2023_OFC_U-19_Women's_Championship
2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
International football competition
The 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Fiji from 21 June to 8 July 2023.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| City | Lautoka/Suva |
| Dates | 21 June – 8 July 2023 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  Samoa |
| Fourth place |  Cook Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 88 (4.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,841 (192 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ruby Nathan (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Helena Errington |
| Best goalkeeper | Kimberley Uini |
← 2019 2025 → | |
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the OFC representative. The runner-up of the tournament eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to OFC.
New Zealand were the defending champions from 2019.
All but one of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.[2]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 4th | Runners-up (2010) |
| Fiji (hosts) | 5th | Runners-up (2017) |
 New Caledonia | 6th | Runners-up (2019) |
| New Zealand | 9th | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
 Papua New Guinea | 7th | Runners-up (2004, 2012, 2014) |
| Samoa | 7th | Runners-up (2015) |
 Solomon Islands | 4th | Third place (2004) |
 Tahiti | 2nd | Third place (2019) |
 Tonga | 8th | Runners-up (2006) |
 Vanuatu | 5th | Third place (2015) |
The top two of each group and the best two third place teams advance to the quarterfinals.[3]
All times are local, FJT (GMT+12).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Caledonia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| New Caledonia | 4–1 | Vanuatu |
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| Tonga | 0–6 | New Caledonia |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Fiji |
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| New Zealand | 11–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cook Islands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Solomon Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tahiti |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not be considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | Tahiti |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A | Vanuatu |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 3 | B | Papua New Guinea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
The knockout stage draw took place on 28 June 2023 at the completion of the group stage.[4]
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the three groups and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
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| A | New Caledonia |
Samoa |
Vanuatu |
| B | New Zealand |
Fiji |
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| C | Cook Islands |
Solomon Islands |
Tahiti |
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Samoa (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 5 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Tahiti | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Samoa | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 3 | |||||||||
| New Caledonia | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 1 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 19 | |||||||||
| 5 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | Third place match | ||||||||
| Cook Islands | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 July – Suva | ||||||||||
| Vanuatu | 1 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 2 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Samoa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tahiti |
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| New Zealand | 19–0 | Solomon Islands |
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| Cook Islands | 2–1 | Vanuatu |
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Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Third place match
| Samoa | 2–1 | Cook Islands |
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Final
| 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship |
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 New Zealand Eighth title |
| Award | Winner[5] |
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| Golden Ball | Helena Errington |
| Golden Boot | Ruby Nathan |
| Golden Glove | Kimberley Uini |
The following teams from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.
| Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
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| New Zealand |
8 July 2023 | 8 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| Fiji |
4 October 2023[lower-alpha 1] | 0 (debut) |
- After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Fiji took the new second spot as OFC representative as they ended second in this tournament.
There were 88 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
Zoe Benson
5 goals
- Kiara Bercelli
4 goals
- Alexis Cook
- Ella McCann
- Emma Pijnenburg
Arianna Skeers
Elina Aruvuha
3 goals
- Manaia Elliott
2 goals
Julia Honakoko- Caroline Naaoutchoue
- Danielle Canham
- Lara Colpi
- Helena Errington
- Rebekah Trewhitt
- Whitney Avei
- Angelina Poida
- Rebina Woka
1 goal
Abrihana Enoka- Hereatea Mapu
- Jan Taia
- Te Upoko Tuariki
Sonia Alfred- Timaima Ana
- Evivi Buka
- Ema Mereia
- Preeya Singh
- Kasanita Tabua
- Maria Binet
- Sarah Boarat
- Alofa Hmaen
- Ronaldine Hnaune
- Laëtitia Leme
- Adran Pawawi
- Louane Pocoue-Kasouemi
- Charlotte Mortlock
- Lilly Dowsing
- Tamani Skeers
- Sariah Taeaoalii
Salome Masi
Krystal Vivish
Ana Fakavai- Nellie Vuti
1 own goal
- Tearoa Rouru (against New Zealand)
- Herveline Kavick (against Samoa)
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- "QUARTER FINALS DRAW MADE AS FIJI AND COOK ISLANDS WIN FINAL GROUP MATCHES". Oceania Football. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- "Helena Errington wins Golden Ball for performances at OFC U-19 Championship". friendsoffootballnz.com. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.