2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
The 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship was the 3rd edition of the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's under-17 national teams of Oceania. The tournament was held in the Cook Islands between 13 and 23 January 2016. The tournament, which returned after the previous edition in 2014 was cancelled, was originally scheduled to be held between 13 and 28 September 2015.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cook Islands |
| City | Matavera |
| Dates | 13–23 January 2016 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | New Zealand (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Papua New Guinea |
| Third place | Fiji |
| Fourth place | New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 107 (6.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,300 (331 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hannah Blake (14 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Michaela Foster |
| Best goalkeeper | Francine Lockington |
| Fair play award | Cook Islands |
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the OFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the OFC representative.
New Zealand were crowned as champions for the third consecutive time on 24 January 2016, sealing their qualification for the World Cup.