| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 31 March–8 April 2006 | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 74 (4.63 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (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 | 
|---|---|
| 1 (2002) | |
| 0 (debut) | |
| 1 (2002) | |
| 1 (2004) | |
| 1 (2002) | |
| 1 (2004) | |
| 1 (2002) | |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | 
| New Zealand  | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rishworth  Percival Riley  | 
Report | 
| New Zealand  | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Erceg  Gregorius Percival Bromley Leota Yallop Collins Riley  | 
Report | 
| Solomon Islands  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Inifiri  | 
Report | Feke  | 
| Solomon Islands  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Samani  | 
Report | Masauvakalo  | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Turakaura  Limbai Chalau  | 
Report | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Limbai  Nakas Winas  | 
Report | Ratu  | 
| Samoa  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tafafa  | 
Report | 
| Papua New Guinea  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lam Sam  | 
| Fiji  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marama  Begum Ratu  | 
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 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 6 April | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell  Yallop Riley  | 
Report | Leo  | 
Third Place Match
| Samoa  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| F. Ane  | 
Report | Chalau  Leo Winas  | 
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
 
 Kirsty Yallop
 Suitupe Tafafa
- 5 goals
 
 Caitlin Campbell
 Ali Riley
 Zeena Limbai
- 3 goals
 
 Helen Collins
 Ria Percival
 Jennifer Leo
 Penateti Feke
- 2 goals
 
 Savaira Ratu
 Emma Harrison
 Emma Humphries
 Jacqueline Chalau
 Daisy Winas
 Marion Tuipulotu
 Karen Utaatu
- 1 goal
 
 Yashreen Begum
 Radalaite Marama
 Hannah Bromley
 Abby Erceg
 Sarah Gregorius
 Renee Leota
 Annalie Longo
 Petria Rennie
 Hannah Rishworth
 Bridget Nakas
 Pauline Turakaura
 Frances Ane
 Josephone Ane
 Florence Lam Sam
 Faavae Taumua
 Vanessa Inifiri
 Layda Samani
 Kaati Malua
 Salome Vaenuku
 Leisoko Masauvakalo
 Fabrice Serveux
Awards
- FairPlay Award: 
 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.
 
