OFC Men's Nations Cup records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Men's Nations Cup.
Debut of national teams
editYear | 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 | |
None (Cancelled) | - | - | ||
2024 | None | 0 | 10 |
Never qualified: American Samoa, Kiribati, Niue, Tonga, Tuvalu
Overall team records
editIn 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
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
3 | Tahiti | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
4 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Vanuatu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
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.
Team | 1973 (5) |
1980 (8) |
1996 (4) |
1998 (6) |
2000 (6) |
2002 (8) |
2004 (6) |
2008 (4) |
2012 (8) |
2016 (8) |
2024 (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
General statistics by tournament
editYear | Hosts | Champion | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) (goals) | 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) | |
1996 | no 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) | |
2008 | no 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 |
2024 | Fiji Vanuatu |
New Zealand | Darren Bazeley | Roy Krishna (5) | Liberato Cacace |
Team: Tournament position
editAll-time
edit- Most finishes in the top four
- 10, New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Consecutive
edit- Most consecutives finishes in the top four
- 8, New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
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
- 16 years, Fiji (2008–2024), Vanuatu (2008–2024)
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, 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
editAll-time
edit- 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
edit- 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
editAll-time
edit- 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
Total hosts
editTime(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
editYear | 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
editYear | 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
editThe 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
editOverall top goalscorers
editPlayers 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
editA 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 |