2016_OFC_U-17_Women's_Championship
2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
International football competition
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Cook Islands |
| City | Matavera |
| Dates | 13–23 January 2016 |
| Teams | 9 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 107 (6.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,300 (331 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hannah Blake (14 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Michaela Foster |
| Best goalkeeper | Francine Lockington |
| Fair play award | Cook Islands |
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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]
A total of nine OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[1]
More information Team, Appearance ...
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands (hosts) | 2nd | Third place (2012) |
| Fiji | 1st | Debut |
| New Caledonia | 2nd | Fourth place (2012) |
| New Zealand | 3rd | Champions (2010, 2012) |
| Papua New Guinea | 3rd | Runners-up (2012) |
 Samoa | 1st | Debut |
 Solomon Islands | 2nd | Runners-up (2010) |
 Tonga | 2nd | 4th place (2010) |
 Vanuatu | 1st | Debut |
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- Withdrew
The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field and Takitumu School in Matavera.[5]
Main article: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
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
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Source: OFC
More information New Caledonia, 5–0 ...
| New Caledonia | 5–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
Pahoa  3', 8'Koindredi 71'Lalie 79'Ali Said 88' |
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More information New Zealand, 11–0 ...
| 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' |
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More information New Caledonia, 0–12 ...
| 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' |
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More information Samoa, 1–4 ...
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More information Tonga, 0–13 ...
| Tonga | 0–13 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Blake 5', 15', 55' Jenkins 12', 24', 28', 84'Main 36', 43'Tawharu 41', 45+2', 53', 77' |
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More information Samoa, 0–5 ...
| Samoa | 0–5 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Takamatsu 10', 73' Pahoa 16', 40'Leme 57' |
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information Cook Islands, 0–3 ...
| Cook Islands | 0–3 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hussein 22' Likuculacula 30'Nasau 59' (pen.) |
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More information Papua New Guinea, 7–1 ...
| Papua New Guinea | 7–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Giada 1', 21', 43', 47' Malara 11', 80'Unamba 82' |
Report | Gere 90+1' (pen.) |
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More information Fiji, 2–3 ...
| Fiji | 2–3 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Nasau 70' Likuculacula 74' |
Report | Gere 44' Ngwele 48'Simon 83' |
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More information Papua New Guinea, 2–1 ...
| Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Giada 39', 44' |
Report | Williams 10' |
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More information Vanuatu, 1–5 ...
| Vanuatu | 1–5 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Coulon 84' |
Report | Harmon 3', 17', 35' Marurai 37'Rongokea 46' |
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More information Fiji, 2–2 ...
| Fiji | 2–2 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| ? 49' (o.g.) Nasau 83' |
Report | Giada 28' Malara 65' |
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 January | ||||||
| New Zealand | 11 | |||||
| 23 January | ||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 8 | |||||
| 21 January | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 23 January | ||||||
| Fiji | 3 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
More information New Zealand, 11–0 ...
| 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' |
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More information Papua New Guinea, 2–1 ...
| Papua New Guinea | 2–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Kig 3', 90+5' |
Report | Pahoa 85' (pen.) |
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Third place match
More information Fiji, 3–2 ...
| Fiji | 3–2 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Nasau 5', 35' ? 74' (o.g.) |
Report | Takamatsu 11' Pahoa 88' |
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Final
Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
More information New Zealand, 8–0 ...
| New Zealand | 8–0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Blake 26', 46', 90+1' Hand 33', 51', 53'Tawharu 62'Foster 88' |
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| 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.
More information Team, Qualified on ...
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 23 January 2016 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
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- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[23]
More information Award, Player ...
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Michaela Foster |
| Golden Boot | Hannah Blake |
| Golden Gloves | Francine Lockington |
| Fair Play Award | Cook Islands |
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- 14 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
Samantha Tawharu
- 7 goals
Belinda Giada- Maggie Jenkins
- 6 goals
Jackie Pahoa
- 5 goals
Cema Nasau- Emma Main
- 3 goals
Moeroa Harmon- Katinka Takamatsu
- Sarah Krystman
- Anna Malara
- 2 goals
- Koleta Likuculacula
- Michaela Foster
- Gabe Jillings
- Robertlynn Kig
Annie Gere
- 1 goal
- Nicole Marurai
- Daimzel Rongokea
- Susan Williams
- Aliza Hussein
- Jessica Ali Said
- Lucinda Koindredi
- Elise Lalie
- Joelle Leme
- Claudia Bunge
- Selina Unamba
Sophia Aveau
Alexandra Fifita- Mele Kafa
- Seini Lutu
- Ana Polovili
- Keren Coulon
- Cynthia Ngwele
- Leimata Simon
- Own goals
- 1 own goal (playing against New Zealand)
- 1 own goal (playing against Fiji)
- 1 own goal (playing against Fiji)
- 1 own goal (playing against New Zealand)
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