The 2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth

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championship organised by the

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(OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in

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between 11–24 July 2017. For this tournament the age limit was lowered from under-20 to under-19. The winners of the tournament qualified for the

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as the OFC representative.

Teams

A total of six (out of 11) OFC member national teams entered the tournament. ;Did not enter * * * * *

Venue

The matches were played at the Ngahue Reserve in

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Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could name a maximum of 20 players.

Matches

The tournament was played in round-robin format. There were three matches on each matchday. The draw for the fixtures was held on 31 May 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in

. All times were local,

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Winners

The following team from OFC qualified for the

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¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

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

Goalscorers

;11 goals * Emma Main ;9 goals * Samantha Tawharu ;8 goals *

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;7 goals * Luisa Tamanitoakula * Nicollete Ageva ;6 goals * Dayna Stevens ;4 goals * Cema Nasau ;3 goals * Michaela Foster * Deven Jackson *

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* Jacklyn Maiyosi * Ramona Padio ;2 goals * Alice Wenessia * Jacqui Hand * Hunter Malaki * Mele Kafa ;1 goal * Asenaca Diranuve * Oceane Forest * Isabelle Hnaweongo * Marie-Laure Palene * Nicole Mettam * Selina Unamba *

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* Seini Lutu ;1 own goal * Mariecamilla Ah Ki (playing against New Zealand) * Helen Tahitua (playing against New Zealand) * Nipa Talasinga (playing against Samoa)

References

External links

2017 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
, oceaniafootball.com
Results
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