The 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th 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 New Zealand between 11–24 July 2017.
For this tournament the age limit was lowered from under-20 to under-19. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the OFC representative.
Teams A total of six (out of 11) OFC member national teams entered the tournament.
TeamAppearance Previous best performance 3rd (2002, 2006) 4th (2012) (hosts) 7th (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) 5th (2004, 2012, 2014) 5th (2002, 2006, 2012) 6th (2006)
Did not enter
Venue The matches were played at the Ngahue Reserve in Auckland.
Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could name a maximum of 20 players.
Matches The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were three matches on each matchday. The draw for the fixtures was held on 31 May 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.
All times were local, NZST (UTC+12).
Winners
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 6 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
AwardPlayerGolden Ball Luisa TamanitoakulaGolden Boot Emma MainGolden Gloves Ateca TuwaFair Play Award
Goalscorers 11 goals
Emma Main
9 goals
Samantha Tawharu
8 goals
Hannah Blake
7 goals
Luisa Tamanitoakula Nicollete Ageva
6 goals
Dayna Stevens
4 goals
Cema Nasau
3 goals
Michaela Foster Deven Jackson Grace Jale Jacklyn Maiyosi Ramona Padio
2 goals
Alice Wenessia Jacqui Hand Hunter Malaki Mele Kafa
1 goal
Asenaca Diranuve Oceane Forest Isabelle Hnaweongo Marie-Laure Palene Nicole Mettam Selina Unamba Shalom Fiso Seini Lutu
1 own goal
Mariecamilla Ah Ki (playing against New Zealand) Helen Tahitua (playing against New Zealand) Nipa Talasinga (playing against Samoa)
References
External links 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship , oceaniafootball.com Results