2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| City | Suva |
| Dates | 8–21 September |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship is the 6th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the third with the U-16 format. The tournament is holding between 8 to 21 September 2024 in Fiji.[1]
The top two teams will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the OFC representatives.[2]
Teams
[edit]Ten of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament. 7 of whom qualified automatically to the final tournament. Samoa won the three-team qualifying group to qualify for the tournament.[3]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands |
5th | Third place (2012) |
 Fiji |
4th | Runners-up (2023) |
 New Caledonia |
5th | Runners-up (2017) |
 New Zealand |
6th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) |
 Samoa |
3rd | Group stage (2016) |
 Solomon Islands |
3rd | Runners-up (2010) |
 Tahiti |
3rd | Third place (2023) |
 Tonga |
5th | Fourth place (2010, 2023) |
- Did not enter
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 6 March 2024.[4][5]
Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tonga
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Samoa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th place match |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Caledonia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Tahiti
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Solomon Islands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th place match |
First match(es) will be played: 9 September 2024. Source: OFC
Placement matches
[edit]7th place match
[edit]| 4th place Group A | v | 4th place Group B |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
5th place match
[edit]| 3rd place Group B | v | 3rd place Group A |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 September | ||||||
| Group A Winner | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
| Group B Runner-up | ||||||
| 18 September | ||||||
| Group B Winner | ||||||
| Group A Runner-up | ||||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 21 September | ||||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners will qualify for 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Group A Winner | v | Group B Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
| Group B Winner | v | Group A Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Third place match
[edit]| Semi-final Loser 1 | 5–3 | Semi-final Loser 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Final
[edit]| Semi-final Winner 1 | v | Semi-final Winner 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2025
[edit]The following team from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.
| Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2023 | ||
| 18 September 2023 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
[edit]- ^ "OFC U-16 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". OFC.
- ^ "Morocco awarded multi-year hosting rights to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™". FIFA. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "SAMOA COMFORTABLY QUALIFY FOR OFC WOMEN'S U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP". OFC.
- ^ "DRAW: OFC U-16 Women's Championship 2024". YouTube. 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Draws confirmed for OFC U-16 Women's Championship and Qualifying". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.