2006 OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Samoa
|
| Dates | 31 March–8 April 2006 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 New Zealand (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Tonga
|
| Third place |
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Fourth place |
Samoa
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 74 (4.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Suitupe Tafafa Kirsty Yallop (6 goals) |
The 2006 OFC Women's U-20 Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Samoa from 31 March–8 April 2006.
Players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to participate in the competition. Holders Australia were not eligible to defend their title after moving into the Asian Football Confederation.
In the final, New Zealand defeated Tonga 6–0. In doing so, the New Zealand team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 2002 final to Australia.
By winning the title, New Zealand also qualified for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.
All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Cook Islands and Tahiti withdrew before the tournament began.
The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:
All matches were played at one venue: the Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex in Apia.
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