The 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to determine which women's national team from Oceania qualify for the Olympic football tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams and was played between 7 and 19 February.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Samoa |
| City | Apia |
| Dates | 7–19 February 2024 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 82 (5.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,050 (70 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Marie Kaipu Grace Jale(7 goals each) |
← 2020 2028 → | |
The winners of the tournament, New Zealand, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in France as the OFC representative.
Teams
editThe draw for the tournament was held on 23 November 2023.[1] The eight teams who entered qualification were ranked according to the August 2023 FIFA Women's World Ranking, with the top two nations allocated to Pot A, the next four teams to Pot B, and the final two teams to Pot C. Teams were drawn from Pot C to the fourth position in groups A and B, respectively. Then teams were drawn from Pot B into the third position in each group, then the second position in each group. Finally, the teams in Pot A were drawn into the first position in each group.[2]
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C |
|---|---|---|
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- Did not enter
New Caledonia (107)[a]
Tahiti (108)[a]
Cook Islands (109)
Venue
editAll matches were played at the FFS Football Stadium across two fields.
| Apia |
|---|
| FFS Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 3,500 |
Group stage
editAll match times are UTC+13.
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Fiji
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 4 | |
| 4 |  American Samoa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | −25 | 0 |
| Fiji | 10–0 | American Samoa |
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| Papua New Guinea | 1–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| American Samoa | 1–7 | Solomon Islands |
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| Papua New Guinea | 3–4 | Fiji |
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| Report |
| American Samoa | 0–9 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Report |
| Solomon Islands | 3–1 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Samoa (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Tonga
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Vanuatu
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Tonga |
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| Samoa | 1–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Vanuatu | 1–2 | Tonga |
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| New Zealand | 6–0 | Samoa |
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| Vanuatu | 0–5 | New Zealand |
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Final round
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 February 2024 – Apia | ||||||
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |||||
| 19 February 2024 – Apia | ||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |||||
| 16 February 2024 – Apia | ||||||
| New Zealand | 11 | |||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||
| Fiji | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Solomon Islands | 2–0 | Samoa |
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| New Zealand | 7–1 | Fiji |
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| Report | Nasau  90+3' |
Final
edit| Solomon Islands | 1–11 | New Zealand |
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics
editThe following team from OFC qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in France.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
February 19, 2024 | 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) |
Goalscorers
editThere were 82 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 5.47 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Sasjah Vikolia Dade (against New Zealand)
Awards
edit| Team of the tournament[4] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Xeyana Salaona
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| Defenders | Rebekah Stott
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Sasjah Dade
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Lisa Solo
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| Midfielders | Indiah-Paige Riley
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Kate Taylor
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Cema Nasau
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Adi Litia Bakaniceva
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| Forwards | Grace Jale
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Lorina Solosaia
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Ileen Pegi
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Broadcasting
editOn 7 February 2024, the opening day of the tournament, Oceania Football Confederation announced that all the matches will be streamed live on FIFA+.[5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Draw Confirmed For Women's Olympic Football Tournament – Oceania Qualifier". Oceania Football. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Draw for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament - Oceania Qualifier". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's Ranking". FIFA. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations to those players selected for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament - Oceania Qualifier Team of the Tournament, as chosen by the OFC Technical Study Group". [Oceania Football Confederation. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "HOW TO WATCH: WOMEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT – OCEANIA QUALIFIER". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.