The 2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament was the inaugural edition of what would later be known as the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation. It was hosted by Tonga from 23 April–3 May 2002.
Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in the competition.
In the final, Australia defeated New Zealand 6–0.
By winning the tournament, Australia also qualified for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, the inaugural FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in Canada.
Qualification All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu withdrew before the tournament began.
Participating teams The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament:
Country
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Top goalscorers 10 goals Amber Hearn
9 goals Selin Kuralay
6 goals
Sara Clapham Priscilla Duncan
5 goals
Catherine Cannuli Hayley Crawford Emma Davison
References
External links 2002 - OFC U-19 Women's Qualifying Tournament, Tonga at OFC Oceania Football Confederation official website