# 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

The 2024 OFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the third with the U-16 format. The tournament is holding between 8 and 21 September 2024 in Fiji.
The top two teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the OFC representatives.

## Teams
### Qualification

Starting from this edition, a four-team qualifying stage was introduced for the competition. The four lowest-ranked teams – Vanuatu, who finished eighth in the last edition, and the three teams that missed the previous tournament – were originally set to compete in a single-group tournament. However, Vanuatu did not enter, leaving just three teams. In June 2024, Samoa won the three-team qualifying group and secured a spot in the tournament.

### Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| Cook Islands | Automatic qualification | 5th | Third place (2012) |
| Fiji | Automatic qualification | 4th | Runners-up (2023) |
| New Caledonia | Automatic qualification | 5th | Runners-up (2017) |
| New Zealand | Automatic qualification | 6th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023) |
| Solomon Islands | Automatic qualification | 3rd | Runners-up (2010) |
| Tahiti | Automatic qualification | 3rd | Third place (2023) |
| Tonga | Automatic qualification | 5th | Fourth place (2010, 2023) |
| Samoa | Qualifying stage winner | 3rd | Group stage (2016) |

#### Did not enter

* Vanuatu

## Venue
### Qualifying group

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 6 | Group stage |
| 2 | American Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 3 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 March 2024.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fiji (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | 7th place match |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 7th place match |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 September | 18 September |
| Samoa | 2 |
| Samoa | 2 | 21 September | 21 September |
| New Caledonia | 0 | 21 September | 21 September |
| New Caledonia | 0 | Samoa | 0 |
| 18 September | 18 September | | Samoa | 0 |
| 18 September | 18 September | New Zealand | 4 |
| New Zealand | 8 | New Zealand | 4 |
| Tonga | 0 | | |
| Tonga | 0 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 21 September | 21 September |
| | | New Caledonia | 0 |
| | | Tonga | 1 |

### Semi-finals

Winners will qualify for 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

### Final
## Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2025

The following team from OFC qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.
| Teams | Qualified on | Previous appearances in 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Samoa | 18 September 2024 | 0 (debut) |
| New Zealand | 18 September 2024 | 8 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
6 goals
* Laura Bennett
5 goals
* Grace Duncan
* Kuria Malohifo'ou
4 goals
* Kinë Hmaen
* Pia Volk
* Kealia Nansen
3 goals
* Sisilia Tuvou Kuladina
* Lynn Aiono Sagiao
* Holly Leapai
2 goals
* Grace Lakavutu
* Derelle Avery
* Katie Pugh
* Keira Tichbon
* Ayres Ava
* Jayde Sagapolutele
* Gracester Kini
* Tyra Bagiante
* Tema Tonga
1 goal
* Tauariki Nia
* Suliana Vuniyayawa
* Charley March
* Kara McGillivray
* Piper Oneill
* Holly Robins
* Kya Solomon
* T Devoux
* Brenda Areni
* Bernadette Nyikeine
* Anikua Nekrouf
* Vaiuta Pani
* Sophiana Moala
1 own goal
* Vahine Uini (against Tahiti)