OFC Men's Nations Cup records and statistics

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

Debut of national teams edit

YearDebuting teamsSuccessor teams
TeamsNo.Cum.
1973  Fiji,  New Caledonia,  New Hebrides,  New Zealand,  Tahiti55
1980  Australia,  Papua New Guinea,  Solomon Islands38
1996None08
1998  Cook Islands19  Vanuatu
2000None09
2002None09
2004None09
2008None09
2012  Samoa110
2016None010
2020None (Cancelled)--
2024None010

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

Overall team records edit

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.

RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  New Zealand1044324811039+71100
2  Australia628242214213+12974
3  Tahiti937185148081−159
4  New Caledonia627124116552+1340
5  Fiji83294193967−2831
6  Vanuatu93682264185−4426
7  Solomon Islands72874173170−3925
8  Papua New Guinea4143562342−1914
9  Cook Islands24004141−400
10  Samoa26006143−420

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  New Zealand5128
2  Australia4206
3  Tahiti1315
4  New Caledonia0224
5  Solomon Islands0112
6  Papua New Guinea0101
7  Fiji0022
Totals (7 entries)1010828

Comprehensive team results by tournament edit

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.

Team1973

(5)
1980

(8)
1996

(4)
1998

(6)
2000

(6)
2002

(8)
2004

(6)
2008

(4)
2012

(8)
2016

(8)
2024

(8)
Years
 New Zealand1stGSSF1st2nd1st3rd1st3rd1stQ10
 Tahiti2nd2nd2nd4thGS3rd5th1stGSQ9
 Vanuatu[a]4thGSGS4th4th6th4thGSGSQ9
 Fiji5th4th3rd••GS4th3rdGSGSQ8
 Solomon Islands×GSSF3rdGS2nd4thSFQ7
 Australia×1st1st2nd1st2nd1stMember of AFC6
 New Caledonia3rd3rdGS2nd2ndSFQ6
 Papua New Guinea×GSGS×GS2ndQ4
 Cook Islands×××GSGS××2
 Samoa[b]××GSGSQ3
 American Samoa×××0
 Tonga×××0
 TuvaluNot an OFC member×××0
 KiribatiNot an OFC member××××0
 NiueNot an OFC member×××××0
  1. ^ Includes results as New Hebrides.
  2. ^ Includes results as Western Samoa.

General statistics by tournament edit

YearHostChampionWinning coachTop scorer(s)Best player award
1973  New Zealand  New Zealand Barrie Truman Segin Wayewol (3)
Alan Marley (3)
1980  New Caledonia  Australia Rudi Gutendorf Ian Hunter (5)
Eddie Krncevic (5)
1996no fixed host  Australia Eddie Thomson Kris Trajanovski (7)
1998  Australia  New Zealand Ken Dugdale Damian Mori (10)
2000  Tahiti  Australia Frank Farina Craig Foster (5)
Clayton Zane (5)
2002  New Zealand  New Zealand Mick Waitt Joel Porter (6)
2004  Australia  Australia Frank Farina Tim Cahill (6)
Vaughan Coveny (6)
2008no fixed host  New Zealand Ricki Herbert Shane Smeltz (8)
2012  Solomon Islands  Tahiti Eddy Etaeta Jacques Haeko (6) Nicolas Vallar
2016  Papua New Guinea  New Zealand Anthony Hudson Raymond Gunemba (5) David Muta

Team: tournament position edit

All-time edit

Most championships
5,  New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016)
Most finishes in the top two
6,  Australia (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
6,  New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016)
Most finishes in the top four
9,  New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Most second place finishers
3,  Tahiti (1973, 1980, 1996)

Consecutive edit

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

Gaps edit

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
12 years,  New Caledonia (1996–2008)

Host team edit

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

Debuting teams edit

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

Other edit

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,  Solomon Islands (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
4,  Vanuatu (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008)

Team: tournament progression edit

All-time edit

Progressed from the group stage the most times
9,  New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Eliminated in the group stage the most times
4,  Vanuatu (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)
Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
2,  Cook Islands (1998, 2000),  Samoa (2012, 2016)

Consecutive edit

Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
8,  New Zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
2,  Cook Islands (1998, 2000),  Samoa (2012, 2016)

Team: Matches played/goals scored edit

All-time edit

Most matches played
44,  New Zealand
Most wins
32,  New Zealand
Most losses
26,  Vanuatu
Most draws
5,  Papua New Guinea,  Tahiti
Most matches played without a win
6,  Samoa
Most goals scored
142,  Australia
Most goals conceded
85,  Vanuatu
Fewest goals scored
1,  Cook Islands,  Samoa
Fewest goals conceded
13,  Australia
Most meetings between two teams, final match
3 times,  Australia vs.  New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Total hosts edit

Time(s)NationYear(s)
2  New Zealand1973, 2002
2  Australia1998, 2004
1  New Caledonia1980
1  Tahiti2000
1  Solomon Islands2012
1  Papua New Guinea2016
1  Vanuatu2024
1  Fiji2024
2No Host1996, 2008

Performances by host nations edit

YearHost nationFinish
1973  New ZealandChampions
1980  New CaledoniaThird place
1996No host
1998  AustraliaRunners-up
2000  TahitiGroup stage
2002  New ZealandChampions
2004  AustraliaChampions
2008No host
2012  Solomon IslandsFourth place
2016  Papua New GuineaRunners-up
2024  Vanuatu
 Fiji
TBC

Performances by defending finalists edit

YearDefending championsFinishDefending runners-upFinish
1980  New ZealandGroup stage  TahitiRunners-up
1996  AustraliaChampions  TahitiRunners-up
1998  AustraliaRunners-up  TahitiFourth place
2000  New ZealandRunners-up  AustraliaChampions
2002  AustraliaRunners-up  New ZealandChampions
2004  New ZealandThird place  AustraliaChampions
2008  AustraliaDid not enter  Solomon IslandsDid not qualify
2012  New ZealandThird place  New CaledoniaRunners-up
2016  TahitiGroup stage  New CaledoniaSemi-finals

Teams yet to qualify for finals edit

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
 KiribatiNot an OFC member××××0
 NiueNot an OFC member×××××0
 Tonga××9
 TuvaluNot an OFC member×××1

Goalscorers edit

Overall top goalscorers edit

Players in bold are still active at international level.

RankPlayerTeamGoals scoredMatches playedGoals per matchTournament(s)
1Damian Mori  Australia14101.43 (1996, 1998, 2002)
2Kris Trajanovski  Australia1161.832 (1996, 1998)
3Shane Smeltz  New Zealand10110.913 (2004, 2008, 2012)
Vaughan Coveny  New Zealand10110.913 (1996, 1998, 2004)
5Chris Wood  New Zealand981.132 (2012, 2016)
6Chris Killen  New Zealand7120.584 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012)
Commins Menapi  Solomon Islands7140.53 (2000, 2002, 2004)
8Jacques Haeko  New Caledonia651.21 (2012)
Teaonui Tehau  Tahiti670.862 (2012, 2016)

Hat-tricks edit

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
PlayerNo. of
goals
Time of goalsRepresentingFinal
score
OpponentTournamentRoundDate
1.Eddie Krncevic3?', ?', ?'  Australia8–0  New Caledonia1980Group stage24 February 1980
2.Ian Hunter3?', ?', ?'  Australia11–2  Papua New Guinea1980Group stage26 February 1980
3.Peter Sharne4?', ?', ?', ?'  Australia11–2  Papua New Guinea1980Group stage26 February 1980
4.Mark Armstrong316', 65', 69'  New Zealand6–1  Solomon Islands1980Group stage29 February 1980
5.Kris Trajanovski425', 28', 44', 89'  Australia6–0  Tahiti1996Final27 October 1996
6.Kris Trajanovski (II)321', 36', 54'  Australia5–0  Tahiti1996Final1 November 1996
7.Damian Mori32', 25', 44'  Australia3–1  Fiji1998Group stage25 September 1998
8.Vaughan Coveny311', 25', 39', 40'  New Zealand8–1  Vanuatu1998Group stage28 September 1998
9.Paul Trimboli31', 12', 63'  Australia16–0  Cook Islands1998Group stage28 September 1998
10.Damian Mori (II)48', 15', 30', 34'  Australia16–0  Cook Islands1998Group stage28 September 1998
11.Kris Trajanovski (III)448', 68', 76 pen.', 88'  Australia16–0  Cook Islands1998Group stage28 September 1998
12.Gerald Quennet39', 10', 74'  Tahiti5–1  Vanuatu1998Group stage30 September 1998
13.Damian Mori (III)31', 32', 81'  Australia4–1  Tahiti1998Semifinal2 October 1998
14.Paul Agostino318', 53', 68'  Australia17–0  Cook Islands2000Group stage19 June 2000
15.Craig Foster430', 42', 51', 80'  Australia17–0  Cook Islands2000Group stage19 June 2000
16.Clayton Zane382', 87', 89'  Australia17–0  Cook Islands2000Group stage19 June 2000
17.Chris Killen49', 10', 28', 51'  New Zealand9–1  Papua New Guinea2002Group stage7 July 2002
18.Bobby Despotovski42', 56 pen.', 76', 77'  Australia11–0  New Caledonia2002Group stage8 July 2002
19.Joel Porter47', 12', 45', 52'  Australia8–0  Fiji2002Group stage10 July 2002
20.Mile Sterjovski351', 61', 74'  Australia9–0  Tahiti2004Group stage31 May 2004
21.Tim Cahill339', 66', 75'  Australia6–1  Fiji2004Group stage2 June 2004
22.Vaughan Coveny (II)36', 38', 45'  New Zealand10–0  Tahiti2004Group stage4 June 2004
23.Brent Fisher316', 22', 63'  New Zealand10–0  Tahiti2004Group stage4 June 2004
24.Lorenzo Tehau48', 82', 84', 85'  Tahiti10–1  Samoa2012Group stage1 June 2012
25.Bertrand Kaï332', 58', 76'  New Caledonia5–2  Vanuatu2012Group stage1 June 2012
26.Jacques Haeko511', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1'  New Caledonia9–0  Samoa2012Group stage5 June 2012
27.Chris Wood310', 24', 29'  New Zealand4–3  Solomon Islands2012Third place10 June 2012
28.Raymond Gunemba333', 63', 85'  Papua New Guinea8–0  Samoa2016Group stage5 June 2016

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