OFC U-20 Women’s Championship 2012

New Zealand celebrate qualifying for their 4th consecutive FIFA U-20 World Cup. OFC U-20 Women’s Championship, Samoa v New Zealand, Centre Park Mangere, Saturday 14th April 2012. Photo: Shane Wenzlick

The fifth edition of the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship took place in 2012 and doubled as qualification for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™ in Japan.

New Caledonia come close to scoring against samoa keeper Vaelua Fautua. OFC U-20 Women’s Championship, New Caledonia v Samoa, Centre Park Mangere, Tuesday 10th April 2012. Photo: Shane Wenzlick

The tournament was hosted by New Zealand for the second time running, with all matches played at Centre Park in Auckland, and was contested by four nations in a round-robin format. Again hosts New Zealand had no issues, with a 6-0 victory over Papua New Guinea their smallest winning margin as they cruised to a third consecutive OFC U-20 Women’s Championship after winning all of three of their matches.