Oceania Football Confederation

Oceania Football Confederation

Abbreviation	OFC
Formation	1966;58 years ago (1966)
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Region served	Oceania
Membership	13 member associations (11 full)
Official language	English
President	Lambert Maltock
Vice Presidents	Thierry Ariiotima Kapi Natto John Lord Ve'ehala
General Secretary	Franck Castillo
Parent organization	FIFA
Website	oceaniafootball.com

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In 2006, the OFC's then largest and most successful nation, Australia, left for a second time to join the Asian Football Confederation, leaving New Zealand as the largest federation within the OFC.

The President of OFC is Lambert Maltock since April 2018. The Vice Presidents are Thierry Ariiotima, Kapi Natto John and Lord Ve'ehala while Franck Castillo is the General Secretary. ^[1] The confederation is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

History

The confederation formed in 1966, as a result of Australia and New Zealand's failed attempts to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). ^[2] The founding OFC members were the following: ^[3]

• the Australian Soccer Federation (from 2005: Football Australia)
• New Zealand Soccer (subsequently New Zealand Football)
• the Fiji Football Association
• the Papua New Guinea Football Association

Australia resigned as an OFC member in 1972 to again pursue membership with the AFC, but rejoined the OFC in 1978. ^{[4] [5]} Their men's national team (nicknamed the Socceroos) became the first Oceanians to play at a FIFA World Cup in 1974, being drawn in the same group as Chile, East Germany and West Germany. They failed to score a goal, but were still competitive in all three of their matches. ^[6] New Zealand's national team the All Whites played in their first World Cup eight years later. At the 1982 tournament they suffered heavier defeats than Australia previously had. ^[7]

Chinese Taipei was an OFC member from 1975 to 1989. In 1996, FIFA confirmed OFC as a full confederation and granted it a seat on the FIFA executive. ^[8] In 1998 the OFC unveiled a new logo and an official magazine, entitled The Wave. Australia meanwhile lost several inter-confederation World Cup playoffs; first to Scotland in 1985, then Argentina in 1993 and then Iran in 1997. ^[9]

Australia's national team were long considered the biggest challenge in Oceania. ^[10] There were many highly uncompetitive matches involving them, particularly in the 1990s and 2000s. Their June 1997 second round qualification games for the 1998 FIFA World Cup included a 13–0 defeat of the Solomon Islands. ^[11] The following year they defeated the Cook Islands 16–0 at the 1998 OFC Nations Cup, while at the 2000 OFC Nations Cup they defeated them 17–0. ^{[12] [13]} The uncompetitive results escalated in April 2001, during the first round of OFC qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Australia beat Tonga 22–0, following this result up with a 31–0 win over American Samoa and an 11–0 win over Samoa. ^{[14] [15]} The American Samoa game became the largest international victory in the history of the sport (breaking the previous record set in the Tonga game), ^[16] while Archie Thompson also broke the record for most goals in an international match, scoring 13.

Australia's record-breaking form in the early stages of qualifying ultimately couldn't be replicated in their inter-confederation playoff against Uruguay later that year. For the first leg, the Socceroos managed to defeat the South Americans 1–0 in front of a Melbourne crowd of 84,656, but they were overwhelmed 3–0 in the away leg. The away leg was marred by an incident at Montevideo's airport prior to the game itself, where the Australian players were spat on, punched and abused by a mob of Uruguayan fans. ^[17] On 24 May 2004, New Caledonia became the 12th member of the OFC.

Australia reached another inter-confederation playoff against Uruguay in 2005. Both sides won a game each over the two legs, which led to Australia finally ending their World Cup drought through a dramatic penalty shootout in Sydney. The Socceroos were granted increased security for the first away leg, as a response to the 2001 airport incident, and in the second leg the Uruguayan team were heavily booed while their national anthem played. ^[18] In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Australia were eliminated by Italy during the Round of 16. ^[19] Their 3–1 group stage victory against Japan remains the only time a team representing OFC has won at the tournament. Australia left the OFC again that same year and joined the Asian Football Confederation.

In 2008, an associate member, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, also left the OFC and in 2009 joined the AFC as an associate member. In late 2009, the Palau Football Association, geographically a part of Oceania but with no official ties to the OFC, also applied for the same status with the AFC as the Northern Mariana Islands association but was not successful. ^[20] New Zealand ended their own World Cup drought in 2009 when they defeated Bahrain to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The tournament coincidentally also featured Australia, who were now representing the AFC. New Zealand were the only unbeaten team at the tournament, despite failing to advance past the group stage. ^[21] With Australia's absence, New Zealand now have a regular presence in World Cup inter-confederation playoffs. They were convincingly defeated by Mexico over two legs in 2013, and narrowly missed out to Peru in 2017 ^[22] and Costa Rica in 2022. ^{[23] [24]}

Criticism

Throughout its history, there have been numerous calls to either merge the OFC and AFC, or dissolve the OFC and have its members join the AFC, in order to form an Asia-Pacific Football Confederation.

The calls grew louder in 2003 when FIFA reversed a decision to grant Oceania an automatic spot at the World Cup. ^[25] Australia's lack of World Cup participation prior to 2006 has been blamed by many on the OFC qualification process, with football writer Matthew Hall stating in 2003, "For World Cup qualification, the Socceroos will win games by cricket scores and then face a sudden-death play-off against a desperate, battle-hardened opponent given a second, or even third, life." ^[25]

Presidents

Main article: List of Presidents of OFC

Current leaders

Name	Position
Lambert Maltock	President
Thierry Ariiotima	Vice President
Kapi Natto John	Vice President
Lord Ve'ehala	Vice President
Franck Castillo	General Secretary

Source: ^{[26] [27]}

Member nations

Current members

OFC is made up of 11 full member associations and 2 associate members. Those two are associate members of the OFC, but are not FIFA members. ^[28]

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	Membership	FIFA affiliation	OFC affiliation	IOC member	Note
ASA	American Samoa	(M, W)	1984	Full	1998	1998	Yes	[Note 1]
COK	Cook Islands	(M, W)	1971	Full	1994	1994	Yes	[Note 2]
FIJ	Fiji	(M, W)	1938	Full	1964	1966	Yes
KIR	Kiribati	(M, W)	1980	Associate	—	2007	Yes
NCL	New Caledonia	(M, W)	1928	Full	2004	1999	No	[Note 3]
NZL	New Zealand	(M, W)	1891	Full	1948	1966	Yes
PNG	Papua New Guinea	(M, W)	1962	Full	1966	1966	Yes
SAM	Samoa	(M, W)	1968	Full	1986	1986	Yes
SOL	Solomon Islands	(M, W)	1979	Full	1988	1988	Yes
TAH	Tahiti	(M, W)	1989	Full	1990	1990	No	[Note 4]
TGA	Tonga	(M, W)	1965	Full	1994	1994	Yes
TUV	Tuvalu	(M, W)	1979	Associate	—	2006	Yes
VAN	Vanuatu	(M, W)	1934	Full	1988	1988	Yes

Notes

1. Unorganized unincorporated territory of the United States.
2. State in free association with New Zealand.
3. Sui generis collectivity of France.
4. Overseas country of France.

Possible future members

• Autonomous Region of Bougainville: The Autonomous Region of Bougainville is set to gain full independence from Papua New Guinea by 2027. The president of the Bougainville Football Federation, Justin Helele, expressed the association's desire to join FIFA and, presumably, the OFC. ^[29] FIFA has already begun funding projects in the territory. ^[30] The Melanesian region has also participated in OFC projects and has received funding from the confederation since at least 2012. That year the OFC began youth football programs. ^[31] The next year, the OFC helped fund the creation of a football academy in Bougainville. ^{[32] [33]}
• Federated States of Micronesia: The Federated States of Micronesia were announced as new associate members of the OFC following the 2006 Extraordinary Congress. It is unclear when they were removed from the association. ^[34] In 2010 the Federated States of Micronesia Football Association submitted an application to the East Asian Football Federation in hopes of taking the steps to join FIFA. However, the application was not successful. In 2017 Englishman Paul Watson who was connected to the association said, "I think it's starting to look like Micronesia is best off looking to Oceania rather than Asia. I don't see any reason why they shouldn't get into OFC within the next year or two, but it'll all depend on the people inside the organization." ^[35] The FSMFA reformed in 2023 and identified gaining membership in the AFC or OFC and FIFA as a main priority. ^[36] In a July 2023 interview with the Daily Mirror, association President Brian Southwick stated that the goal was to join the OFC because of the level of competition and proximity to other members. ^[37]
• Marshall Islands: The Marshall Islands Soccer Association was created in 2020. The organization's goal is to join the regional and world governing bodies "in the coming years." ^[38] The association has indicated that the nation may field a first-ever Marshall Islands national soccer team at the 2023 Micronesian Games hosted by the country. ^[39]
• Nauru: Nauru is one of the few fully-sovereign nations that is not a member of FIFA or a regional confederation. ^[40] The Nauru Soccer Federation has reportedly applied for membership in both the OFC and FIFA but was denied. ^[41] In 2009 the Nauruan Minister of Sport Rayong Itsimaera indicated that there were challenges preventing them from joining both bodies, presumably the lack of a league system and a preference for Australian rules football by the population. ^[42] Nauru has been participating in some OFC initiatives since at least 2020. ^[43] In 2023 the federation was relaunched under the auspices of the Nauru Olympic Committee with the stated purpose of fielding a national team and joining the OFC and FIFA. ^[44]
• Niue: Niue is a former associate member of the OFC. Following the Niue Island Soccer Association's removal from the OFC and its subsequent disbandment in 2021, an OFC official indicated that they were aware of the formation of the new Niue Football Association and encourages its application for associate membership. ^[45]
• Palau: The Palau Football Association has been a member of the OFC in the past, being announced as a new member at the organization's 2006 Extraordinary Congress, alongside the Federated States of Micronesia. ^[34] In 2009 the association asked to join the East Asian Football Federation, a sub-regional body under the Asian Football Confederation. ^[46]

Several other sovereign states, associated states, dependencies, and territories in Oceania, including members of the United Nations, have no affiliations to confederations. Some play infrequently while others have been inactive for several years. There are also some which do not have a national team at all.

•   Norfolk Island (external territory of Australia)
•   Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
•   Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
•   Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)

Former members

Association	Membership	Year
Australia	Full	1966–1972, 1978–2006 [47]
Chinese Taipei	Full	1976–1978, 1982–1989
Micronesia	Associate	2006–??? [34]
Niue	Associate	2006–2021 [48]
Northern Mariana Islands	Associate	1998–2009
Palau	Associate	2006–??? [34]

Note

Israel entered the FIFA World Cup OFC qualifying tournaments in 1986 and 1990 due to political reasons, though it was never an OFC member.

Non-members

AFC Members

Three associations are geographically in Oceania but not affiliated with the OFC but are instead members of the Asian Football Confederation:

•   Australia
•   Guam
•   Northern Mariana Islands

CONIFA Members

Three CONIFA members are geographically in Oceania but not affiliated with the OFC nor FIFA as they do not meet membership requirements:

• Hawaiʻi
•   West Papua
•   Easter Island (unconfirmed membership at CONIFA)

Competitions

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

National teams

Men's

• OFC Nations Cup
• OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• OFC U-20 Championship
• OFC U-17 Championship
• OFC Futsal Championship
• OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
• OFC Beach Soccer Championship
• OFC Champions League

Women's

• OFC Women's Nations Cup
• OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• OFC U-20 Women's Championship
• OFC U-17 Women's Championship
• OFC Women's Futsal Cup

League

The OFC Professional League is a region-wide league currently being planned for an inaugural season in 2025 with support from FIFA. ^[49]

Clubs

Men's

• OFC Champions League
• OFC Futsal Champions League

Women's

• OFC Women's Champions League

Former tournaments

Clubs

• Oceania Cup Winners' Cup
• OFC President's Cup

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
National teams
Nations Cup		2016 (final)	New Zealand	5th	Papua New Guinea		2024 (final)
Pacific Games		2023	New Caledonia	1st	Solomon Islands		2027
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament		2023	New Zealand	5th	Fiji		2027
U-19/U-20 Championship		2022	New Zealand	8th	Fiji		2024
U-18 Youth Development Tournament		2019	India	1st	Tahiti		TBD
U-16/U-17 Championship		2023	New Zealand	9th	New Caledonia		2024
U-15 Youth Development Tournament		2023	Tahiti	1st	Fiji		TBD
Futsal Nations Cup		2023	New Zealand	2nd	Tahiti		2024
Youth Futsal Tournament		2017	Solomon Islands	1st	New Zealand		TBD
Beach Soccer Nations Cup		2023	Tahiti	3rd	Solomon Islands		2024
National teams (women)
Women's Nations Cup		2022 (final)	Papua New Guinea	1st	Fiji		2026 (final)
Pacific Games		2019	Papua New Guinea	5th	Samoa		2023
U-19/U20 Women's Championship		2023	New Zealand	8th	Fiji		2025
U-16/U17 Women's Championship		2023	New Zealand	5th	Fiji		2025
Youth Futsal women's tournament		2017	New Zealand	1st	Tonga		TBD
Club teams
Champions League		2023 (final)	Auckland City	11th	Suva		2024 (final)
Futsal Champions League		2019 (final)	Kooline	1st	AS PTT		2024 (final)
Club teams (women)
Women's Champions League		2024	Auckand United	1st	Hekari United		2025 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

See also: FIFA World Rankings and FIFA Women's World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 4 April 2024) [50] OFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points 1 104 1   New Zealand 1197.68 2 132 1   Solomon Islands 1111.02 3 158 1   New Caledonia 1008.92 4 162 1   Tahiti 999.48 5 166 1   Papua New Guinea 985.32 6 168   Fiji 983.81 7 172 2   Vanuatu 972.14 8 181 5   Samoa 920.54 9 187 2   Cook Islands 896.59 10 189 1   American Samoa 890.97 11 201 5   Tonga 833.12 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 15 March 2024) [51] OFC* FIFA +/- National Team Points 1 28 2   New Zealand 1685.75 2 56   Papua New Guinea 1440.64 3 72   Fiji 1343.37 4 88 21   Solomon Islands 1252.55 5 98 4   Tonga 1211.2 6 105 10   Samoa 1202.69 7 108 2   New Caledonia 1194.64 8 112   Tahiti 1160.79 9 113   Cook Islands 1160.7 10 122 5   Vanuatu 1126.89 11 149 2   American Samoa 1010.26 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men's

Team of the Year

Team ranking in the top four - Men's ^[50]

Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2022	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Papua New Guinea	New Caledonia
2021	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2020	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2019	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2018	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2017	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Tahiti	New Caledonia
2016	New Zealand	Tahiti	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
2015	New Zealand	American Samoa	Cook Islands	Samoa
2014	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2013	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2012	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2011	New Zealand	Samoa	Fiji	New Caledonia
2010	New Zealand	Fiji	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
2009	New Zealand	Fiji	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
2008	New Zealand	Fiji	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
2007	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Solomon Islands	Fiji
2006	New Zealand	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
2005	New Zealand	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Tahiti
2004	New Zealand	Tahiti	Solomon Islands	Fiji
2003	New Zealand	Tahiti	Fiji	Solomon Islands
2002	New Zealand	Tahiti	Fiji	Solomon Islands
2001	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2000	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Tahiti	Fiji
1999	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
1998	New Zealand	Tahiti	Fiji	Solomon Islands
1997	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Fiji	Tahiti
1996	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Tonga
1995	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
1994	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
1993	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands

Team ranking in the top four - Women's^{[ citation needed ]}

Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2022	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2021	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2020	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2019	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2018	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2017	New Zealand
2016	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2015	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2014	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Cook Islands
2013	New Zealand
2012	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2011	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2010	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2009	New Zealand
2008	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2007	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2006	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea
2005	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea
2004	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea
2003	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea

Major tournament records

Legend

•  1st  – Champion
•  2nd  – Runner-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
• R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
• R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
•  •  — Did not qualify
•  ×  — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
•    — Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

Oceania has sent representatives to the FIFA World Cup four times: Australia in 1974 and 2006, and New Zealand in 1982 and 2010. Of these, only Australia in 2006 progressed beyond the first round.

The OFC is the only FIFA confederation that does not have a guaranteed spot in the World Cup finals (a major reason for the Australians leaving the confederation in 2006 to join Asia). Between 1966 and 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian zone qualification tournament, while from 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian zone qualification tournament have to enter the intercontinental play-offs against teams from other confederations in order to gain a spot in the FIFA World Cup.

Beginning in 2026, the OFC will have a guaranteed spot in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in history, result of the competition's expansion from 32 to 48 teams.

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	Years	inclusive WC Qual.
OFC qualifier [52]	–							1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026
Australia								•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	Part of AFC					2	11
New Zealand				×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•		2	14
Total (2 teams)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	TBD	4	–

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Qualifier	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Format
1930 (13)	No teams from Oceania entered
1934 (16)
1938 (15)
1950 (13)
1954 (16)
1958 (16)
1962 (16)
1966 (16)	No OFC team qualified									Entered in Africa and Asia
1970 (16)										Entered in Asia
1974 (16)	Australia	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	5	Entered in Asia
1978 (16)	No OFC team qualified									Entered in Asia
1982 (24)	New Zealand	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	12	Entered in Asia
1986 (24)	No OFC team qualified									Round-robin Play-off
1990 (24)										First round Second round Play-off
1994 (24)										First round Second round 1st play-off 2nd play-off
1998 (32)										First round Second round Third round Play-off
2002 (32)										First round Second round Play-off
2006 (32)	Australia	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	5	6	First round Second round Third round Play-off
2010 (32)	New Zealand	Group stage	22nd	3	0	3	0	2	2	First round Second round Play-off
2014 (32)	No OFC team qualified									First round Second round Third round Play-off
2018 (32)										First round Second round Third round Play-off
2022 (32)										2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Play-off
2026 (48)	To be determined									2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) Play-off
Total (2 teams)	4/23	Round of 16	14th	13	1	5	7	9	25

OFC play-off record

1970 AFC–OFC Final Round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Israel	2–1	Australia	1–0	1–1

1974 AFC–OFC Final Round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	(A) 2–2	South Korea	0–0	2–2

1986 UEFA–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Scotland	2–0	Australia	2–0	0–0

1990 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Colombia	1–0	Israel	1–0	0–0

Israel played in the OFC zone for political reasons.

1994 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Canada	3–3 (P)	Australia	2–1	1–2

1994 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	1–2	Argentina	1–1	0–1

1998 AFC–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Iran	(A) 3–3	Australia	1–1	2–2

2002 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	1–3	Uruguay	1–0	0–3

2006 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Uruguay	1–1 (P)	Australia	1–0	0–1

2010 AFC–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bahrain	0–1	New Zealand	0–0	0–1

2014 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mexico	9–3	New Zealand	5–1	4–2

2018 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	0–2	Peru	0–0	0–2

2022 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Costa Rica	1–0	New Zealand

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	Years	inclusive W. WC Qual.
Australia	•	R1	R1	R1	Part of AFC					3	4
New Zealand	R1	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	6	8
Total (2 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	12

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team Total (3 teams)	1900 (3)	1904 (3)		1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2020 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
Australia	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	4th	GS	GS	QF	Part of AFC					6
Fiji	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
New Zealand	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	QF	Q	4

Women's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team Total (2 teams)	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	Years
Australia	•	GS	QF	Part of AFC					2
New Zealand	•	•	•	GS	QF	GS	GS	Q	5

OFC Nations Cup

Main article: OFC Nations Cup records and statistics

OFC Nations Cup record
Team (Total 15 teams)	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	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	0
Kiribati	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	0
Niue	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	0

1. Includes results as New Hebrides.
2. Includes results as Western Samoa.

OFC Women's Nations Cup

See also: OFC Women's Nations Cup § Participating nations

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Team (Total 15 teams)	1983 (4)	1986 (4)	1989 (5)	1991 (3)	1994 (3)	1998 (6)	2003 (5)	2007 (4)	2010 (8)	2014 (4)	2018 (8)	2022 (9)	Years
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	q	9
Australia [lower-alpha 1]	2nd	2nd	3rd [lower-alpha 2]	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Member of AFC					7
Cook Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	5th	×	3rd	3rd	GS	QF	5
Fiji	4th	—	—	—	—	4th	×	×	GS	—	2nd	q	4
Tonga	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	3rd	GS	4th	GS	QF	5
Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	4th	×	—	—	GS	q	3
Chinese Taipei [lower-alpha 1]	—	1st	1st	Member of AFC									2
New Caledonia	3rd [lower-alpha 3]	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—	4th	QF	3
Solomon Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4th	4th	—	•	q	2
Tahiti	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	GS	QF	3
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	×	—	—	—	•	×	1
Australia B [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 4]	—	—	4th [lower-alpha 2]	—	—	—	—	Member of AFC					1
New Zealand B [lower-alpha 4]	—	4th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Vanuatu	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	•	GS	2

Notes

1. Former OFC member, but now a member of the Asian Football Confederation.
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.
3. New Caledonia participated and hosted the tournament in 1983, but were not a member of the OFC or FIFA until 2004.
4. Secondary national team.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Australia [lower-alpha 1]		•	QF	R1	R1	R1	•	4th	4th	QF	R2	R1	R2	R2	R1	Part of AFC								12
Fiji		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	2
New Zealand		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	7
Tahiti			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	•	2
Vanuatu	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	1
Total (5 teams)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	24

1. Australia represented OFC before 2006.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (24)	Years
Australia	QF	QF	GS	Part of AFC								3
Fiji	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
New Zealand	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	Q	9
Papua New Guinea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Total (4 teams)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	14

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Australia	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF	•	2nd	QF	R1	R1	Part of AFC								10
New Caledonia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	2
New Zealand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R1	10
Solomon Islands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	1
Total (4 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	23

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
New Zealand	R1	R1	R1	GS	GS	3rd	GS	q	7
Total (1 team)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		7

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	Years
Australia	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Part of AFC					5
New Zealand										Q	1
Solomon Islands						R1	R1	R1	R1		4
Total (3 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	2005 [†] (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 [†] (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 [†] (16)	2017 [†] (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	Years
Australia	R1	Part of AFC												1
Solomon Islands		R1	R1	R1	R1		R1							5
Tahiti						R1	4th	2nd	2nd	R1	QF	QF		7
Total (3 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	13

Notes

1. ^
   In 2005, 2008, 2015 and 2017, no OFC qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup were held and teams were selected to represent OFC (2005: Australia; 2008: Solomon Islands; 2015 and 2017: Tahiti).

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Years
Australia [note 1]	×	×	2nd	•	3rd	•	GS	Part of AFC			3
New Zealand	×	×	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	4
Tahiti	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Total (3 teams)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8

Notes

1. Australia was an OFC member until 2005, and played three times in the FIFA Confederations Cup as an OFC member (1997, 2001, 2005). They became an AFC member in 2006, and qualified in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup as an AFC member.

See also

• Association football portal

• Oceania association football club records and statistics
• International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
  • Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
  • Confederation of African Football (CAF)
  • Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
  • Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL)
  • Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
• List of association football competitions

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