2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2016 (Stage 1) and (Stage 2) 6–16 July 2015 (Stage 1)23–26 January 2016 (Stage 2) 8 1 NZL 3 PNG 2012 2024 The 2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to determine which women's national teams from Oceania qualify for the Olympic football tournament. The tournament consisted of two stages. The first stage was the Pacific Games women's football tournament, where the highest-ranked team who is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) advanced to the second stage. The second stage was a two-legged play-off between the first stage qualifier and New Zealand, OFC's highest ranked team in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. The winner of the second stage qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil.QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf Rio 2016 Official Website 22 January 2015 23 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf 6 September 2015 New Zealand qualified for their third straight Olympics after the second leg of their final play-off against Papua New Guinea was cancelled due to visa issues preventing Papua New Guinea's team from travelling to New Zealand for the match.https://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=1/news=new-zealand-reach-rio-after-png-withdrawal-2756737.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160126093935/http://www.fifa.com/womensolympic/news/y=2016/m=1/news=new-zealand-reach-rio-after-png-withdrawal-2756737.html dead January 26, 2016 New Zealand reach Rio after PNG withdrawal FIFA.com 25 January 2016 Teams A total of eight OFC member national teams entered the tournament. Direct qualifier to second stageParticipants in first stageNZLCOK FIJ NCL1 PNG SAM SOL TGA Notes 1 New Caledonia, who played in the first stage, are ineligible for the Olympics as they are not affiliated to the IOC. Had they won the first stage, the runner-up of the first stage would have advanced to the second stage.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/25771372-476e-4aaf-9532-cdbaee63abd5/language/en-US/Default.aspx OFC Olympic Qualifying schedule unveiled OceaniaFootball.com 1 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150603230730/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/25771372-476e-4aaf-9532-cdbaee63abd5/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 June 2015 First stage Women's Football at the 2015 Pacific Games The 2015 Pacific Games women's football tournament, held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea between 6–16 July 2015 as part of the 2015 Pacific Games, doubled as the first stage of the qualifying tournament.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx OFC Executive Committee decisions Oceania Football Confederation April 23, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181721/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx March 3, 2016 http://issuu.com/ofcfootball/docs/ofc_insider_issue_6/8?e=13529326/11799242 OFC Insider Issue 6 Oceania Football Confederation March 11, 2015 8 The gold medal was won by Papua New Guinea, who advanced to the second stage. Second stage Papua New Guinea, who advanced from the first stage, and New Zealand, who received a bye to this stage, played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The draw for the order of legs was held on 16 November 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e3545d18-2e0b-44d3-b811-6507e828866b/language/en-US/Default.aspx Fans benefit from live draw Oceania Football Confederation November 16, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023257/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e3545d18-2e0b-44d3-b811-6507e828866b/language/en-US/Default.aspx November 17, 2015 The matches were originally to be played in October 2015,http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/25771372-476e-4aaf-9532-cdbaee63abd5/language/en-US/Default.aspx OFC Olympic Qualifying schedule unveiled OceaniaFootball.com 1 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150603230730/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/25771372-476e-4aaf-9532-cdbaee63abd5/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 June 2015 but were later moved to January 2016.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ae3ea617-e52c-4369-881e-d19efd22c1d0/language/en-US/Default.aspx Play-off venues confirmed OceaniaFootball.com 14 January 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160131021536/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ae3ea617-e52c-4369-881e-d19efd22c1d0/language/en-US/Default.aspx 31 January 2016 PNG 1–7 NZL 1–7 Canc. |} Papua New Guinea v New Zealand 2016 1 23 y 14:15 UTC+10 PNG NZL 1–7 Gunemba 79 Hearn 20 64Stott 22Longo 27 53Phillips 35Erceg 63 PNGFA Academy, Lae Ravitesh Behari (Fiji) Report New Zealand v Papua New Guinea 2016 1 26 y 19:30 UTC+13 NZL PNG Cancelled 1 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland 1 The match was scratched and New Zealand qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as Papua New Guinea was unable to travel to New Zealand for the second leg due to visa issues.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/562e39a3-a939-482d-8105-33825acca85c/language/en-US/Default.aspx New Zealand through to Rio 2016 Oceania Football Confederation 26 January 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160131020813/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/562e39a3-a939-482d-8105-33825acca85c/language/en-US/Default.aspx 2016-01-31 Winners fbw 2016 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament NZL Third New Zealand qualified for the Olympic football tournament for the third consecutive time. Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 NZL 01 26 January 2016 02 2 (2008, 2012) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. References External links Official OFC website 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament Olympic Qualifying Tournament Olympic Qualifying Tournament Olympic Qualifying Tournament Category:Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification Category:July 2015 sports events in Oceania Category:January 2016 sports events in Oceania