2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
# 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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.

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - |
| Fiji | 3rd | Group stage (2002, 2006) |
| New Caledonia | 4th | Third place (2012) |
| New Zealand (hosts) | 7th | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
| Papua New Guinea | 5th | Runners-up (2004, 2012, 2014) |
| Samoa | 5th | Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012) |
| Tonga | 6th | Runners-up (2006) |

### Did not enter

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Vanuatu

## 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).

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | +47 | 15 | 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Fiji | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 6 | |
| 5 | Samoa | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Tonga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 1 | |

## Winners

* 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
* New Zealand Sixth title

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 21 July 2017 | 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.

| Award | Player |
| - | - |
| Golden Ball | Luisa Tamanitoakula |
| Golden Boot | Emma Main |
| Golden Gloves | Ateca Tuwa |
| Fair Play Award | New Zealand |

## 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)
