New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup

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The New Zealand men's 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[edit]

New Zealand's OFC Nations Cup record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1973  New Zealand Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 13 4 Squad
1980  New Caledonia Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 7 8 —
1996 Multiple Semi-finals 3rd 2 0 1 1 0 3 Squad
1998  Australia Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 1 Squad
2000  Tahiti Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 3 Squad
2002  New Zealand Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 23 2 Squad
2004  Australia Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 17 5 Squad
2008 Multiple Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 14 5 Squad
2012  Solomon Islands Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 7 Squad
2016  Papua New Guinea Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 10 1 Squad
2024  Vanuatu Qualified
Total 5 titles 11/11 44 32 4 8 110 39
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

Record by opponent[edit]

OFC Nations Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Australia 6 2 1 3 2 6
 Fiji 8 6 0 2 16 8
 New Caledonia 5 4 0 1 9 4
 Papua New Guinea 3 2 1 0 11 2
 Solomon Islands 7 6 1 0 23 6
 Tahiti 7 5 1 1 21 4
 Vanuatu* 8 7 0 1 30 9
  • Games against New Hebrides are included in statistics of Vanuatu.

1973 Oceania Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 10 Advance to final
 Tahiti 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 8
 New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 6 Advance to third place play-off
 New Hebrides 4 1 1 2 4 8 –4 4
 Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 –11 0
New Zealand 5–1 Fiji
Brian Turner ?'
David Taylor ?'
Geoff Brand ?'
Malcolm Bland ?'
Alan Vest ?'		 [1] Terio Vakatawa ?'
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Zealand 1–1 Tahiti
Alan Vest ?' [2] Erroll Bennett ?'
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
New Zealand 2–1 New Caledonia
Alan Marley ?'
Colin Latimour ?'		 [3] Jean Xowie ?'
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
New Zealand 3–1 New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland ?'
Brian Hardman ?'
Alan Marley ?'		 [4] Raymond Valette ?'
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Final[edit]

New Zealand 2–0 Tahiti
David Taylor ?'
Alan Marley ?'		 [5]
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)

1980 Oceania Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Tahiti 3 3 0 0 21 5 +16 9 Advance to final
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6 Advance to third place play-off
 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 7 8 –1 3
 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 3 21 –18 0
Tahiti 3–1 New Zealand
Alfred Wabealo 61', 73'
Erroll Bennett 85'		 Steve Sumner 47' (pen.)
Fiji 4–0 New Zealand
D. Chand 10', 39'
M. Vuilabasa 31', 63'
New Zealand 6–1 Solomon Islands
Michael Groom 6'
Mark Armstrong 16', 65', 69'
Bill de Graaf 24', 39'		 E. Karitea 66'

1996 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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[edit]

New Zealand 0–0 Australia
Attendance: 8,000


Australia 3–0 New Zealand
Damian Mori 33'
Paul Wade 45' (pen.)
Joe Spiteri 51'
Attendance: 8,858

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

1998 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
 Tahiti 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
 Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 13 –11 0
New Zealand 1–0 Tahiti
Paama 13' (o.g.) [6]
Attendance: 900
New Zealand 8–1 Vanuatu
Christie 1'
Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40'
Ryan 34', 65'
Bunce 65'		 [7] Roronamahava 45'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Semi-final[edit]

New Zealand 1–0 Fiji
Hay 88' [8]
Attendance: 1,200

Final[edit]

Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup final
New Zealand 1–0 Australia
Burton 24' [9]
Attendance: 12,000

2000 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
 Vanuatu 2 1 0 1 4 5 –1 3
 Tahiti 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3 0
New Zealand 2–0 Tahiti
Kris Bouckenooghe 27'
Chris Jackson 78'
Attendance: 1,000
New Zealand 3–1 Vanuatu
Chris Killen 47', 84'
Jonathan Perry 56'		 Richard Iwai 14'
Attendance: 500

Semi-final[edit]

New Zealand 2–0 Solomon Islands
Simon Elliott 51', 55'
Attendance: 500

Final[edit]

Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup final
Australia 2–0 New Zealand
Shaun Murphy 40'
Craig Foster 66'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

2002 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
 Tahiti 3 2 0 1 6 7 –1 6
 Solomon Islands 3 0 1 2 3 9 –6 1
 Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 2 12 –10 1
New Zealand 4–0 Tahiti
Nelsen 30'
Vicelich 49'
Urlovic 80'
Campbell 88'		 [10]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
New Zealand 9–1 Papua New Guinea
Killen 9', 10', 28', 51'
Campbell 27', 85'
Nelsen 54'
Burton 87'
De Gregorio 90+'		 [11] Aisa 35' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
New Zealand 6–1 Solomon Islands
Vicelich 28', 45'
Urlovic 42'
Campbell 50', 75'
Burton 88'		 [12] Fa'arodo 73'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

Semi-final[edit]

New Zealand 3–0 Vanuatu
Burton 13', 65'
Killen 23'		 [13]
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Final[edit]

Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup final
New Zealand 1–0 Australia
Nelsen 78' [14]
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)

2004 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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[edit]

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: [9]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Australia 1–0 New Zealand
Bresciano 40' [15]
Attendance: 12,130
New Zealand 3–0 Solomon Islands
Fisher 36'
Oughton 81'
Lines 90'		 [16]
Attendance: 217
Vanuatu 4–2 New Zealand
Chilia 37'
Bibi 64'
Maleb 72'
Qorig 88'		 [17] Coveny 61', 75'
Attendance: 356
New Zealand 10–0 Tahiti
Coveny 6', 38', 45'
Fisher 16', 22', 63'
Jones 72'
Oughton 74'
Nelsen 82', 87'		 [18]
Attendance: 200
Fiji 0–2 New Zealand
[19] Bunce 8'
Coveny 56'
Attendance: 2,000

2008 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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: [10]
Fiji 0–2 New Zealand
Report Vicelich 37'
Smeltz 86'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo (USA)
Vanuatu 1–2 New Zealand
Naprapol 32' Report Smeltz 53'
Mulligan 90+3'
Attendance: 8,000
New Zealand 4–1 Vanuatu
Mulligan 17', 81'
Smeltz 29' (pen.), 34'		 Report Sakama 50'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia 1–3 New Zealand
M. Hmaé 55' Report Sigmund 16'
Smeltz 65', 75'
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
New Zealand 3–0 New Caledonia
Smeltz 49', 76'
Christie 69'		 Report
Attendance: 8,000
New Zealand 0–2 Fiji
Report Krishna 63', 90'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The New Zealand vs Fiji match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2007, but was postponed by FIFA after Fijian goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau was denied a visa by the New Zealand immigration authorities. The match was first rescheduled to be played in the neutral country of Samoa,[11][12] but subsequently moved again to Fiji.[13]

2012 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

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[edit]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 New Zealand 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round — 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: [14]
Fiji 0–1 New Zealand
[20] Smith 11'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Papua New Guinea 1–2 New Zealand
Hans 89' (pen.) [21] Smeltz 2'
Wood 52'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
New Zealand 1–1 Solomon Islands
Wood 13' [22] Totori 56'
Attendance: 18,000

Semi-final[edit]

New Zealand 0–2 New Caledonia
[23] Kaï 60'
Gope-Fenepej 90+3'
Attendance: 10,000

Third place match[edit]

Solomon Islands 3–4 New Zealand
Teleda 48'
Totori 54', 87'		 [24] Wood 10', 24', 29'
Smeltz 90'
Attendance: 15,000

2016 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

Main article: 2016 OFC Nations Cup

Group B[edit]

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
New Zealand 1–0 Solomon Islands
Adams 80' Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,925

Semi-final[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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

2024 OFC Nations Cup[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Record players[edit]

Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Ivan Vicelich 20 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012
2 Simon Elliott 12 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
Chris Killen 12 2000, 2002, 2008 and 2012
4 Vaughan Coveny 11 1996, 1998 and 2004
Shane Smeltz 11 2004, 2008 and 2012
6 Chris Wood 8 2012 and 2016

Top goalscorers[edit]

Rank Player Goals Tournaments (goals)
1 Shane Smeltz 10 2004 (0), 2008 (8) and 2012 (2)
Vaughan Coveny 10 1996 (0), 1998 (4), 2002 (0) and 2004 (6)
3 Chris Wood 9 2012 (5) and 2016 (4)
4 Chris Killen 7 2000 (2), 2002 (5), 2004 (0), 2008 (0) and 2012 (0)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oceanian Cup 1973". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  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.
  4. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 1998". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2002". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  7. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Preliminaries". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2004". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  9. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  11. ^ Media Statement: New Zealand vs Fiji Match, Oceania Football Confederation. Accessed 2009-09-09. Archived 2009-09-11.
  12. ^ FIFA cancels New Zealand-Fiji, FIFA.com
  13. ^ New Zealand to finish World Cup qualifying campaign in Fiji Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Oceania Football Confederation.
  14. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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