The 2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the

OFC U-20 Women's Championship The OFC U-19 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-20 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament) is a football tournament held every two years to decide the only qualification spot for the Oceania Football Confederati ...

, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in

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between 1–10 October 2015. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 16–30 January 2016. Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the OFC representative, besides

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

who qualified automatically as hosts.

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were confirmed as champions for the fifth consecutive time on 8 October 2015, sealing their qualification to the World Cup.

Teams

A total of five OFC member national teams entered the tournament. ;Did not enter * * * * * *

Venue

The matches were played at the

Loto-Tonga Soka Centre The Loto-Tonga Soka Centre is a football facility in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. It was funded by FIFA through the world football body's Goal Programme and was opened in 2001. It hosted matches of the first round of the OFC 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. ...

in Nuku'alofa.

Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Matches

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were two matches on each matchday, with one team having a bye. The draw for the fixtures was held on 2 September 2015 at the OFC Headquarters in

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. All times were local, TOT (

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Winners

New Zealand qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup for the sixth consecutive time. With hosts Papua New Guinea also participating, this is the first tournament to feature two teams from OFC. :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Goalscorers

;25 goals *

Emma Rolston Emma Caitlin Rolston (born 10 November 1996) is a New Zealand professional football player. She last played for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women. Club career Forrest Hill Milford In 2016 Rolston was part of the winning team at Forrest ...

;16 goals *

Jasmine Pereira Jasmine Henrietta Pereira (born 20 July 1996) is a New Zealand footballer who plays for Three Kings United and for New Zealand women's national football team. Personal life Pereira is the youngest and only girl of four children of a Samoan ...

;5 goals * Daisy Cleverley * Grace Jale *

Michaela Robertson Michaela Ashleigh Robertson (born 28 August 1996) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for Wellington Phoenix. She was part of the New Zealand Football team in the football competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

;4 goals * Isabella Coombes * Emma Main * Matalena Daniells * Monica Melteviel ;3 goals *

Paige Satchell Paige Therese Satchell (born 13 April 1998) is a footballer from New Zealand. She has played for the New Zealand national team in the under-17, under-20, and senior levels. She was a travelling reserve for the New Zealand team at the 2016 Summer ...

* Shalom Fiso * Ofaloto Laakulu * Malia Tongia ;2 goals * Marie-Luce Tchacko * Madeleen Ah Ki * Priscilla Charley ;1 goal * Isabelle Hace * Lyndsay Nyipie * Marlory Oniary * Jade Parris * Isabella Richards * Matalena Faasavalu * Vaaipu Moaata * Marcella Nielsen * Mele Akolo * Brenda Anis * Rina Batick * Clemontine Senis

References

External links

2015 OFC U-20 Women's Championship
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