2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details | |
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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) | Emma Rolston (25 goals) |
Best player | Jasmine Pereira |
Best goalkeeper | 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 |
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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) |
Did not enter | |
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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 |
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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 |
1 October 2015 13:00 |
Tonga | 0–15 | New Zealand |
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Report | Rolston 19', 48', 69' Pereira 30', 45+1', 64' Coombes 32', 34', 44' Cleverley 41', 75', 90+1' Robertson 62' Jale 78', 82' |
3 October 2015 13:00 |
New Zealand | 26–0 | New Caledonia |
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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 |
3 October 2015 15:30 |
Tonga | 3–3 | Samoa |
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Tongia 39', 56', 90+2' | Report | Mad. Ah Ki 60' Faasavalu 75' Daniells 87' |
5 October 2015 13:00 |
New Caledonia | 2–6 | Samoa |
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Tchacko 12' Oniary 82' |
Report | Moaata 5' Fiso 8', 23', 51' Daniells 40' Nielsen 76' |
5 October 2015 15:30 |
New Zealand | 18–0 | Vanuatu |
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Pereira 5', 15', 18', 22', 63', 77' Rolston 8', 10', 40', 43' 57', 65', 81', 82', 84' Robertson 13', 45' Cleverley 26' |
Report |
8 October 2015 13:00 |
Samoa | 3–3 | Vanuatu |
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Daniells 48', 90+6' Mad. Ah Ki 54' |
Report | Melteviel 6', 66' Charley 22' |
8 October 2015 15:30 |
New Caledonia | 3–2 | Tonga |
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Nyipie 24' Tchacko 64' I. Hace 83' |
Report | Laakulu 67', 89' |
10 October 2015 15:30 |
Samoa | 0–10 | New Zealand |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Golden Ball | Jasmine Pereira |
Golden Boot | Emma Rolston |
Golden Gloves | Katarina Ah Sui |
Fair Play Award | Tonga |
Goalscorers
- 25 goals
- 16 goals
- 5 goals
- Daisy Cleverley
- Grace Jale
- Michaela Robertson
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- 1 2 3 "Tonga to host OFC U-20 women’s showpiece". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 August 2015.
- ↑ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "New Zealand win through to PNG". FIFA.com. 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Draw reveals path to Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. September 2, 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand celebrate title in style". Oceania Football Confederation. October 10, 2015.
External links
- 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship, oceaniafootball.com
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