OFC U-16 Women's Championship
{{infobox football tournament
| logo =
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| founded = 2010
| number of teams = varies
| current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbwu|17|New Zealand}}
(6th title)}}
| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbwu|17|New Zealand}}
(6 titles)}}
| current = 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
}}
The OFC U-16 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-17 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament) an Oceanic association football tournament held to determine the team that will appear in the Women's U-17 World Cup. The competition is organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and was first held in 2010.
There was no OFC qualifying tournament to the first world cup in 2008, as New Zealand classified automatically as hosts.{{cite web|title=New Zealand ready to welcome the world|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/newzealand2008/news/newsid=112909.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730121229/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/newzealand2008/news/newsid=112909.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2012|publisher=FIFA|access-date=4 June 2011|date=8 March 2007}}
The inaugural edition, held in New Zealand from 12 to 14 April 2010, was a group stage contested by only 4 of OFC's 11 teams to fill the only spot for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It was won by New Zealand, who won all their games without conceding a goal.{{cite web|title=Kiwis stroll to Oceania crown|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/newsid=1195972.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423001245/http://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/newsid=1195972.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2010|publisher=OFC|access-date=4 June 2011|date=19 April 2010}} The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title.{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/76203994/new-zealand-qualify-for-fifa-under17-world-womens-cup-after-winning-oceania-title | title=New Zealand qualify for Fifa under-17 World Women's Cup after winning Oceania title | publisher=stuff.co.nz | date=24 January 2016 | access-date=24 January 2016}}
The edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition,{{cite web | url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/lutu-standing-out-for-tonga/ | title=Lutu standing out for Tonga | publisher=oceaniafootball.com | date=21 April 2017 | access-date=21 April 2017}} and the tournament was called the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, so was the 2023 edition.
Tournaments
Because the 2014 World Cup was already held in March, no sufficient early date could be found for the OFC qualifier. The tournament was cancelled and New Zealand sent to the World Cup by default.
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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host !width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff| !colspan=3|Final !width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff| !colspan=3|Third place match |
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!width=15%|Champions !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Runners-up !width=15%|Third place !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |
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|2010 |{{flagcountry|NZL}} |{{fbwu-big|17|NZL}} |Group stage |{{fbwu-big|17|SOL}} |{{fbwu-big|17|PNG}} |Group stage |{{fbwu-big|17|TGA}} |
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|2012 |{{flagcountry|NZL}} |{{fbwu-big|17|NZL}} |Group stage |{{fbwu-big|17|PNG}} |{{fbwu-big|17|COK}} |Group stage |{{fbwu-big|17|NCL}} |
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|2016 |{{flagcountry|COK}} |{{fbwu-big|17|NZL}} |8–0 |{{fbwu-big|17|PNG}} |{{fbwu-big|17|FIJ}} |3–2 |{{fbwu-big|17|NCL}} |
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|2020 |{{flagcountry|TAH|name=Tahiti}} |colspan=3|Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/womens-u-17-event-cancelled/|title=Women's U-17 event cancelled|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=5 June 2020}} |colspan=3| |
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|2022 |{{flagcountry|TAH|name=Tahiti}}{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-tournaments-update/|title=OFC tournaments update|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=28 July 2020}} |colspan=3|Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-competitions-schedule-update-for-2022/|title=OFC competitions schedule update for 2022|website=oceaniafootball.com|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=8 October 2021}} |colspan=3| |
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| bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Host !width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff| !colspan=3|Final !width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff| !colspan=3|Third place match |
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!width=15%|Champions !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Runners-up !width=15%|Third place !width=10%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |
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|2017 |{{flagcountry|SAM}} |{{fbwu-big|17|NZL}} |6–0 |{{fbwu-big|17|NCL}} |colspan=3|Semifinalists: {{fbwu|17|COK}} and {{fbwu|17|FIJ}} |
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|2023 |{{flagcountry|TAH|name=Tahiti}} |{{fbwu-big|17|NZL}} |1–0 |{{fbwu-big|17|FIJ}} |{{fbwu-big|17|TAH}} |5–3 |{{fbwu-big|17|TGA}} |
| bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2024 |{{flagcountry|FIJ|name=Fiji}} |{{fbwu-big|17|NZL}} |4–0 |{{fbwu-big|17|SAM}} |{{fbwu-big|17|TGA}} |1–0 |{{fbwu-big|17|NCL}} |
Performances by countries
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!Team !Winners !Runners-up !Third-place !Fourth-place !Losing semifinalists !Total (top four) |
| {{fbwu|17|NZL}}
|bgcolor=gold|6 (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024) | | | | |align=center|6 |
| {{fbwu|17|PNG}}
| |bgcolor=silver|2 (2012, 2016) |bgcolor=cc9966|1 (2010) | | |align=center|3 |
| {{fbwu|17|FIJ}}
| |bgcolor=silver|1 (2023) |bgcolor=cc9966|1 (2016) | |bgcolor=#81c846|1 (2017) |align=center|3 |
| {{fbwu|17|NCL}}
| |bgcolor=silver|1 (2017) | |bgcolor=#9acdff|3 (2012, 2016, 2024) | |align=center|4 |
| {{fbwu|17|SOL}}
| |bgcolor=silver|1 (2010) | | | |align=center|1 |
| {{fbwu|17|SAM}}
| |bgcolor=silver|1 (2024) | | | |align=center|1 |
| {{fbwu|17|TGA}}
| | |bgcolor=cc9966|1 (2024) |bgcolor=#9acdff|2 (2010, 2023) | |align=center|3 |
| {{fbwu|17|COK}}
| | |bgcolor=cc9966|1 (2012) | |bgcolor=#81c846|1 (2017) |align=center|2 |
| {{fbwu|17|TAH}}
| | |bgcolor=cc9966|1 (2023) | | |align=center|1 |
| colspan=1| Total ||6||6||5||5||2||24 |
|---|
Participating nations
Awards
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| Tournament
!Most Valuable Player !Top goalscorer(s) !Goals !Golden Golves !Fair play award |
|---|
| 2010
| | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hannah Wong | align=center| 8 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2012
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Briar Palmer | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hannah Carlsen | align=center| 6 | {{flagicon|COK}} Moeroa Nootai | {{fbwu|17|NZL}} |
| 2016
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Michaela Foster | {{flagicon|NZL}} Hannah Blake | align=center| 14 | {{flagicon|FIJ}} Francine Lockington | {{fbwu|17|COK}} |
| 2017
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Maya Hahn | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kelli Brown | align=center| 14 | {{flagicon|NCL}} Lorenza Hnamano | {{fbwu|17|TGA}} |
Champion's U-17 World Cup record
New Zealand qualified for all the editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:
- In 2008, they receive an authomatic berth as host.
- In both 2014 and 2022 editions, they qualified by default, as no OFC qualifier was held due to concerns about dates.
- For the 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2024 editions, New Zealand qualified as Oceanian champions.
- In 2018, New Zealand finished 3rd becoming their best ever finish at any edition.
- Beginning in 2025, Oceania will have two teams which will feature a team other than New Zealand for the first time.
;Legend
- {{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
- {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
- {{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
- {{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place
- SF – Semifinals
- QF – Quarterfinals
- GS – Group Stage
- R1 – Round 1, Group stage
- {{border|width=3px|color=red| }} – Hosts
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! Team !! {{Flag icon|New Zealand}} | |||||||||
| align=left| {{fbwu|17|New Zealand}} | style="border: 3px solid red"|R1 | R1 | R1 | GS | GS | {{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} | GS | Q | Q
|9 |
| align=left| {{fbwu|17|Samoa}} | Q
|1 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ OFC Official Website]
{{OFC U-17 Women's Championship}}
{{International women's football}}
{{OFC women's teams}}
{{FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup}}
{{OFC competitions}}
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