New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup

The New Zealand national football team has competed in all ten editions of the OFC Nations Cup, and have won five times, the most recent coming in the 2016 tournament.

On 1 January 2006, Australia ceased to be a member of the Oceania Football Confederation, having elected to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and have not taken part in the OFC Nations Cup since.

OFC Nations Cup record
New Zealand's OFC Nations Cup record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1973 New ZealandChampions1st5410134Squad
1980 New CaledoniaGroup stage5th310278Squad
1996MultipleSemi-finals3rd201103Squad
1998 AustraliaChampions1st4400111Squad
2000 TahitiRunners-up2nd430173Squad
2002 New ZealandChampions1st5500232Squad
2004 AustraliaThird place3rd5302175Squad
2008MultipleChampions1st6501145Squad
2012 Solomon IslandsThird place3rd531187Squad
2016 Papua New GuineaChampions1st5410101Squad
2024To be determined
Total5 titles10/1044324811039
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

Record by opponent
OFC Nations Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Australia621326
 Fiji8602168
 New Caledonia540194
 Papua New Guinea3210112
 Solomon Islands7610236
 Tahiti7511214
 Vanuatu*8701309
  • Games against New Hebrides are included in statistics of Vanuatu.

1973 Oceania Cup
Main article: 1973 Oceania Cup

The first edition of the Oceania Nations Cup (known as the "Oceania Cup") took place in Newmarket Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Five countries participated in one group where each team played each other once. The top two teams progressed to the final where New Zealand defeated Tahiti 2-0 to be crowned champions.[1]

First round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand4310114+710
 Tahiti422072+58
 New Caledonia420285+36
 New Hebrides411248–44
 Fiji4004213–110
17 February 1973 New Zealand  5 – 1  Fiji New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Brian Turner ?'
David Taylor ?'
Geoff Brand ?'
Malcolm Bland ?'
Alan Vest ?'		 Summary Terio Vakatawa ?' Stadium: Newmarket Park
18 February 1973 New Zealand  1 – 1  Tahiti New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Alan Vest ?' Summary Erroll Bennett ?' Stadium: Newmarket Park
21 February 1973 New Zealand  2 – 1  New Caledonia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Alan Marley ?'
Colin Latimour ?'		 Summary Jean Xowie ?' Stadium: Newmarket Park
23 February 1973 New Zealand  3 – 1  New Hebrides New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Malcolm Bland ?'
Brian Hardman ?'
Alan Marley ?'		 Summary Raymond Valette ?' Stadium: Newmarket Park

Final
Main article: 1973 Oceania Cup final
24 February 1973 Final New Zealand  2 – 0  Tahiti New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
David Taylor ?'
Alan Marley ?'		 Summary Stadium: Newmarket Park

1980 Oceania Cup
Main article: 1980 Oceania Cup

The second edition of the OFC Nations Cup, held in New Caledonia, consisted of eight teams divided into two groups of four, with the group winners progressing to the final and the runners-up contesting the third place play-off match. After three group matches, New Zealand failed to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.[2]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tahiti3300215+169
 Fiji3201107+36
 New Zealand310278–13
 Solomon Islands3003321–180
25 February 1980 Tahiti  3 – 1  New Zealand New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
Alfred Wabealo 61', 73'
Erroll Bennett 85'		 (0 – 0) Steve Sumner 47' (pen.)
27 February 1980 Fiji  4 – 0  New Zealand New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
D. Chand 10', 39'
M. Vuilabasa 31', 63'		 (3 – 0)
29 February 1980 New Zealand  6 – 1  Solomon Islands New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
Michael Groom 6'
Mark Armstrong 16', 65', 69'
Bill de Graaf 24', 39'		 (4 – 0) E. Karitea 66'

1996 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 1996 OFC Nations Cup

The third edition of the OFC Nations cup was not held as a cohesive tournament but consisted of four teams and two home-and-away rounds spanning two years. New Zealand played Australia, and Tahiti played the Solomon Islands, with Australia and Tahiti progressing to the final.[3] The two matches between New Zealand and Australia also doubled as the 1995 edition of the Trans-Tasman Cup.

Semi-final
10 November 1995 New Zealand  0 – 0  Australia New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand
(0 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Queen Elizabeth II Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: New Zealand Barry Tasker
15 November 1995 Australia  3 – 0  New Zealand Australia Newcastle, Australia
D. Mori 33'
P. Wade 45' (pen.)
J. Spiteri 51'		 (2 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 8,858
Referee: Australia Simon Micallef

1998 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup

Six teams competed in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup which was held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals. New Zealand defeated Australia in the final to earn a spot at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand220091+86
 Tahiti210152+33
 Vanuatu2002213–110
25 September 1998 New Zealand  1 – 0  Tahiti Australia Brisbane, Australia
H. Paama 13' (o.g.) (1 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Australia Simon Micallef
28 September 1998 New Zealand  8 – 1  Vanuatu Australia Brisbane, Australia
T. Christie 1'
V. Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40'
R. Ryan 34', 65'
C. Bunce 65'		 (6 – 1)
Summary		 45' P. Roronamahava Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 500

Semi-final
2 October 1998 New Zealand  1 – 0  Fiji Australia Brisbane, Australia
D. Hay 88' (0 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: French Polynesia Massimo Raveino

Final
Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup final
4 October 1998 Australia  0 – 1  New Zealand Australia Brisbane, Australia
(0 – 1)
Summary		 24' M. Burton Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: French Polynesia Massimo Raveino

2000 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup

As in the previous edition of the Nations Cup, the 2000 tournament included six teams divided into two groups of three. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stages with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final to claim the title of Oceania champion, and secure a place at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand220051+46
 Vanuatu210145–13
 Tahiti200225–30
19 June 2000 New Zealand  2 – 0  Tahiti French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
C. Bouckenooghe 27'
C. Jackson 78'		 (1 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Australia Eddie Lennie
21 June 2000 New Zealand  3 – 1  Vanuatu French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
C. Killen 47', 84'
J. Perry 56'		 (0 – 1)
Summary		 14' R. Iwai
Red card G. Demas		 Stadium: Stade Pater
Referee: Australia Eddie Lennie

Semi-final
25 June 2000 New Zealand  2 – 0  Solomon Islands French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
S. Elliott 51', 55' (0 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 500
Referee: Australia Eddie Lennie

Final
Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup final
28 June 2000 Australia  2 – 0  New Zealand French Polynesia Papeete, Tahiti
S. Murphy 40'
C. Foster 66'		 (1 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 300
Referee: Vanuatu Harry Attison

2002 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup

The sixth edition of the OFC Nations Cup saw eight teams participate in two groups of four teams each. Each team played the other once, and the top two teams progressed to the knockout stages. After defeating Vanuatu in the semi-final, New Zealand went on to defeat long-time rivals Australia to be crowned OFC Champions and qualify for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.[6]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand3300192+179
 Tahiti320167–16
 Solomon Islands301239–61
 Papua New Guinea3012212–101
5 July 2002 New Zealand  4 – 0  Tahiti New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
R. Nelsen 30'
I. Vicelich 49'
P. Urlovic 80'
J. Campbell 88'		 (1 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vanuatu Harry Attison
7 July 2002 New Zealand  9 – 1  Papua New Guinea New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
C. Killen 9', 10', 28', 51'
J. Campbell 27', 85'
R. Nelsen 54'
M. Burton 87'
R. de Gregorio 90+1'		 (4 – 1)
Summary		 35' (pen.) J. Aisa Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fiji Leone Rakaroi
9 July 2002 New Zealand  6 – 1  Solomon Islands New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
I. Vicelich 28', 45'
P. Urlovic 42'
J. Campbell 50', 75'
M. Burton 88'		 (3 – 0)
Summary		 Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 85' T. Paoka
73' H. Fa'arodo		 Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Vanuatu Harry Attison

Semi-final
12 July 2002 New Zealand  3 – 0  Vanuatu New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
M. Burton 13', 65'
C. Killen 23'		 (2 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze

Final
Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup final
14 July 2002 New Zealand  1 – 0  Australia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
R. Nelsen 78' (0 – 0)
Summary		 Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: French Polynesia Charles Ariiotima

2004 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2004 OFC Nations Cup

The 2004 OFC Nations Cup - which doubled as FIFA World Cup qualifying for the Oceania region[7] - consisted of two rounds. The first round saw six nations compete in a single group where each team played the other once. The top two teams progressed to a home-and-away finals series to determine the winner of the Nations Cup.

Due to a shock 4–2 loss to Vanuatu, New Zealand failed to place in the top two, resulting in Australia taking on the Solomon Islands in the two-legged final, eventually winning 5–1 away and 6–0 at home to claim the title of OFC Champions for a fourth time.[8]

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18 13 Nations Cup final
2  Solomon Islands 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12 9
4  Fiji 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 4
5  Tahiti 5 1 1 3 2 24 −22 4
6  Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4 3
Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
29 May 2004 Australia  1 – 0  New Zealand Australia Adelaide, Australia
J. Aloisi Yellow card 14'
M. Bresciano 40'		 (1 – 0)
Report		 Yellow card 26' D. Mulligan Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Denmark Claus Bo Larsen
31 May 2004 New Zealand  3 – 0  Solomon Islands Australia Adelaide, Australia
I. Vicelich Yellow card 23'
B. Fisher 36'
D. Mulligan Yellow card 57'
D. Oughton 81'
A. Lines 90'		 (1 – 0)
Report		 Yellow card 20' S. Waita Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 217
Referee: Spain Eduardo Iturralde González
2 June 2004 New Zealand  2 – 4  Vanuatu Australia Adelaide, Australia
V. Coveny 61', 75'
I. Vicelich Yellow card 65'
R. de Gregorio Yellow card 90+2'		 (0 – 1)
Report		 Yellow card 2' M. Poida
37' S. Chillia
66' L. Bibi
Yellow card 67' G. Gete
72' J. Maleb
Yellow card 77' D. Chilia
88' Qorig		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Italy Stefano Farina
4 June 2004 New Zealand  10 – 0  Tahiti Australia Adelaide, Australia
V. Coveny 6', 38', 45+1'
B. Fisher 16', 22', 63' Yellow card 44'
N. Jones 72'
D. Oughton 74'
R. Nelsen 82', 87'		 (5 – 0)
Report		 Yellow card 60' F. Tagawa
Yellow card 82' A. Temataua
Yellow card 87' X. Samin		 Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 200
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
6 June 2004 Fiji  0 – 2  New Zealand Australia Adelaide, Australia
(0 – 1)
Report		 8' C. Bunce
56' V. Coveny		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Denmark Claus Bo Larsen

2008 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2008 OFC Nations Cup

The 2008 tournament doubled as FIFA World Cup qualification matches for the Oceania region and consisted of just four teams in one group with matches spread out over two years. Each team played the other twice with New Zealand - the top team of the group - being crowned the OFC Nations Cup champions as well as earning a spot in the play-off match against the 5th best Asian team for a spot at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to AFC–OFC play-off
 New Caledonia 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8
 Fiji 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
 Vanuatu 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4
Source:

Group matches

17 October 2007 Fiji  0 – 2  New Zealand Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
(0 – 1)
Report		 37' I. Vicelich
86' S. Smeltz		 Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: United States Jair Marrufo
17 November 2007 Vanuatu  1 – 2  New Zealand Vanuatu Port Vila, Vanuatu
J. Naprapol 32' (1 – 0)
Report		 52' S. Smeltz
90+3' D. Mulligan		 Stadium: Korman Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Papua New Guinea Job Minan
21 November 2007 New Zealand  4 – 1  Vanuatu New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
D. Mulligan 14', 81'
S. Smeltz 29' (pen.), 34'
T. Brown Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 (3 – 0)
Report		 50' F. Sakama Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: French Polynesia Averii Jacques
6 September 2008 New Caledonia  1 – 3  New Zealand New Caledonia Nouméa, New Caledonia
M. Hmae 55' (0 – 1)
Report		 16' B. Sigmund
65', 75' S. Smeltz		 Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Fiji Rakesh Varman
10 September 2008 New Zealand  3 – 0  New Caledonia New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
S. Smeltz 49', 76'
J. Christie 69'		 (0 – 0)
Report		 Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: French Polynesia Norbert Hauat
19 November 2008 Fiji  2 – 0  New Zealand Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
R. Krishna 63', 90' (0 – 0)
Report		 Red card 60' G. Moss Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Vanuatu Lencie Fred

2012 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2012 OFC Nations Cup

The ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup was held in Honiara, Solomon Islands with eight teams in the competition. The teams were divided into two groups of four, each playing the other teams once. The top two teams of each group progressed to the knockout stages which consisted of semi-finals a final round to determine the winner of the OFC Nations Cup.

Tahiti won the competition for the first time in its history after tournament favourites New Zealand lost to New Caledonia in the semi-final. Tahiti's triumph was also the first time a nation other than Australia or New Zealand has won the OFC Nations Cup.

The group stage of the 2012 Nations Cup also doubled as World Cup qualifying matches, with the top two teams from each group progressing to stage 3 of qualifying. The winner of the 2012 Nations Cup would also represent Oceania at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 — 1–1 — 2–1
 Solomon Islands 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 — — — —
 Fiji 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 0–1 0–0 — 1–1
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 — 0–1 — —
Source:

Group stage

2 June 2012 Fiji  0 – 1  New Zealand Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2012 OFC Nations Cup
12:00, 2 June SBT
13:00, 2 June NZST		 Alvin Singh Yellow card 48'
O. Vakatalesau Yellow card 83'		 (0 – 1)
Summary
Report		 8' T. Smith
Yellow card 80' L. Bertos
Yellow card 82' R. Fallon
Yellow card 83' I. Vicelich		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 12,950
Referee: New Caledonia Isidore Assiene-Ambassa
FIFA World Rankings:   Fiji 160th     New Zealand 130th
4 June 2012 Papua New Guinea  1 – 2  New Zealand Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2012 OFC Nations Cup
12:00, 4 June SBT
13:00, 4 June NZST		 K. Jack Yellow card 59'
N. Hans 88' (pen.)		 (0 – 1)
Summary
Report		 2' S. Smeltz
Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 88' T. Lochhead
53' C. Wood
Yellow card 76' A. Clapham		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Vanuatu Bruce George
FIFA World Rankings:   Papua New Guinea 193rd     New Zealand 130th
6 June 2012 New Zealand  1 – 1  Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
2012 OFC Nations Cup
15:00, 6 June SBT
16:00, 6 June NZST		 C. Wood 14'
T. Smith Yellow card 37'		 (1 – 0)
Summary
Report		 57' B. Totori
Yellow card 79' J. Nawo		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: French Polynesia Norbert Hauata
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 130th     Solomon Islands 183rd

Semi-final
8 June 2012 Semi-final New Zealand  0 – 2  New Caledonia Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
15:00, 6 June SBT
16:00, 6 June NZST		 (0 – 0)
Summary
Report		 60' B. Kai
90+2' G. Gope-Fenepej		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: French Polynesia Norbert Hauata
FIFA World Rankings:   New Zealand 100th     New Caledonia 155th

Third place match
10 June 2012 Solomon Islands  3 – 4  New Zealand Solomon Islands Honiara, Solomon Islands
11:00, 6 June SBT
12:00, 6 June NZST		 H. Teleda 48'
B. Totori 54', 88'		 (0 – 3)
Summary		 11', 25', 30' C. Wood
90+4' S. Smeltz		 Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium
Referee: French Polynesia Kader Zitouni
FIFA World Rankings:   Solomon Islands 183rd     New Zealand 100th

2016 OFC Nations Cup
Main article: 2016 OFC Nations Cup

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
New Zealand 3–1 Fiji
Tzimopoulos 16'
Fallon 41'
Wood 61' (pen.)		 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Krishna 45+2' (pen.)
Attendance: 378
Vanuatu 0–5 New Zealand
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)		 Wood 4', 5'
McGlinchey 10'
Fallon 19'
Barbarouses 45'
Attendance: 520
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
New Zealand 1–0 Solomon Islands
Adams 80' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,925

Semi-final
New Zealand 1–0 New Caledonia
Wood 49' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,379

Final
Main article: 2016 OFC Nations Cup final
New Zealand 0–0 (a.e.t.) Papua New Guinea
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Penalties
Fallon soccer ball with check mark
McGlinchey soccer ball with check mark
Dyer soccer ball with check mark
Brockie soccer ball with red X
Rojas soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Upaiga
soccer ball with check mark Semmy
soccer ball with check mark Foster
soccer ball with red X Gunemba
Attendance: 13,000

Statistics

Record players
Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1Ivan Vicelich201998, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012
2Simon Elliott121996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
Chris Killen122000, 2002, 2008 and 2012
4Vaughan Coveny111996, 1998 and 2004
Shane Smeltz112004, 2008 and 2012
6 Chris Wood82012 and 2016

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Goals Tournaments (goals)
1 Shane Smeltz102004 (0), 2008 (8) and 2012 (2)
Vaughan Coveny101996 (0), 1998 (4), 2002 (0) and 2004 (6)
3 Chris Wood92012 (5) and 2016 (4)
4 Chris Killen72000 (2), 2002 (5), 2004 (0), 2008 (0) and 2012 (0)

See also

References
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  2. "Oceanian Cup 1980". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. "Oceanian Nations Cup 1996". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
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