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2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = OFC U-19 Women's Championship

| year = 2023

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = {{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

| city = Lautoka/Suva

| dates = 21 June – 8 July 2023

| num_teams = 10

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| champion_other = {{nowrap|{{fbwu|20|NZL}}}}

| count = 8

| second_other = {{fbwu|20|FIJ}}

| third_other = {{fbwu|20|SAM}}

| fourth_other = {{fbwu|20|COK}}

| matches = 20

| goals = 88

| attendance = {{#expr: 147 + 124 + 367 + 178 + 201 + 200 + 400 + 150 + 400 + 200 + 150 + 274 + 250 + 400 + 100 + 300}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ruby Nathan
(8 goals)

| player = {{fbwuicon|20|NZL}} Helena Errington

| goalkeeper = {{fbwuicon|20|COK}} Kimberley Uini

| fair_play =

| prevseason = 2019

| nextseason = 2025

| updated =

}}

The 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Fiji from 21 June to 8 July 2023.{{cite web |title=U-19 Women's Championship |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/u-19-womens-championship/ |website=Oceania Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the OFC representative. The runner-up of the tournament eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to OFC.

New Zealand were the defending champions from 2019.

Teams

All but one of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.{{cite web |title=OFC U-19 WOMEN'S DRAW |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-finalised-for-ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023/ofc-u-19-womens-draw/ |website=Oceania Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance

! Previous best performance

{{fbwu|20|COK}}4th{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2010)
{{fbwu|20|FIJ}} (hosts)5th{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2017)
{{fbwu|20|NCL}}6th{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2019)
{{fbwu|20|NZL}}9th{{sort|01|Champions}} (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019)
{{fbwu|20|PNG}}7th{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2004, 2012, 2014)
{{fbwu|20|SAM}}7th{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2015)
{{fbwu|20|SOL}}4th{{sort|03|Third place}} (2004)
{{fbwu|20|TAH}}2nd{{sort|03|Third place}} (2019)
{{fbwu|20|TGA}}8th{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2006)
{{fbwu|20|VAN}}5th{{sort|03|Third place}} (2015)

Venues

Group stage

The top two of each group and the best two third place teams advance to the quarterfinals.{{cite web |title=STAGE SET FOR FUTURE STARS TO SHINE AT OFC U-19 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/stage-set-for-future-stars-to-shine-at-ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023/ |website=Oceania Football |access-date=24 June 2023}}

All times are local, FJT (GMT+12).

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group A

|source=[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/u-19-womens-championship/ OFC]

|name_NCL={{fbwu|20|NCL}}

|name_SAM={{fbwu|20|SAM}}

|name_VAN={{fbwu|20|VAN}}

|name_TGA={{fbwu|20|TGA}}

|update=complete

|win_NCL=3 |draw_NCL=0 |loss_NCL=0 |gf_NCL=11 |ga_NCL=1 |status_NCL=

|win_SAM=2 |draw_SAM=0 |loss_SAM=1 |gf_SAM=6 |ga_SAM=4 |status_SAM=

|win_VAN=1 |draw_VAN=0 |loss_VAN=2 |gf_VAN=8 |ga_VAN=7 |status_VAN=

|win_TGA=0 |draw_TGA=0 |loss_TGA=3 |gf_TGA=1 |ga_TGA=14 |status_TGA=

|team1=NCL |team2=SAM |team3=VAN |team4=TGA

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|id = A1 v A2

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|21|df=y}}

|time = 12:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NCL}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|SAM}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-a-2642998757/new-caledonia-samoa-1-0-2693758878

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Churchill Park

|location = Lautoka

|attendance = 147

|referee = Torika Delai (Fiji)

}}

{{Football box

|id = A3 v A4

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|21|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|VAN}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|TGA}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-a-2642998757/vanuatu-tonga-5-0-2693759964/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Churchill Park

|location = Lautoka

|attendance = 124

|referee = Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

}}

----

{{Football box

|id = A1 v A3

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|24|df=y}}

|time = 12:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NCL}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|VAN}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-a-2642998757/new-caledonia-vanuatu-4-1-2693758880/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Churchill Park

|location = Lautoka

|attendance = 367

|referee = Caleb Downes (New Zealand)

}}

{{Football box

|id = A4 v A2

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|24|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|TGA}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|SAM}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-a-2642998757/tonga-samoa-1-3-2693759948

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Churchill Park

|location = Lautoka

|attendance = 178

|referee = Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea)

}}

----

{{Football box

|id = A4 v A1

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|27|df=y}}

|time = 12:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|TGA}}

|score1 = 0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|NCL}}

|score2 = 6

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-a-2642998757/tonga-new-caledonia-2693760438

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Churchill Park

|location = Lautoka

|attendance = 201

|referee = Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

}}

{{Football box

|id = A2 v A3

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|27|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|SAM}}

|score1 = 3

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|VAN}}

|score2 = 2

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-a-2642998757/samoa-vanuatu-2693758881/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Churchill Park

|location = Lautoka

|attendance = 200

|referee = Torika Delai (Fiji)

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group B

|source=[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/u-19-womens-championship/ OFC]

|name_NZL={{fbwu|20|NZL}}

|name_FIJ={{fbwu|20|FIJ}}

|name_PNG={{fbwu|20|PNG}}

|update=complete

|win_NZL=2 |draw_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=0 |gf_NZL=14 |ga_NZL=0 |status_NZL=

|win_FIJ=1 |draw_FIJ=0 |loss_FIJ=1 |gf_FIJ=2 |ga_FIJ=3 |status_FIJ=H

|win_PNG=0 |draw_PNG=0 |loss_PNG=2 |gf_PNG=0 |ga_PNG=13 |status_PNG=

|team1=NZL |team2=FIJ |team3=PNG

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|id = B1 v B2

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|22|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|FIJ}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-b-2642987642/new-zealand-fiji-3-0-2693760754/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 400

|referee = David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

}}

----

{{Football box

|id = B1 v B3

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|25|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score = 11–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|PNG}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-b-2642987642/new-zealand-papua-new-guinea-2693760755/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 150

|referee = Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

}}

----

{{Football box

|id = B2 v B3

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|28|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|FIJ}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|PNG}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-b-2642987642/fiji-papua-new-guinea-2693760756/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 400

|referee = Carlito Martin (Tahiti)

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group C

|source=[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/u-19-womens-championship/ OFC]

|name_TAH={{fbwu|20|TAH}}

|name_SOL={{fbwu|20|SOL}}

|name_COK={{fbwu|20|COK}}

|update=complete

|win_TAH=0 |draw_TAH=1 |loss_TAH=1 |gf_TAH=0 |ga_TAH=1 |status_TAH=

|win_SOL=1 |draw_SOL=0 |loss_SOL=1 |gf_SOL=1 |ga_SOL=1 |status_SOL=

|win_COK=1 |draw_COK=1 |loss_COK=0 |gf_COK=1 |ga_COK=0 |status_COK=

|team1=COK |team2=SOL |team3=TAH

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|id = C1 v C2

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|22|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|TAH}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|SOL}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-c-2642998764/tahiti-solomon-islands-0-1-2693761272

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 200

|referee = Chris Bennett (New Zealand)

}}

----

{{Football box

|id = C1 v C3

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|25|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|TAH}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|COK}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-c-2642998764/tahiti-cook-islands-2693761273/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 150

|referee = Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

}}

----

{{Football box

|id = C2 v C3

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|28|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|event =

|round =

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|SOL}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|COK}}

|scorenote =

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-group-c-2642998764/solomon-islands-cook-islands-2693761274/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 274

|referee = Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)

}}

=Ranking of third-placed teams=

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not be considered for this ranking.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Ranking of third-placed teams

|source=[https://www.oceaniafootball.com/u-19-womens-championship/ OFC]

|team_order= GrC, GrA, GrB

|update=complete

|win_GrA=0 |draw_GrA=0 |loss_GrA=2 |gf_GrA=8 |ga_GrA=7 | status_GrA=

|win_GrB=0 |draw_GrB=0 |loss_GrB=2 |gf_GrB=0 |ga_GrB=13 | status_GrB=

|win_GrC=0 |draw_GrC=1 |loss_GrC=1 |gf_GrC=0 |ga_GrC=1 | status_GrC=

|name_GrA={{fbwu|20|VAN}}

|name_GrB={{fbwu|20|PNG}}

|name_GrC={{fbwu|20|TAH}}

|show_groups=yes

|group_GrA=A

|group_GrB=B

|group_GrC=C

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage

}}

Knockout stage

The knockout stage draw took place on 28 June 2023 at the completion of the group stage.{{cite web |title=QUARTER FINALS DRAW MADE AS FIJI AND COOK ISLANDS WIN FINAL GROUP MATCHES |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/quarter-finals-draw-made-as-fiji-and-cook-islands-win-final-group-matches/ |website=Oceania Football |access-date=28 June 2023}}

=Qualified teams=

The winners and runners-up of each of the three groups and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.

class="wikitable"
Group

!|Winners

!|Runners-up

!|Third place

A

|{{fbwu|20|NCL}}

|{{fbwu|20|SAM}}

|{{fbwu|20|VAN}}

B

|{{fbwu|20|NZL}}

|{{fbwu|20|FIJ}}

|{{N/A}}

C

|{{fbwu|20|COK}}

|{{fbwu|20|SOL}}

|{{fbwu|20|TAH}}

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes

|RD1=Quarter-finals

|RD2=Semi-finals

|RD3=Final

|RD4=Third place match

|1 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|SAM}} (p)|1 (4)|{{fbwu|20|TAH}}|1 (3)

|1 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|NCL}}|0|{{fbwu|20|FIJ}}|1

|2 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|NZL}}|19|{{fbwu|20|SOL}}|0

|2 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|COK}}|2|{{fbwu|20|VAN}}|1

|5 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|SAM}}|1|{{fbwu|20|FIJ}}|3

|5 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|NZL}}|5|{{fbwu|20|COK}}|0

|8 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|FIJ}}|0|{{fbwu|20|NZL}}|7

|8 July – Suva|{{fbwu|20|SAM}}|2|{{fbwu|20|COK}}|1

}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{Football box

|id = QF1

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|1|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|SAM}}

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|TAH}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-quarter-finals-2643043643/samoa-tahiti-4-3-2695689889/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 250

|referee = Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

}}

{{Football box

|id = QF2

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|1|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NCL}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|FIJ}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-quarter-finals-2643043643/new-caledonia-fiji-0-1-2695689898/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 400

|referee = Caleb Downes (New Zealand)

}}

{{Football box

|id = QF3

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|2|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score = 19–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|SOL}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-quarter-finals-2643043643/new-zealand-solomon-islands-19-0-2695689907

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 100

|referee = Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

}}

{{Football box

|id = QF4

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|2|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|COK}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|VAN}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-quarter-finals-2643043643/cook-islands-vanuatu-2695689936

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 300

|referee = Carlito Martin (Tahiti)

}}

=Semi-finals=

Winners qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

{{Football box

|id = SF1

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|5|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|SAM}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|FIJ}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-semi-finals-2643043525/samoa-fiji-2693762116/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 500

|referee = Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

}}

{{Football box

|id = SF2

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|5|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NZL}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|COK}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-semi-finals-2643043525/new-zealand-cook-islands-2693762117/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 150

|referee = Tojika Delai (Fiji)

}}

=Third place match=

{{Football box

|id = Third place match

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|8|df=y}}

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|SAM}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|COK}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-3rd-&-4th-place-play-off-2646261478/samoa-cook-islands-2-1-2693762689

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 100

|referee = Torika Delai (Fiji)

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|id = Final

|date = {{Start date|2023|7|8|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|FIJ}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fbwu|20|NZL}}

|report = https://www.oceaniafootball.com/competition-list/ofc-u-19-womens-championship-2023-final-2643043977/fiji-new-zealand-0-7-2693762357/

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HFC Bank Stadium

|location = Suva

|attendance = 985

|referee = Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

}}

<span class="anchor" id="OFC2023U19awards"></span>Awards

{{Winners|fbwu|20|2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship|NZL|Eighth}}

class="wikitable"
Award

!Winner{{cite web |title=Helena Errington wins Golden Ball for performances at OFC U-19 Championship |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/07/10/helena-errington-wins-golden-ball-for-performances-at-ofc-u-19-championship/ |website=friendsoffootballnz.com |date=10 July 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024}}

Golden Ball

|{{fbwuicon|20|NZL}} Helena Errington

Golden Boot

|{{fbwuicon|20|NZL}} Ruby Nathan

Golden Glove

|{{fbwuicon|20|COK}} Kimberley Uini

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024

The following teams from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.

class="wikitable sortable"
Teams

! Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number" |Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

{{Fbwu|20|New Zealand}}

| 8 July 2023

|8 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)

{{Fbwu|20|Fiji}}

| 4 October 2023{{efn|After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Fiji took the new second spot as OFC representative as they ended second in this tournament.}}

|0 (debut)

{{notelist|refs=

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=88 |matches=20

|8 goals=

|7 goals=

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{OFC women's U-20 Championship}}

{{2023 in Oceanian football (OFC)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ofc U-19 Women's Championship 2023}}

2023

U-19 Women's Championship

U-19 Championship

U-19 Women's Championship

OFC

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