2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

The 2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship was the sixth edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship. The continent's association football youth tournament organised by the Oceania Football Confederation. The tournament takes place in Auckland, New Zealand from 18 to 22 February 2014. Four teams take part.

2014 OFC U-20 Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	18–22 February 2014
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (4th title)
Runners-up	Papua New Guinea
Third place	Tonga
Fourth place	Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	31 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emma Rolston
Best player(s)	Meagen Gunemba
Best goalkeeper	Tangimausia Ma’afu
Fair play award	Vanuatu
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The Championship acts as the continent's qualifying event for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup that will take place Canada later in this year.

Oceania's two top ranked teams New Zealand and Papua New Guinea won their first two games and then played of for the title on the last matchday.^[1] New Zealand won 3–0 and qualified to the World Cup.^[2]

Participating teams

Only four of OFC's eleven nations have entered a team. The official draw was held on 24 January at OFC headquarters.^[3]

•  New Zealand (Hosts)
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Tonga
•  Vanuatu

Format

The four teams played a round-robin. The winner advanced to the World Cup.

Officials

Nine referees and nine assistant referees were named for the tournament.^[4]

Referees Uinifareti Aliva Robinson Banga Anna-Marie Keighley Tupou Patia Finau Vulivuli

Assistant Referees Lonisa Dilioni Nagarita Jimmy Lata Kaumatule Jacqui Stephenson Maria Salamasina Wanting Yagum

Matches

All times are local, UTC+13:00 (New Zealand Daylight saving time)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9
Papua New Guinea	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Tonga	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Tonga	0–4	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Awele 51' Irakau 66' Gabong 71' Niaman 75'

18 February 2014

13:00

Centre Park, Māngere

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

New Zealand	12–0	Vanuatu
Puketapu 7', 18', 43' Rolston 15', 20', 45', 73' Dabner 21' Palmer 36', 45' Pereira 80' O'Brien 81'	Report

18 February 2014

16:00

Centre Park, Māngere

Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

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Vanuatu	0–4	Papua New Guinea
	Report	Gunemba 5', 12', 16' Kaikas 39'

20 February 2014

13:00

Centre Park, Māngere

Referee: Finau Vulivuli (Fiji)

New Zealand	3–1	Tonga
Cleverley 7' O'Brien 39' Bott 90+1'	Report	Cleverley 24' (o.g.)

20 February 2014

16:00

Centre Park, Māngere

Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

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Vanuatu	0–4	Tonga
	Report	Tongia 30', 45' Tahitu'a 35' Malekamu 54'

22 February 2014

13:00

Centre Park, Māngere

Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

New Zealand	3–0	Papua New Guinea
Van Noorden 10' Pereira 86' Morris 90+3' (o.g.)	Report

22 February 2014

16:00

Centre Park, Māngere

Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Awards

2014 OFC Women's Under-20 Championship winners
New Zealand Fourth title

^[2]

• Golden Ball (MVP): Meagen Gunemba (PNG)
• Golden Boot (Leading Scorer): Emma Rolston (NZL)
• Golden Gloves (Best Goalkeeper): Tangimausia Ma’afu (TON)
• Fair Play Award: Vanuatu

Goal scorers

4 goals

• Emma Rolston

3 goals

• Martine Puketapu
• Meagen Gunemba

2 goals

• Briar Palmer
• Jasmine Pereira
• Tayla O'Brien
• Malia Tongia

1 goal

• Catherine Bott
• Daisy Cleverley
• Lauren Dabner
• Belinda Van Noorden
• Dinna Awele
• Yvonne Gabong
• Talitha Irakau
• Georgina Kaikas
• Nicola Niaman
• Ilisapeti Malekamu
• Unaloto Tahitu'a

Own goal

• Daisy Cleverley
• Rumona Morris