OFC Nations Cup awards

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At the end of each OFC Men's Nations Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.

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Awards

There are currently four post-tournament awards

Best Player

YearHostsBest PlayerRef.
2012 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Flag of French Polynesia.svg Nicolas Vallar [1]
2016 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg David Muta [2]
2024 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of New Zealand.svg Liberato Cacace

Top Goalscorer

YearHostsTop scorer(s)GoalsRef.
1973 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Segin Wayewol
Flag of New Zealand.svg Alan Marley
3
1980 Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Hunter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Krncevic
5
1996 No fixed host Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kris Trajanovski 7
1998 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damian Mori 10
2000 Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Foster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clayton Zane
5
2002 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Porter 6
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Cahill
Flag of New Zealand.svg Vaughan Coveny
6
2008 No fixed host Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Smeltz 8
2012 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Jacques Haeko 6 [1]
2016 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Raymond Gunemba 5 [2]
2024 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna 5

Best Goalkeeper

YearHostsBest GoalkeeperRef.
2012 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Rocky Nyikeine [1]
2016 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Flag of New Zealand.svg Stefan Marinovic [2]
2024 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of New Zealand.svg Max Crocombe

Fair Play Award

YearHostsWinnerRef.
2012 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands [1]
2016 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia [2]
2024 Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

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