OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Founded2010
RegionOceania (OFC)
Number of teamsvaries
Current champions New Zealand
(5th title)
Most successful team(s) New Zealand
(5 titles)
2023 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.[1]

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.[2] The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title.[3]

The edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition,[4] 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.

U17 format

Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2010
details
 New Zealand
New Zealand
Group stage
Solomon Islands

Papua New Guinea
Group stage
Tonga
2012
details
 New Zealand
New Zealand
Group stage
Papua New Guinea

Cook Islands
Group stage
New Caledonia
2016
details
 Cook Islands
New Zealand
8–0
Papua New Guinea

Fiji
3–2
New Caledonia
2020
details
 Tahiti Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2022
details
 Tahiti[6] Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]

U16 format

Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2017
details
 Samoa
New Zealand
6–0
New Caledonia
Semifinalists:  Cook Islands and  Fiji
2023
details
 Tahiti
New Zealand
1–0
Fiji

Tahiti
5–3
Tonga

Performances by countries

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Losing semifinalists Total (top four)
 New Zealand 5 (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023) 5
 Papua New Guinea 2 (2012, 2016) 1 (2010) 3
 Fiji 1 (2023) 1 (2016) 1 (2017) 3
 New Caledonia 1 (2017) 2 (2012, 2016) 3
 Solomon Islands 1 (2010) 1
 Cook Islands 1 (2012) 1 (2017) 2
 Tahiti 1 (2023) 1
 Tonga 2 (2010, 2023) 2
Total5544220

Awards

Tournament Most Valuable Player Top goalscorer(s) Goals Golden Golves Fair play award
2010 New Zealand Hannah Wong 8 Not awarded Not awarded
2012 New Zealand Briar Palmer New Zealand Hannah Carlsen
New Zealand Jasmine Pereira
6 Cook Islands Moeroa Nootai  New Zealand
2016 New Zealand Michaela Foster New Zealand Hannah Blake 14 Fiji Francine Lockington  Cook Islands
2017 New Zealand Maya Hahn New Zealand Kelli Brown 14 New Caledonia Lorenza Hnamano  Tonga

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.
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semifinals
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • GS – Group Stage
  • R1 – Round 1, Group stage
  •    – Hosts
TeamNew Zealand
2008
Trinidad and Tobago
2010
Azerbaijan
2012
Costa Rica
2014
Jordan
2016
Uruguay
2018
India
2022
Dominican Republic
2024
Total
 New ZealandR1R1R1GSGS3rdGSQ 8

References

  1. "New Zealand ready to welcome the world". FIFA. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  2. "Kiwis stroll to Oceania crown". OFC. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. "New Zealand qualify for Fifa under-17 World Women's Cup after winning Oceania title". stuff.co.nz. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. "Lutu standing out for Tonga". oceaniafootball.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. "Women's U-17 event cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2020.
  6. "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
  7. "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.

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