OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup
Organising body	OFC
Founded	1983;40 years ago
Region	Oceania
Number of teams	9 (finals)
Related competitions	OFC Nations Cup
Current champions	Papua New Guinea ; (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	New Zealand ; (6 titles)
Website	ofcwomensnationscup
	2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup

Last updated October 11, 2023

The OFC Women's Nations Cup (previously known as the OFC Women's Championship) is a women's association football tournament for national teams who belong to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was held every three years from 1983 to 1989. Currently, the tournament is held at irregular intervals. Of the 12 tournaments that have been held, New Zealand won six of them.

The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991. In 2007, the competition took place in Papua New Guinea for the second time. Tonga and the Solomon Islands each took part for the first time in the four-team event, which was plagued by withdrawals from six squads.

The most recent edition was played in July 2022 in Fiji and was won by Papua New Guinea for the first time.^[1]

Only four nations have won the trophy: Australia (3 times), New Zealand (6 times), Chinese Taipei (2 times), and Papua New Guinea (1 time).

Australia ceased to be a member of the OFC on January 1, 2006, having elected to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and hence no longer participate in the tournament.

History

First Tournaments (1983–1989)

The OFC Women's Nations Cup started in 1983 (as the OFC Women's Championship). The first edition took place in New Caledonia, and was won by New Zealand, after defeating Australia 3–2 in Nouméa. New Caledonia and Fiji also participated in this edition. The following edition in 1986, saw New Zealand hosting the tournament. The tournament was won by guests Chinese Taipei, after beating Australia 4–1. A second New Zealand team also played in this tournament following the withdrawal of Papua New Guinea.

Chinese Taipei won again in 1989, on Australian soil, against New Zealand.^[2] This edition marked the debut of Papua New Guinea, who lost all of its games.

First World Cup qualifiers (1991–1995)

The tournament returned in 1991, again in Australia; with only three teams: the hosts, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. This competition also served as the qualifying process for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. New Zealand finished first and qualified for the World Cup.

In 1995, Papua New Guinea was the host. This edition featured the same teams from the previous edition. Australia won the tournament this time and qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.

1998 to today

The American Samoa and Samoa made their debuts in 1998. This time, the competition took place in Australia, and was won by them. The country won again in 2003. This was their last participation on the championship before moving to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.

The following editions were all won by New Zealand, with Papua New Guinea in the second place.

Results

The top four placed teams so far were:^[3]

Ed.	Year	Host	Final			Third place play-off			Number of teams
Ed.	Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Number of teams
1	1983	New Caledonia	New Zealand	3–2	Australia	New Caledonia	Round robin	Fiji	4
2	1986	New Zealand	Chinese Taipei	4–1	Australia	New Zealand	0–0( a.e.t. ) (3–1 p )	New Zealand B	4
3	1989	Australia	Chinese Taipei	1–0	New Zealand	Australia ^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Round robin ^{[upper-alpha 1]}	Australia B ^{[upper-alpha 1]}	5
4	1991	Australia	New Zealand	Round robin	Australia	Papua New Guinea	N/A		3
5	1994	Papua New Guinea	Australia	Round robin	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	N/A		3
6	1998	New Zealand	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	7–1	Fiji	6
7	2003	Australia	Australia	Round robin	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Round robin	Samoa	5
8	2007	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand	Round robin	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Round robin	Solomon Islands	4
9	2010	New Zealand	New Zealand	11–0	Papua New Guinea	Cook Islands	2–0	Solomon Islands	8
10	2014	Papua New Guinea	New Zealand	Round robin	Papua New Guinea	Cook Islands	Round robin	Tonga	4
11	2018	New Caledonia	New Zealand	8–0	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	7–1	New Caledonia	8
12	2022	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	2–1	Fiji	Solomon Islands	1–1( a.e.t. ) (6–5 p )	Samoa	9

Notes

1 2 3 The third place play-off scheduled to take place between Australia and Australia B was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch, so their group standings were used.^[4]

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
New Zealand	6 (1983, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2018)	4 (1989, 1994, 1998, 2003)	1 (1986)	–
Australia ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3 (1994, 1998, 2003)	3 (1983, 1986, 1991)	1 (1989)	–
Chinese Taipei ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2 (1986, 1989)	–	–	–
Papua New Guinea	1 (2022)	3 (2007, 2010, 2014)	5 (1991, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2018)	–
Fiji	–	2 (2018, 2022)	–	2 (1983, 1998)
Cook Islands	–	–	2 (2010, 2014)	–
Solomon Islands	–	–	1 (2022)	2 (2007, 2010)
New Caledonia	–	–	1 (1983)	1 (2018)
Tonga	–	–	1 (2007)	1 (2014)
Australia B ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	–	–	1 (1989)	–
Samoa	–	–	–	2 (2003, 2022)
New Zealand B	–	–	–	1 (1986)

Participating nations

A total of 15 teams have participated in the tournament, including all 11 current full OFC members (associate members are not allowed entry). Additionally, former OFC members Australia and Chinese Taipei previously participated. The secondary teams of Australia and New Zealand also each participated once.

India were set to enter the 1989 tournament as invited guests, but withdrew after being refused permission to participate by the Indian government.

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
GS – Group stage
Q – Qualified
• – Did not qualify
× – Withdrew
No longer OFC member
— Hosts

Team	1983	1986	1989	1991	1994	1998	2003	2007	2010	2014	2018	2022	Total
New Zealand	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	11
Papua New Guinea	—	×	5th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	10
Australia ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2nd	2nd	3rd^{[lower-alpha 2]}	2nd	1st	1st	1st						7
Cook Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	5th	×	3rd	3rd	GS	QF	5
Fiji	4th	—	—	—	—	4th	×	×	GS	—	2nd	2nd	5
Tonga	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	3rd	GS	4th	GS	QF	5
Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	4th	×	—	—	GS	4th	4
Chinese Taipei ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	1st	1st										2
New Caledonia	3rd^{[lower-alpha 3]}	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—	4th	QF	3
Solomon Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4th	4th	—	•	3rd	3
Tahiti	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	GS	QF	3
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	×	—	—	—	•	×	1
Australia B ^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	—	—	4th^{[lower-alpha 2]}	—	—	—	—						1
New Zealand B ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	—	4th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Vanuatu	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	•	GS	2

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Former OFC member, but now a member of the Asian Football Confederation.
1 2 The third place play-off scheduled to take place between Australia and Australia B was cancelled due to waterlogged pitch, so their group standings are used.
↑ New Caledonia participated and hosted the tournament in 1983, but were not a member of the OFC or FIFA until 2004.
1 2 Secondary national team.

Records and statistics

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References

↑ "PNG strike early to secure first Oceania Nations Cup title". Radio New Zealand . 31 July 2022.
↑ Cooke, Graham (2 April 1989). "Decisive Taipei goal ensures celebration". Brisbane: The Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ "Oceania Cup (Women)". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 January 2013.
↑ Erik Garin; Neil Morrison; "Tanaka". "Women's Oceania Cup 1989 (Brisbane)". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 September 2007.

External links

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Oceania Cup (Women) at the RSSSF

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[1989_3rd-5] 1 2 3 The third place play-off scheduled to take place between Australia and Australia B was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch, so their group standings were used.^[4]

[AFC-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Former OFC member, but now a member of the Asian Football Confederation.

[1989_third-7] 1 2 The third place play-off scheduled to take place between Australia and Australia B was cancelled due to waterlogged pitch, so their group standings are used.

[8] New Caledonia participated and hosted the tournament in 1983, but were not a member of the OFC or FIFA until 2004.

[B_team-9] 1 2 Secondary national team.

[1] "PNG strike early to secure first Oceania Nations Cup title". Radio New Zealand . 31 July 2022.

[2] Cooke, Graham (2 April 1989). "Decisive Taipei goal ensures celebration". Brisbane: The Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[3] "Oceania Cup (Women)". RSSSF . Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[4] Erik Garin; Neil Morrison; "Tanaka". "Women's Oceania Cup 1989 (Brisbane)". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 September 2007.

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v t e OFC Women's Nations Cup
Tournaments	New Caledonia 1983 New Zealand 1986 Australia 1989 Australia 1991 Papua New Guinea 1994 New Zealand 1998 Australia 2003 Papua New Guinea 2007 New Zealand 2010 Papua New Guinea 2014 New Caledonia 2018 Fiji 2022
Finals	2022
Squads	1983 1986 1989 1991 1994 1998 2003 2007 2010 2014 2018 2022
Qualification	2018
Others	Records and statistics

v t e International women's association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Ranking Player of the Year The Best FIFA Women's Player
Worldwide	FIFA Women's World Cup U-20 U-17
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional ASEAN EAFF SAFF WAFF, CAFA Intercontinental (Arab)
Africa	CAF Women's Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNAF WAFU A WAFU B UNIFFAC Intercontinental (Arab)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF W Championship U-20 U-17 W Gold Cup Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-19 U-16 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17 Women's Nations League
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup CONIFA CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
Games	Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Goodwill Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Indian Ocean Island Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Island Games
Invitationals	Aisha Buhari Cup Albena Cup Algarve Cup Aphrodite Women Cup Arnold Clark Cup Australia Cup Balaton Cup Baltic Cup Brazil Cup Chungua Cup Cyprus Women's Cup European Competition ('69,'79) Cup of Nations Finalissima Four Nations Tournament FIFA Invitation Tournament Gold Cup JENESYS U-17 Women's Football Memorial Cup Istria Cup Women's Kirin Challenge Cup Malta International Matchworld Cup MS&AD Cup Mundialito Nordic Championship Our Game Tournament Peace Queen Cup Pinatar Cup Revelations Cup SAFF Women's Friendly Tournament SheBelieves Cup Sud Ladies Cup Tournament of Nations Tournoi de France Turkish Women's Cup Valais Cup Women's World Cup ('70,'71) Yongchuan International Tournament
Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football

Organising body	OFC
Founded	1983;40 years ago (1983)
Region	Oceania
Number of teams	9 (finals)
Related competitions	OFC Nations Cup
Current champions	Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	New Zealand (6 titles)
Website	ofcwomensnationscup
2022 OFC Women's Nations Cup

v t e National women's football teams of Oceania (OFC)
American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati† New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Tuvalu† Vanuatu
† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA