This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Nations Cup .
| 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
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 Zealand | 10 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 110 | 39 | +71 | 100 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 13 | +129 | 74 |
| 3 |  Tahiti | 9 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 81 | −1 | 59 |
| 4 |  New Caledonia | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 40 |
| 5 | Fiji | 8 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 31 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 9 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 26 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 25 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 14 |
| 9 | Cook Islands | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 |
| 10 | Samoa | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 43 | −42 | 0 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Tahiti | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | |
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 1973 (5) | 1980 (8) | 1996  (4) | 1998 (6) | 2000 (6) | 2002 (8) | 2004 (6) | 2008 (4) | 2012 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2024 (8) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1st | GS | SF | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | Q | 10 |
| Tahiti | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | GS | 3rd | 5th | • | 1st | GS | Q | 9 |
| Vanuatu [lower-alpha 1] | 4th | GS | • | GS | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | GS | GS | Q | 9 |
| Fiji | 5th | 4th | • | 3rd | •• | GS | 4th | 3rd | GS | GS | Q | 8 |
| Solomon Islands | × | GS | SF | • | 3rd | GS | 2nd | • | 4th | SF | Q | 7 |
| Australia | × | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Member of AFC | 6 | |||
| New Caledonia | 3rd | 3rd | • | • | • | GS | • | 2nd | 2nd | SF | Q | 6 |
| Papua New Guinea | × | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | × | GS | 2nd | Q | 4 |
| Cook Islands | × | × | × | GS | GS | × | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
| Samoa [lower-alpha 2] | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | |
| American Samoa | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 0 |
| Tonga | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 0 | |
| Tuvalu | Not an OFC member | • | × | × | × | 0 | ||||||
| Kiribati | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | 0 | ||||||
| Niue | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | × | 0 | |||||
| Year | Host | Champion | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) | Best player award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand | New Zealand |  Barrie Truman | Segin Wayewol (3) Alan Marley (3) | — |
| 1980 | New Caledonia | Australia |  Rudi Gutendorf | Ian Hunter (5) Eddie Krncevic (5) | |
| 1996 | no fixed host | Australia |  Eddie Thomson | Kris Trajanovski (7) | |
| 1998 | Australia | New Zealand | Ken Dugdale | Damian Mori (10) | |
| 2000 | Tahiti | Australia | Frank Farina | Craig Foster (5) Clayton Zane (5) | |
| 2002 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Mick Waitt | Joel Porter (6) | |
| 2004 | Australia | Australia | Frank Farina | Tim Cahill (6) Vaughan Coveny (6) | |
| 2008 | no fixed host | New Zealand | Ricki Herbert | Shane Smeltz (8) | |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Eddy Etaeta | Jacques Haeko (6) | Nicolas Vallar |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea | New Zealand | Anthony Hudson | Raymond Gunemba (5) | David Muta |
New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016) Australia (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004) New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016) New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Tahiti (1973, 1980, 1996) Australia (1980, 1996) Australia (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004) New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) New Zealand (1973–1998) Tahiti (1996–2012) New Caledonia (1996–2008) New Zealand (1973, 2002), Australia (2004) New Zealand (1973), Australia (1980) New Caledonia (2008, 2012) Solomon Islands (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016) Vanuatu (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008) New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Vanuatu (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016) Cook Islands (1998, 2000), Samoa (2012, 2016) New Zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) Cook Islands (1998, 2000), Samoa (2012, 2016) New Zealand New Zealand Vanuatu Papua New Guinea , Tahiti Samoa Australia Vanuatu Cook Islands , Samoa Australia Australia vs. New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)| Time(s) | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Zealand | 1973, 2002 |
| 2 | Australia | 1998, 2004 |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 1980 |
| 1 | Tahiti | 2000 |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2012 |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 2016 |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2024 |
| 2 | No Host | 1996, 2008 |
| 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 |
| Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Zealand | Group stage | Tahiti | Runners-up |
| 1996 | Australia | Champions | Tahiti | Runners-up |
| 1998 | Australia | Runners-up | Tahiti | Fourth place |
| 2000 | New Zealand | Runners-up | Australia | Champions |
| 2002 | Australia | Runners-up | New Zealand | Champions |
| 2004 | New Zealand | Third place | Australia | Champions |
| 2008 | Australia | Did not enter | Solomon Islands | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | New Zealand | Third place | New Caledonia | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Tahiti | Group stage | New Caledonia | Semi-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.
| Team (18) | 1973 (5) | 1980 (8) | 1996 (4) | 1998 (6) | 2000 (6) | 2002 (8) | 2004 (6) | 2008 (4) | 2012 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2024 (8) | Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 8 |
| Kiribati | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | 0 | ||||||
| Niue | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | × | 0 | |||||
| Tonga | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |
| Tuvalu | Not an OFC member | • | × | × | × | 1 | ||||||
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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) | |
| 8 | Jacques Haeko | New Caledonia | 6 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 (2012) |
| Teaonui Tehau | Tahiti | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
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 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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