2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Tonga
City Nuku'alofa
Dates 1–10 October 2015
Teams 5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up  Samoa
Third place  Vanuatu
Fourth place  New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 10
Goals scored 102 (10.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) New Zealand Emma Rolston (25 goals)
Best player New Zealand Jasmine Pereira
Best goalkeeper Samoa Katarina Ah Sui
Fair play award  Tonga

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.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 16–30 January 2016.[2]

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.[3]

New Zealand were confirmed as champions for the fifth consecutive time on 8 October 2015, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.[4]

Teams

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

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 New Caledonia 3rd Third place (2012)
 New Zealand 6th Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa 4th Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Tonga (hosts) 5th Runners-up (2006)
 Vanuatu 3rd Fourth place (2012)

Venue

The matches were played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa.[1]

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.[5]

All times were local, TOT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 69 0 +69 12 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2  Samoa 4 1 2 1 12 18 −6 5
3  Vanuatu 4 1 2 1 9 23 −14 5
4  New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 5 38 −33 3
5  Tonga (H) 4 0 2 2 7 23 −16 2
Source: OFC
(H) Host.

1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
13:00
Tonga  0–15  New Zealand
Report Rolston  19', 48', 69'
Pereira  30', 45+1', 64'
Coombes  32', 34', 44'
Cleverley  41', 75', 90+1'
Robertson  62'
Jale  78', 82'

1 October 2015 (2015-10-01)
15:30
Vanuatu  4–0  New Caledonia
Melteviel  53'
Batick  72'
Anis  77'
Senis  89' 		Report
Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)
13:00
New Zealand  26–0  New Caledonia
Rolston  2', 3', 5', 11', 14'
 20' (pen.), 22', 27', 28', 32', 45+6'
Satchell  8', 25', 49'
Pereira  15', 37', 50', 77', 82', 90+3'
Jale  34', 38', 64'
Parris  56'
Robertson  72'
Richards  79' 		Report
Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)
15:30
Tonga  3–3  Samoa
Tongia  39', 56', 90+2' Report Mad. Ah Ki  60'
Faasavalu  75'
Daniells  87'

5 October 2015 (2015-10-05)
13:00
New Caledonia  2–6  Samoa
Tchacko  12'
Oniary  82' 		Report Moaata  5'
Fiso  8', 23', 51'
Daniells  40'
Nielsen  76'

5 October 2015 (2015-10-05)
15:30
New Zealand  18–0  Vanuatu
Pereira  5', 15', 18', 22', 63', 77'
Rolston  8', 10', 40', 43'
 57', 65', 81', 82', 84'
Robertson  13', 45'
Cleverley  26' 		Report
Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
13:00
Samoa  3–3  Vanuatu
Daniells  48', 90+6'
Mad. Ah Ki  54' 		Report Melteviel  6', 66'
Charley  22'
Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
15:30
New Caledonia  3–2  Tonga
Nyipie  24'
Tchacko  64'
I. Hace  83' 		Report Laakulu  67', 89'

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)
13:00
Vanuatu  2–2  Tonga
Charley  23'
Melteviel  89' 		Report Laakulu  79'
Akolo  86'
Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa
Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)
15:30
Samoa  0–10  New Zealand
Report Cleverley  18'
Rolston  40', 45+1'
Pereira  46'
Coombes  53'
Main  55', 58', 58', 74'
Robertson  80'

Winners

 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Fifth title

New Zealand qualified for the FIFA 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.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Papua New Guinea 20 March 2015 0 (Debut)
 New Zealand 8 October 2015 5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Jasmine Pereira
Golden Boot New Zealand Emma Rolston
Golden Gloves Samoa Katarina Ah Sui
Fair Play Award  Tonga

Goalscorers

25 goals
16 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • New Zealand Isabella Coombes
  • New Zealand Emma Main
  • Samoa Matalena Daniells
  • Vanuatu Monica Melteviel
3 goals
  • New Zealand Paige Satchell
  • Samoa Shalom Fiso
  • Tonga Ofaloto Laakulu
  • Tonga Malia Tongia
2 goals
  • New Caledonia Marie-Luce Tchacko
  • Samoa Madeleen Ah Ki
  • Vanuatu Priscilla Charley
1 goal
  • New Caledonia Isabelle Hace
  • New Caledonia Lyndsay Nyipie
  • New Caledonia Marlory Oniary
  • New Zealand Jade Parris
  • New Zealand Isabella Richards
  • Samoa Matalena Faasavalu
  • Samoa Vaaipu Moaata
  • Samoa Marcella Nielsen
  • Tonga Mele Akolo
  • Vanuatu Brenda Anis
  • Vanuatu Rina Batick
  • Vanuatu Cllemontine Senis

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tonga to host OFC U-20 women’s showpiece". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand win through to PNG". FIFA.com. 8 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Draw reveals path to Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. September 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand celebrate title in style". Oceania Football Confederation. October 10, 2015.

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