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 scored72 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kinë Hmaen
(10 goals)
Best player Kinë Hmaen
Best goalkeeper Kessyna Nyipie
Fair play award New Caledonia
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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]

Teams

Byes to the
final tourmnament 		Participating in
Qualification

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)

Placement matches

7th place match

Tahiti 2–0 American Samoa
  • Nekrouf 9'
  • Warren 56'
 Report
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele

5th place match

Fiji 0–1 Tonga
Report Mann 70'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele

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 qualified 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)

Third place match

Solomon Islands 0–9 New Caledonia
Report
  • Hmaen 9', 15' (pen.), 22', 40', 45+2', 70'
  • Adjouhgniope 45+7'
  • Ijelipa 75'
  • Nemoinon 82'
Samoa Football HQ - Field 1, Vaitele

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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