2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Cook Islands
City	Rarotonga
Dates	30 August – 12 September 2019
Teams	11 (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 played	19
Goals scored	120 (6.32 per match)
Attendance	4,840 (255 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kelli Brown (21 goals)
Best player(s)	Grace Wisnewski
Best goalkeeper	Corail Harry
Fair play award	Solomon Islands
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International football competition

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]

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 Samoa	3rd	Fourth place (2010)
Cook Islands (hosts)	3rd	Runners-up (2010)
Fiji	4th	Runners-up (2017)
New Caledonia	5th	Third place (2012)
New Zealand	8th	Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Papua New Guinea	6th	Runners-up (2004, 2012, 2014)
Samoa	6th	Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
Solomon Islands	3rd	Third place (2004)
Tahiti	1st	Debut
Tonga	7th	Runners-up (2006)
Vanuatu	4th	Third 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

30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)

13:00

Solomon Islands	1–3	Fiji
Nari 43'	Report	Diranuve 23', 67' Qereqeretabua 60' (pen.)

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 220

Referee: Lindsey Robinson (England)

30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)

16:00

Vanuatu	0–1	Cook Islands
	Report	Moekaa 90'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 400

Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)

13:00

Vanuatu	4–0	Solomon Islands
Ngwele 20' Erikan 36', 44' Sine 79'	Report

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 200

Referee: Anne Tuaefe (Tonga)

2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)

16:00

Cook Islands	0–1	Fiji
	Report	Likuculacula 59'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 400

Referee: Roger Adams (Papua New Guinea)

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

13:00

Fiji	0–1	Vanuatu
	Report	C. Kalopong 35'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 220

Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

16:00

Cook Islands	0–1	Solomon Islands
	Report	Ledi 59'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 300

Referee: Lindsey Robinson (England)

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	Knockout stage
3	American Samoa	3	1	0	2	3	21	−18	3
4	Samoa	3	0	0	3	2	43	−41	0

Source: OFC

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)

13:00

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)

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)

16:00

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)

3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)

13:00

Tahiti	0–5	New Zealand
	Report	Jenkins 7' (pen.) Brown 11', 15', 45', 70'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 350

Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)

3 September 2019 (2019-09-03)

16:00

American Samoa	3–2	Samoa
Tofaeono 25' Lui 31', 42'	Report	Ruby 10', 80'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 180

Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

13:00

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)

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

16:00

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

30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)

10:00

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)

2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)

10:00

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)

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

10:00

Tonga	0–2	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Gossie 64' Bekio 84'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 200

Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

Ranking of Second-placed teams

Results against the fourth-placed teams of each group C were not counted in determining the ranking of the third-placed teams.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Tahiti	2	1	0	1	7	5	+2	3	Knockout stage
2	A	Fiji	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	C	Papua New Guinea	2	1	0	1	2	8	−6	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final

	9 September – CIFA Academy

	Tahiti	0 (6)
					12 September – CIFA Academy
	New Caledonia (p)	0 (7)
					New Caledonia	2
	9 September – CIFA Academy
					New Zealand	5
	Vanuatu	0

	New Zealand	11
					Third place match

					12 September – CIFA Academy

					Tahiti	4

					Vanuatu	1

Semi-finals

9 September 2019 (2019-09-09)

12:30

Tahiti	0–0 (a.e.t.)	New Caledonia
	Report
Penalties
Tamarii Tepea Mai Harry Tihoni Tekakioteragi Hauata Wong Tetavahi	6–7	Matao Pahoa Sakilia Wahnapo Ufepi Cawa Iekawe Gelima Zasina

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 400

Referee: Nadia Browning (New Zealand)

9 September 2019 (2019-09-09)

16:00

Vanuatu	0–11	New Zealand
	Report	Brown 5', 9', 26', 57', 72' Rennie 20' Jenkins 38' Collins 53' Wisnewski 68', 89' Wall 77'

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 110

Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)

Third place match

12 September 2019 (2019-09-12)

13:00

Tahiti	4–1	Vanuatu
Tepea 29' Wong 52', 90' Chu 57'	Report	Gere 87' (pen.)

CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga

Attendance: 200

Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Final

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

12 September 2019 (2019-09-12)

16:00

New Caledonia	2–5	New Zealand
Cawa 45' Pahoa 86'	Report	Rennie 17', 67' Mittendorff 30' Jenkins 72' Brown 75'

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	Grace Wisnewski
Golden Boot	Kelli Brown
Golden Gloves	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

Kelli Brown

9 goals

Babou Tepea

8 goals

6 goals

Ava Collins
Arabella Maynard
Tahia Tamarii

4 goals

Cassidy Cawa
Rene Wasi

3 goals

Joana Boula
Grace Wisnewski

2 goals

Elcy Lui
Asenaca Diranuve
Jennifer Neporo
Jackie Pahoa
Amelia Abbott
Zoe Ruby
Kiani Wong
Bindy Erikan

1 goal

Oloa Tofaeono
Ngamata Moekaa
Koleta Likuculacula
Laniana Qereqeretabua
Ashley Gelima
Edsy Matao
Tahlia Herman-Watt
Aneka Mittendorff
Lara Wall
Charlotte Wilford Carroll
Nicole Bekio
Asaiso Gossie
Jojo Ledi
Edith Nari
Hereura Chu
Kohai Mai
Tetia Mose
Vahuariki Tufaunui
Lositika Feke
Ana Polovili
Annie Gere
Celestine Kalopong
Cynthia Ngwele
Diana Sine

1 own goal

Destiny Kapisi (against New Zealand)
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 Zealand	12 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

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

External links

OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019
- News > OFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019 Archived 14 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com

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