OFC Nations Cup 250690 224621822 2008-07-09T18:17:49Z Kevin McE 1102976 Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/74.34.208.81|74.34.208.81]]; Agf. ([[WP:TW|TW]]) {{Infobox sports league |current_season= 2008 OFC Nations Cup |logo=OFCcup.gif |sport=[[Football (soccer)|Football]] |founded=1996 |teams=11 |continent=[[Oceania]] ([[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]]) |champion=[[Australia national football team|Australia]]<ref>Australia is no longer a member of the OFC and is not defending the title in the current competition.</ref> }} <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Blogimg 144 725 20071010220450.png|thumb|The OFC Nations Cup Trophy.]] --> The '''OFC Nations Cup''' is a [[football (soccer)|football]] competition held among the [[Oceania Football Confederation]] member nations. It was held every two years from 1996 to 2004; before 1996 there were two other tournaments held at irregular intervals, under the name Oceania Nations Cup. No competition was held in 2006, but the 2008 edition, which also acts as a qualification tournament for the [[Confederations Cup]] and for a play-off for the [[2010 World Cup]], is in progress. Historically, a very large gulf separated [[Australia national football team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] from the smaller island competitors, and little attention was paid to the tournament by the rest of the football world. Australia ceased to be a member of the OFC on [[January 1]], [[2006]], having elected to join the [[Asian Football Confederation]], and hence will no longer be involved in this competition. ==History== This tournament began in 1973 as the "Oceania Cup". A second edition took place in 1980, then the tournament was discontinued. In the early editions non-FIFA members were allowed to participate such as [[New Hebrides]], which became [[Vanuatu]] after gaining independence in 1980. In 1996 it reappeared as the "Oceania Nations Cup" and served as a qualifier for the Confederations Cup, as the [[Oceania]] Football Confederation had recently become a separate [[FIFA]] confederation. ==Format== For the first three tournaments, Australia and New Zealand were seeded into the tournament automatically, while the remaining ten nations played to qualify. The [[Polynesia Cup|Polynesian]] and [[Melanesia Cup|Melanesian]] Cups, each played between five nations grouped on a geographical basis, served as qualifications via a [[round-robin tournament]], with the highest ranked two teams in each competition qualifying for the actual OFC Nations Cup, in a six-way round-robin tournament. With the postponement and then cancellation of the Melanesian Cup, and a similar fate befalling its Polynesian equivalent, the format of the tournament changed in [[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]]. FIFA rankings determined the seedings of all twelve teams, and the lower six teams played a group stage for two qualifier positions into the main tournament. The 2002 Cup tournament proper was played with two groups of four teams (again in round-robin style), which led into a 4-way knockout stage, playing for the top four positions. In [[Oceania Nations Cup 2004|2004]], the format changed once again, returning to a format similar to that of the [[Oceania Nations Cup 1996|1996]]-[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]] tournaments, with five teams each playing in two qualifying groups and Australia and New Zealand seeded to the actual tournament, played as a group stage of six, with a home and away Final played between the two highest-placed teams. For the [[Oceania Nations Cup 2008|2008 tournament]], the format has altered once more. The [[Football at the 2007 South Pacific Games|2007 South Pacific Games football tournament]] will act as a qualification tournament, with the gold, silver and bronze winning nations progressing to the main tournament. The finals will be played in a [[round-robin]] format, with [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] qualifying automatically. The winner of the 2008 OFC Nations Cup will playoff with a team from the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] for a place in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. ==Results== ===Summaries=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2" width="5%"|Year !rowspan="2" width="10%"|Host !width="1%" rowspan="10"| !colspan="3"|Final !width="1%" rowspan="10"| !colspan="3"|Third Place Match |- !width="15%"|Winner !width="10%"|Score !width="15%"|Runner-up !width="15%"|3rd Place !width="10%"|Score !width="15%"|4th Place |- |1973<br />''[[1973 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|New Zealand}} |'''{{fb-big|NZL}}''' |'''2–0''' |{{fb-big|TAH}} |{{fb-big|NCL}} |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|New Hebrides|1953}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |1980<br />''[[1980 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|New Caledonia}} |'''{{fb-big|AUS}}''' |'''4–2''' |{{fb-big|TAH}} |{{fb-big|NCL}} |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|FIJ}} |- |1996<br />''[[1996 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' | No Fixed Venue |'''{{fb-big|AUS}}''' |'''6–0'''<br />'''5–0''' |{{fb-big|TAH}} |{{fb-big|NZL}} | |{{fb-big|SOL}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |1998<br />''[[1998 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Australia}} |'''{{fb-big|NZL}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|AUS}} |{{fb-big|FIJ}} |'''4–2''' |{{fb-big|TAH}} |- |2000<br />''[[2000 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|Tahiti}} |'''{{fb-big|AUS}}''' |'''2–0''' |{{fb-big|NZL}} |{{fb-big|SOL}} |'''2–1''' |{{fb-big|VAN}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" |2002<br />''[[2002 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' |{{flag|New Zealand}} |'''{{fb-big|NZL}}''' |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|AUS}} |{{fb-big|TAH}} |'''1–0''' |{{fb-big|VAN}} |- |2004<br />''[[2004 OFC Nations Cup|Details]] |{{flag|Australia}} |'''{{fb-big|AUS}}''' |'''5–1'''<br />'''6–0''' |{{fb-big|SOL}} |{{fb-big|NZL}} |'''BY TABLE''' |{{fb-big|FIJ}} |- |2008<br />''[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)#2008 OFC Nations Cup|Details]]'' |No Fixed Venue | | | | | | |} ===Successful national teams=== {| class="wikitable" !Team !Champions !Runners-up !Third-place !Fourth-place |- |{{fb|AUS}} |style=background:#FFF68F|4 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004) |2 (1998, 2002) | - | - |- |{{fb|NZL}} |style=background:#FFF68F|3 (1973, 1998, 2002) |1 (2000) |2 (1996, 2004) |- |{{fb|TAH}} | - |3 (1973, 1980, 1996) |1 (2002) |1 (1998) |- |{{fb|SOL}} | - |1 (2004) |1 (2000) |1 (1996) |- |{{fb|NCL}} | - | - |2 (1973, 1980) | - |- |{{fb|FIJ}} | - | - |1 (1998) |2 (1980, 2004) |- |{{fb|VAN}} | - | - | - |3 (1973^, 2000, 2002) |} ^ This 1973 fourth place was achieved by Vanuatu under its former name New Hebrides. ===Total hosts=== {| class="wikitable" !Time(s) !Nation !Year(s) |- |2||{{fb|AUS}}||1998, 2004 |- |2||{{fb|NZL}}||1973, 2002 |- |1||{{fb|TAH}}||2000 |- |1||{{fb|NCL}}||1980 |- |''2''||''No Host''||''1996, 2008'' |} ===Performances by host nations=== {| class=wikitable !Year !Host nation !Finish |- |1973 |{{fb|NZL}} |'''Champions''' |- |1980 |{{fb|New Caledonia}} |Third Place |- |1996 |No Host |- |- |1998 |{{fb|AUS}} |Second Place |- |2000 |{{fb|Tahiti}} |Group Stage |- |2002 |{{fb|NZL}} |'''Champions''' |- |2004 |{{fb|AUS}} |'''Champions''' |- |2008 |No Host |- |} ===OFC Nations Cup winning managers=== {| class=wikitable !Year !Head coach !Champions |- |1973 |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Barrie Truman]] |{{fb|NZL}} |- |1980 |{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rudi Gutendorf]] |{{fb|AUS}} |- |1996 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Eddie Thomson]] |{{fb|AUS}} |- |1998 |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ken Dugdale]] |{{fb|NZL}} |- |2000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Farina]] |{{fb|AUS}} |- |2002 |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mick Waitt]] |{{fb|NZL}} |- |2004 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Frank Farina]] |{{fb|AUS}} |- |2008 | | |} ==Records and statistics== ===Participating nations=== Participating nations by number of final tournament appearances: ;8 times *{{fb|NZL}} ;7 times *{{fb|Tahiti}} *{{fb|Vanuatu}} ;6 times *{{fb|AUS}} *{{fb|Fiji}} ;5 times *{{fb|Solomon Islands}} ;4 times *{{fb|New Caledonia}} ;2 times *{{fb|Papua New Guinea}} *{{fb|Cook Islands}} ===Overall top goalscorers=== {| class=wikitable !Goals !Scorers |- |14 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damian Mori]] |- |11 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kris Trajanovski]] |- |10 |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Vaughan Coveny]] |- |7 |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Killen]], {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Commins Menapi]] |- |6 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joel Porter]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Trimboli]] |- |5 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Chipperfield]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bobby Despotovski]], {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Mark Burton (soccer)|Mark Burton]], {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jeff Campbell]], {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ryan Nelsen]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Eddie Krncevic]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Hunter]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Foster]], {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clayton Zane]], {{flagicon|Tahiti}} [[Jean-Loup Rousseau]] |} ''Updated till June 30 2008.'' ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Player !Goals |- |1973 |{{flagicon|New Caledonia}} [[Segin Wayewol]] <br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Alan Marley]] <br />{{flagicon|Tahiti}} [[Erroll Bennett]] |align=center|3 |- |1980 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ian Hunter]] <br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Eddie Krncevic]] |align=center|5 |- |1996 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kris Trajanovski]] |align=center|7 |- |1998 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damian Mori]] |align=center|10 |- |2000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Foster]] <br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Clayton Zane]] |align=center|5 |- |2002 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joel Porter]] |align=center|6 |- |2004 |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]] <br />{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Vaughan Coveny]] |align=center|6 |- |2008 |{{flagicon|NZL}} ''[[Shane Smeltz]]''^<br />''{{flagicon|France}} [[Michel Hmaé]]''^ |align=center|4 |} ^ ''2008 edition will finish on 19 November 2008'' ===General Statistics=== ''The teams who are involved in the 2008 edition are in bold.'' {| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0.5em 1em 0.5em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=60% |- align=center !bgcolor=#efefef width=50% colspan=2|Team !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|Pts !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|P !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|W !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|D !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|L !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|GF !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|GA !bgcolor=#efefef width=5%|GDif !bgcolor=#efefef width=10%|% |- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF |'''1 |align=left|{{fb|Australia}} |'''74'''||28||24||2||2||142||13||+129||88,1% |- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF |'''2 |align=left|'''{{fb|New Zealand}}''' |'''68'''||30||22||2||6||84||28||+56||75,5%''' |- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF |'''3 |align=left|{{fb|Tahiti}} |'''39'''||28||12||3||13||53||71||-18||46,4% |- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF |'''4 |align=left|'''{{fb|New Caledonia}}''' |'''23'''||15||7||2||6||34||35||-1||51,1%''' |- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF |'''5 |align=left|'''{{fb|Fiji}}''' |'''20'''||23||6||2||15||29||56||-27||29,0%''' |- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF |'''6 |align=left|'''{{fb|Vanuatu}}''' |'''17'''||27||5||2||20||27||63||-36||21,0%''' |- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF |'''7 |align=left|{{fb|Solomon Islands}} |'''17'''||19||5||2||12||24||60||-36||29,8% |- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF |'''8 |align=left|{{fb|Papua New Guinea}} |'''4'''||6||1||1||4||8||34||-26||22,2% |- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF |'''9 |align=left|{{fb|Cook Islands}} |'''0'''||4||0||0||4||1||41||-40||0,00% |} ''Updated till June 30 2008.'' ===Teams Which Have Failed to Qualify=== {| class=wikitable !Year !Teams Eliminated In The Qualifying Round !Number Of Teams To The Final Round !Total |- |1973 |No Qualifying Round |5 |5 |- |1980 |No Qualifying Round |8 |8 |- |1996 |{{fb|Fiji}}, {{fb|Papua New Guinea}}, {{fb|Vanuatu}}, {{fb|New Caledonia}}, {{fb|Tonga}}, {{fb|Western Samoa}}, {{fb|American Samoa}} |4 |11 |- |1998 |{{fb|Solomon Islands}}, {{fb|Papua New Guinea}}, {{fb|New Caledonia}}, {{fb|Tonga}}, {{fb|Western Samoa}}, {{fb|American Samoa}} |6 |12 |- |2000 |{{fb|Papua New Guinea}}, {{fb|New Caledonia}}, {{fb|Tonga}}, {{fb|Samoa}}, {{fb|American Samoa}}, {{fb|Fiji}}^ |6 |12 |- |2002 |{{fb|Tonga}}, {{fb|Samoa}}, {{fb|American Samoa}} |8 |11 |- |2004 |{{fb|Papua New Guinea}}, {{fb|New Caledonia}}, {{fb|Tonga}}, {{fb|Samoa}}, {{fb|American Samoa}}, {{fb|Cook Islands}} |6 |12 |- |2008 |{{fb|Tahiti}}, {{fb|Tonga}}, {{fb|Samoa}}, {{fb|American Samoa}}, {{fb|Cook Islands}}, {{fb|Solomon Islands}}, {{fb|Tuvalu}}^^ |4 |11 |} ^ ''Qualified but then withdrew.'' ^^ ''OFC Associate member.'' ==External Links== *[http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/oceania-cup.html Oceania Nations Cup on RSSSF Archive] *[http://www.oceaniafootball.com OFC Official Website] {{fb start}} {{International football}} {{Oceania Nations Cup}} {{fb end}} [[Category:OFC Nations Cup| ]] [[Category:International national football (soccer) competitions|OFC Nations Cup]] [[ar:كأس أوقيانوسيا]] [[cs:OFC Nations Cup]] [[de:OFC-Nationen-Pokal]] [[el:Κύπελλο Εθνών Ωκεανίας]] [[es:Copa de las Naciones de la OFC]] [[fr:Coupe d'Océanie de football]] [[ko:OFC 네이션스컵]] [[id:Piala Oseania]] [[it:Coppa delle Nazioni 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