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1973 Oceania Cup

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The 1973 OFC Nations Cup was the first Oceania-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973. All matches were held at Newmarket Park, in Auckland, and five teams participated: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu) and Fiji.

1973 Oceania Cup
1973 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates17–24 February
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place New Hebrides
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored38 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Caledonia Segin Wayewol (NCL)
New Zealand Alan Marley
French Polynesia Erroll Bennett (TAH)
(3 goals each)
1980 →

At the time, the Oceania Football Confederation was not considered a full FIFA Confederation, and as such allowed national teams unaffiliated with FIFA to enter.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (New Zealand and Tahiti) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and New Hebrides also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place.

New Zealand won the tournament with a 2–0 victory in the final, while New Caledonia retained third place by defeating New Hebrides.

Venues

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Auckland
Newmarket Park
Capacity: 14,000

First round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to final
2   Tahiti 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3   New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 4 Advance to third place play-off
4   New Hebrides 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
5   Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Tahiti  2–1  New Caledonia
Erroll Bennett   ?'
Alexis Tumahai   ?'		 Report Roger Mandin   ?'
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand  5–1  Fiji
Brian Turner   ?'
David Taylor   ?'
Geoff Brand   ?'
Malcolm Bland   ?'
Alan Vest   ?'		 Report Terio Vakatawa   ?'
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Caledonia  4–1  New Hebrides
Jean Hmae   ?', ?'
Segin Wayewol   ?'
Pierre Wacapo   ?'		 Report Michael Dupuy   ?'
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)
New Zealand  1–1  Tahiti
Alan Vest   ?' Report Erroll Bennett   ?'
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
New Caledonia  2–0  Fiji
Segin Wayewol   ?', ?' Report
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti  1–0  New Hebrides
Erroll Bennett   ?' Report
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Hebrides  2–1  Fiji
Alick Saurei   ?'
Jacky Valette   ?'		 Report Josateki Kurivitu   ?'
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand  2–1  New Caledonia
Alan Marley   ?'
Colin Latimour   ?'		 Report Jean Xowie   ?'
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti  4–0  Fiji
Claude Carrara   ?'
Harold Ng Fok   ?'
Gilles Malinowski   ?'
Roland de Marigny   ?'		 Report
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Zealand  3–1  New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland   ?'
Brian Hardman   ?'
Alan Marley   ?'		 Report Raymond Valette   ?'
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Third place play-off

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New Caledonia  2–1  New Hebrides
Gerald Delmas   ?'
Jean Xowie   ?'		 Report Charles Galinie   ?'
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Final

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Main article: 1973 OFC Nations Cup Final
New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti
David Taylor   ?'
Alan Marley   ?'		 Report
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)


 1973 OFC Nations Cup winners 
 
New Zealand
First title

Goalscorers

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There were 37 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.08 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Tournament team rankings

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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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   New Zealand 5 4 1 0 13 4 +9 13 Champion
2   Tahiti 5 3 1 1 10 2 +8 10 Runner-up
3   New Caledonia 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9 Third place
4   New Hebrides 5 1 0 4 5 11 −6 3 Fourth place
5   Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 Eliminated in group stage
Source: [citation needed]

References

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