2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship

2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySamoa
CityVaitele
Dates1–14 August
Teams8
Venue1
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (7th title)
Runners-up Samoa
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place Solomon Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored60 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Isla Robson
(6 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 14 August 2025.

The 2025 OFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, and the fourth with the U-16 format. The tournament was held from 1 to 14 August 2025.[1][2][3]

The top two teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco as the OFC representatives.[4]

Qualification

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  American Samoa (Q) 2 2 0 0 6 4 +2 6 Final tournament
2  Cook Islands (H) 2 0 1 1 5 6 −1 1
3  Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Cook Islands
  • Raminai 9'
 Report
CIFA Academy, Matavera, Cook Islands
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jovita Ambrose (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 0–1 American Samoa
Report
  • Satele 62'
CIFA Academy, Matavera, Cook Islands
Referee: Yantama Atoa (Tonga)
Cook Islands 4–5 American Samoa
  • Arere 6', 59', 74'
  • Pitomaki 45+1'
 Report
  • Lam Sam 8'
  • Satele 11', 19'
  • Laima 25', 49'
CIFA Academy, Matavera, Cook Islands
Attendance: 250
Referee: Jovita Ambrose (Solomon Islands)

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Samoa (H) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Fiji 4–0 Tahiti
  • Levuiciva 11'
  • Reva 45'
  • Dama 62' (pen.)
  • Katonitabua 90'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
Samoa 5–0 New Caledonia
  • Willis 39', 45'
  • Johnson 90'
  • Buama 90' (o.g.)
  • Tumanuvao 90'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Attendance: 400
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti 2–4 New Caledonia
  • Flosse 6'
  • Kautai 90'
 Report
  • Hmaen 45', 87'
  • Adjouhgniope 67'
  • Nyikeine 90'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)
Samoa 4–0 Fiji
  • Tuiolosega 36', 89'
  • Ava 58'
  • Johnson 70'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Yantama Atoa (Tonga)
New Caledonia 6–0 Fiji
  • Adjouhgniope 28', 45'
  • Hmaen 45'
  • Bako 56'
  • Sameke 57'
  • Nyikeine 90'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
Tahiti 0–1 Samoa
Report Auvaa 81'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Michael Urui (Solomon Islands)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Knockout stage
2  Solomon Islands 3 2 0 1 2 5 −3 6
3  Tonga 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: OFC
Solomon Islands 1–0 American Samoa
Ereanimae 38' Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 2, Vaitele
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
New Zealand 4–0 Tonga
  • Robson 25', 45', 90'
  • Humphrey 68'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 2, Vaitele
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)
American Samoa 1–2 Tonga
Joung 20' Report
  • Mann 45'
  • Sau 85'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 2, Vaitele
Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)
New Zealand 5–0 Solomon Islands
  • Rice 37'
  • Humphrey 45'
  • Hitchcock 56'
  • Fili 74'
  • Summers 83'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 2, Vaitele
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Tonga 0–1 Solomon Islands
Report Ragaruma 74'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 2, Vaitele
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)
American Samoa 0–6 New Zealand
Report
  • Vosper 26'
  • Sharkey 43'
  • Robson 45'
  • Gray 63'
  • Summers 66'
  • Chaytor 68'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 2, Vaitele
Referee: Alexandra Toto (Vanuatu)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
 Samoa5
 
14 August
 
 Solomon Islands0
 
 Samoa0
 
11 August
 
 New Zealand3
 
 New Zealand4
 
 
 New Caledonia2
 
Third place match
 
 
14 August
 
 
 Solomon Islands0
 
 
 New Caledonia9

Semi-finals

Winners will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Samoa 5–0 Solomon Islands
  • Rotoava 10' (o.g.)
  • Kitiona 30'
  • Johnson 59'
  • Devoux 69'
  • Auvaa 83'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Attendance: 400
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia
  • Robson 15'
  • Hitchcock 52'
  • Humphrey 55', 88'
 Report
  • Hmaen 29'
  • Buama 90'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Final

Samoa 0–3 New Zealand
Report
  • Fili 6'
  • Hitchcock 18'
  • Robson 29'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)


References

  1. ^ "Samoa keeps clean sheet in Pool A with win over Tahiti at OFC U16 women's tourney". RNZ. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ "OFC U16 Women's Championship: Baby Kulas suffer 4-0 defeat to Samoa". Fijivillage. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ "New Zealand U-16 women take first steps to qualifying for age group World Cup". Friends of Football. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Morocco awarded multi-year hosting rights to FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup™". FIFA. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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