OFC Nations Cup records and statistics

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

Debut of national teams
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

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 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
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
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)		 Years
 New Zealand 1st GS SF 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 10
 Tahiti 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th GS 3rd 5th • 1st GS 9
 Vanuatu[lower-alpha 1] 4th GS • GS 4th 4th 6th 4th GS GS 9
 Fiji 5th 4th • 3rd •• GS 4th 3rd GS GS 8
 Solomon Islands × GS SF • 3rd GS 2nd • 4th SF 7
 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 4
 Cook Islands × × × GS GS × • • • • 2
 Samoa[lower-alpha 2]×ו•••••GSGS 2
 American Samoa×ו••••••• 0
 Tonga×ו••••••• 0
 Tuvalu××××××ו×× 0
 Kiribati×××××××××× 0
 Niue×××××××××× 0
  1. Includes results as New Hebrides.
  2. Includes results as Western Samoa.

General statistics by tournament
Year Host Champion Winning coach Top scorer(s) 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

Team: tournament position

All-time
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
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
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
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,  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

All-time
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
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

All-time
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
Time(s) Nation Year(s)
2 New Zealand1973, 2002, 2020
2 Australia1998, 2004
1 New Caledonia1980
1 Tahiti2000
1 Solomon Islands2012
1 Papua New Guinea2016
2No Host1996, 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

Performances by defending champions
Year Defending Champion Finish
1980  New Zealand Group stage
1996  Australia Champions
1998  Australia Runners-up
2000  New Zealand Runners-up
2002  Australia Runners-up
2004  New Zealand Third place
2008  Australia Did not enter
2012  New Zealand Third place
2016  Tahiti 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)		 Attempts
 American Samoa × × • • • • • • • • 8
 Kiribati × × × × × × × × × × 0
 Niue × × × × × × × × × × 0
 Tonga × × • • • • • • • • 8
 Tuvalu × × × × × × × • × × 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 1.4 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)
5 Chris Wood  New Zealand 9 8 1.13 2 (2012, 2016)
6 Chris Killen  New Zealand 7 12 0.58 4 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012)
Commins Menapi  Solomon Islands 7 14 0.5 3 (2000, 2002, 2004)

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 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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