Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)

Last updated

Oceania Cup
Sport Australian rules football
Inaugural season2009
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru (2019)
Most titles Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
(4 titles)

The Oceania Cup is an annual under-16 Australian rules football competition contested by the national teams of the Oceania region of the Pacific. The tournament is held in December each year. [1] [2] The event was first held in 2009. [3] [4] Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 edition of the tournament was announced as the first to be held since 2019 and the first to feature a women's division. [5]

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Nations

The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.

Results

YearHostParticipantsVenueWinnerRunner-upRef.
2009 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
  • Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Cathedral Secondary School Grounds, Suva Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [6] [7]
2010 Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Nukuʻalofa Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga [8]
2011 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
  • Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [9] [10]
2012 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [11]
2013 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg / Flag of Fiji.svg Vanuatu/Fiji
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji [12]
2014 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [13]
2015 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Furnival Park, Suva Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji [14] [15]
2016 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji [16] [4]
2017 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [17]
2018 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [18]
2019 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji [19]
2023 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
  • Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Albert Park, Suva Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru [20] [21]

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