2003 OFC Women's Championship

2003 OFC Women's Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Australia
Dates	5-13 April 2007
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Fourth place	Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	88 (8.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maia Jackman

The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held Canberra, Australia from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship.

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.

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.

Final round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Australia	12	4	4	0	0	45	0
New Zealand	9	4	3	0	1	29	2
Papua New Guinea	6	4	2	0	2	10	21
Samoa	3	4	1	0	3	3	39
Cook Islands	0	4	0	0	4	1	26

Results

Cook Islands  v  Papua New Guinea

5 April 2003

Cook Islands	1–5	Papua New Guinea
Rakei 29'		Matthies 21' Konalalai 23' Limabi 40', 87' Banabas 42'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Australia  v  Samoa

5 April 2003

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'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 750

Australia  v  Cook Islands

7 April 2003

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

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 600

Samoa  v  New Zealand

7 April 2003

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'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 200

Cook Islands  v  New Zealand

9 April 2003

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

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Australia  v  Papua New Guinea

9 April 2003

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'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 600

Papua New Guinea  v  New Zealand

11 April 2003

Papua New Guinea	0–5	New Zealand
		Smith 7' Jackman 12', 47', 59' Duncan 68'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Cook Islands  v  Samoa

11 April 2003

Cook Islands	0–1	Samoa
		Laumea 77'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Papua New Guinea  v  Samoa

13 April 2003

Papua New Guinea	5–2	Samoa
Banabas 27', 80' Matthies 30' Nombe 51' Lanta 71'		Talai 74' Peresia 87'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 550

Australia  v  New Zealand

13 April 2003

Australia	2–0	New Zealand
Peters 24' Small 49'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 2,200

Awards

2003 OFC Women's Championship Winners
Australia Third title

Top goalscorers

Maia Jackman - 10 goals
April Mann - 8 goals
Nicola Smith - 7 goals

External links

• Table & results at RSSSF.com