| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Samoa | 
| Dates | 31 March–8 April 2006 | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Tonga | 
| Third place |  Papua New Guinea | 
| Fourth place |  Samoa | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 74 (4.63 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Suitupe Tafafa  Kirsty Yallop (6 goals) | 
The 2006 OFC Women's U-20 Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Samoa from 31 March–8 April 2006.
Players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to participate in the competition. Holders Australia were not eligible to defend their title after moving into the Asian Football Confederation.
In the final, New Zealand defeated Tonga 6–0. In doing so, the New Zealand team won their first title in this competition, having previously lost the 2002 final to Australia.
By winning the title, New Zealand also qualified for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.
Qualification
All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Cook Islands and Tahiti withdrew before the tournament began.[1]
Participating teams
The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:
| Country | Previous appearances1 | 
|---|---|
|  Fiji | 1 (2002) | 
|  New Caledonia | 0 (debut) | 
|  New Zealand | 1 (2002) | 
|  Papua New Guinea | 1 (2004) | 
|  Samoa | 1 (2002) | 
|  Solomon Islands | 1 (2004) | 
|  Tonga | 1 (2002) | 
|  Vanuatu | 0 (debut) | 
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Venue
All matches were played at one venue: the Toleafoa JS Blatter Soccer Complex in Apia.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Tonga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Solomon Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | 
| New Zealand  | 4–0 |  Solomon Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Rishworth  51' Percival  62', 79' Riley  53' | Report | 
| New Zealand  | 11–0 |  Vanuatu | 
|---|---|---|
| Erceg  30' Gregorius  39' Percival  41' Bromley  42' Leota  43' Yallop  50', 57', 83' Collins  46', 59' Riley  60' | Report | 
| Solomon Islands  | 1–2 |  Tonga | 
|---|---|---|
| Inifiri  61' | Report | Feke  39', 65' | 
| Solomon Islands  | 1–1 |  Vanuatu | 
|---|---|---|
| Samani  18' | Report | Masauvakalo  45' | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samoa (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  New Caledonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 3–0 |  New Caledonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Turakaura  46' Limbai  58' Chalau  87' | Report | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 6–1 |  Fiji | 
|---|---|---|
| Limbai  11', 18', 63', 66' Nakas  12' Winas  32' | Report | Ratu  83' | 
| Samoa  | 3–0 |  New Caledonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Tafafa    | Report | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 0–1 |  Samoa | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lam Sam  50' | 
| Fiji  | 3–0 |  New Caledonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Marama  52' Begum  77' Ratu  82' (pen.) | Report | 
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 6 April | ||||||
|  New Zealand | 5 | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
|  Papua New Guinea | 1 | |||||
|  New Zealand | 6 | |||||
| 6 April | ||||||
|  Tonga | 0 | |||||
|  Samoa | 2 | |||||
|  Tonga | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 April | ||||||
|  Samoa | 1 | |||||
|  Papua New Guinea | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand  | 5–1 |  Papua New Guinea | 
|---|---|---|
| Campbell  6', 9', 18' Yallop  40' Riley  90' | Report | Leo  7' | 
Third Place Match
| Samoa  | 1–4 |  Papua New Guinea | 
|---|---|---|
| F. Ane  60' | Report | Chalau  6' Leo  45', 83' Winas  50' | 
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
 Kirsty Yallop Kirsty Yallop
 Suitupe Tafafa Suitupe Tafafa
- 5 goals
 Caitlin Campbell Caitlin Campbell
 Ali Riley Ali Riley
 Zeena Limbai Zeena Limbai
- 3 goals
 Helen Collins Helen Collins
 Ria Percival Ria Percival
 Jennifer Leo Jennifer Leo
 Penateti Feke Penateti Feke
- 2 goals
 Savaira Ratu Savaira Ratu
 Emma Harrison Emma Harrison
 Emma Humphries Emma Humphries
 Jacqueline Chalau Jacqueline Chalau
 Daisy Winas Daisy Winas
 Marion Tuipulotu Marion Tuipulotu
 Karen Utaatu Karen Utaatu
- 1 goal
 Yashreen Begum Yashreen Begum
 Radalaite Marama Radalaite Marama
 Hannah Bromley Hannah Bromley
 Abby Erceg Abby Erceg
 Sarah Gregorius Sarah Gregorius
 Renee Leota Renee Leota
 Annalie Longo Annalie Longo
 Petria Rennie Petria Rennie
 Hannah Rishworth Hannah Rishworth
 Bridget Nakas Bridget Nakas
 Pauline Turakaura Pauline Turakaura
 Frances Ane Frances Ane
 Josephone Ane Josephone Ane
 Florence Lam Sam Florence Lam Sam
 Faavae Taumua Faavae Taumua
 Vanessa Inifiri Vanessa Inifiri
 Layda Samani Layda Samani
 Kaati Malua Kaati Malua
 Salome Vaenuku Salome Vaenuku
 Leisoko Masauvakalo Leisoko Masauvakalo
 Fabrice Serveux Fabrice Serveux
Awards
- FairPlay Award:  New Zealand[2] New Zealand[2]
References
- 1 2 Roman, Todd (17 April 2014). "OFC Under 20 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "New Zealand books FIFA U20 berth". Solomon Islands Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

