aveau
  • Tonga Alexandra Fifita
  • Tonga Mele Kafa
  • Tonga Seini Lutu
  • Tonga Ana Polovili
  • Vanuatu Keren Coulon
  • Vanuatu Cynthia Ngwele
  • Vanuatu Leimata Simon
Own goals
  • Fiji 1 own goal (playing against New Zealand)
  • New Caledonia 1 own goal (playing against Fiji)
  • Papua New Guinea 1 own goal (playing against Fiji)
  • Samoa 1 own goal (playing against New Zealand)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pathway to Jordan confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand book passage to Jordan 2016". FIFA.com. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kick-off times released". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Changes for OFC U-17 Women's Championship". OFC. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - Tonga" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - Samoa" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Tonga - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Samoa - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Cook Islands - Fiji" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Papua New Guinea - Vanuatu". OFC.
  15. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Fiji - Vanuatu" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Papua New Guinea - Cook Islands" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Vanuatu - Cook Islands". OFC.
  18. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Fiji - Papua New Guinea" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - Fiji" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Papua New Guinea - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Fiji - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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