2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

OFC U-20 Women's Championship 2015 Nuku'alofa 1–10 October 2015 5 1 1 1 20 NZL 5 20 SAM 20 VAN 20 NCL 10 102 NZL Emma Rolston (25 goals) NZL Jasmine Pereira SAM Katarina Ah Sui 20 TGA 2014 2017 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.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a638b6f0-e0f3-473e-b4a0-2680bf394473/language/en-US/Default.aspx Tonga to host OFC U-20 women’s showpiece Oceania Football Confederation 28 August 2015 2015-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150914074207/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a638b6f0-e0f3-473e-b4a0-2680bf394473/language/en-US/Default.aspx 2015-09-14 dead The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 16–30 January 2016.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 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.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/38/35/13/circularno.1428-decisionstakenbythefifaexecutivecommitteeconcerningwomenscompetitions2016_neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140712053521/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/02/38/35/13/circularno.1428-decisionstakenbythefifaexecutivecommitteeconcerningwomenscompetitions2016%5fneutral.pdf dead July 12, 2014 Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016 FIFA 23 June 2014 New Zealand were confirmed as champions for the fifth consecutive time on 8 October 2015, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=10/news=new-zealand-win-through-to-png-2709863.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160327150628/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2015/m=10/news=new-zealand-win-through-to-png-2709863.html dead March 27, 2016 New Zealand win through to PNG FIFA.com 8 October 2015 Teams A total of five OFC member national teams entered the tournament. Team Appearance Previous best performance 20 NCL 03 3rd 03 Third place (2012) 20 NZL 06 6th 01 Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) 20 SAM 04 4th 04 Fourth place (2002, 2006, 2012) 20 TGA (hosts) 05 5th 02 Runners-up (2006) 20 VAN 03 3rd 04 Fourth place (2012) Did not enter 20 ASA 20 COK 20 FIJ 20 PNG 20 SOL 20 TAH Venue The matches were played at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Nuku'alofa. Squads 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.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ce992cbf-9a91-4959-bb3a-93922ef5d023/language/en-US/Default.aspx Draw reveals path to Papua New Guinea Oceania Football Confederation September 2, 2015 September 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150914075203/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ce992cbf-9a91-4959-bb3a-93922ef5d023/language/en-US/Default.aspx September 14, 2015 dead mdy-all All times were local, TOT (UTC+13). main WDL OFC 20 NCL 20 NZL 20 SAM 20 TGA 20 VAN complete 1 0 3 5 38 4 0 0 69 0 1 2 1 12 18 0 2 2 7 23 H 1 2 1 9 23 NZL SAM VAN NCL TGA Q WC green1 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2015 10 1 y 13:00 20 TGA 0–15 20 NZL Report Rolston 19 48 69Pereira 30 45+1 64Coombes 32 34 44Cleverley 41 75 90+1Robertson 62Jale 78 82 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa George Time (Solomon Islands) 2015 10 1 y 15:30 20 VAN 4–0 20 NCL Report Melteviel 53Batick 72Anis 77Senis 89 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Salesh Chand (Fiji) 2015 10 3 y 13:00 20 NZL 26–0 20 NCL Report Rolston 2 3 5 11 1420 pen. 22 27 28 32 45+6Satchell 8 25 49Pereira 15 37 50 77 82 90+3Jale 34 38 64Parris 56Robertson 72Richards 79 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Finau Vulivuli (Fiji) 2015 10 3 y 15:30 20 TGA 3–3 20 SAM Report Tongia 39 56 90+2 Mad. Ah Ki 60Faasavalu 75Daniells 87 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea) 2015 10 5 y 13:00 20 NCL 2–6 20 SAM Report Tchacko 12Oniary 82 Moaata 5Fiso 8 23 51Daniells 40Nielsen 76 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa George Time (Solomon Islands) 2015 10 5 y 15:30 20 NZL 18–0 20 VAN Report Pereira 5 15 18 22 63 77Rolston 8 10 40 4357 65 81 82 84Robertson 13 45Cleverley 26 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Finau Vulivuli (Fiji) 2015 10 8 y 13:00 20 SAM 3–3 20 VAN Report Daniells 48 90+6Mad. Ah Ki 54 Melteviel 6 66Charley 22 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Salesh Chand (Fiji) 2015 10 8 y 15:30 20 NCL 3–2 20 TGA Report Nyipie 24Tchacko 64I. Hace 83 Laakulu 67 89 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea) 2015 10 10 y 13:00 20 VAN 2–2 20 TGA Report Charley 23Melteviel 89 Laakulu 79Akolo 86 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa Finau Vulivuli (Fiji) 2015 10 10 y 15:30 20 SAM 0–10 20 NZL Report Cleverley 18Rolston 40 45+1Pereira 46Coombes 53Main 55 58 58 74Robertson 80 Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa George Time (Solomon Islands) Winners fbwu 20 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship NZL Fifth 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. Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 20 PNG 01 20 March 2015 00 0 (Debut) 20 NZL 02 8 October 2015 05 5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) 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.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/872abece-f887-4221-aa40-aa659a2855b9/language/en-US/Default.aspx New Zealand celebrate title in style Oceania Football Confederation October 10, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151014041558/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/872abece-f887-4221-aa40-aa659a2855b9/language/en-US/Default.aspx October 14, 2015 AwardPlayerGolden BallNZL Jasmine PereiraGolden BootNZL Emma RolstonGolden GlovesSAM Katarina Ah SuiFair Play Award20 TGA Goalscorers 25 goals NZL Emma Rolston 16 goals NZL Jasmine Pereira 5 goals 22em NZL Daisy Cleverley NZL Grace Jale NZL Michaela Robertson 4 goals 22em NZL Isabella Coombes NZL Emma Main SAM Matalena Daniells VAN Monica Melteviel 3 goals 22em NZL Paige Satchell SAM Shalom Fiso TGA Ofaloto Laakulu TGA Malia Tongia 2 goals 22em NCL football Marie-Luce Tchacko SAM Madeleen Ah Ki VAN Priscilla Charley 1 goal 22em NCL football Isabelle Hace NCL football Lyndsay Nyipie NCL football Marlory Oniary NZL Jade Parris NZL Isabella Richards SAM Matalena Faasavalu SAM Vaaipu Moaata SAM Marcella Nielsen TGA Mele Akolo VAN Brenda Anis VAN Rina Batick VAN Clemontine Senis References External links 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship, oceaniafootball.com 2015 U-20 Championship U-20 Championship U-20 Women's Championship Category:2015 in Tongan sport 2015 Category:October 2015 sports events in Oceania Category:Nukuʻalofa