2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

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.

2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
CityPirae
Dates13–26 September 2023
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Tonga
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored125 (6.94 per match)
Attendance4,847 (269 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Laura Bennett
(10 goals)

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

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.[1]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Cook Islands4thThird place (2012)
 Fiji3rdThird place (2016)
 New Caledonia4thRunners-up (2017)
 New Zealand5thChampions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017)
 Solomon Islands2ndRunners-up (2010)
 Tahiti (hosts)2ndGroup stage (2017)
 Tonga4thFourth place (2010)
 Vanuatu2ndGroup stage (2016)
Withdrew
Did not enter

Squads

Group stage

The 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was held on 18 May 2023.[2] The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirmed that Papua New Guinea and Samoa have withdrawn from the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.[3] The re-draw was held on 8 September.[4]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

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
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Tonga 5–1 Solomon Islands
  • Faletau 26', 29', 40', 55', 59'
 Report
  • Kini 75'
Attendance: 265
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
New Caledonia 0–0 Tahiti
Report
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 473
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
New Caledonia 2–2 Tonga
  • Kourevi 37'
  • Honakoko 77'
 Report
  • Faletau 60'
  • Pongi 73'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 100
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Solomon Islands 0–4 Tahiti
Report
  • Tahutini 16'
  • Le Gayic 36'
  • Leodolter 45'
  • Gendron 77'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 325
Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)
Solomon Islands 1–1 New Caledonia
  • Kini 72'
 Report
  • Wahnawe 90'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 185
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–1 Tonga
  • Tupahururu 63'
  • Kautai 76'
 Report
  • Tonga 43'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 275
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Group B

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
Source: OFC
New Zealand 12–0 Cook Islands
  • Teariki 6' (o.g.)
  • Ardana 26'
  • Pivac 33'
  • De Wit 34'
  • Bennett 39', 45', 68', 79', 86'
  • Jerez 73'
  • Pugh 76'
  • Vlok 84'
 Report
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 175
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
Fiji 11–3 Vanuatu
  • Theresa 2'
  • Kuladina 8', 55'
  • Tabunase 26', 48'
  • Ratulele 27', 79', 89'
  • Qalivere 50'
  • Tabua 86', 90+3'
 Report
  • Tari 36'
  • Takau 68', 82'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 248
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 4–1 Fiji
  • Bennett 27'
  • Jerez 40'
  • Young 50'
  • Vlok 52' (pen.)
 Report
  • Qalivere 74'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 179
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
Vanuatu 1–2 Cook Islands
 Report
  • Enoka 34'
  • Kamikamica 68'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 150
Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 0–27 New Zealand
Report
  • Pivac 3', 8', 22', 33', 45', 69'
  • De Wit 6'
  • Ardana 14'
  • Young 19'
  • Jerez 20', 38', 58'
  • McGillivray 29'
  • Wanemut 45+3' (o.g.)
  • Saxon 49'
  • Cleall-Harding 55', 66', 68', 76'
  • Bryant 60', 78'
  • Vlok 72', 81', 84', 90+5'
  • Bennett 83', 90+2'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 170
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Cook Islands 0–4 Fiji
Report
  • Kuladina 13', 41'
  • Tabua 21'
  • Tabunase 37'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 216
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

Placement matches

7th place match
Solomon Islands 12–1 Vanuatu
  • Kini 15', 24', 39', 45+1', 46', 54'
  • Maetoloa 22'
  • Oritaimae 52', 65', 70', 76'
  • Toby 80'
 Report
  • Carlot 61'
FTF Academy, Pirae
Attendance: 87
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

5th place match
New Caledonia 8–0 Cook Islands
  • Wahnawe 15', 30', 50'
  • Naaoutchoue 21', 40'
  • Bako 63'
  • Hmaen 68'
  • Gotie 86'
 Report
FTF Academy, Pirae
Attendance: 150
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 September
 
 
 Tahiti2 (2)
 
26 September
 
 Fiji (p)2 (3)
 
 Fiji0
 
23 September
 
 New Zealand1
 
 New Zealand7
 
 
 Tonga0
 
Third place match
 
 
26 September
 
 
 Tahiti5
 
 
 Tonga3

Semi-finals
Tahiti 2–2 (a.e.t.) Fiji
  • Tupahururu 41'
  • Teikiotiu 83'
 Report
  • Tabunase 23' (pen.)
  • Laulaba 56'
Penalties
  • Kautai soccer ball with red X
  • Teikiotiu soccer ball with red X
  • Gendron soccer ball with check mark
  • Masingue soccer ball with check mark
  • Dehors soccer ball with red X
 2–3
  • Singh soccer ball with red X
  • Theresa soccer ball with red X
  • Laulaba soccer ball with check mark
  • Tabunase soccer ball with check mark
  • Kuladina soccer ball with check mark
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 350
Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand 7–0 Tonga
  • Pivac 8'
  • Pugh 35'
  • Vlok 48' (pen.)
  • Jerez 53'
  • Bennett 53', 59'
  • De Wit 71'
 Report
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 265
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Third place match
Tahiti 5–3 Tonga
  • Le Gayic 18', 42', 45+5', 45+6'
  • Kautai 36'
 Report
  • Faletau 8'
  • Pongi 82'
  • Falekakala 89'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 523
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Final
Fiji 0–1 New Zealand
Report
  • Pugh 90+4'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 711
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Winners
 2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Fifth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024

The 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

There were 125 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.94 goals per match.

10 goals

  • New Zealand Laura Bennett

8 goals

  • New Zealand Angela Pivac
  • Solomon Islands Gracester Kini

7 goals

  • New Zealand Pia Vlok
  • Tonga Tamaa Faletau

6 goals

  • New Zealand Ela Jerez

5 goals

  • French Polynesia Haranui Le Gayic

4 goals

  • Fiji Sisilia Tuvou Kuladina
  • Fiji Elesi Tabunase
  • New Caledonia Henako Wahnawe
  • New Zealand Isla Cleall-Harding
  • Solomon Islands Gertrude Oritaimae

3 goals

  • Fiji Luse Ratulele
  • Fiji Kasanita Tabua
  • New Zealand Amber De Wit
  • New Zealand Katie Pugh

2 goals

  • Fiji Caroline Qalivere
  • New Caledonia Aziliz Naaoutchoue
  • New Zealand Putri Ardana
  • New Zealand Mackenzie Bryant
  • New Zealand Natalie Young
  • French Polynesia Willany Kautai
  • French Polynesia Turere Tupahururu
  • Tonga Anna Pongi
  • Vanuatu Morin Takau

1 goal

  • Cook Islands Abrihana Enoka
  • Cook Islands Anna Kamikamica
  • Fiji Seruwaia Laulaba
  • Fiji Makereta Theresa
  • New Caledonia Matha Bako
  • New Caledonia Wadro Gotie
  • New Caledonia Alofa Hmaen
  • New Caledonia Julia Honakoko
  • New Caledonia Cina Kourevi
  • New Zealand Kara McGillivray
  • New Zealand Hannah Saxon
  • Solomon Islands Primrose Maetoloa
  • Solomon Islands Joy Toby
  • French Polynesia Lydie Gendron
  • French Polynesia Nora Leodolter
  • French Polynesia Tihiura Tahutini
  • French Polynesia Fetia Teikiotiu
  • Tonga Mele Falekakala
  • Tonga Tema Tonga
  • Vanuatu Keren Carlot
  • Vanuatu Philles Moses
  • Vanuatu Valerie Tari

1 own goal

  • Cook Islands Maara Teariki (against New Zealand)
  • Vanuatu Lea Wanemut (against New Zealand)

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W D L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand5500
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji5212
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tahiti5320
4  Tonga5113
5  New Caledonia4130
6  Cook Islands4103
7  Solomon Islands4112
8  Vanuatu4004

References
  1. "New Zealand draw Cook Islands and Samoa at OFC U-16 Women's Championship". Friends of Football. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Oceania Football. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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