2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

The 2006 OFC Women's U-20 Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Samoa from 31 March–8 April 2006.

2006 OFC Women's U-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Samoa
Dates31 March–8 April 2006
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Tonga
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored74 (4.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Samoa Suitupe Tafafa
New Zealand Kirsty Yallop
(6 goals)
2004
2010

Players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to participate in the competition. Holders Australia were not eligible to defend their title after moving into the Asian Football Confederation.

In the final, New Zealand defeated Tonga 6–0. In doing so, the New Zealand team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 2002 final to Australia.

By winning the title, New Zealand also qualified for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.

Qualification edit

All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Cook Islands and Tahiti withdrew before the tournament began.[1]

Participating teams edit

The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:

Country Previous appearances1
  Fiji 1 (2002)
  New Caledonia 0 (debut)
  New Zealand 1 (2002)
  Papua New Guinea 1 (2004)
  Samoa 1 (2002)
  Solomon Islands 1 (2004)
  Tonga 1 (2002)
  Vanuatu 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venue edit

All matches were played at one venue: the Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex in Apia.[1]

Apia
Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex
13°50′12″S 171°45′7″W / 13.83667°S 171.75194°W / -13.83667; -171.75194
Capacity: 12,000

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 22 0 +22 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Tonga 3 2 0 1 6 9 −3 6
3   Solomon Islands 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
4   Vanuatu 3 0 1 2 2 16 −14 1
Source: RSSSF
New Zealand  4–0  Solomon Islands
Rishworth   51'
Percival   62', 79'
Riley   53'
Report

New Zealand  11–0  Vanuatu
Erceg   30'
Gregorius   39'
Percival   41'
Bromley   42'
Leota   43'
Yallop   50', 57', 83'
Collins   46', 59'
Riley   60'
Report
Solomon Islands  1–2  Tonga
Inifiri   61' Report Feke   39', 65'

New Zealand  7–0  Tonga
Campbell   1'
Rennie   13'
Yallop   41', 63'
Harrison   43'
Riley   53'
Humphries   71'
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Group stage result
1   Samoa (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3   Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4   New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Papua New Guinea  6–1  Fiji
Limbai   11', 18', 63', 66'
Nakas   12'
Winas   32'
Report Ratu   83'

Fiji  3–0  New Caledonia
Marama   52'
Begum   77'
Ratu   82' (pen.)
Report

Knockout stage edit

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 April
 
 
  New Zealand 5
 
8 April
 
  Papua New Guinea 1
 
  New Zealand 6
 
6 April
 
  Tonga 0
 
  Samoa 2
 
 
  Tonga 3
 
Third place
 
 
8 April
 
 
  Samoa 1
 
 
  Papua New Guinea 4

Semi-finals edit

New Zealand  5–1  Papua New Guinea
Campbell   6', 9', 18'
Yallop   40'
Riley   90'
Report Leo   7'

Samoa  2–3  Tonga
Taumua   11'
Tafafa   56'
Report Utaatu   5' (pen.), 67' (pen.)
Feke   73'

Third Place Match edit

Samoa  1–4  Papua New Guinea
F. Ane   60' Report Chalau   6'
Leo   45', 83'
Winas   50'

Final edit

New Zealand  6–0  Tonga
Campbell   8'
Riley   30'
Humphries   40'
Longo   44'
Collins   81'
Harrison   90'
Report

Goalscorers edit

6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Roman, Todd (17 April 2014). "OFC Under 20 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "New Zealand books FIFA U20 berth". Solomon Islands Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

External links edit