OFC U-17 / U-20 Women’s Championships
New Zealand will host the two tournaments in conjunction with each other from 9th to the 14th April at Centre Park in Mangere, Auckland.
The U-17 tournament New Zealand will be joined by the Cook Islands, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea to play-off for a spot at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup which takes place in Azerbaijan from 22nd September to 13th October.
Three of those teams – New Caledonia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea – will also compete in the U-20 qualifier along with Samoa for a place at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan from 18 August to 8 September.
Both tournaments will be played in a round-robin format on alternate days starting with the OFC U-17 Women’s Championship. The opening match on Monday 9 April will feature New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea before New Zealand face Cook Islands. Meanwhile day one of the U-20 event will pit New Caledonia against Samoa before the hosts take on Papua New Guinea. All matches will be played at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
The New Zealand Young Football Ferns are the defending champions at U-17 level after winning the inaugural OFC tournament in 2010, while the Junior Football Ferns also won the U-20 equivalent in 2010.
OFC U-17 Women’s Championships
09/04/2012
New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea
New Zealand v Cook Islands
11/04/2012
New Caledonia v New Zealand
Cook Islands v Papua New Guinea
13/04/2012
Cook Islands v New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea v New Zealand
OFC U-20 Women’s Championships
10/04/2012
New Caledonia v Samoa
New Zealand v Papua New Guinea
12/04/2012
New Caledonia v New Zealand
Papua New Guinea v Samoa
14/04/2012
Papua New Guinea v New Caledonia
Samoa v New Zealand
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