The 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the sixth edition of the
OFC U-20 Women's Championship. The continent's
association football
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youth tournament organised by the
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 ...
. The tournament takes place in Auckland, New Zealand from 18 to 22 February 2014. Four teams take part.
The Championship acts as the continent's qualifying event for the
2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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that will take place Canada later in this year.
Oceania's two top ranked teams New Zealand and Papua New Guinea won their first two games and then played of for the title on the last matchday. New Zealand won 3–0 and qualified to the World Cup.
Participating teams
Only four of OFC's eleven nations have entered a team. The official draw was held on 24 January at OFC headquarters.
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Format
The four teams played a round-robin. The winner advanced to the World Cup.
Officials
Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament.
;Referees
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Uinifareti Aliva
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Robinson Banga
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Anna-Marie Keighley
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Tupou Patia
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Finau Vulivuli
;Assistant Referees
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Lonisa Dilioni
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Nagarita Jimmy
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Lata Kaumatule
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Jacqui Stephenson
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Maria Salamasina
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Wanting Yagum
Matches
All times are local,
UTC+13:00 (New Zealand Daylight saving time)
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Awards
*Golden Ball (MVP): Meagen Gunemba (PNG)
*Golden Boot (Leading Scorer): Emma Rolston (NZL)
*Golden Gloves (Best Goalkeeper): Tangimausia Ma’afu (TON)
*Fair Play Award: Vanuatu
Goal scorers
;4 goals
* Emma Rolston
;3 goals
* Martine Puketapu
* Meagen Gunemba
;2 goals
* Briar Palmer
* Jasmine Pereira
* Tayla O'Brien
* Malia Tongia
;1 goal
* Catherine Bott
* Daisy Cleverley
* Lauren Dabner
* Belinda Van Noorden
* Dinna Awele
* Yvonne Gabong
* Talitha Irakau
* Georgina Kaikas
* Nicola Niaman
* Ilisapeti Malekamu
* Unaloto Tahitu'a
;Own goal
* Daisy Cleverley
* Rumona Morris
References
External links
OFC U-20 Women's Schedule & Results oceaniafootball.com
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2014
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U-20 Championship
U-20 Women's Championship
2014 Ofc U-20 Women's Championship
2013–14 in OFC football
2013–14 in New Zealand association football