OFC Men's Nations Cup records and statistics Last updated February 10, 2025 Summary First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1973 , the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2016 , no third place play-off has been played; from 2024, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the OFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.
Bold text denotes team was host country.
Team Winner Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finalist Top 4 Total New Zealand 6 (1973 1998 , 2002 2008 2016 , 2024 ) 1 (2000 ) 2 (2004 , 2012 ) — 1 (1996 10 Australia 1 4 (1980 , 1996 2000 , 2004 2 (1998 2002 ) — — — 6 Tahiti 1 (2012 ) 3 (1973 , 1980 , 1996 ) 2 (2002 , 2024 ) 1 (1998 ) — 7
General statistics by tournament 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.
Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend 1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth placeSF – 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 — HostsFor each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Notes
↑ Includes results as New Hebrides. ↑ Includes results as Western Samoa. ↑ Not an OFC member Team: Tournament position All-time Most championships 6, New Zealand 1973 , 1998 , 2002 , 2008 , 2016 , 2024 ) Most finishes in the top two 7, New Zealand 1973 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2008 , 2016 , 2024 ) Most finishes in the top four 10, New Zealand 1973 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , 2024 ) Most second-place finishes 3, Tahiti 1973 , 1980 , 1996 ) Consecutive Most consecutive championships 2, Australia 1980 , 1996 ), New Zealand 2016 , 2024 ) Most consecutive finishes in the top two 6, Australia 1980 , 1996 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 ) Most consecutives finishes in the top four 8, New Zealand 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2008 , 2012 , 2016 , 2024 ) Gaps Longest gap between successive titles 25 years, New Zealand Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two 16 years, Tahiti Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four 16 years, Fiji Vanuatu Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 2, New Caledonia Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 5, Fiji Solomon Islands Vanuatu Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 5, Fiji Team: Tournament progression All-time Progressed from the group stage the most times 10, New Zealand Eliminated in the group stage the most times 4, Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage 3, Samoa Consecutive Most consecutive progressions from the group stage 9, New Zealand Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage 3, Samoa All-time 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 Most meetings between two teams, final match 3 times, Australia New Zealand 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 ) Teams yet to qualify for finals The following five teams which are current OFC members have never qualified for the Nations Cup.
Legend
• × For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Goalscorers Overall top goalscorers Players in bold are still active at international level.
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 Time of goals Representing Final 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
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