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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | |
City | Nuku'alofa |
Dates | 1–10 October 2015 |
Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 102 (10.2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Fair play award | |
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
editA total of five OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[1]
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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3rd | Third place (2012) | |
6th | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) | |
4th | Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012) | |
5th | Runners-up (2006) | |
3rd | Fourth place (2012) |
- Did not enter
Venue
editThe matches were played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa.[1]
Squads
editPlayers born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Matches
editThe 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | +69 | 12 | 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 5 | ||
3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 5 | ||
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 3 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 2 |
Tonga | 0–15 | |
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Report | Rolston Pereira Coombes Cleverley Robertson Jale |
Vanuatu | 4–0 | |
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Melteviel Batick Anis Senis |
Report |
New Zealand | 26–0 | |
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Rolston Satchell Pereira Jale Parris Robertson Richards |
Report |
Tonga | 3–3 | |
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Tongia |
Report | Mad. Ah Ki Faasavalu Daniells |
New Caledonia | 2–6 | |
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Tchacko Oniary |
Report | Moaata Fiso Daniells Nielsen |
New Zealand | 18–0 | |
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Pereira Rolston Robertson Cleverley |
Report |
Samoa | 3–3 | |
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Daniells Mad. Ah Ki |
Report | Melteviel Charley |
New Caledonia | 3–2 | |
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Nyipie Tchacko I. Hace |
Report | Laakulu |
Vanuatu | 2–2 | |
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Charley Melteviel |
Report | Laakulu Akolo |
Samoa | 0–10 | |
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Report | Cleverley Rolston Pereira Coombes Main Robertson |
Winners
edit2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship |
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New Zealand Fifth title |
New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-20 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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20 March 2015 | 0 (Debut) | |
8 October 2015 | 5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
Award | Player |
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Golden Ball | |
Golden Boot | |
Golden Gloves | |
Fair Play Award |
Goalscorers
edit- 25 goals
- 16 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tonga to host OFC U-20 women's showpiece". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand win through to PNG". FIFA.com. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016.
- ^ "Draw reveals path to Papua New Guinea". Oceania Football Confederation. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand celebrate title in style". Oceania Football Confederation. October 10, 2015. Archived from the original on October 14, 2015.
External links
edit- 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship, oceaniafootball.com