2007 OFC Women's Championship
# 2007 OFC Women's Championship

The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New Guinea between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament.

The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup.

New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995.

The Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu were announced to take part, but withdrew before the tournament was organised.

New Zealand won the tournament and qualified to their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 16 years.

## Participating nations

Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament.

| Team | Tournament appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 8th | 2003 | Winners (1983, 1991) |
| Papua New Guinea | 6th | 2003 | 3rd (1991, 1994, 1998, 2003) |
| Solomon Islands | 1st | — | — |
| Tonga | 1st | — | — |

## Officials

The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament.

## Results

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 9 | Champions and qualified for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 6 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 1 | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | –13 | 1 | |

## Awards

* 2007 OFC Women's Championship winners
* New Zealand Third title

## Goalscorers

### 4 goals

* Nicky Smith
* Kirsty Yallop

### 3 goals

* Deslyn Siniu

### 2 goals

* Simone Ferrara
* Wendi Henderson
* Ria Percival
* Zoe Thompson
* Jacqueline Chalau

### 1 goal

* Abby Erceg
* Anna Green
* Emma Kete
* Hayley Moorwood
* Rebecca Smith
* Prudence Fula
* Vasi Feke

### Own goals

* Prudence Fula (for Papua New Guinea)
* Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu (for Papua New Guinea)
