| Founded | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Region | Oceania (OFC) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  New Zealand (5th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | New Zealand (5 titles) |
The OFC 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 Moresby, was also won by New Zealand, who beat Papua New Guinea 4–2 on penalties.
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 2016 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 five times. However, New Zealand and Australia both has won the Final four times each. New Caledonia has qualified for the final twice without success.
List of finals
| † | Match was won during extra time |
| ‡ | Match was won on 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.
| 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 | TBD | TBD | TBD | VFF Freshwater Stadium | Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
Results by nation
| National team | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
5 | 1 | 5 | 1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016 | 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 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. New Zealand won the penalty shoot-out 4–2.
References
- ^ Pierrend, José Luis (23 June 2016). "Oceanian Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Pierrend, José (29 June 2004). "Oceanian Cup 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Pierrend, José (12 February 2015). "Oceanian Cup 1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (1 March 2018). "Oceanian Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Owsianski, Jarek (21 March 2004). "Oceanian Cup 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (21 March 2004). "Oceanian Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (21 March 2004). "Oceanian Cup 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (9 October 2008). "Oceanian Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre (14 March 2013). "Oceanian Cup 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (16 June 2016). "Oceanian Cup 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Di Maggio, Roberto (16 June 2016). "Oceanian Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 October 2021.