2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Tahiti |
City | Pirae |
Dates | 13–26 September |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 125 (6.94 per match) |
Attendance | 4,847 (269 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (10 goals) |
The 2023 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship was the 5th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the second with the U-16 format. The tournament was held between 13 and 26 September 2023, in Tahiti. The defending champions from the U-17 editions were New Zealand, who have four titles in the tournament.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic as the OFC representative.
Teams
[edit]Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.[1]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 4th | Third place (2012) |
![]() | 3rd | Third place (2016) |
![]() | 4th | Runners-up (2017) |
![]() | 5th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) |
![]() | 2nd | Runners-up (2010) |
![]() | 2nd | Group stage (2017) |
![]() | 4th | Fourth place (2010) |
![]() | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
- Withdrew
- Did not enter
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 18 May 2023.[2] The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirmed that Papua New Guinea and Samoa have withdrawn from the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.[3] The re-draw was held on 8 September.[4]
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5th place match |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 7th place match |
Tonga ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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New Caledonia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Solomon Islands ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | 5th place match |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 40 | −36 | 0 | 7th place match |
New Zealand ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Vanuatu ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Vanuatu ![]() | 0–27 | ![]() |
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Cook Islands ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Placement matches
[edit]7th place match
[edit]Solomon Islands ![]() | 12–1 | ![]() |
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5th place match
[edit]New Caledonia ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
23 September | ||||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
26 September | ||||||
![]() | 2 (3) | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
23 September | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 7 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
26 September | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
Semi-finals
[edit]New Zealand ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Fiji ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Winners
[edit]2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |
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![]() New Zealand Fifth title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024
[edit]The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
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![]() | 26 September 2023 | 7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 125 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.94 goals per match.
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Abrihana Enoka
Anna Kamikamica
Seruwaia Laulaba
Makereta Theresa
Matha Bako
Wadro Gotie
Alofa Hmaen
Julia Honakoko
Cina Kourevi
Kara McGillivray
Hannah Saxon
Primrose Maetoloa
Joy Toby
Lydie Gendron
Nora Leodolter
Tihiura Tahutini
Fetia Teikiotiu
Mele Falekakala
Tema Tonga
Keren Carlot
Philles Moses
Valerie Tari
1 own goal
Maara Teariki (against New Zealand)
Lea Wanemut (against New Zealand)
Final standing
[edit]Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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![]() | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand draw Cook Islands and Samoa at OFC U-16 Women's Championship". Friends of Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.