2007 OFC Women's Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Papua New Guinea |
Dates | 9–13 April 2007 |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 30 (5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New Guinea[1] between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament.
The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup.
New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995.[2]
The Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu were announced to take part, but withdrew before the tournament was organised.
New Zealand won the tournament and qualified to their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 16 years.
Participating nations
[edit]Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament.
Team | Tournament appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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8th | 2003 | Winners (1983, 1991) | |
6th | 2003 | 3rd (1991, 1994, 1998, 2003) | |
1st | — | — | |
1st | — | — |
Officials
[edit]The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament.
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Results
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | Champions and qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 6 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 1 | ||
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 1 |
Papua New Guinea | 6–1 | |
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Chalau Siniu Galo |
Report | Fula |
New Zealand | 8–0 | |
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Ferrara N. Smith Percival R. Smith Kete |
Report |
Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | |
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Niukapu |
Report |
Papua New Guinea | 0–7 | |
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Report | N. Smith Thompson Percival Yallop Green Moorwood |
Awards
[edit]2007 OFC Women's Championship winners |
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New Zealand Third title |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
Prudence Fula (for Papua New Guinea)
Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu (for Papua New Guinea)
References
[edit]- ^ PNG squad ready for World Cup Qualifier Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Papua New Guinea Football Association, retrieved 5 April 2007
- ^ Oceania Cup (Women), Erik Garin, RSSSF, retrieved 5 April 2007
External links
[edit]- OFC Event report (PDF)
- Table & results at RSSSF.com