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2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship

The 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands between 13 and 23 January 2016.[1] The tournament, which returned after the previous edition in 2014 was cancelled, was originally scheduled to be held between 13 and 28 September 2015.[2]

2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cook Islands
CityMatavera
Dates13–23 January 2016
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up Papua New Guinea
Third place Fiji
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored107 (6.69 per match)
Attendance5,300 (331 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Hannah Blake (14 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Michaela Foster
Best goalkeeperFiji Francine Lockington
Fair play award Cook Islands
← 2012
2017 →

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the OFC representative.[3]

New Zealand were crowned as champions for the third consecutive time on 24 January 2016, sealing their qualification for the World Cup.[4]

Teams edit

A total of nine OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[1]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Cook Islands (hosts) 2nd Third place (2012)
  Fiji 1st Debut
  New Caledonia 2nd Fourth place (2012)
  New Zealand 3rd Champions (2010, 2012)
  Papua New Guinea 3rd Runners-up (2012)
  Samoa 1st Debut
  Solomon Islands 2nd Runners-up (2010)
  Tonga 2nd 4th place (2010)
  Vanuatu 1st Debut
Withdrew

Venue edit

The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field and Takitumu School in Matavera.[5]

Squads edit

Main article: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 19 October 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] The nine teams were divided into one group of five teams and one group of four teams, with each group played in round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

After the withdrawal of the Solomon Islands from the tournament, the Group A fixtures were re-drawn on 3 November 2015 at the OFC Headquarters.[6] As a result, the tournament also starts four days later from its original start date of 9 January 2016.

All times are local, CKT (UTC−10).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 0 36 0 +36 9 Knockout stage
2   New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 10 12 −2 6
3   Tonga 3 1 0 2 4 19 −15 3
4   Samoa 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
5   Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
New Caledonia  5–0  Tonga
Pahoa   3', 8'
Koindredi   71'
Lalie   79'
Ali Said   88'		 Report
Attendance: 400[7]
New Zealand  11–0  Samoa
Blake   1', 81', 90+6'
Jillings   7'
Hand   12', 20', 65'
Tawharu   35'
?   72' (o.g.)
Krystman   85', 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 400[8]
New Caledonia  0–12  New Zealand
Report Hand   29'
Jenkins   44', 45+2', 90+3' (pen.)
Main   46'
Blake   49', 70', 71'
Jillings   52'
Foster   56' (pen.)
Bunge   67'
Tawharu   90+5'
Attendance: 300[9]
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
Samoa  1–4  Tonga
Aveau   45+1' Report Fifita   22'
Lutu   43'
Kafa   55'
Polovili   84' (pen.)
Attendance: 150[10]
Tonga  0–13  New Zealand
Report Blake   5', 15', 55'
Jenkins   12', 24', 28', 84'
Main   36', 43'
Tawharu   41', 45+2', 53', 77'
Attendance: 150[11]
Samoa  0–5  New Caledonia
Report Takamatsu   10', 73'
Pahoa   16', 40'
Leme   57'
Attendance: 100[12]

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Knockout stage
2   Fiji 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3   Cook Islands (H) 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 3
4   Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 5 14 −9 3
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Cook Islands  0–3  Fiji
Report Hussein   22'
Likuculacula   30'
Nasau   59' (pen.)
Attendance: 500[13]
Papua New Guinea  7–1  Vanuatu
Giada   1', 21', 43', 47'
Malara   11', 80'
Unamba   82'		 Report Gere   90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 150[14]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Fiji  2–3  Vanuatu
Nasau   70'
Likuculacula   74'		 Report Gere   44'
Ngwele   48'
Simon   83'
Attendance: 300[15]
Papua New Guinea  2–1  Cook Islands
Giada   39', 44' Report Williams   10'
Attendance: 450[16]
Vanuatu  1–5  Cook Islands
Coulon   84' Report Harmon   3', 17', 35'
Marurai   37'
Rongokea   46'
Attendance: 500[17]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Fiji  2–2  Papua New Guinea
?   49' (o.g.)
Nasau   83'		 Report Giada   28'
Malara   65'
Attendance: 100[18]

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 January
 
 
  New Zealand11
 
23 January
 
  Fiji0
 
  New Zealand8
 
21 January
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  Papua New Guinea2
 
 
  New Caledonia1
 
Third place
 
 
23 January
 
 
  Fiji3
 
 
  New Caledonia2

Semi-finals edit

New Zealand  11–0  Fiji
Blake   7', 45'
Krystman   12'
?   24' (o.g.)
Main   38', 45+7'
Hand   45+2', 82', 90+5'
Tawharu   76', 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 300[19]
Papua New Guinea  2–1  New Caledonia
Kig   3', 90+5' Report Pahoa   85' (pen.)
Attendance: 300[20]

Third place match edit

Fiji  3–2  New Caledonia
Nasau   5', 35'
?   74' (o.g.)		 Report Takamatsu   11'
Pahoa   88'
Attendance: 600[21]

Final edit

Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

New Zealand  8–0  Papua New Guinea
Blake   26', 46', 90+1'
Hand   33', 51', 53'
Tawharu   62'
Foster   88'		 Report
Attendance: 600[22]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Winners edit

 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship 
 
New Zealand
Third title

New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup for the fifth consecutive time.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
  New Zealand 23 January 2016 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards edit

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[23]

Award Player
Golden Ball   Michaela Foster
Golden Boot   Hannah Blake
Golden Gloves   Francine Lockington
Fair Play Award   Cook Islands

Goalscorers edit

14 goals
10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  •   1 own goal (playing against New Zealand)
  •   1 own goal (playing against Fiji)
  •   1 own goal (playing against Fiji)
  •   1 own goal (playing against New Zealand)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Pathway to Jordan confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2014.
  4. ^ "New Zealand book passage to Jordan 2016". FIFA.com. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Kick-off times released". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Changes for OFC U-17 Women's Championship". OFC. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - Tonga" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - Samoa" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Caledonia - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  10. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Samoa - Tonga" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Tonga - New Zealand" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Samoa - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Cook Islands - Fiji" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Papua New Guinea - Vanuatu". OFC.
  15. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Fiji - Vanuatu" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  16. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Papua New Guinea - Cook Islands" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Vanuatu - Cook Islands". OFC.
  18. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Fiji - Papua New Guinea" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  19. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - Fiji" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Papua New Guinea - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: Fiji - New Caledonia" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  22. ^ "2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship Match Summary: New Zealand - Papua New Guinea" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  23. ^ "New Zealand claim title in style". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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