OFC U-19 Women's Championship

OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Founded	2002
Region	Oceania (OFC)
Number of teams	Various
Current champions	New Zealand; (8th title)
Most successful team(s)	New Zealand; (8 titles)
	2023 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]

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.

Summaries

First U19 era

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	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	—

U20 era

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	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

Second U19 era

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
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
2025 details	Tahiti

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	2002	2004	2006	2010	2012	2014	2015	2017	2019	2023	2025	Total
American Samoa	GS	×	×	4th	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	3
Australia	1st	1st	AFC member									2
Cook Islands	GS	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	×	GS	4th	q	5
Fiji	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×	2nd	GS	2nd	q	6
New Caledonia	×	×	GS	×	3rd	×	4th	4th	2nd	QF	q	7
New Zealand	2nd	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	q	10
Papua New Guinea	×	2nd	3rd	×	2nd	2nd	×^[a]	3rd	GS	GS	×	7
Samoa	4th	×	4th	×	4th	×	2nd	5th	GS	3rd	q	8
Solomon Islands	×	3rd	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	QF	×	4
Tahiti	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	QF	q	3
Tonga	3rd	×	2nd	3rd	×	3rd	5th	6th	GS	GS	q	9
Vanuatu	×	×	GS	×	×	4th	3rd	×	4th	QF	q	6

Notes

^ 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

Team	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2022	2024	Total
Australia	QF	QF	AFC member									2
Fiji											GS	1
New Zealand			GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS	9
Papua New Guinea								GS				1

References

^ "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.
^ "Lutu standing out for Tonga". oceaniafootball.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.

External links

OFC Official Website

[4] 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.

[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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International women's association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Ranking Player of the Year The Best FIFA Women's Player
Worldwide	FIFA Women's World Cup U-20 U-17
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional ASEAN EAFF SAFF WAFF, CAFA Intercontinental (Arab)
Africa	CAF Women's Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional CECAFA U-20 U-17 COSAFA U-20 U-17 UNAF WAFU A WAFU B UNIFFAC Intercontinental (Arab)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF W Championship U-20 U-17 U-15 W Gold Cup W Nations League Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-16 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17 Women's Nations League
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup CONIFA CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
Games	Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Goodwill Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Indian Ocean Island Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Island Games
Invitationals	Aisha Buhari Cup Albena Cup Algarve Cup Aphrodite Women Cup Arnold Clark Cup Australia Cup Balaton Cup Baltic Cup Brazil Cup Chungua Cup Cyprus Women's Cup European Competition ('69,'79) Cup of Nations Finalissima Four Nations Tournament FIFA Invitation Tournament Gold Cup Istria Cup Women's Kirin Challenge Cup Malta International Matchworld Cup MS&AD Cup Mundialito Nordic Championship Our Game Tournament Peace Queen Cup Pinatar Cup Pink Ladies Cup Revelations Cup SAFF Women's Friendly Tournament SheBelieves Cup Sud Ladies Cup Tournament of Nations Tournoi de France Turkish Women's Cup Valais Cup Vianet Championship Women's World Cup ('70, '71) Yongchuan International Tournament
Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football

FIFA U-19 and U-20 Women's World Cup
Tournaments	Canada 2002 Thailand 2004 Russia 2006 Chile 2008 Germany 2010 Japan 2012 Canada 2014 Papua New Guinea 2016 France 2018 ~~Costa Rica/Panama 2020~~ Costa Rica 2022 Colombia 2024 Poland 2026
Final	2018 2022 2024
Squads	2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 ~~2020~~ 2022 2024
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA