2003 OFC Women's Championship

2003 OFC Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
Dates5–13 April 2003
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored88 (8.8 per match)
Attendance5,900 (590 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Maia Jackman (10 goals)
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The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held in Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship.

Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji and Vanuatu withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group.[1]

The tournament served as the OFC's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003. OFC's one berth was given to the winner – Australia.

Participating nations

Of the twelve nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, five entered the tournament.[2] Also, this was Australia's last appearance in the tournament before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.

Team Tournament
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 Australia 7th 1998 Winners (1994, 1998)
 Cook Islands 1st — —
 New Zealand 7th 1998 Winners (1983, 1991)
 Papua New Guinea 5th 1998 3rd (1991, 1994, 1998)
 Samoa 2nd 1998 Group Stage (1998)

Officials

4 referees were named for the tournament:[3]

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Australia 4 4 0 0 45 0 +45 12 Champions and qualified for 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
 New Zealand 4 3 0 1 29 2 +27 9
 Papua New Guinea 4 2 0 2 10 21 −11 6
 Samoa 4 1 0 3 3 39 −36 3
 Cook Islands 4 0 0 4 1 26 −25 0
Cook Islands 1–5 Papua New Guinea
Rakei 29' Matthies 21'
Konalalai 23'
Limbai 40', 87'
Banabas 42'
Attendance: 250
Australia 19–0 Samoa
Peters 5', 35', 50', 79'
Golebiowski 16', 42', 46', 61'
Davies 18'
Small 41', 78'
Mann 53', 58', 85', 87'
Wainwright 55'
Slatyer 56', 57'
Garriock 72'
Attendance: 750
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Australia 11–0 Cook Islands
Crawford 8', 17'
Davies 11'
Alagich 34', 62' (pen.)
Karp 37', 81'
Hohnke 59'
Small 65'
Wilson 71', 82'
Attendance: 600
Samoa 0–15 New Zealand
Jackman 5', 9', 24', 50'
Ferrara 7', 10', 32'
Smith 11', 12', 42', 65', 87'
Moorwood 41'
Michele 80', 82'
Attendance: 200
Cook Islands 0–9 New Zealand
Ferrara 4', 22'
Jackman 13', 33', 49'
Smith 30'
Henderson 53'
Simpson 59'
McCahill 88'
Attendance: 250
Australia 13–0 Papua New Guinea
Mann 5', 41', 49', 55'
Peters 17'
Salisbury 29', 81' (pen.)
Alagich 46'
Golebiowski 59', 71'
Garriock 60', 78', 89'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea 0–5 New Zealand
Smith 7'
Jackman 12', 47', 59'
Duncan 68'
Attendance: 250
Cook Islands 0–1 Samoa
Laumea 77'
Attendance: 250
Papua New Guinea 5–2 Samoa
Banabas 27', 80'
Matthies 30'
Nombe 51'
Lanta 71'		 Talai 74'
Peresia 87'
Attendance: 550
Australia 2–0 New Zealand
Peters 24'
Small 49'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)

Awards

 2003 OFC Women's Championship winners 

Australia
Third title

Goalscorers

10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Oceania's Women's Championship 2003 (Australia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2017.