The 2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament was the inaugural edition of what would later be known as the

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, a biennial international

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competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. It was hosted by Tonga from 23 April–3 May 2002. Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in the competition. In the final,

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defeated

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6–0. By winning the tournament, Australia also qualified for the

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, the inaugural

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, in

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Qualification

All members of the

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qualified automatically, however,

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and

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withdrew before the tournament began.

Participating teams

The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

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and

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were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Top goalscorers

;10 goals *

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;9 goals * Selin Kuralay ;6 goals * Sara Clapham * Priscilla Duncan ;5 goals * Catherine Cannuli * Hayley Crawford * Emma Davison

References

External links

Oceania Football Confederation official website
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