2003 OFC Women's Championship
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The 2003 OFC Women's Championship was held Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 from 5 to 13 April 2003. It was the seventh staging of the OFC Women's Championship
OFC Women's Championship
The OFC Women's Championship is a competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Oceania Football Confederation . 8 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being New Zealand....

.

Originally scheduled for 19–29 November 2002, the tournament was postponed after withdrawal by American Samoa
American Samoa women's national football team
The American Samoa women's national football team represents American Samoa in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation American Samoa.-OFC Women's Championship:...

, Tahiti
Tahiti women's national football team
The Tahiti women's national football team represents French Polynesia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football.-OFC Women's Championship:...

 and Tonga
Tonga women's national football team
The Tonga women's national football team represents Tonga in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Tonga Football Association. Their best title was Third in the 2007 OFC Women's Championship.-OFC Women's Championship:...

. A rescheduled tournament with seven teams in two groups was arranged, however Fiji
Fiji women's national football team
The Fiji women's national football team represents Fiji in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Fiji Football Association.-OFC Women's Championship:-External links:*...

 and Vanuatu
Vanuatu women's national football team
The Vanuatu women's national football team represents Vanuatu in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation.-OFC Women's Championship:...

 withdrew, resulting in a five nation championship of one group.

The tournament served as the OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...

's qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003
FIFA Women's World Cup 2003
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China...

. OFC's one berth was given to the winner - Australia.

Final round

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
12 4 4 0 0 45 0
9 4 3 0 1 29 2
6 4 2 0 2 10 21
3 4 1 0 3 3 39
0 4 0 0 4 1 26

Results

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Top goalscorers

  Maia Jackman
Maia Jackman
Maia Jackman is a association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Jackman made her full Football Ferns debut in a 0-0 draw with Canada on 6 August 1993, and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, where they lost to Brazil 0-5,...

 - 10 goals

  April Mann
April Mann
April Mann is an Australian association footballer currently playing for Australian W-League team Adelaide United. - References :...

 - 8 goals

  Nicola Smith
Nicola Smith (footballer)
Nicola "Nicky" Smith is an association football player who represented New Zealand.Smith made her Football Ferns as a substitute in a 1-4 loss to Germany on 26 May 1998, and finished her international career with 23 caps and 24 goals to her credit.-External links:...

- 7 goals

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