2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

The 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 9th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands from 30 August to 12 September 2019.[1][2]

2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCook Islands
CityRarotonga
Dates30 August – 12 September 2019
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (7th title)
Runners-up New Caledonia
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored120 (6.32 per match)
Attendance4,840 (255 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Kelli Brown (21 goals)
Best player(s)New Zealand Grace Wisnewski
Best goalkeeperFrench Polynesia Corail Harry
Fair play award Solomon Islands

The winner of the tournament would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Costa Rica as the OFC representatives.[3] However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.[4]

New Zealand were the defending champions, and they went on to win the 2019 Championship.

Teams

All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 American Samoa3rdFourth place (2010)
 Cook Islands (hosts)3rdRunners-up (2010)
 Fiji4thRunners-up (2017)
 New Caledonia5thThird place (2012)
 New Zealand8thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
 Papua New Guinea6thRunners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa6thFourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Solomon Islands3rdThird place (2004)
 Tahiti1stDebut
 Tonga7thRunners-up (2006)
 Vanuatu4thThird place (2015)

Venue

The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 17 April 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] The 11 teams were drawn into three groups, with Groups A and B having four teams and Group C having three teams. The hosts Cook Islands were assigned to group position A1, while the remaining teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding, with the only restriction that the defending champions New Zealand must be drawn into Group A or B.[6]

Group stage

The winners of each group and the runners-up of Group B advanced to the semi-finals.

All times are local, CKT (UTC−10).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vanuatu 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Cook Islands (H) 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 3
4  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 2 7 5 3
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Solomon Islands 1–3 Fiji
  • Nari 43'
Report
  • Diranuve 23', 67'
  • Qereqeretabua 60' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 220
Vanuatu 0–1 Cook Islands
Report
  • Moekaa 90'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

Vanuatu 4–0 Solomon Islands
  • Ngwele 20'
  • Erikan 36', 44'
  • Sine 79'
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Anne Tuaefe (Tonga)
Cook Islands 0–1 Fiji
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Roger Adams (Papua New Guinea)

Fiji 0–1 Vanuatu
Report
  • C. Kalopong 35'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 220
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
Cook Islands 0–1 Solomon Islands
Report
  • Ledi 59'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 300

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 47 0 +47 9 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 17 5 +12 6
3  American Samoa 3 1 0 2 3 21 18 3
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 43 41 0
Source: OFC
New Zealand 30–0 Samoa
  • Brown 1', 10', 12' (pen.), 16', 49'
  • (cont.) 58', 61', 71', 85', 86', 90+1'
  • Wasi 18', 45', 70'
  • Rennie 22', 36', 38'
  • Jenkins 37', 43', 53', 68', 80'
  • Wisnewski 56'
  • Abbott 65', 82'
  • Maynard 74', 76', 78', 88', 90+1'
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Tahiti 7–0 American Samoa
  • Tamarii 11', 18', 27', 31'
  • Mose 15'
  • Tepea 25', 72'
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 250
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Tahiti 0–5 New Zealand
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 350
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
American Samoa 3–2 Samoa
  • Tofaeono 25'
  • Lui 31', 42'
Report
  • Ruby 10', 80'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 180
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)

Samoa 0–10 Tahiti
Report
  • Tufaunui 9'
  • Tamarii 19', 42'
  • Tepea 23', 36', 50', 75', 83', 90'
  • Mai 90'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 190
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)
American Samoa 0–12 New Zealand
Report
  • Collins 3', 33', 43' (pen.), 56', 60'
  • Rennie 6', 45'
  • Wasi 17'
  • Kapisi 25' (o.g.)
  • Herman-Watt 38'
  • Maynard 74'
  • Wilford Carroll 89'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 120
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Caledonia 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 6 Knockout stage
2  Papua New Guinea 2 1 0 1 2 8 6 3
3  Tonga 2 0 0 2 2 6 4 0
Source: OFC
Papua New Guinea 0–8 New Caledonia
Report
  • Neporo 3', 29'
  • Cawa 16', 32'
  • Pahoa 55'
  • Gelima 79'
  • Boula 88'
  • Manas 90' (o.g.)
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 250
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

New Caledonia 4–2 Tonga
  • Matao 45'
  • Cawa 49'
  • Boula 79', 81'
Report
  • Feke 6'
  • Polovili 86'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Tonga 0–2 Papua New Guinea
Report
  • Gossie 64'
  • Bekio 84'
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 September – CIFA Academy
 
 
 Tahiti0 (6)
 
12 September – CIFA Academy
 
 New Caledonia (p)0 (7)
 
 New Caledonia2
 
9 September – CIFA Academy
 
 New Zealand5
 
 Vanuatu0
 
 
 New Zealand11
 
Third place match
 
 
12 September – CIFA Academy
 
 
 Tahiti4
 
 
 Vanuatu1

Semi-finals

Tahiti 0–0 (a.e.t.) New Caledonia
Report
Penalties
  • Tamarii soccer ball with check mark
  • Tepea soccer ball with check mark
  • Mai soccer ball with check mark
  • Harry soccer ball with check mark
  • Tihoni soccer ball with red X
  • Tekakioteragi soccer ball with check mark
  • Hauata soccer ball with red X
  • Wong soccer ball with check mark
  • Tetavahi soccer ball with red X
6–7
  • soccer ball with check mark Matao
  • soccer ball with check mark Pahoa
  • soccer ball with red X Sakilia
  • soccer ball with check mark Wahnapo
  • soccer ball with check mark Ufepi
  • soccer ball with check mark Cawa
  • soccer ball with red X Iekawe
  • soccer ball with check mark Gelima
  • soccer ball with check mark Zasina
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

Vanuatu 0–11 New Zealand
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 110
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

Third place match

Tahiti 4–1 Vanuatu
  • Tepea 29'
  • Wong 52', 90'
  • Chu 57'
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Final

Winner qualified for 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

New Caledonia 2–5 New Zealand
  • Cawa 45'
  • Pahoa 86'
Report
CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)

Winners

 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Seventh title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[7]

Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Grace Wisnewski
Golden Boot New Zealand Kelli Brown
Golden Gloves French Polynesia Corail Harry
Fair Play Award  Solomon Islands

Goalscorers

There were 120 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 6.32 goals per match.

21 goals

  • New Zealand Kelli Brown

9 goals

  • French Polynesia Babou Tepea

8 goals

6 goals

4 goals

  • New Caledonia Cassidy Cawa
  • New Zealand Rene Wasi

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • American Samoa Oloa Tofaeono
  • Cook Islands Ngamata Moekaa
  • Fiji Koleta Likuculacula
  • Fiji Laniana Qereqeretabua
  • New Caledonia Ashley Gelima
  • New Caledonia Edsy Matao
  • New Zealand Tahlia Herman-Watt
  • New Zealand Aneka Mittendorff
  • New Zealand Lara Wall
  • New Zealand Charlotte Wilford Carroll
  • Papua New Guinea Nicole Bekio
  • Papua New Guinea Asaiso Gossie
  • Solomon Islands Jojo Ledi
  • Solomon Islands Edith Nari
  • French Polynesia Hereura Chu
  • French Polynesia Kohai Mai
  • French Polynesia Tetia Mose
  • French Polynesia Vahuariki Tufaunui
  • Tonga Lositika Feke
  • Tonga Ana Polovili
  • Vanuatu Annie Gere
  • Vanuatu Celestine Kalopong
  • Vanuatu Cynthia Ngwele
  • Vanuatu Diana Sine

1 own goal

  • American Samoa Destiny Kapisi (against New Zealand)
  • Papua New Guinea Suan Manas (against New Caledonia)

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following team from OFC would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before the tournament was cancelled.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
 New Zealand12 September 2019[8]7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. "Hosts appointed for 2019 competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 November 2018.
  2. "OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019". Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  4. "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". FIFA.com. 17 November 2020.
  5. "Draw for U-16 & U-19 Women's Championships complete". Oceania Football Confederation. 18 April 2019.
  6. "2019 OFC WOMEN'S U-19 & U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 17 April 2019.
  7. "New Zealand claim Oceania title to reign supreme". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 September 2019.
  8. "Free-scoring New Zealand lock up qualification". FIFA.com. 13 September 2019.
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