The 2023 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship was the 5th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the second with the U-16 format. The tournament was held between 13 and 26 September 2023, in Tahiti. The defending champions from the U-17 editions were New Zealand, who have four titles in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti |
| City | Pirae |
| Dates | 13–26 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Third place |  Tahiti |
| Fourth place |  Tonga |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 125 (6.94 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,847 (269 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Laura Bennett (10 goals) |
← 2017 2024 → | |
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic as the OFC representative.
Teams
editEight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.[1]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands | 4th | Third place (2012) |
| Fiji | 3rd | Third place (2016) |
 New Caledonia | 4th | Runners-up (2017) |
| New Zealand | 5th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) |
 Solomon Islands | 2nd | Runners-up (2010) |
| Tahiti (hosts) | 2nd | Group stage (2017) |
| Tonga | 4th | Fourth place (2010) |
 Vanuatu | 2nd | Group stage (2016) |
- Withdrew
- Did not enter
Squads
editGroup stage
editThe draw for the group stage was held on 18 May 2023.[2] The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirmed that Papua New Guinea and Samoa have withdrawn from the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.[3] The re-draw was held on 8 September.[4]
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tonga |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 7th place match |
| Tonga | 5–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| New Caledonia | 2–2 | Tonga |
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| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | New Caledonia |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 3 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Vanuatu |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 40 | −36 | 0 | 7th place match |
| New Zealand | 4–1 | Fiji |
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| Vanuatu | 1–2 | Cook Islands |
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| Vanuatu | 0–27 | New Zealand |
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| Report |
Placement matches
edit7th place match
edit| Solomon Islands | 12–1 | Vanuatu |
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| Report |
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5th place match
edit| New Caledonia | 8–0 | Cook Islands |
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Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 September | ||||||
| Tahiti | 2 (2) | |||||
| 26 September | ||||||
| Fiji (p) | 2 (3) | |||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| 23 September | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 26 September | ||||||
| Tahiti | 5 | |||||
| Tonga | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit
| New Zealand | 7–0 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place match
editFinal
edit| Fiji | 0–1 | New Zealand |
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| Report |
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Winners
edit| 2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |
|---|
 New Zealand Fifth title |
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024
editThe following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
| Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
26 September 2023 | 7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
editThere were 125 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.94 goals per match.
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Abrihana Enoka
- Anna Kamikamica
- Seruwaia Laulaba
- Makereta Theresa
- Matha Bako
- Wadro Gotie
- Alofa Hmaen
- Julia Honakoko
- Cina Kourevi
- Kara McGillivray
- Hannah Saxon
- Primrose Maetoloa
- Joy Toby
- Lydie Gendron
- Nora Leodolter
- Tihiura Tahutini
- Fetia Teikiotiu
- Mele Falekakala
- Tema Tonga
- Keren Carlot
- Philles Moses
- Valerie Tari
1 own goal
- Maara Teariki (against New Zealand)
- Lea Wanemut (against New Zealand)
Final standing
edit| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Fiji | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Tahiti | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Tonga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Cook Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
edit- ↑ "New Zealand draw Cook Islands and Samoa at OFC U-16 Women's Championship". Friends of Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ↑ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ↑ "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.