2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| City | Suva |
| Dates | 8–21 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 50 (4.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,090 (91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Kinë Hmaen Laura Bennett Kuria Malohifo'ou(4 goals each) |
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 14 September 2024. | |
International football competition
The 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship is the 6th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the third with the U-16 format. The tournament is holding between 8 to 21 September 2024 in Fiji.[1]
The top two teams will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the OFC representatives.[2]
Teams
Qualification
Starting from this edition, a four-team qualifying stage was introduced for the competition. The four lowest-ranked teams – Vanuatu, who finished eighth in the last edition, and the three teams that missed the previous tournament – were originally set to compete in a single-group tournament. However, Vanuatu did not enter, leaving just three teams. In June 2024, Samoa won the three-team qualifying group and secured a spot in the tournament.[3]
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands | Automatic qualification | 5th | Third place (2012) |
 Fiji | 4th | Runners-up (2023) | |
| New Caledonia | 5th | Runners-up (2017) | |
| New Zealand | 6th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023) | |
 Solomon Islands | 3rd | Runners-up (2010) | |
 Tahiti | 3rd | Third place (2023) | |
| Tonga | 5th | Fourth place (2010, 2023) | |
 Samoa | Qualifying stage winner | 3rd | Group stage (2016) |
- Did not enter
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 March 2024.[4][5]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Fiji (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | 7th place match |
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Cook Islands | 0–10 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Fiji | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tonga | 6–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 7th place match |
Source: OFC
| New Zealand | 8–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tahiti | 0–2 | Solomon Islands |
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| Report |
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| New Zealand | 5–0 | Tahiti |
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| Report |
| Solomon Islands | 1–2 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
Kini  12' | Report | Hmaen 9', 60' |
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Oneill 11' |
| New Caledonia | 3–1 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pani 73' |
Placement matches
7th place match
| Cook Islands | v | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
5th place match
| Fiji | v | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 September | ||||||
| Samoa | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| New Caledonia | ||||||
| 18 September | ||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||
| Tonga | ||||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
Semi-finals
Winners will qualify for 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Samoa | v | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
| New Zealand | v | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Third place match
| Semi-final Loser 1 | v | Semi-final Loser 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Final
| Semi-final Winner 1 | v | Semi-final Winner 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2025
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.
| Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2024 | 0 (debut) | |
| 18 September 2024 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There have been 50 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match (as of 15 September 2024).
4 goals
Kinë Hmaen
Laura Bennett
Kuria Malohifo'ou
3 goals
- Grace Duncan
Lynn Aiono Sagiao- Kealia Nansen
2 goals
Sisilia Tuvou Kuladina- Grace Lakavutu
- Keira Tichbon
- Ayres Ava
- Holly Leapai
- Jayde Sagapolutele
Gracester Kini- Tyra Bagiante
- Tema Tonga
1 goal
- Suliana Vuniyayawa
- Derelle Avery
- Piper Oneill
- Holly Robins
- Kya Solomon
- Pia Volk
- T Devoux
- Brenda Areni
- Bernadette Nyikeine
Vaiuta Pani- Sophiana Moala
References
- ^ "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". OFC.
- ^ "Morocco awarded multi-year hosting rights to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™". FIFA. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Samoa comfortably qualify for OFC Women's U-16 Championship". oceaniafootball.com. OFC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "DRAW: OFC U-16 Women's Championship 2024". YouTube. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Draws confirmed for OFC U-16 Women's Championship and Qualifying". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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