# 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

The 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship was the 10th edition of the OFC U-19/U-20 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-19/under-20 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in Fiji from 21 June to 8 July 2023.
The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the OFC representative. The runner-up of the tournament eventually also qualified as an additional slot was allocated to OFC.
New Zealand were the defending champions from 2019.

## Teams

All but one of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Cook Islands | 4th | Runners-up (2010) |
| Fiji (hosts) | 5th | Runners-up (2017) |
| New Caledonia | 6th | Runners-up (2019) |
| New Zealand | 9th | Champions (2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
| Papua New Guinea | 7th | Runners-up (2004, 2012, 2014) |
| Samoa | 7th | Runners-up (2015) |
| Solomon Islands | 4th | Third place (2004) |
| Tahiti | 2nd | Third place (2019) |
| Tonga | 8th | Runners-up (2006) |
| Vanuatu | 5th | Third place (2015) |

## Group stage

The top two of each group and the best two third place teams advance to the quarterfinals.
All times are local, FJT (GMT+12).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Tahiti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | Knockout stage |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not be considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Tahiti | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | A | Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 0 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | B | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

The knockout stage draw took place on 28 June 2023 at the completion of the group stage.

### Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the three groups and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
| A | New Caledonia | Samoa | Vanuatu |
| B | New Zealand | Fiji | — |
| C | Cook Islands | Solomon Islands | Tahiti |

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 1 July – Suva | 1 July – Suva | | | |
| Samoa (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| Samoa (p) | 1 (4) | 5 July – Suva | 5 July – Suva | | |
| Tahiti | 1 (3) | 5 July – Suva | 5 July – Suva | |
| Tahiti | 1 (3) | Samoa | 1 | |
| 1 July – Suva | 1 July – Suva | | Samoa | 1 | |
| 1 July – Suva | 1 July – Suva | Fiji | 3 | |
| New Caledonia | 0 | Fiji | 3 | |
| New Caledonia | 0 | | | | 8 July – Suva | 8 July – Suva |
| Fiji | 1 | | | | 8 July – Suva | 8 July – Suva |
| Fiji | 1 | | | | Fiji | 0 |
| 2 July – Suva | 2 July – Suva | | | | | Fiji | 0 |
| 2 July – Suva | 2 July – Suva | | | | New Zealand | 7 |
| New Zealand | 19 | | | | New Zealand | 7 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 5 July – Suva | 5 July – Suva | | | |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | 5 July – Suva | 5 July – Suva | | | |
| Solomon Islands | 0 | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
| 2 July – Suva | 2 July – Suva | | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
| 2 July – Suva | 2 July – Suva | Cook Islands | 0 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Cook Islands | 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | | Third place match | Third place match |
| Cook Islands | 2 | | | | 8 July – Suva | 8 July – Suva |
| Vanuatu | 1 | | | | 8 July – Suva | 8 July – Suva |
| Vanuatu | 1 | | | | Samoa | 2 |
| | | | | | Cook Islands | 1 |

### Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

### Final
## Awards

* 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship
* New Zealand Eighth title
| Award | Winner |
| Golden Ball | Helena Errington |
| Golden Boot | Ruby Nathan |
| Golden Glove | Kimberley Uini |

## Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2024

The following teams from OFC qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.
| Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| New Zealand | 8 July 2023 | 8 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| Fiji | 4 October 2023 | 0 (debut) |
* ↑ After the announcement of the expansion of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to 24 teams, Fiji took the new second spot as OFC representative as they ended second in this tournament.

## Goalscorers

There were 88 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.
8 goals
* Ruby Nathan
7 goals
* Zoe Benson
5 goals
* Kiara Bercelli
4 goals
* Alexis Cook
* Ella McCann
* Emma Pijnenburg
* Arianna Skeers
* Elina Aruvuha
3 goals
* Manaia Elliott
2 goals
* Julia Honakoko
* Caroline Naaoutchoue
* Danielle Canham
* Lara Colpi
* Helena Errington
* Rebekah Trewhitt
* Whitney Avei
* Angelina Poida
* Rebina Woka
1 goal
* Abrihana Enoka
* Hereatea Mapu
* Jan Taia
* Te Upoko Tuariki
* Sonia Alfred
* Timaima Ana
* Evivi Buka
* Ema Mereia
* Preeya Singh
* Kasanita Tabua
* Maria Binet
* Sarah Boarat
* Alofa Hmaen
* Ronaldine Hnaune
* Laëtitia Leme
* Adran Pawawi
* Louane Pocoue-Kasouemi
* Charlotte Mortlock
* Lilly Dowsing
* Tamani Skeers
* Sariah Taeaoalii
* Salome Masi
* Krystal Vivish
* Ana Fakavai
* Nellie Vuti
1 own goal
* Tearoa Rouru (against New Zealand)
* Herveline Kavick (against Samoa)