2003 OFC Women's Championship

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.

2003 OFC Women's Nations Cup
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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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

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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

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4 referees were named for the tournament:[3]

Results

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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'
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'

Australia  11–0  Cook Islands
Crawford   8', 17'
Davies   11'
Alagich   34', 62' (pen.)
Karp   37', 81'
Hohnke   59'
Small   65'
Wilson   71', 82'
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'

Cook Islands  0–9  New Zealand
Ferrara   4', 22'
Jackman   13', 33', 49'
Smith   30'
Henderson   53'
Simpson   59'
McCahill   88'
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'

Papua New Guinea  0–5  New Zealand
Smith   7'
Jackman   12', 47', 59'
Duncan   68'
Cook Islands  0–1  Samoa
Laumea   77'

Papua New Guinea  5–2  Samoa
Banabas   27', 80'
Matthies   30'
Nombe   51'
Lanta   71'
Talai   74'
Peresia   87'
Australia  2–0  New Zealand
Peters   24'
Small   49'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Rajendra Singh (Fiji)

Awards

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 2003 OFC Women's Championship winners 
 
Australia
Third title

Goalscorers

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

References

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  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.