2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
The 2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 9th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands from 30 August to 12 September 2019.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the OFC representatives.
New Zealand were the defending champions, and they went on to win the 2019 Championship.
Teams
All 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
3rd | ||
3rd | ||
4th | ||
5th | ||
8th | ||
6th | ||
6th | ||
3rd | ||
1st | ||
7th | ||
4th |
Venue
The matches were played at the CIFA Academy Field, Rarotonga.Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 17 April 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand. The 11 teams were drawn into three groups, with Groups A and B having four teams and Group C having three teams. The hosts Cook Islands were assigned to group position A1, while the remaining teams were drawn into the other group positions without any seeding, with the only restriction that the defending champions New Zealand must be drawn into Group A or B.Group stage
The winners of each group and the runners-up of Group B advanced to the semi-finals.All times are local, CKT.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
----Third place match
Final
The winner qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.Winners
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.Award | Player |
Golden Ball | Grace Wisnewski |
Golden Boot | Kelli Brown |
Golden Gloves | Corail Harry |
Fair Play Award |
Goalscorers
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following team from OFC qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[|1] |
12 9 2019 | 7 |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.Award | Player |
Golden Ball | Grace Wisnewski |
Golden Boot | Kelli Brown |
Golden Gloves | Corail Harry |
Fair Play Award |