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]

OFC U-19 Women's Championship
Founded2002
RegionOceania (OFC)
Number of teamsVarious
Current champions New Zealand
(8th title)
Most successful team(s) New Zealand
(8 titles)
2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

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.

Results

There was no 2008 edition.

Summaries

U20 format

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth 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

U19 format

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth 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_
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

Performances by countries

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place
 New Zealand8 (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)1 (2002)
 Australia2 (2002, 2004)
 Papua New Guinea3 (2004, 2012, 2014)2 (2006, 2017)
 Fiji2 (2017, 2023)
 Tonga1 (2006)3 (2002, 2010, 2014)
 Samoa1 (2015)1 (2023)3 (2002, 2006, 2012)
 New Caledonia1 (2019)1 (2012)2 (2015, 2017)
 Cook Islands1 (2010)1 (2023)
 Vanuatu1 (2015)2 (2014, 2019)
 Solomon Islands1 (2004)
 Tahiti1 (2019)
 American Samoa1 (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
Years
 American SamoaGS××4th××××GS×3
 Australia1st1stAFC member2
 Cook IslandsGS××2nd××××GS4th4
 FijiGS×GS××××2ndGS2nd5
 New Caledonia××GS×3rd×4th4th2ndQF6
 New Zealand2nd×1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st9
 Papua New Guinea×2nd3rd×2nd2nd×[a]3rdGSGS7
 Samoa4th×4th×4th×2nd5thGS3rd7
 Solomon Islands×3rdGS×××××GSQF4
 Tahiti××××××××3rdQF2
 Tonga3rd×2nd3rd×3rd5th6thGSGS8
 Vanuatu××GS××4th3rd×4thQF5
Notes

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

2026
Total
 AustraliaQFQFAFC member2
 Fijiq1
 New ZealandGSGSGSGSQFGSGSGSq9
 Papua New GuineaGS1

References