List of OFC Nations Cup finals

List of OFC Nations Cup finals
Founded1973
RegionOceania (OFC)
Number of teams8
Current champions New Zealand (6th title)
Most successful team(s) New Zealand (6 titles)

The OFC Men's Nations Cup in an association football competition established in 1973. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), the sport's Oceania governing body, and takes place every four years. The winners of the first final was New Zealand, who defeated Tahiti 2–0 in Auckland. The most recent final, hosted in Port Vila, was also won by New Zealand, who beat Vanuatu 3–0.

The Nations Cup final is the last match of competition, and the result determines which country's team is declared Oceania champion. As of the 2024 tournament, if after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time, it is decided by penalty shoot-out. The team that wins the penalty shoot-out are then declared champions. In 2008, there was no final played; the winner was only decided in a round-robin tournament.

New Zealand is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, winning six titles. New Zealand has won the most finals with five, followed by Australia with four. New Caledonia has qualified for the final twice without success.

List of finals

Key to the list of finals
† Match was won after extra time
‡ Match was won via a penalty shoot-out
& Match was won after a replay
  • The "Year" column refers to the year the championship tournament was held, and wikilinks to the article about that tournament.
  • Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national football teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.
  • The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that tournament's final game.
List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists and final scores[1]
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance References
1973 New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti Newmarket Park Auckland, New Zealand [2]
1980 Australia  4–2  Tahiti Nouméa, New Caledonia [3]
1996 Australia  6–0  Tahiti Olympic Stadium Papeete, Tahiti 5,000 [4]
5–0 Bruce Stadium Canberra, Australia 5,000
1998 New Zealand  1–0  Australia Lang Park Brisbane, Australia 12,000 [5]
2000 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Stade Pater Papeete, Tahiti 300 [6]
2002 New Zealand  1–0  Australia Ericsson Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 4,000 [7]
2004 Australia  5–1  Solomon Islands Lawson Tama Stadium Honiara, Solomon Islands 21,000 [8]
6–0 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 19,208
2008 New Zealand  No final  New Caledonia Round-robin format [9]
2012 Tahiti  1–0  New Caledonia Lawson Tama Stadium Honiara, Solomon Islands 10,000 [10]
2016 New Zealand  0–0 ‡[a]  Papua New Guinea Sir John Guise Stadium Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 13,000 [11]
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
2024 New Zealand  3–0  Vanuatu VFF Freshwater Stadium Port Vila, Vanuatu 10,000 [12]

Results by nation

National team Winners Runners-up Total finals Years won Years runners-up
 New Zealand 6 1 7 1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024 2000
 Australia 4 2 6 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004 1998, 2002
 Tahiti 1 3 4 2012 1973, 1980, 1996
 Solomon Islands 0 1 1 2004
 New Caledonia 0 1 1 2012
 Papua New Guinea 0 1 1 2016
 Vanuatu 0 1 1 2024

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. New Zealand won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.

References

  1. ^ Pierrend, José Luis (23 June 2016). "Oceanian Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ Pierrend, José (29 June 2004). "Oceanian Cup 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ Pierrend, José (12 February 2015). "Oceanian Cup 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (1 March 2018). "Oceanian Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ Owsianski, Jarek (21 March 2004). "Oceanian Cup 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (21 March 2004). "Oceanian Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (21 March 2004). "Oceanian Cup 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (9 October 2008). "Oceanian Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (14 March 2013). "Oceanian Cup 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (16 June 2016). "Oceanian Cup 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (16 June 2016). "Oceanian Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (9 July 2024). "Oceanian Nations Cup 2024". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 July 2024.