OFC U-16 Women's Championship
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The OFC U-16 Women's Championship (previously the OFC U-17 Women's Championship or OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament) an Oceanic association football tournament held to determine the team that will appear in the Women's U-17 World Cup. The competition is organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and was first held in 2010.
Founded | 2010 |
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Region | Oceania (OFC) |
Number of teams | varies |
Current champions | New Zealand (5th title) |
Most successful team(s) | New Zealand (5 titles) |
2023 OFC U-16 Women's Championship |
There was no OFC qualifying tournament to the first world cup in 2008, as New Zealand classified automatically as hosts.[1]
The inaugural edition, held in New Zealand from 12 to 14 April 2010, was a group stage contested by only 4 of OFC's 11 teams to fill the only spot for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It was won by New Zealand, who won all their games without conceding a goal.[2] The 2016 edition was the first to play a knock-out stage. New Zealand won its third title.[3]
The edition held in August 2017 was an under-16 edition,[4] and the tournament was called the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, so was the 2023 edition.