The 2002 OFC Women's Under 19 Qualifying Tournament was the inaugural edition of what would later be known as the OFC U-20 Women's Championship, a biennial international football competition for women's under-20 national teams organised by Oceania Football Confederation.
Players born on or after 1 January 1983 were eligible to participate in the competition.
By winning the tournament, Australia also qualified for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, the inaugural FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in Canada.
All members of the Oceania Football Confederation qualified automatically, however, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu withdrew before the tournament began.
[1] The following teams participated in the 2006 OFC U-20 Women's Championship tournament: In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.