OFC U-16 Women's Championship
The OFC U-16 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-17 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament) an Oceanic association football tournament held to determine the team that will appear in the Women's U-17 World Cup. The competition is organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and was first held in 2010.
Founded | 2010 |
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Region | Oceania (OFC) |
Number of teams | varies |
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There was no OFC qualifying tournament to the first world cup in 2008, as New Zealand classified automatically as hosts.[1]
The inaugural edition, held in New Zealand from 12 to 14 April 2010, was a group stage contested by only 4 of OFC's 11 teams to fill the only spot for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It was won by New Zealand, who won all their games without conceding a goal.[2] The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title.[3]
The most recent edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition,[4] and the tournament was called the OFC U-16 Women's Championship.
Tournaments
Because the 2014 World Cup was already held in March, no sufficient early date could be found for the OFC qualifier. The tournament was cancelled and New Zealand sent to the World Cup by default.
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Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2010 details |
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2012 details |
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2016 details |
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8–0 | ![]() |
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3–2 | ![]() | ||
2017 details |
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6–0 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals | n/a | ||
2020 details |
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[5] | |||||||
2021 details |
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Performances by countries
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Semi-finals |
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4 (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) | ||||
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2 (2012, 2016) | 1 (2010) | |||
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1 (2017) | 2 (2012, 2016) | |||
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1 (2010) | ||||
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1 (2016) | 1 (2017) | |||
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1 (2012) | 1 (2017) | |||
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1 (2010) |
Champion's U-17 World Cup record
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- SF – Semifinals
- QF – Quarterfinals
- GS – Group Stage
- R1 – Round 1, Group stage
- – Hosts
Team | ![]() 2008 | ![]() 2010 | ![]() 2012 | ![]() 2014 | ![]() 2016 | ![]() 2018 | Total |
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![]() | R1 | R1 | R1 | GS | GS | 3rd | 6 |
References
- "New Zealand ready to welcome the world". FIFA. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- "Kiwis stroll to Oceania crown". OFC. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- "New Zealand qualify for Fifa under-17 World Women's Cup after winning Oceania title". stuff.co.nz. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Lutu standing out for Tonga". oceaniafootball.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- "Women's U-17 event cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2020.
- "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.