2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup

The 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup was the 11th edition of the OFC Women's Nations Cup (also known as the OFC Women's Championship), the quadrennial international football championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the women's national teams of the Oceanian region. The tournament was held in New Caledonia between 18 November – 1 December 2018.

2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNew Caledonia
Dates18 November – 1 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (6th title)
Runners-up Fiji
Third place Papua New Guinea
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored108 (6.75 per match)
Attendance5,247 (328 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sarah Gregorius
Meagen Gunemba
(8 goals each)
Best player(s) Betsy Hassett
Best goalkeeper Adi Tuwai
Fair play award New Zealand

The tournament served as the Oceanian qualifiers to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the champions qualifying for the World Cup in France. The champions also qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan.

New Zealand were the defending champions. They won the tournament for their fourth consecutive and sixth overall OFC Women's Nations Cup title.

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