The 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the 2014 OFC Women's Championship) was the 10th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup, and took place in Papua New Guinea from 25 to 29 October 2014.[1][2][3] The football tournament was organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the tenth edition of the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 25–29 October |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Papua New Guinea |
| Third place |  Cook Islands |
| Fourth place |  Tonga |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 40 (6.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Amber Hearn (7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Rosie White |
| Best goalkeeper | Fidelma Watpore |
| Fair play award | Tonga |
New Zealand won the tournament without conceding a goal, thus winning their third straight edition and qualifying to the 2015 Women's World Cup.[4]
Hosts edit
Papua New Guinea and New Zealand had submitted a bid for the tournament. Papua New Guinea was chosen at the OFC Executive Committee on 29 March 2014.[1] Papua New Guinea had hosted the 2007 edition previously.
Teams edit
All eleven OFC members were eligible to participate but only four entered teams.[2]
| Team | Tournament appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands |
3rd | 2010 | 3rd (2010) |
| New Zealand |
10th | 2010 | Winners (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010) |
| Papua New Guinea |
8th | 2010 | Runners-up (2007, 2010) |
| Tonga |
3rd | 2010 | 3rd (2007) |
Venue edit
Matches were originally to be played at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae.[2] However, the venue was later changed to the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo.[5]
Format edit
Teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. The best placed team qualified to the 2015 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Squads edit
Matches edit
All times are local (UTC+10:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 9 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | |
| 4 | Tonga
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 16–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
Cleverley  1', 18'Gregorius 8' (pen.), 50', 70'Hassett 17'Collins 20', 69', 76'White 26', 29'Longo 67', 77'Hearn 86', 90+7'Percival 90+2' |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 4–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Birum 16' M. Gunemba 26', 36', 84' |
Report | Maoate-Cox 90' |
| Tonga | 1–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Loto'aniu 90+5' |
Report | Toka 83' |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–3 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stott 59' Hearn 70'Longo 90+2' |
| Cook Islands | 0–11 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Collins 12', 20' Erceg 14' Hearn 19', 47', 56', 86'Percival 43'White 45+4' Stott 54'Hassett 75' |
| Tonga | 0–3 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | M. Gunemba 25' Kaipu 32', 62' |
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Rosie White
|
| Golden Boot | Amber Hearn
|
| Golden Gloves | Fidelma Watpore
|
| Fair Play Award | Tonga
|
Goalscorers edit
New Zealand's Amber Hearn won the top scorer award for the second tournament in a row.
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Lee Maoate-Cox- Tepaeru Toka
Abby Erceg
Sandra Birum
Heilala Loto'aniu
References edit
- ^ a b "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d "PNG to host OFC Women's Nations Cup". Papua New Guinea Football Association. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Sweden seal spot in Canada". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-19. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand collect Canada 2015 ticket". FIFA. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Women's Nations Cup venue change confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- ^ "New Zealand book tickets to Canada 2015". October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
External links edit
- OFC Women's Nations Cup 2014, oceaniafootball.com