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
Runners-up	New Zealand
Third place	Papua New Guinea
Fourth place	Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	93 (9.3 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
Melanie Rakei 29'		Glenda Matthies 21' Priscilla Konalalai 23' Neilen Limabi 40', 87' Lydia Banabas 42'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Australia  v  Samoa

5 April 2003

Australia	19–0	Samoa
Joanne Peters 5', 35', 50', 79' Kelly Golebiowski 16', 42', 46', 61' Rhian Davies 18' Danielle Small 41', 78' April Mann 53', 58', 85', 87' Sacha Wainwright 55' Thea Slatyer 56', 57' Heather Garriock 72'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 750

Australia  v  Cook Islands

7 April 2003

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

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 600

Samoa  v  New Zealand

7 April 2003

Samoa	0–15	New Zealand
		Maia Jackman 5', 9', 24', 50' Simone Ferrara 7', 10', 32' Nicola Smith 11', 12', 42', 65', 87' Hayley Moorwood 41' Michele Keinzley 80', 82'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 200

Cook Islands  v  New Zealand

9 April 2003

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

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Australia  v  Papua New Guinea

9 April 2003

Australia	13–0	Papua New Guinea
April Mann 5', 41', 49', 55' Joanne Peters 17' Cheryl Salisbury 29', 81'(pen) Dianne Alagich 46' Kelly Golebiowski 59', 71' Heather 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
		Nicola Smith 7' Maia Jackman 12', 47', 59' Priscilla Duncan 68'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Cook Islands  v  Samoa

11 April 2003

Cook Islands	0–1	Samoa
		Lynette Laumea 77'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 250

Papua New Guinea  v  Samoa

13 April 2003

Papua New Guinea	5–2	Samoa
Lydia Banabas 27', 80' Glenda Matthies 30' Nakere Nombe 51' Miriam Lanta 71'		Leti Talai 74' Selesitina Peresia 87'

Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 550

Australia  v  New Zealand

13 April 2003

Australia	2–0	New Zealand
Joanne Peters 24' Danielle 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