OFC Men's Nations Cup records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Men's Nations Cup.

Summary

First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1973, the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2016, no third place play-off has been played; from 2024, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the OFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.

Bold text denotes team was host country.

Team Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalist Top 4
total
 New Zealand 6 (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024) 1 (2000) 2 (2004, 2012) — — 9
 Australia 4 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004) 2 (1998, 2002) — — — 6

General statistics by tournament

Further information: OFC Men's Nations Cup qualifiers
Year Hosts Champion Winning coach Top scorer(s) (goals) Best player award
1973  New Zealand  New Zealand England Barrie Truman New Caledonia Segin Wayewol (3)
New Zealand Alan Marley (3) 		—
1980  New Caledonia  Australia West Germany Rudi Gutendorf Australia Ian Hunter (5)
Australia Eddie Krncevic (5)
1996 no fixed host  Australia Scotland Eddie Thomson Australia Kris Trajanovski (7)
1998  Australia  New Zealand England Ken Dugdale Australia Damian Mori (10)
2000  Tahiti  Australia Australia Frank Farina Australia Craig Foster (5)
Australia Clayton Zane (5)
2002  New Zealand  New Zealand England Mick Waitt Australia Joel Porter (6)
2004  Australia  Australia Australia Frank Farina Australia Tim Cahill (6)
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny (6)
2008 no fixed host  New Zealand New Zealand Ricki Herbert New Zealand Shane Smeltz (8)
2012  Solomon Islands  Tahiti French Polynesia Eddy Etaeta New Caledonia Jacques Haeko (6) French Polynesia Nicolas Vallar
2016  Papua New Guinea  New Zealand England Anthony Hudson Papua New Guinea Raymond Gunemba (5) Papua New Guinea David Muta
2024  Fiji
 Vanuatu 		 New Zealand England Darren Bazeley Fiji Roy Krishna (5) New Zealand Liberato Cacace

Debut of national teams

As of 2024, American Samoa, Kiribati, Niue, Tonga, and Tuvalu are yet to make their debut in the contest.

Year Debuting teams Successor teams
Teams No. Cum.
1973  Fiji,  New Caledonia,  New Hebrides,  New Zealand,  Tahiti 5 5
1980  Australia,  Papua New Guinea,  Solomon Islands 3 8
1996 None 0 8
1998  Cook Islands 1 9  Vanuatu
2000 None 0 9
2002 None 0 9
2004 None 0 9
2008 None 0 9
2012  Samoa 1 10
2016 None 0 10
2020 None (Cancelled) - -
2024 None 0 10

Never qualified:  American Samoa,  Kiribati,  Niue,  Tonga,  Tuvalu

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand 11 48 36 4 8 125 39 +86 112
2  Australia 6 28 24 2 2 142 13 +129 74
3  Tahiti 10 42 20 6 16 85 89 −4 66
4  New Caledonia 6 27 12 4 11 65 52 +13 40
5  Fiji 9 37 12 4 21 56 73 −17 40
6  Vanuatu 10 40 10 2 28 44 93 −49 32
7  Solomon Islands 8 30 7 4 19 31 74 −43 25
8  Papua New Guinea 5 17 4 6 7 27 49 −22 18
9  Cook Islands 2 4 0 0 4 1 41 −40 0
10  Samoa 3 9 0 0 9 3 56 −53 0

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 New Zealand6129
2 Australia4206
3 Tahiti1326
4 New Caledonia0224
5 Solomon Islands0112
6 Papua New Guinea0101
 Vanuatu0101
8 Fiji0022
Totals (8 entries)1111931

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals (in years without a 3rd/4th play-off)
  • 5th — Fifth place
  • 6th — Sixth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q — Qualified for an upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •    — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team 1973
New Zealand
(5) 		1980
New Caledonia
(8) 		1996
Pacific Community
(4) 		1998
Australia
(6) 		2000
French Polynesia
(6) 		2002
New Zealand
(8) 		2004
Australia
(6) 		2008
Pacific Community
(4) 		2012
Solomon Islands
(8) 		2016
Papua New Guinea
(8) 		2024
Vanuatu
Fiji
(8) 		Years
 New Zealand 1st GS SF 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 11
 Tahiti 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th GS 3rd 5th • 1st GS 3rd 10
 Vanuatu[a] 4th GS • GS 4th 4th 6th 4th GS GS 2nd 10
 Fiji 5th 4th • 3rd •• GS 4th 3rd GS GS 4th 9
 Solomon Islands × GS SF • 3rd GS 2nd • 4th SF GS 8
 Australia × 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st Member of AFC 6
 New Caledonia 3rd 3rd • • • GS • 2nd 2nd SF •• 6
 Papua New Guinea × GS • • • GS • × GS 2nd GS 5
 Samoa[b] × × • • • • • • GS GS GS 3
 Cook Islands × × × GS GS × • • • • • 2
 Tonga × × • • • • • • • • • 0
 American Samoa × × • • • • • • • • × 0
 Niue Not an OFC member × × × × [c] 0
 Kiribati Not an OFC member × × × × 0
 Tuvalu Not an OFC member • × × × 0

Notes

  1. ^ Includes results as New Hebrides.
  2. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.
  3. ^ Not a OFC member

Team: Tournament position

All-time

Most championships
6,  New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)
Most finishes in the top two
7,  New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)
Most finishes in the top four
10,  New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Most second-place finishes
3,  Tahiti (1973, 1980, 1996)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships
2,  Australia (1980, 1996),  New Zealand (2016, 2024)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
6,  Australia (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Most consecutives finishes in the top four
8,  New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
25 years,  New Zealand (1973–1998)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
16 years,  Tahiti (1996–2012)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
16 years,  Fiji (2008–2024),  Vanuatu (2008–2024)

Host team

Best finish by host team
Champions,  New Zealand (1973, 2002),  Australia (2004)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team
Champions,  New Zealand (1973),  Australia (1980)

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
2,  New Caledonia (2008, 2012)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
5,  Fiji (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024),  Solomon Islands (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016),  Vanuatu (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2024)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
5,  Fiji (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024)

Team: Tournament progression

All-time

Progressed from the group stage the most times
10,  New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Eliminated in the group stage the most times
4,  Papua New Guinea (1980, 2002, 2012, 2024),  Vanuatu (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)
Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
3,  Samoa (2012, 2016, 2024)

Consecutive

Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
9,  New Zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
3,  Samoa (2012, 2016, 2024)

Team: Matches played/goals scored

All-time

Most matches played
48,  New Zealand
Most wins
36,  New Zealand
Most losses
28,  Vanuatu
Most draws
6,  Papua New Guinea,  Tahiti
Most matches played without a win
9,  Samoa
Most goals scored
142,  Australia
Most goals conceded
93,  Vanuatu
Fewest goals scored
1,  Cook Islands
Fewest goals conceded
13,  Australia
Most meetings between two teams, final match
3 times,  Australia vs  New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Total hosts

Time(s) Nation Year(s)
2  New Zealand 1973, 2002
2  Australia 1998, 2004
1  New Caledonia 1980
1  Tahiti 2000
1  Solomon Islands 2012
1  Papua New Guinea 2016
1  Vanuatu 2024
1  Fiji 2024
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 Runners-up
2000  Tahiti Group stage
2002  New Zealand Champions
2004  Australia Champions
2008 No host
2012  Solomon Islands Fourth place
2016  Papua New Guinea Runners-up
2024  Vanuatu
 Fiji 		Runners-up
Fourth place

Performances by defending finalists

Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish
1980  New Zealand Group stage  Tahiti Runners-up
1996  Australia Champions  Tahiti Runners-up
1998  Australia Runners-up  Tahiti Fourth place
2000  New Zealand Runners-up  Australia Champions
2002  Australia Runners-up  New Zealand Champions
2004  New Zealand Third place  Australia Champions
2008  Australia Did not enter  Solomon Islands Did not qualify
2012  New Zealand Third place  New Caledonia Runners-up
2016  Tahiti Group stage  New Caledonia Semi-finals
2024  New Zealand Champions  Papua New Guinea Group stage

Teams yet to qualify for finals

See also: FIFA World Cup qualification

The following five teams which are current OFC members have never qualified for the Nations Cup.

Legend

  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team (18) 1973
(5) 		1980
(8) 		1996
(4) 		1998
(6) 		2000
(6) 		2002
(8) 		2004
(6) 		2008
(4) 		2012
(8) 		2016
(8) 		2024
(8) 		Attempts
 American Samoa × × • • • • • • • • × 8
 Kiribati Not an OFC member × × × × 0
 Niue Not an OFC member × × × × × 0
 Tonga × × • • • • • • • • • 9
 Tuvalu Not an OFC member • × × × 1

Goalscorers

Overall top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Rank Player Team Goals scored Matches played Goals per match Tournament(s)
1 Damian Mori  Australia 14 10 1.40 3 (1996, 1998, 2002)
2 Kris Trajanovski  Australia 11 6 1.83 2 (1996, 1998)
3 Shane Smeltz  New Zealand 10 11 0.91 3 (2004, 2008, 2012)
Vaughan Coveny  New Zealand 10 11 0.91 3 (1996, 1998, 2004)
Roy Krishna  Fiji 10 17 0.59 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
6 Chris Wood  New Zealand 9 8 1.13 2 (2012, 2016)
Teaonui Tehau  Tahiti 9 12 0.75 3 (2012, 2016, 2024)
8 Chris Killen  New Zealand 7 12 0.58 4 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012)
Commins Menapi  Solomon Islands 7 14 0.50 3 (2000, 2002, 2004)
10 Jacques Haeko  New Caledonia 6 5 1.20 1 (2012)

Hat-tricks

Vaughan Coveny of New Zealand is one of the players to score more than one hat-trick in OFC Nations Cup of the 1998 and 2004 addition.

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
 Player No. of
goals 		Time of goals Representing Final
score 		Opponent Tournament Round Date
1. Eddie Krncevic 3 ?', ?', ?'  Australia 8–0  New Caledonia 1980 Group stage 24 February 1980
2. Ian Hunter 3 ?', ?', ?'  Australia 11–2  Papua New Guinea 1980 Group stage 26 February 1980
3. Peter Sharne 4 ?', ?', ?', ?'  Australia 11–2  Papua New Guinea 1980 Group stage 26 February 1980
4. Mark Armstrong 3 16', 65', 69'  New Zealand 6–1  Solomon Islands 1980 Group stage 29 February 1980
5. Kris Trajanovski 4 25', 28', 44', 89'  Australia 6–0  Tahiti 1996 Final 27 October 1996
6. Kris Trajanovski (II) 3 21', 36', 54'  Australia 5–0  Tahiti 1996 Final 1 November 1996
7. Damian Mori 3 2', 25', 44'  Australia 3–1  Fiji 1998 Group stage 25 September 1998
8. Vaughan Coveny 3 11', 25', 39', 40'  New Zealand 8–1  Vanuatu 1998 Group stage 28 September 1998
9. Paul Trimboli 3 1', 12', 63'  Australia 16–0  Cook Islands 1998 Group stage 28 September 1998
10. Damian Mori (II) 4 8', 15', 30', 34'  Australia 16–0  Cook Islands 1998 Group stage 28 September 1998
11. Kris Trajanovski (III) 4 48', 68', 76 pen.', 88'  Australia 16–0  Cook Islands 1998 Group stage 28 September 1998
12. Gerald Quennet 3 9', 10', 74'  Tahiti 5–1  Vanuatu 1998 Group stage 30 September 1998
13. Damian Mori (III) 3 1', 32', 81'  Australia 4–1  Tahiti 1998 Semifinal 2 October 1998
14. Paul Agostino 3 18', 53', 68'  Australia 17–0  Cook Islands 2000 Group stage 19 June 2000
15. Craig Foster 4 30', 42', 51', 80'  Australia 17–0  Cook Islands 2000 Group stage 19 June 2000
16. Clayton Zane 3 82', 87', 89'  Australia 17–0  Cook Islands 2000 Group stage 19 June 2000
17. Chris Killen 4 9', 10', 28', 51'  New Zealand 9–1  Papua New Guinea 2002 Group stage 7 July 2002
18. Bobby Despotovski 4 2', 56 pen.', 76', 77'  Australia 11–0  New Caledonia 2002 Group stage 8 July 2002
19. Joel Porter 4 7', 12', 45', 52'  Australia 8–0  Fiji 2002 Group stage 10 July 2002
20. Mile Sterjovski 3 51', 61', 74'  Australia 9–0  Tahiti 2004 Group stage 31 May 2004
21. Tim Cahill 3 39', 66', 75'  Australia 6–1  Fiji 2004 Group stage 2 June 2004
22. Vaughan Coveny (II) 3 6', 38', 45'  New Zealand 10–0  Tahiti 2004 Group stage 4 June 2004
23. Brent Fisher 3 16', 22', 63'  New Zealand 10–0  Tahiti 2004 Group stage 4 June 2004
24. Lorenzo Tehau 4 8', 82', 84', 85'  Tahiti 10–1  Samoa 2012 Group stage 1 June 2012
25. Bertrand Kaï 3 32', 58', 76'  New Caledonia 5–2  Vanuatu 2012 Group stage 1 June 2012
26. Jacques Haeko 5 11', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1'  New Caledonia 9–0  Samoa 2012 Group stage 5 June 2012
27. Chris Wood 3 10', 24', 29'  New Zealand 4–3  Solomon Islands 2012 Third place 10 June 2012
28. Raymond Gunemba 3 33', 63', 85'  Papua New Guinea 8–0  Samoa 2016 Group stage 5 June 2016

References