OFC U-19 Women's Championship explained

Founded:	2002
Region:	Oceania (OFC)
Number Of Teams:	Various
Most Successful Team:	(8 titles)
Current:	2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

The OFC U-19 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-20 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament) is a football tournament held every two years to decide the only qualification spot for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) representative at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[1]

Until 2006 it was an under-19 tournament. The most recent edition for 1 to 15 July 2017 was again an U-19 tournament,^[2] and the tournament was called the OFC U-19 Women's Championship.

Results

There was no 2008 edition.

Summaries

U20 format

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff		Third Place Match
width=15%	Champion	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Second Place	width=15%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth Place
2006 details	Samoa		6 – 0			4 – 1
2010 details	New Zealand		RR			RR
2012 details	New Zealand		RR			RR
2014 details	New Zealand		RR			RR
2015 details	Tonga		RR			RR

U19 format

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffff		Third Place Match
width=15%	Champion	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Second Place	width=15%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth Place
2002 details	Tonga		6 – 0			2 – 0
2004 details	Papua New Guinea		RR			RR	_
2017 details	New Zealand		RR			RR
2019 details	Cook Islands		5 – 2			4 – 1
2022 details	Cancelled^[3]
2023 details	Fiji		7 – 0			2 – 1

Performances by countries

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
	8 (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023)	1 (2002)
	2 (2002, 2004)
		3 (2004, 2012, 2014)	2 (2006, 2017)
		2 (2017, 2023)
		1 (2006)	3 (2002, 2010, 2014)
		1 (2015)	1 (2023)	3 (2002, 2006, 2012)
		1 (2019)	1 (2012)	2 (2015, 2017)
		1 (2010)		1 (2023)
			1 (2015)	2 (2014, 2019)
			1 (2004)
			1 (2019)
				1 (2010)

Participating nations

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place
• – Semi-finals
• 5th–7th – Fifth to Seventh place
• GS – Group stage
• PR – Preliminary round
• q – Qualified
•  — Hosts

 ••  – Qualified but withdrew ×  – Did not enter •  – Did not qualify ×  – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA

• — Country not affiliated to OFC at that time
• — Country did not exist or national team was inactive

     – Not affiliated to FIFA

Team	2002	2004	2006	2010	2012	2014	2015		2019	2023	Years
	GS	×	×	4th	×	×	×	×	GS	×	3
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	AFC member								2
	GS	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	×	×	GS	4th	4
	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	2nd	5
	×	×	GS	×	3rd	×	4th	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	6
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	1st	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	9
	×	2nd	3rd	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	3rd	GS	GS	7
	4th	×	4th	×	4th	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	GS	3rd	7
	×	3rd	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	QF	4
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	QF	2
	3rd	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	×	3rd	5th	6th	GS	GS	8
	×	×	GS	×	×	4th	3rd	×	4th	QF	5

Notes

Women's U-20 World Cup record

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• GS – Group stage
•  — Hosts

Team												2026	Total
	QF	QF	AFC member										2
											q		1
			GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	q		9
								GS					1

External links

• OFC Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Technical Rules for the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship. OFC. 3 June 2011. 19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829143900/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/tmpAB.pdf. 29 August 2012.
2. Web site: Lutu standing out for Tonga . oceaniafootball.com . 21 April 2017 . 21 April 2017.
3. Web site: OFC competitions schedule update for 2022. oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.