2007 OFC Women's Championship

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.

2007 OFC Women's Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryPapua New Guinea
Dates9–13 April 2007
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up Papua New Guinea
Third place Tonga
Fourth place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Nicky Smith
New Zealand Kirsty Yallop (4 goals)

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

Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament.

Team Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 New Zealand8th2003Winners (1983, 1991)
 Papua New Guinea6th20033rd (1991, 1994, 1998, 2003)
 Solomon Islands1st——
 Tonga1st——

Officials

The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament.

Results
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Note
 New Zealand 3300211+209Champions and qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Papua New Guinea 320178–16
 Tonga 301217–61
 Solomon Islands 3012114–131
New Zealand 6–1 Tonga
Yallop 8', 73'
Henderson 13', 53'
Erceg 17'
Thompson 81'		 Report Feke 85'
Referee: Job Minan Ponis (Papua New Guinea)
Papua New Guinea 6–1 Solomon Islands
Chalau 8', 48'
Siniu 40', 50', 66'
Galo 45' (o.g.)		 Report Fula 44'
New Zealand 8–0 Solomon Islands
Ferrara 4', 22'
N. Smith 32', 45+2', 62'
Percival 38'
R. Smith 52'
Kete 90+1'		 Report
Papua New Guinea 1–0 Tonga
Niukapu 63' (o.g.) Report
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Papua New Guinea 0–7 New Zealand
Report N. Smith 20'
Thompson 23'
Percival 26'
Yallop 30', 65'
Green 63'
Moorwood 85'
Referee: Amelia Morris (Australia)
Tonga 0–0 Solomon Islands

Awards
 2007 OFC Women's Championship winners 

New Zealand
Third title

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
  • Solomon Islands Prudence Fula (for Papua New Guinea)
  • Tonga Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu (for Papua New Guinea)

References
  1. PNG squad ready for World Cup Qualifier Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, Papua New Guinea Football Association, retrieved 5 April 2007
  2. Oceania Cup (Women), Erik Garin, RSSSF, retrieved 5 April 2007
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