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OFC Women's Championship
The OFC Women's Nations Cup (previously known as the OFC Women's Championship) is a women's association football tournament for national teams who belong to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was held every three years from 1983 to 1989. Currently, the tournament is held at irregular intervals. Of the 12 tournaments that have been held, New Zealand won six of them. The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991. In 2007, the competition took place in Papua New Guinea for the second time. Tonga and the Solomon Islands each took part for the first time in the four-team event, which was plagued by withdrawals from six squads. The most recent edition was played in July 2022 in Fiji and was won by Papua New Guinea for the first time. Only four nations have won the trophy: Australia (3 times), New Zealand (6 times), Chinese Taipei (2 times), and Papua New Guinea (1 time). Australia ceased to be a member of the OFC on January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the List of men's national association football teams#OFC (Oceania), member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, the OFC's larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
The 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the 2014 OFC Women's Championship) was the 10th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup, and took place in Papua New Guinea from 25 to 29 October 2014. The football tournament was organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the tenth edition of the tournament. New Zealand won the tournament without conceding a goal, thus winning their third straight edition and qualifying to the 2015 Women's World Cup. Hosts Papua New Guinea and New Zealand had submitted a bid for the tournament. Papua New Guinea was chosen at the OFC Executive Committee on 29 March 2014. Papua New Guinea had hosted the 2007 edition previously. Teams All eleven OFC members were eligible to participate but only four entered teams. Venue Matches were originally to be played at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae. However, the venue was later changed to the Kalabond Oval in Kokopo. Format Teams played each other once in a round-robin tournament. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 OFC Women's Championship
The 2010 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup) took place in Auckland, New Zealand , Oceania Football Confederation, retrieved 9 July 2010 between 29 September and 8 October. It was the ninth edition of the . For the first time, eight teams participated in the tournament, and a total of sixteen matches were played. The tournament also served as the OFC Women's World Cup qualification tournament, with the winner qualifying for the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 OFC Women's Championship
The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New Guinea between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament. The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup. New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995. Erik Garin, RSSSF, retrieved 5 April 2007 , |
2003 OFC Women's Championship
The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held in Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship. Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group. The tournament served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. OFC's one berth was given to the winner – Australia. Participating nations Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, five entered the tournament. Also, this was Australia's last appearance in the tournament before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Officials 4 referees were named for the tournament: * Tammy Ogston * Krystyna Szokolai * Rajendra Singh * Joakim Salaiau Sosongan Results ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 OFC Women's Championship
The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, also known as the VI Ladies Oceania Nations Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 9 October & 17 October 1998. It was the sixth staging of the OFC Women's Championship. The 1998 OFC Women's Championship, like its previous edition, served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. OFC's only berth was given to the winner – Australia. Participating nations Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, six entered the tournament. Did not enter * * * * * * First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third place playoff Final Australia won the tournament and qualified for 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. Awards Goalscorers ;15 goals * Pernille Andersen ;10 goals * Sharon Black ;8 goals * Cheryl Salisbury ;7 goals * Sacha Haskell ;5 goals * Joanne Peters * Wendi Henderson ;4 goals * Alicia Ferguson * Julie Murray * Katrina Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 OFC Women's Championship
The 1994 OFC Women's Championship was the fifth edition of the OFC Women's Championship. Papua New Guinea hosted the tournament between 14 and 20 October 1994. The tournament was contested by three sides and played as a round robin. Australia won on goal difference after tying with New Zealand on points. They qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup as a result. Participants * * * Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers ;3 goals * Cheryl Salisbury * Wendy Sharpe ;2 goals * Lisa Casagrande * Alison Forman * Sunni Hughes * Karly Pumpa * Donna Baker * Kim Dermott ;1 goal * Julie Murray * Amanda Crawford * Wendi Henderson * Maureen Jacobson Maureen Dale Jacobson (born 7 December 1961) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand. Club career Jacobsen played in England with Millwall Lionesses and was part of their FA Women's Cup winning team in 1991. She als ... ;Own goal * ''Unknown player'' See also * 1995 FIFA Wom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 OFC Women's Championship
The 1991 OFC Women's Championship was the fourth OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Sydney, Australia from 19 to 25 May 1991. Only three teams participated in the tournament, and a total of six matches were played. This edition served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup. New Zealand won the tournament for the second time after finishing first in the round robin (by goal difference) and qualified to the World Cup. Background After the 1989 edition of the tournament, the Oceania Women's Football Confederation (OWFC) decided to increase the length of matches from 70 to 80 minutes. The next tournament was provisionally awarded to Papua New Guinea and scheduled for 1992. In February 1990 FIFA had announced the Women's World Cup for November 1991 but still not confirmed the arrangements for qualification in the Oceania region. At an OWFC meeting in September 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 OFC Women's Championship
The 1989 OFC Women's Championship was the third OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Brisbane, Australia from 26 March to 1 April 1989. Five teams participated in the tournament, and a total of eleven matches were played. Chinese Taipei won the tournament for the second time after beating New Zealand 1–0 in the final. The third place match between Australia and their B-side was cancelled due to waterlogged pitch. Teams The following five teams participated in the tournament: * (also known as ''Australia Green'') * Australia B (also known as ''Australia Gold'') * * * * withdrew after the team was refused permission to participate by the Indian government, which was "''not satisfied it had reached a sufficiently high standard to compete''". Results First round ---- ---- ---- ---- Third place match Final match Awards Statistics Goalscorers ; 9 goals * Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 OFC Women's Championship
The 1986 OFC Women's Championship was the second OFC Women's Championship of women's association football (also known as the OFC Women's Nations Cup). It took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from 29 March to 5 April 1986. Four teams participated in the tournament, and a total of eight matches were played. Chinese Taipei defeated Australia 4–1 in the final to win the second edition of the tournament. Defending champions New Zealand finished third, after winning to their B-side in penalty shoot-outs. Teams The following four teams participated in the tournament: * * * * (withdrew) * New Zealand B entered following the late withdrawal of Papua New Guinea. Results First round ---- ---- Third place play-off Final Awards Statistics Goalscorers ;3 goals * Liu Yu-chu ;2 goals * Chou Tai-ying * Wendy Sharpe ;1 goal * Renaye Iserief * Andrea Martin * Sharon Mateljan * Sue Monteath * Yang Hsiu-chih * Hsie Hsiu-min * Ma Wei-chiu * Maureen Jacobson * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
