2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament

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.

2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Tonga
Dates23 April–3 May 2002
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Tonga
Fourth place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored91 (7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Amber Hearn (10 goals)

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.

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