2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
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.
| 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) |
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.
Qualification
All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Cook Islands and Tahiti withdrew before the tournament began.[1]
Participating teams
The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:
| Country | Previous appearances1 |
|---|---|
 Fiji | 1 (2002) |
 New Caledonia | 0 (debut) |
| New Zealand | 1 (2002) |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 (2004) |
| Samoa | 1 (2002) |
 Solomon Islands | 1 (2004) |
| Tonga | 1 (2002) |
 Vanuatu | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venue
All matches were played at one venue: the Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex in Apia.[1]
| Apia |
|---|
| Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex |
| 13°50′12″S 171°45′7″W |
| Capacity: 12,000 |
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tonga |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Vanuatu |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 4–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
Rishworth  51'Percival 62', 79'Riley 53' |
Report |
| New Zealand | 11–0 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Erceg 30' Gregorius 39'Percival 41'Bromley 42'Leota 43'Yallop 50', 57', 83'Collins 46', 59'Riley 60' |
Report |
| Solomon Islands | 1–2 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Inifiri 61' |
Report | Feke 39', 65' |
| Solomon Islands | 1–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Samani 18' |
Report | Masauvakalo 45' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Fiji |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Turakaura 46' Limbai 58'Chalau 87' |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 6–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Limbai 11', 18', 63', 66' Nakas 12'Winas 32' |
Report | Ratu 83' |
| Samoa | 3–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Tafafa |
Report |
| Papua New Guinea | 0–1 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lam Sam 50' |
| Fiji | 3–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Marama 52' Begum 77'Ratu 82' (pen.) |
Report |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 April | ||||||
| New Zealand | 5 | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| 6 April | ||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||
| Samoa | 2 | |||||
| Tonga | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| Samoa | 1 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 5–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell 6', 9', 18' Yallop 40'Riley 90' |
Report | Leo 7' |
Third Place Match
| Samoa | 1–4 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| F. Ane 60' |
Report | Chalau 6' Leo 45', 83'Winas 50' |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- Kirsty Yallop
- Suitupe Tafafa
- 5 goals
- Caitlin Campbell
- Ali Riley
- Zeena Limbai
- 3 goals
- Helen Collins
- Ria Percival
- Jennifer Leo
- Penateti Feke
- 2 goals
- Savaira Ratu
- Emma Harrison
- Emma Humphries
- Jacqueline Chalau
- Daisy Winas
- Marion Tuipulotu
- Karen Utaatu
- 1 goal
- Yashreen Begum
- Radalaite Marama
- Hannah Bromley
- Abby Erceg
- Sarah Gregorius
- Renee Leota
- Annalie Longo
- Petria Rennie
- Hannah Rishworth
- Bridget Nakas
- Pauline Turakaura
- Frances Ane
- Josephone Ane
- Florence Lam Sam
- Faavae Taumua
- Vanessa Inifiri
- Layda Samani
- Kaati Malua
- Salome Vaenuku
- Leisoko Masauvakalo
- Fabrice Serveux
Awards
- FairPlay Award: New Zealand[2]
References
- Roman, Todd (17 April 2014). "OFC Under 20 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- "New Zealand books FIFA U20 berth". Solomon Islands Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.