Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Dates | 11–24 July 2017 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (6th title) |
Runners-up | Fiji |
Third place | Papua New Guinea |
Fourth place | New Caledonia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 86 (5.73 per match) |
Attendance | 2,200 (147 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Emma Main (11 goals) |
Best player | Luisa Tamanitoakula |
Best goalkeeper | Ateca Tuwa |
Fair play award | New Zealand |
The 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in New Zealand between 11–24 July 2017.
For this tournament the age limit was lowered from under-20 to under-19. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.
A total of six (out of 11) OFC member national teams entered the tournament.
The matches were played at the Ngahue Reserve in Auckland.
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could name a maximum of 20 players.
The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were three matches on each matchday. The draw for the fixtures was held on 31 May 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.
All times were local, NZST (UTC+12).