The 2022 OFC U-17 Women's Championship, originally to be held as the 2021 OFC U-16 Women's Championship, was to be the 5th edition of the OFC U-16/U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-16/under-17 national teams of Oceania. The tournament will be hosted by Tahiti.[2] The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the OFC representatives.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | Cancelled[1] |
| Teams | TBC (maximum 11) (from 1 confederation) |
← 2020 2023 → | |
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 11–26 September 2021.[3] However, the OFC announced on 4 March 2021 that it had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pending FIFA’s confirmation of dates of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4] On 4 June 2021, the OFC announced that the tournament had been rescheduled to June 2022, with the name of the tournament changed from "2021 OFC U-16 Women's Championship" to "2022 OFC U-17 Women's Championship".[5]
New Zealand are the four-time defending champions, having won all four editions held, with the last edition in 2020, originally also to be held in Tahiti, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
editAll 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC were eligible to enter the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa |
2nd | Group stage (2017) |
 Cook Islands |
4th | Third place (2012) |
 Fiji |
3rd | Third place (2016) |
 New Caledonia |
4th | Runners-up (2017) |
 New Zealand |
5th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) |
 Papua New Guinea |
4th | Runners-up (2012, 2016) |
 Samoa |
3rd | Group stage (2016, 2017) |
 Solomon Islands |
3rd | Runners-up (2010) |
 Tahiti |
2nd | Group stage (2017) |
 Tonga |
3rd | Fourth place (2010) |
 Vanuatu |
2nd | Group stage (2016) |
Venue
editTo be confirmed.
Squads
editPlayers born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible to compete in the tournament.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
editThe following team from OFC qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | June 2022 |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
edit- ^ "OFC competitions schedule update for 2022". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2021.
- ^ "OFC tournaments update". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 July 2020.
- ^ "OFC Competitions 2021 Calendar (updated 4/06/2021)" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Fédération Tahitienne de Football. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "OFC confirms schedule changes". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2021.
- ^ "OFC competitions calendar rescheduled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.
External links
edit- OFC U-16 Women's Championship 2021, at Oceania Football Confederation