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2007 OFC Women's Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| year | 2007 |
| dates | 9–13 April 2007 |
| country | Papua New Guinea |
| num_teams | 4 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 3 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 6 |
| goals | 30 |
| top_scorer | NZL Nicky Smith |
| NZL Kirsty Yallop (4 goals) | |
| prevseason | [2003](2003-ofc-women-s-championship) |
| nextseason | [2010](2010-ofc-women-s-championship) |
NZL Kirsty Yallop (4 goals) The 2007 OFC Women's Championship of women's association football took place in Lae, Papua New Guinea between 9 April and 13 April. It was the eighth edition of the tournament.
The tournament was also known as the OFC Women's World Cup Qualifier, as the winner qualified for the 2007 Women's World Cup.
New Zealand have never lost a match to any of their three competitors at the OFC Women's Championship, with the closest result being a 2–0 win over Papua New Guinea in 1995.
The Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu were announced to take part, but withdrew before the tournament was organized.
New Zealand won their record-tying third tournament title and qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 16 years.
Participating nations
Of the eleven nations affiliated to the Oceania Football Confederation, only four entered the tournament.
| Team | Tournament | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| appearance | Last | ||
| appearance | Previous best | ||
| performance | |||
| 8th | [2003](2003-ofc-women-s-championship) | **Winners** ([1983](1983-ofc-women-s-championship), [1991](1991-ofc-women-s-championship)) | |
| 6th | [2003](2003-ofc-women-s-championship) | 3rd ([1991](1991-ofc-women-s-championship), [1994](1994-ofc-women-s-championship), [1998](1998-ofc-women-s-championship), [2003](2003-ofc-women-s-championship)) | |
| 1st | — | — | |
| 1st | — | — |
Officials
The following referees and assistant referees were named for the tournament. ;Referees
- AUS Amelia Morris
- PNG Job Minan Ponis
- VAN Lencie Fred ;Assistant Referees
- FIJ Rohitesh Dayal
- PNG Joakim Salaiau Sosongan
- SOL Hilary Ani
- SOL Jackson Namo
- SOL Neil Polosso
- SOL Hamilton Siau
Results
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | **9** | Champions and qualified for [2007 FIFA Women's World Cup](2007-fifa-women-s-world-cup) | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | –1 | **6** | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | –6 | **1** | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | **1** |
Henderson Erceg Thompson Siniu Galo
N. Smith Percival R. Smith Kete
Thompson Percival Yallop Green Moorwood
Awards
Goalscorers
;4 goals
- NZL Nicky Smith
- NZL Kirsty Yallop ;3 goals
- PNG Deslyn Siniu ;2 goals
- NZL Simone Ferrara
- NZL Wendi Henderson
- NZL Ria Percival
- NZL Zoe Thompson
- PNG Jacqueline Chalau ;1 goal
- NZL Abby Erceg
- NZL Anna Green
- NZL Emma Kete
- NZL Hayley Moorwood
- NZL Rebecca Smith
- SOL Prudence Fula
- TGA Vasi Feke ;Own goals
- SOL Prudence Fula (for Papua New Guinea)
- TGA Mele Vaisioa Mahe Niukapu (for Papua New Guinea)
References
References
- [http://www.pngfootball.com.pg/News/png_ready_for_WWC_Qualifier.htm PNG squad ready for World Cup Qualifier] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-06-24 , Papua New Guinea Football Association, retrieved 5 April 2007)
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-women.html Oceania Cup (Women)], Erik Garin, RSSSF, retrieved 5 April 2007
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