2017_OFC_U-16_Women's_Championship
2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
International football competition
The 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-16/under-17 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Samoa between 4 and 18 August 2017.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Samoa |
| City | Apia |
| Dates | 4–18 August 2017 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 89 (5.93 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,550 (170 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kelli Brown (14 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Maya Hahn |
| Best goalkeeper |  Lorenza Hnamano |
| Fair play award |  Tonga |
← 2016 2020 → | |
For this tournament the age limit was lowered from under-17 to under-16. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the OFC representative.[3]
All eleven OFC member national teams entered the tournament. It would be the first time in the history of the OFC U-17 Women's Championship that all eleven members of the OFC take part in the tournament.[2] However, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu later withdrew from the tournament, so only eight teams would take part.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa | 1st | Debut |
 Cook Islands | 3rd | Third place (2012) |
 Fiji | 2nd | Third place (2016) |
| New Caledonia | 3rd | Fourth place (2012, 2016) |
| New Zealand | 4th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016) |
 Samoa (hosts) | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
 Tahiti | 1st | Debut |
| Tonga | 3rd | 4th place (2010) |
- Withdrew
The matches were played at the J.S. Blatter Football Complex in Apia.
Players born on or after 1 January 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could name a maximum of 20 players.[4]
The draw for the group stage was held on 29 June 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The eleven teams were drawn into one group of six teams (Group A) and one group of five teams (Group B). Based on results of the previous three editions, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were seeded into one pot and drawn into either Group A or B, while the remaining nine teams were placed in another pot and drawn into any of the remaining five spots in Group A or the remaining four spots in Group B.[2]
After the withdrawal of Vanuatu in Group A,[5] and Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea in Group B,[6] Group A was left with five teams and Group B was left with three teams. A draw was held on 29 July 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, which saw Tonga moved from Group A to Group B so that both teams would have four teams. The tournament schedule was also revised and would end one week earlier, with the semi-finals and final now played on 15 and 18 August instead of 22 and 25 August.
Each group was played in round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times were local, WST (UTC+13).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | +31 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Caledonia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Samoa (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tahiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
| Samoa | 0–6 | New Caledonia |
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| New Caledonia | 2–1 | Tahiti |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Fiji |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cook Islands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tonga |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | American Samoa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
| American Samoa | 1–4 | Fiji |
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| Cook Islands | 3–1 | Tonga |
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| Tonga | 6–1 | American Samoa |
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| Fiji | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 August – Apia | ||||||
| New Zealand | 9 | |||||
| 18 August – Apia | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| 15 August – Apia | ||||||
| New Caledonia | 0 | |||||
| Fiji | 2 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Fiji | 2–4 | New Caledonia |
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Final
Winner qualified for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |
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 New Zealand Fourth title |
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 18 August 2017 | 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[8]
- 14 goals
Kelli Brown
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- Arabella Maynard
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
Katinka Takamatsu
- 3 goals
Eseta Sinukula- Jackie Pahoa
- Jayda Stewart
- 2 goals
Piri Murare- Ngametua Taringa
- Nathalia Viking
- Edsy Matao
- Maya Hahn
- Aniela Jensen
Heipua Kohueinui
Seini Lutu- Ana Polovili
- 1 goal
Elcy Naolavoa- Oloataua Tofaeono
- Tehinnah Tatuava
- Vani Bainivalu
- Viniana Buke
- Dilaisana Drodrolagi
- Lusiana Lagilevu
- Emily Rokociri
- Fiona Ihage
- Marie-Laure Palene
- Britney Cunningham-Lee
- Macey Fraser
- Margot Ramsay
Madeleen Ah Ki- Zoe Ruby
- Sina Sataraka
- Nagem Uiagalelei
- Lositika Feke
- Siunipa Talasinga
- Litea Taukapo
- 1 own goal
- Melissa Iekawe (against New Zealand)
- Tiare Tuimavave (against New Caledonia)
- "OFC Insider – 2017/01". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 April 2017.
- "Full complement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 June 2017.
- "Circular #1565 – FIFA women's tournaments 2018–2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2016.
- "Teams confirmed for U-16s". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 July 2017.
- "OFC U-16 Women's Championship down to 10". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 July 2017.
- "Two withdrawals lead to schedule change". Oceania Football Confederation. 29 July 2017.
- "New Zealand ease their way to Uruguay 2018". FIFA.com. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017.
- "New Zealand book tickets to Uruguay 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 August 2017.
- 2017 OFC U-16 Women's Championship Archived 4 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com