2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Tahiti
City	Pirae
Dates	13–26 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (5th title)
Runners-up	Fiji
Third place	Tahiti
Fourth place	Tonga
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	125 (6.94 per match)
Attendance	4,847 (269 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laura Bennett (10 goals)
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International football competition

The 2023 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship was the 5th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the second with the U-16 format. The tournament was held between 13 and 26 September 2023, in Tahiti. The defending champions from the U-17 editions were New Zealand, who have four titles in the tournament.

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic as the OFC representative.

Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.^[1]

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Cook Islands	4th	Third place (2012)
Fiji	3rd	Third place (2016)
New Caledonia	4th	Runners-up (2017)
New Zealand	5th	Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017)
Solomon Islands	2nd	Runners-up (2010)
Tahiti (hosts)	2nd	Group stage (2017)
Tonga	4th	Fourth place (2010)
Vanuatu	2nd	Group stage (2016)

Withdrew

Did not enter

American Samoa

Squads

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 18 May 2023.^[2] The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirmed that Papua New Guinea and Samoa have withdrawn from the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.^[3] The re-draw was held on 8 September.^[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tahiti (H)	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Knockout stage
2	Tonga	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	4	Knockout stage
3	New Caledonia	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3	5th place match
4	Solomon Islands	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1	7th place match

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)

16:00

Tonga	5–1	Solomon Islands
Faletau 26', 29', 40', 55', 59'	Report	Kini 75'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 265

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

13 September 2023 (2023-09-13)

19:00

New Caledonia	0–0	Tahiti
	Report

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 473

Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

16:00

New Caledonia	2–2	Tonga
Kourevi 37' Honakoko 77'	Report	Faletau 60' Pongi 73'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 100

Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

19:00

Solomon Islands	0–4	Tahiti
	Report	Tahutini 16' Le Gayic 36' Leodolter 45' Gendron 77'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 325

Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

16:00

Solomon Islands	1–1	New Caledonia
Kini 72'	Report	Wahnawe 90'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 185

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

19:00

Tahiti	2–1	Tonga
Tupahururu 63' Kautai 76'	Report	Tonga 43'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 275

Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	0	43	1	+42	9	Knockout stage
2	Fiji	3	2	0	1	16	7	+9	6	Knockout stage
3	Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	2	17	−15	3	5th place match
4	Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	4	40	−36	0	7th place match

Source: OFC

14 September 2023 (2023-09-14)

16:00

New Zealand	12–0	Cook Islands
Teariki 6' (o.g.) Ardana 26' Pivac 33' De Wit 34' Bennett 39', 45', 68', 79', 86' Jerez 73' Pugh 76' Vlok 84'	Report

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 175

Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

14 September 2023 (2023-09-14)

19:00

Fiji	11–3	Vanuatu
Theresa 2' Kuladina 8', 55' Tabunase 26', 48' Ratulele 27', 79', 89' Qalivere 50' Tabua 86', 90+3'	Report	Tari 36' Takau 68', 82'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 248

Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

16:00

New Zealand	4–1	Fiji
Bennett 27' Jerez 40' Young 50' Vlok 52' (pen.)	Report	Qalivere 74'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 179

Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

19:00

Vanuatu	1–2	Cook Islands
Moses 71' (pen.)	Report	Enoka 34' Kamikamica 68'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 150

Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

16:00

Vanuatu	0–27	New Zealand
	Report	Pivac 3', 8', 22', 33', 45', 69' De Wit 6' Ardana 14' Young 19' Jerez 20', 38', 58' McGillivray 29' Wanemut 45+3' (o.g.) Saxon 49' Cleall-Harding 55', 66', 68', 76' Bryant 60', 78' Vlok 72', 81', 84', 90+5' Bennett 83', 90+2'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 170

Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

19:00

Cook Islands	0–4	Fiji
	Report	Kuladina 13', 41' Tabua 21' Tabunase 37'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 216

Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)

Placement matches

7th place match

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)

11:00

Solomon Islands	12–1	Vanuatu
Kini 15', 24', 39', 45+1', 46', 54' Maetoloa 22' Oritaimae 52', 65', 70', 76' Toby 80'	Report	Carlot 61'

FTF Academy, Pirae

Attendance: 87

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

5th place match

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)

15:00

New Caledonia	8–0	Cook Islands
Wahnawe 15', 30', 50' Naaoutchoue 21', 40' Bako 63' Hmaen 68' Gotie 86'	Report

FTF Academy, Pirae

Attendance: 150

Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final

	23 September

	Tahiti	2 (2)
					26 September
	Fiji (p)	2 (3)
					Fiji	0
	23 September
					New Zealand	1
	New Zealand	7

	Tonga	0
					Third place match

					26 September

					Tahiti	5

					Tonga	3

Semi-finals

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23)

16:00

Tahiti	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Fiji
Tupahururu 41' Teikiotiu 83'	Report	Tabunase 23' (pen.) Laulaba 56'
Penalties
Kautai Teikiotiu Gendron Masingue Dehors	2–3	Singh Theresa Laulaba Tabunase Kuladina

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 350

Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23)

19:00

New Zealand	7–0	Tonga
Pivac 8' Pugh 35' Vlok 48' (pen.) Jerez 53' Bennett 53', 59' De Wit 71'	Report

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 265

Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Third place match

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)

16:00

Tahiti	5–3	Tonga
Le Gayic 18', 42', 45+5', 45+6' Kautai 36'	Report	Faletau 8' Pongi 82' Falekakala 89'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 523

Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Final

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26)

19:00

Fiji	0–1	New Zealand
	Report	Pugh 90+4'

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae

Attendance: 711

Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Winners

2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
New Zealand Fifth title

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.

Teams	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup¹
New Zealand	26 September 2023	7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 125 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 6.94 goals per match.

10 goals

Laura Bennett

8 goals

Angela Pivac
Gracester Kini

7 goals

Pia Vlok
Tamaa Faletau

6 goals

Ela Jerez

5 goals

Haranui Le Gayic

4 goals

Sisilia Tuvou Kuladina
Elesi Tabunase
Henako Wahnawe
Isla Cleall-Harding
Gertrude Oritaimae

3 goals

Luse Ratulele
Kasanita Tabua
Amber De Wit
Katie Pugh

2 goals

Caroline Qalivere
Aziliz Naaoutchoue
Putri Ardana
Mackenzie Bryant
Natalie Young
Willany Kautai
Turere Tupahururu
Anna Pongi
Morin Takau

1 goal

Abrihana Enoka
Anna Kamikamica
Seruwaia Laulaba
Makereta Theresa
Matha Bako
Wadro Gotie
Alofa Hmaen
Julia Honakoko
Cina Kourevi
Kara McGillivray
Hannah Saxon
Primrose Maetoloa
Joy Toby
Lydie Gendron
Nora Leodolter
Tihiura Tahutini
Fetia Teikiotiu
Mele Falekakala
Tema Tonga
Keren Carlot
Philles Moses
Valerie Tari

1 own goal

Maara Teariki (against New Zealand)
Lea Wanemut (against New Zealand)

Final standing

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L
	New Zealand	5	5	0	0
	Fiji	5	2	1	2
	Tahiti	5	3	2	0
4	Tonga	5	1	1	3
5	New Caledonia	4	1	3	0
6	Cook Islands	4	1	0	3
7	Solomon Islands	4	1	1	2
8	Vanuatu	4	0	0	4

References

^ "New Zealand draw Cook Islands and Samoa at OFC U-16 Women's Championship". Friends of Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Oceania Football. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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