2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

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The 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Tonga between 1–10 October 2015.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 16–30 January 2016.[2]

Host country Tonga
CityNuku'alofa
Dates1–10 October 2015
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
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2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tonga
CityNuku'alofa
Dates1–10 October 2015
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up Samoa
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored102 (10.2 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Emma Rolston (25 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Jasmine Pereira
Best goalkeeperSamoa Katarina Ah Sui
Fair play award Tonga
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Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the OFC representative, besides Papua New Guinea who qualified automatically as hosts.[3]

New Zealand were confirmed as champions for the fifth consecutive time on 8 October 2015, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.[4]

Teams

A total of five OFC member national teams entered the tournament.[1]

More information Team, Appearance ...
Team Appearance Previous best performance
 New Caledonia3rdThird place (2012)
 New Zealand6thChampions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Samoa4thFourth place (2002, 2006, 2012)
 Tonga (hosts)5thRunners-up (2006)
 Vanuatu3rdFourth place (2012)
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Venue

The matches were played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa.[1]

Squads

Main article: 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Matches

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were two matches on each matchday, with one team having a bye. The draw for the fixtures was held on 2 September 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]

All times were local, TOT (UTC+13).

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 69 0 +69 12 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2  Samoa 4 1 2 1 12 18 −6 5
3  Vanuatu 4 1 2 1 9 23 −14 5
4  New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 5 38 −33 3
5  Tonga (H) 4 0 2 2 7 23 −16 2
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Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
More information Tonga, 0–15 ...
Tonga 0–15 New Zealand
Report Rolston 19', 48', 69'
Pereira 30', 45+1', 64'
Coombes 32', 34', 44'
Cleverley 41', 75', 90+1'
Robertson 62'
Jale 78', 82'
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Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
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Vanuatu 4–0 New Caledonia
Melteviel 53'
Batick 72'
Anis 77'
Senis 89'		 Report
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Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
More information New Zealand, 26–0 ...
New Zealand 26–0 New Caledonia
Rolston 2', 3', 5', 11', 14'
20' (pen.), 22', 27', 28', 32', 45+6'
Satchell 8', 25', 49'
Pereira 15', 37', 50', 77', 82', 90+3'
Jale 34', 38', 64'
Parris 56'
Robertson 72'
Richards 79'		 Report
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Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
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Tonga 3–3 Samoa
Tongia 39', 56', 90+2' Report Mad. Ah Ki 60'
Faasavalu 75'
Daniells 87'
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Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
More information New Caledonia, 2–6 ...
New Caledonia 2–6 Samoa
Tchacko 12'
Oniary 82'		 Report Moaata 5'
Fiso 8', 23', 51'
Daniells 40'
Nielsen 76'
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Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
More information New Zealand, 18–0 ...
New Zealand 18–0 Vanuatu
Pereira 5', 15', 18', 22', 63', 77'
Rolston 8', 10', 40', 43'
57', 65', 81', 82', 84'
Robertson 13', 45'
Cleverley 26'		 Report
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Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
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Samoa 3–3 Vanuatu
Daniells 48', 90+6'
Mad. Ah Ki 54'		 Report Melteviel 6', 66'
Charley 22'
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Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
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New Caledonia 3–2 Tonga
Nyipie 24'
Tchacko 64'
I. Hace 83'		 Report Laakulu 67', 89'
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Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
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Vanuatu 2–2 Tonga
Charley 23'
Melteviel 89'		 Report Laakulu 79'
Akolo 86'
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Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)
More information Samoa, 0–10 ...
Samoa 0–10 New Zealand
Report Cleverley 18'
Rolston 40', 45+1'
Pereira 46'
Coombes 53'
Main 55', 58', 58', 74'
Robertson 80'
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Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

Winners

 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship 

New Zealand
Fifth title

New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the sixth consecutive time. With hosts Papua New Guinea also participating, this is the first tournament to feature two teams from OFC.

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Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Papua New Guinea20 March 20150 (Debut)
 New Zealand8 October 20155 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
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1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

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Award Player
Golden Ball New Zealand Jasmine Pereira
Golden Boot New Zealand Emma Rolston
Golden Gloves Samoa Katarina Ah Sui
Fair Play Award  Tonga
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Goalscorers

25 goals
16 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
  • New Caledonia Marie-Luce Tchacko
  • Samoa Madeleen Ah Ki
  • Vanuatu Priscilla Charley
1 goal
  • New Caledonia Isabelle Hace
  • New Caledonia Lyndsay Nyipie
  • New Caledonia Marlory Oniary
  • New Zealand Jade Parris
  • New Zealand Isabella Richards
  • Samoa Matalena Faasavalu
  • Samoa Vaaipu Moaata
  • Samoa Marcella Nielsen
  • Tonga Mele Akolo
  • Vanuatu Brenda Anis
  • Vanuatu Rina Batick
  • Vanuatu Clemontine Senis

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