2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = OFC U-20 Women's Championship
| year = 2015
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = {{TGA}}
| city = Nuku'alofa
| dates = 1–10 October 2015
| num_teams = 5
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{fbwu|20|NZL}}
| count = 5
| second_other = {{fbwu|20|SAM}}
| third_other = {{fbwu|20|VAN}}
| fourth_other = {{fbwu|20|NCL}}
| matches = 10
| goals = 102
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NZL}} Emma Rolston {{nowrap|(25 goals)}}
| player = {{flagicon|NZL}} Jasmine Pereira
| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|SAM}} Katarina Ah Sui
| fair_play = {{fbwu|20|TGA}}
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2017
}}
The 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Tonga between 1–10 October 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a638b6f0-e0f3-473e-b4a0-2680bf394473/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Tonga to host OFC U-20 women’s showpiece|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=28 August 2015|access-date=2015-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914074207/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a638b6f0-e0f3-473e-b4a0-2680bf394473/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-14|url-status=dead}} The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 16–30 January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=OFC Executive Committee decisions |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |date=April 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181721/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=March 3, 2016 }}
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the OFC representative, besides Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/38/35/13/circularno.1428-decisionstakenbythefifaexecutivecommitteeconcerningwomenscompetitions2016_neutral.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712053521/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/38/35/13/circularno.1428-decisionstakenbythefifaexecutivecommitteeconcerningwomenscompetitions2016%5fneutral.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2014|title=Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016|publisher=FIFA|date=23 June 2014}}
New Zealand were confirmed as champions for the fifth consecutive time on 8 October 2015, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=10/news=new-zealand-win-through-to-png-2709863.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327150628/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=10/news=new-zealand-win-through-to-png-2709863.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 27, 2016|title=New Zealand win through to PNG|publisher=FIFA.com|date=8 October 2015}}
Teams
A total of five OFC member national teams entered the tournament.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | ||
| Team
! Appearance ! Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{fbwu|20|NCL}} | {{sort|03|3rd}} | {{sort|03|Third place}} (2012) |
| {{fbwu|20|NZL}} | {{sort|06|6th}} | {{sort|01|Champions}} (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| {{fbwu|20|SAM}} | {{sort|04|4th}} | {{sort|04|Fourth place}} (2002, 2006, 2012) |
| {{fbwu|20|TGA}} (hosts) | {{sort|05|5th}} | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2006) |
| {{fbwu|20|VAN}} | {{sort|03|3rd}} | {{sort|04|Fourth place}} (2012) |
;Did not enter
- {{fbwu|20|ASA}}
- {{fbwu|20|COK}}
- {{fbwu|20|FIJ}}
- {{fbwu|20|PNG}}
- {{fbwu|20|SOL}}
- {{fbwu|20|TAH}}
Venue
The matches were played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa.
Squads
{{main article|2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship squads}}
Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Matches
The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were two matches on each matchday, with one team having a bye. The draw for the fixtures was held on 2 September 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ce992cbf-9a91-4959-bb3a-93922ef5d023/language/en-US/Default.aspx|title=Draw reveals path to Papua New Guinea|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=September 2, 2015|access-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914075203/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ce992cbf-9a91-4959-bb3a-93922ef5d023/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=September 14, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
All times were local, TOT (UTC+13).
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|time = 13:00
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|score = 0–15
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Pereira {{goal|30||45+1||64}}
Coombes {{goal|32||34||44}}
Cleverley {{goal|41||75||90+1}}
Robertson {{goal|62}}
Jale {{goal|78||82}}
|stadium = Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa
|attendance =
|referee = George Time (Solomon Islands)
}}
{{Football box
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|time = 15:30
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|score = 4–0
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Batick {{goal|72}}
Anis {{goal|77}}
Senis {{goal|89}}
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|attendance =
|referee = Salesh Chand (Fiji)
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|time = 13:00
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|score = 26–0
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|goals1 = Rolston {{goal|2||3||5||11||14}}
{{goal|20|pen.|22||27||28||32||45+6}}
Satchell {{goal|8||25||49}}
Pereira {{goal|15||37||50||77||82||90+3}}
Jale {{goal|34||38||64}}
Parris {{goal|56}}
Robertson {{goal|72}}
Richards {{goal|79}}
|goals2 =
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|attendance =
|referee = Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
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{{Football box
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|time = 15:30
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|score = 3–3
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|goals1 = Tongia {{goal|39||56||90+2}}
|goals2 = Mad. Ah Ki {{goal|60}}
Faasavalu {{goal|75}}
Daniells {{goal|87}}
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|attendance =
|referee = Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
}}
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{{Football box
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|time = 13:00
|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NCL}}
|score = 2–6
|team2 = {{fbwu|20|SAM}}
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|goals1 = Tchacko {{goal|12}}
Oniary {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = Moaata {{goal|5}}
Fiso {{goal|8||23||51}}
Daniells {{goal|40}}
Nielsen {{goal|76}}
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|attendance =
|referee = George Time (Solomon Islands)
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{{Football box
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|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NZL}}
|score = 18–0
|team2 = {{fbwu|20|VAN}}
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|goals1 = Pereira {{goal|5||15||18||22||63||77}}
Rolston {{goal|8||10||40||43}}
{{goal|57||65||81||82||84}}
Robertson {{goal|13||45}}
Cleverley {{goal|26}}
|goals2 =
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|attendance =
|referee = Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
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{{Football box
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|time = 13:00
|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|SAM}}
|score = 3–3
|team2 = {{fbwu|20|VAN}}
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|goals1 = Daniells {{goal|48||90+6}}
Mad. Ah Ki {{goal|54}}
|goals2 = Melteviel {{goal|6||66}}
Charley {{goal|22}}
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|attendance =
|referee = Salesh Chand (Fiji)
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|goals1 = Nyipie {{goal|24}}
Tchacko {{goal|64}}
I. Hace {{goal|83}}
|goals2 = Laakulu {{goal|67||89}}
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Melteviel {{goal|89}}
|goals2 = Laakulu {{goal|79}}
Akolo {{goal|86}}
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Rolston {{goal|40||45+1}}
Pereira {{goal|46}}
Coombes {{goal|53}}
Main {{goal|55||58||58||74}}
Robertson {{goal|80}}
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|attendance =
|referee = George Time (Solomon Islands)
}}
Winners
{{Winners|fbwu|20|2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship|NZL|Fifth}}
New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the sixth consecutive time. With hosts Papua New Guinea also participating, this is the first tournament to feature two teams from OFC.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | ||
| Team
! Qualified on ! Previous appearances in tournament1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{fbwu|20|PNG}} | {{sort|01|20 March 2015}} | {{sort|00|0}} (Debut) |
| {{fbwu|20|NZL}} | {{sort|02|8 October 2015}} | {{sort|05|5}} (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
:
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/872abece-f887-4221-aa40-aa659a2855b9/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=New Zealand celebrate title in style |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |date=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014041558/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/872abece-f887-4221-aa40-aa659a2855b9/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=October 14, 2015 }}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Award
!Player |
|---|
| Golden Ball
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Jasmine Pereira |
| Golden Boot
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Emma Rolston |
| Golden Gloves
|align=left|{{flagicon|SAM}} Katarina Ah Sui |
| Fair Play Award
|align=left|{{fbwu|20|TGA}} |
Goalscorers
;25 goals
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Emma Rolston
;16 goals
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Jasmine Pereira
;5 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Daisy Cleverley
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Grace Jale
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Michaela Robertson
{{div col end}}
;4 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Isabella Coombes
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Emma Main
- {{flagicon|SAM}} Matalena Daniells
- {{flagicon|VAN}} Monica Melteviel
{{div col end}}
;3 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Paige Satchell
- {{flagicon|SAM}} Shalom Fiso
- {{flagicon|TGA}} Ofaloto Laakulu
- {{flagicon|TGA}} Malia Tongia
{{div col end}}
;2 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|NCL|football}} Marie-Luce Tchacko
- {{flagicon|SAM}} Madeleen Ah Ki
- {{flagicon|VAN}} Priscilla Charley
{{div col end}}
;1 goal
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flagicon|NCL|football}} Isabelle Hace
- {{flagicon|NCL|football}} Lyndsay Nyipie
- {{flagicon|NCL|football}} Marlory Oniary
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Jade Parris
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Isabella Richards
- {{flagicon|SAM}} Matalena Faasavalu
- {{flagicon|SAM}} Vaaipu Moaata
- {{flagicon|SAM}} Marcella Nielsen
- {{flagicon|TGA}} Mele Akolo
- {{flagicon|VAN}} Brenda Anis
- {{flagicon|VAN}} Rina Batick
- {{flagicon|VAN}} Clemontine Senis
{{div col end}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/News/tabid/1013/Competition/b8b81c16-d406-405d-a0d5-1b52a41b20e3/language/en-US/Default.aspx?CompTitle=OFC%20U-20%20Women%27s 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship], oceaniafootball.com
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