OFC U-19 Women's Championship

The OFC U-19 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-20 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament) is a football tournament held every two years to decide the only qualification spot for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) representative at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]

OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Founded2002
RegionOceania (OFC)
Number of teamsVarious
Current champions New Zealand
(8th title)
Most successful team(s) New Zealand
(8 titles)
2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Until 2006 it was an under-19 tournament. The most recent edition for 1 to 15 July 2017 was again an U-19 tournament,[2] and the tournament was called the OFC U-19 Women's Championship.

Results

There was no 2008 edition.

U20 format
Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2006
details		  Samoa
New Zealand		 6 – 0
Tonga
Papua New Guinea		 4 – 1
Samoa
2010
details		  New Zealand
New Zealand		 RR
Cook Islands
Tonga		 RR
American Samoa
2012
details		  New Zealand
New Zealand		 RR
Papua New Guinea
New Caledonia		 RR
Samoa
2014
details		  New Zealand
New Zealand		 RR
Papua New Guinea
Tonga		 RR
Vanuatu
2015
details		  Tonga
New Zealand		 RR
Samoa
Vanuatu		 RR
New Caledonia

U19 format
Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
2002
details		  Tonga
Australia		 6 – 0
New Zealand
Tonga		 2 – 0
Samoa
2004
details		  Papua New Guinea
Australia		 RR
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands		 RR _
2017
details		  New Zealand
New Zealand		 RR
Fiji
Papua New Guinea		 RR
New Caledonia
2019
details		  Cook Islands
New Zealand		 5 – 2
New Caledonia
Tahiti		 4 – 1
Vanuatu
2022
details		 Cancelled[3]
2023
details		  Fiji
New Zealand		 7 – 0
Fiji
Samoa		 2 – 1
Cook Islands

Performances by countries
Team Titles Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 New Zealand 8 (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023) 1 (2002)
 Australia 2 (2002, 2004)
 Papua New Guinea 3 (2004, 2012, 2014) 2 (2006, 2017)
 Fiji 2 (2017, 2023)
 Tonga 1 (2006) 3 (2002, 2010, 2014)
 Samoa 1 (2015) 1 (2023) 3 (2002, 2006, 2012)
 New Caledonia 1 (2019) 1 (2012) 2 (2015, 2017)
 Cook Islands 1 (2010) 1 (2023)
 Vanuatu 1 (2015) 2 (2014, 2019)
 Solomon Islands 1 (2004)
 Tahiti 1 (2019)
 American Samoa 1 (2010)

Participating nations
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • 5th–7th – Fifth to Seventh place
  • GS – Group stage
  • PR – Preliminary round
  • q – Qualified
  •     — Hosts
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to OFC at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •      – Not affiliated to FIFA
Team Tonga
2002		 Papua New Guinea
2004		 Samoa
2006		 New Zealand
2010		 New Zealand
2012		 New Zealand
2014		 Tonga
2015		 New Zealand
2017		 Cook Islands
2019		 Fiji
2023		 Years
 American Samoa GS××4th××××GS× 3
 Australia 1st1stAFC member 2
 Cook Islands GS××2nd××××GS4th 4
 Fiji GS×GS××××2ndGS2nd 5
 New Caledonia ××GS×3rd×4th4th2ndQF 6
 New Zealand 2nd×1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st 9
 Papua New Guinea ×2nd3rd×2nd2nd×[lower-alpha 1]3rdGSGS 7
 Samoa 4th×4th×4th×2nd5thGS3rd 7
 Solomon Islands ×3rdGS×××××GSQF 4
 Tahiti ××××××××3rdQF 2
 Tonga 3rd×2nd3rd×3rd5th6thGSGS 8
 Vanuatu ××GS××4th3rd×4thQF 5
Notes
  1. Papua New Guinea did not compete in 2015, as they had already qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as hosts.

Women's U-20 World Cup record
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • GS – Group stage
  •     — Hosts
TeamCanada
2002		Thailand
2004		Russia
2006		Chile
2008		Germany
2010		Japan
2012		Canada
2014		Papua New Guinea
2016		France
2018		Costa Rica
2022		Colombia
2024		 Total
 AustraliaQFQFAFC member2
 Fijiq1
 New ZealandGSGSGSGSQFGSGSGSq9
 Papua New GuineaGS1

References
  1. "Technical Rules for the OFC U-20 Women's Championship" (PDF). OFC. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  2. "Lutu standing out for Tonga". oceaniafootball.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.
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