OFC_U-17_Women's_Championship

OFC U-16 Women's Championship

OFC U-16 Women's Championship

Football tournament

The OFC U-16 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-17 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament) an Oceanic association football tournament held to determine the team that will appear in the Women's U-17 World Cup. The competition is organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and was first held in 2010.

Quick Facts Founded, Region ...

There was no OFC qualifying tournament to the first world cup in 2008, as New Zealand classified automatically as hosts.[1]

The inaugural edition, held in New Zealand from 12 to 14 April 2010, was a group stage contested by only 4 of OFC's 11 teams to fill the only spot for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It was won by New Zealand, who won all their games without conceding a goal.[2] The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title.[3]

The edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition,[4] and the tournament was called the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, so was the 2023 edition.

Tournaments

Because the 2014 World Cup was already held in March, no sufficient early date could be found for the OFC qualifier. The tournament was cancelled and New Zealand sent to the World Cup by default.

U17 format

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U16 format

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Performances by countries

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Awards

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Champion's U-17 World Cup record

New Zealand qualified for all the editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:

  • In 2008, they receive an authomatic berth as host.
  • In both 2014 and 2022 editions, they qualified by default, as no OFC qualifier was held due to concerns about dates.
  • For the 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2024 editions, New Zealand qualified as Oceanian champions.
  • In 2018, New Zealand finished 3rd becoming their best ever finish at any edition.
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semifinals
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • GS – Group Stage
  • R1 – Round 1, Group stage
  •    – Hosts
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References

  1. [1]
    "New Zealand ready to welcome the world". FIFA. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2011.[dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Kiwis stroll to Oceania crown". OFC. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. [3]
    "New Zealand qualify for Fifa under-17 World Women's Cup after winning Oceania title". stuff.co.nz. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Lutu standing out for Tonga". oceaniafootball.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Women's U-17 event cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2020.
  6. [6]
    "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
  7. [7]
    "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.
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