2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship explained

Tourney Name:	OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Year:	2023
Size:	200px
Country:	Tahiti
City:	Pirae
Dates:	13–26 September
Num Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Count:	5
Matches:	18
Goals:	125
Top Scorer:	Laura Bennett (10 goals)
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2024

The 2023 OFC U-16 Women’s Championship was the 5th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the second with the U-16 format. The tournament was held between 13 and 26 September 2023, in Tahiti. The defending champions from the U-17 editions were New Zealand, who have four titles in the tournament.

The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic as the OFC representative.

Teams

Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.^[1]

Team	data-sort-type="number"	Appearance	Previous best performance
	4th	(2012)
	3rd	(2016)
	4th	(2017)
	5th	(2010, 2012, 2016, 2017)
	2nd	(2010)
(hosts)	2nd	(2017)
	4th	(2010)
	2nd	(2016)

Withdrew

Did not enter

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 18 May 2023.^[2] The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) confirmed that Papua New Guinea and Samoa have withdrawn from the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.^[3] The re-draw was held on 8 September.^[4]

Group A

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Group B

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Placement matches

5th place match

Knockout stage

Final

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2024

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.

Teams	Qualified on	data-sort-type="number"	Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup¹
	26 September 2023	7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)

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

Final standing

width=40	Rank	width=180	Team	width=30		width=30	width=30	width=30
		5	5	0	0
		5	2	1	2
		5	3	2	0
4		5	1	1	3
5		4	1	3	0
6		4	1	0	3
7		4	1	1	2
8		4	0	0	4

Notes and References

Web site: New Zealand draw Cook Islands and Samoa at OFC U-16 Women’s Championship . Friends of Football . 10 August 2023 . 10 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232606/https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2023/05/18/new-zealand-draw-cook-islands-and-samoa-at-ofc-u-16-womens-championship/ . live .
Web site: DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 . Oceania Football . 10 August 2023 . 10 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230111/https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-finalised-for-ofc-u-16-womens-championship-2023/ . live .
Web site: OFC U-16 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 . Oceania Football . 7 September 2023 . 9 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909041343/https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-u-16-womens-championship-2023/ . live .
Web site: DRAW FINALISED FOR OFC U-16 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP . Oceania Football . 8 September 2023 . 9 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909041344/https://www.oceaniafootball.com/draw-finalised-for-ofc-u-16-womens-championship/ . live .