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OFC Nations Cup

OFC Nations Cup
Logo OFC Nations Cup
Sports League information
Current season2012 OFC Nations Cup
SportAssociation football
Founded1996
Inaugural season1973
No. of teams11
ContinentOFC (Oceania)
Most recent championNZ New Zealand (4th title)
Most championshipsAU Australia
NZ New Zealand (4 titles each)

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The OFC Nations Cup is an international association football tournament held among the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup. No competition was held in 2006, but in the 2008 edition, which also acts as a qualification tournament for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and for a play-off for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the New Zealand All Whites emerged as winners.

Historically, a very large gulf separated Australia and New Zealand from the smaller island competitors, and little attention was paid to the tournament by the rest of the football world. In fact, after eight editions the trophy has been won only by two teams: Australia and New Zealand.

Australia ceased to be a member of the OFC on January 1, 2006, having elected to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and hence will no longer be involved in this tournament.

OFC Nations Cup Video

Day 1 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. New Zealand's Football Ferns face off against Vanuatu in Group A.
5.88 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Day 2 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group B match between Solomon Islands and Tonga.
5.77 min. | 0 user rating		 Semi-finals day at the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers. Catch highlights of New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands.
6.23 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Finals day at the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers. Catch highlights of the 3rd/4th place play-off between Cook Islands and Solomon Islands.
3.80 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Day 4 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group B match between Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
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Day 3 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group A match between Cook Islands and New Zealand.
6.00 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Day 4 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group B match between Fiji and Tonga.
5.37 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Day 3 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group A match between Tahiti and Vanuatu.
6.48 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Day 6 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group B match between Fiji and Solomon Islands.
5.38 min. | 0 user rating		 Day 5 of the OFC Women's Nations Cup/FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at Auckland's North Harbour Stadium. Catch highlights of the Group B match between Tahiti and New Zealand.
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Summaries :
Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1973
Details		 New Zealand   2 � 0     2 � 1  
1980
Details		 New Caledonia   4 � 2     2 � 1  
1996
Details		 No Fixed Venue   6 � 0
5 � 0		     Shared  
1998
Details		 Australia   1 � 0     4 � 2  
2000
Details		 Tahiti   2 � 0     2 � 1  
2002
Details		 New Zealand   1 � 0     1 � 0  
2004
Details		 Australia    5 � 1
6 � 0		     BY TABLE  
2008
Details		 No Fixed Venue   BY TABLE     BY TABLE  
2012
Details		 Fiji TBA N/A TBA TBA N/A TBA

Successful national teams :
Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
Australia 4 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004) 2 (1998, 2002)
New Zealand 4 (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008) 1 (2000) 2 (1996, 2004)
French Polynesia
3 (1973, 1980, 1996) 1 (2002) 1 (1998)
New Caledonia
1 (2008) 2 (1973, 1980)
Solomon Islands
1 (2004) 2 (1996, 2000)
Fiji
2 (1998, 2008) 2 (1980, 2004)
Vanuatu
4 (1973^, 2000, 2002, 2008)

Total hosts :
Time(s) Nation Year(s)
2 Australia 1998, 2004
2 New Zealand 1973, 2002
1 French Polynesia 2000
1 New Caledonia 1980
2 No Host 1996, 2008

Performances by host nations :
Year Host nation Finish
1973 New Zealand Champions
1980 New Caledonia Third Place
1996 No Host
1998 Australia Second Place
2000 Tahiti Group Stage
2002 New Zealand Champions
2004 Australia Champions
2008 No Host

OFC Nations Cup winning managers :
Year Head coach Champions
1973 NZ Barrie Truman New Zealand
1980 FRG Rudi Gutendorf Australia
1996 SCO Eddie Thomson Australia
1998 NZ Ken Dugdale New Zealand
2000 AU Frank Farina Australia
2002 GB Mick Waitt New Zealand
2004 AU Frank Farina Australia
2008 NZ Ricki Herbert New Zealand

Participating nations :
N° of editions Team Years
8 New Zealand 1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008
7 French Polynesia 1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Vanuatu 1973, 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008
6 Australia 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Fiji 1973, 1980, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2008
5 Solomon Islands 1980, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
4 New Caledonia 1973, 1980, 2002, 2008
2 Papua New Guinea 1998, 2002
Cook Islands 1998, 2000

Top scorers :
Year Player Goals
1973 New Caledonia Segin Wayewol
NZ Alan Marley
Tahiti Erroll Bennett		 3
1980 AU Ian Hunter
AU Eddie Krncevic		 5
1996 AU Kris Trajanovski 7
1998 AU Damian Mori 10
2000 AU Craig Foster
AU Clayton Zane		 5
2002 AU Joel Porter 6
2004 AU Tim Cahill
NZ Vaughan Coveny		 6
2008 NZ Shane Smeltz 8

General statistics :
Team P W D L GF GA GDif
1 New Zealand 34 25 2 7 92 31 +61
2 Australia 28 24 2 2 142 13 +129
3 Tahiti 29 12 3 14 54 73 -19
4 New Caledonia 18 8 2 8 37 42 -5
5 Fiji 26 8 2 16 34 59 -25
6 Vanuatu 30 6 2 22 30 69 -39
7 Solomon Islands 19 5 2 12 24 60 -36
8 Papua New Guinea 6 1 1 4 8 34 -26

Teams that failed to qualify :
Year Teams eliminated in the qualifying round Number of teams to the final round Total
1973 no qualifying round 5 5
1980 no qualifying round 8 8
1996 Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga, Western Samoa, American Samoa 4 11
1998 Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tonga, Western Samoa, American Samoa 6 12
2000 Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji^ 6 12
2002 Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa 8 11
2004 Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Cook Islands 6 12
2008 Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu^^ 4 11

Participation details :
Team New Zealand
1973		 New Caledonia
1980		 1996 Australia
1998		 Tahiti
2000		 New Zealand
2002		 Australia
2004		 2008 Fiji
2012		 Total
New Zealand 1st 1R SF 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st Q 9
Tahiti 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 1R 3rd 5th DNQ Q 8
Vanuatu 1 4th 1R DNQ 1R 4th 4th 6th 4th Q 8
Australia   - 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st   -   - 6
Fiji 5th 4th DNQ 3rd QW 1R 4th 3rd Q 7
Solomon Islands   - 1R SF DNQ 3rd 1R 2nd DNQ Q 6
New Caledonia 3rd 3rd DNQ DNQ DNQ 1R DNQ 2nd Q 5
Papua New Guinea   - 1R DNQ DNQ DNQ 1R DNQ DSQ Q 3
Cook Islands   -   -   - 1R 1R   - DNQ DNQ ? 2
Samoa 2   -   - DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ ? 0
Tonga   -   - DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ ? 0
American Samoa   -   - DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ ? 0

OFC Nations Cup

TournamentsNew Zealand 1973, New Caledonia 1980, 1996 (no fixed venue), Australia 1998, Tahiti 2000, New Zealand 2002, Australia 2004, 2008 (no fixed venue)
Squads1973, 1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008

International association football

AsiaAFC � Asian Cup
AfricaCAF � Africa Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAF � Gold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFC � Nations Cup
EuropeUEFA � European Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-Board � Viva World Cup



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