The OFC U-16 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-17 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament) an Oceanic

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tournament held to determine the team that will appear in the Women's U-17 World Cup. The competition is organised by the

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(OFC) and was first held in 2010. There was no OFC qualifying tournament to the first world cup in 2008, as

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classified automatically as hosts. The inaugural edition, held in New Zealand from 12 to 14 April 2010, was a group stage contested by only 4 of OFC's 11 teams to fill the only spot for the

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. It was won by New Zealand, who won all their games without conceding a goal. The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title. The edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition, and the tournament was called the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, so was the 2023 edition.

Tournaments

Because the 2014 World Cup was already held in March, no sufficient early date could be found for the OFC qualifier. The tournament was cancelled and New Zealand sent to the World Cup by default.

U17 format

U16 format

Performances by countries

Participating nations

Awards

Champion's U-17 World Cup record

New Zealand qualified for all the editions of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: * In 2008, they receive an authomatic berth as host. * In both 2014 and 2022 editions, they qualified by default, as no OFC qualifier was held due to concerns about dates. * For the 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2024 editions, New Zealand qualified as Oceanian champions. * In 2018, New Zealand finished 3rd becoming their best ever finish at any edition. * Beginning in 2025, Oceania will have two teams which will feature a team other than New Zealand for the first time. ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *SF – Semifinals *QF – Quarterfinals *GS – Group Stage *R1 – Round 1, Group stage * – Hosts

References

External links

OFC Official Website
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Under-16 association football competitions Oceanian youth sports competitions