2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament explained
| Tourney Name: | OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Dates: | 1 March–4 April 2012 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 63 |
| Prevseason: | 2008 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
2012 OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament was the qualifying tournament to the football competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the member nations of the Oceania Football Confederation. It was the third edition of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Four nations participated in a preliminary tournament (hosted by Tonga) based on a league system with two advancing to a final.[1] The winner of this preliminary stage played New Zealand in a home-and-away play-off for a place at the Olympics.[2]
First stage
The teams' paths to the Olympics were revealed on 17 February 2012.[3]
Round-robin
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Knockout round
Final
Awards
A number of awards were announced following the preliminary tournament.[4]
Final stage
Summary
Matches
New Zealand won 15–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Schedule set for key competitions . Oceania Football Confederation . 6 February 2012 . 6 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207165932/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/df4e6b53-b97d-4278-afc1-42aeeb0a97f7/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-02-07 . dead .
- Web site: PNG women's squad announced . Oceania Football Confederation . 31 January 2012 . 3 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126183246/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/2c747c48-e57f-4e5a-b739-fbe0ef53e33a/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2015-11-26 . dead .
- Web site: Path to London unveiled . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 February 2012. 17 February 2012.
- Web site: PNG secure play-off with New Zealand. Oceania Football Confederation. 7 March 2012. 8 March 2012. https://archive.today/20130418144927/http://www.tongafootball.to/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1226/Article/3369c9a0-3770-42af-aede-992b92e7fa92/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2013-04-18. dead.
