# Women's Oceania Cup

The Women's Oceania Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF). It is held every two years to determine which teams will receive an automatic berth to the FIH World Cup and the Summer Olympics.
As of 2023, only Australia and New Zealand have reached the finals.

## History

The Oceania Cup was introduced to international hockey in 1999. The first tournament was used as the Oceania qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Since its inception, the tournament has been held biennially.
Hosting rights for the tournament generally switch between Hockey Australia and the New Zealand Hockey Federation each tournament.
Australia are the most successful team, having won the title eight times.

## Results
### Summaries

| Year | Hosts | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match | Gold Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match | Bronze Medal Match |
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 1999 Details | Sydney, Australia Dunedin, New Zealand | Australia | Round-Robin | New Zealand | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2001 Details | Auckland, Hamilton and Wellington, New Zealand | Australia | Round-Robin | New Zealand | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2003 Details | Melbourne, Australia Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand | Australia | Round-Robin | New Zealand | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2005 Details | Sydney, Australia Auckland, New Zealand | Australia | Round-Robin | New Zealand | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2007 Details | Buderim, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | Australia | Fiji | 6–0 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2009 Details | Invercargill, New Zealand | New Zealand | 2–2 (1–0 pen.) | Australia | Samoa | Only three teams. | Only three teams. |
| 2011 Details | Hobart, Australia | New Zealand | Round-Robin | Australia | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2013 Details | Stratford, New Zealand | Australia | 2–2 (5–4 pen.) | New Zealand | Samoa | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | Papua New Guinea |
| 2015 Details | Stratford, New Zealand | Australia | 1–1 (2–1 pen.) | New Zealand | Samoa | Only three teams. | Only three teams. |
| 2017 Details | Sydney, Australia | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Only three teams. | Only three teams. |
| 2019 Details | Rockhampton, Australia | New Zealand | Round-Robin | Australia | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2023 Details | Whangārei, New Zealand | Australia | Round-Robin | New Zealand | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |
| 2025 Details | Darwin, Australia | | Round-Robin | | Only two teams. | Only two teams. | Only two teams. |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |

### Team appearances

| Team | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Australia | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 12 |
| Fiji | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| New Zealand | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 12 |
| Papua New Guinea | – | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | 4th | – | 3rd | – | – | 3 |
| Samoa | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |

## Statistics
### All-Time Table

Table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PCT |
| 1 | Australia | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 213 | 35 | +178 | 85 | 74.6 |
| 2 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | –17 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 206 | 70 | +136 | 43 | 37.7 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 161 | –158 | 4 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Samoa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 140 | –139 | 1 | 4.2 |

### All-Time Scorers

There were 435 goals scored in 49 matches, for an average of 8.88 goals per match.
17 goals
* Ashleigh Nelson
* Olivia Merry
14 goals
* Emily Chalker
* Charlotte Harrison
13 goals
* Gemma Flynn
* Anita Punt
12 goals
* Madonna Blyth
11 goals
* Brooke Peris
* Kellie White
* Krystal Forgesson
* Kayla Sharland
* Petrea Webster
10 goals
* Sophie Cocks
* Samantha Harrison
8 goals
* Jodie Kenny
* Angela Lambert
7 goals
* Alyson Annan
* Casey Eastham
* Anna Flanagan
* Claire Messent
* Katrina Powell
* Jaimee Claxton
* Rachel McCann
* Kirsten Pearce
* Elizabeth Thompson
6 goals
* Madison Fitzpatrick
* Kathryn Slattery
5 goals
* Jane Claxton
* Nicole Hudson
* Georgina Parker
* Emelina Semisi
* Catherine Thaggard
* Caryn Paewai
4 goals
* Nicole Arrold
* Kate Hollywood
* Megan Rivers
* Grace Stewart
* Samantha Charlton
* Honor Dillon
* Elizabeth Igasan
* Rose Keddell
* Julia King
3 goals
* Teneal Attard
* Laura Barden
* Jordyn Holzberger
* Hope Munro
* Karen Smith
* Renee Taylor
* Sarah Young
* Shiloh Gloyn
* Katie Glynn
* Pippa Hayward
* Stacey Michelsen
2 goals
* Kristina Bates
* Emily Halliday
* Ambrosia Malone
* Gabrielle Nance
* Rebecca Sanders
* Julie Towers
* Mariah Williams
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Elizabeth Gunson
* Emily Naylor
* Meredith Orr
* Suzanne Pearce
* Niniwa Roberts
* Amy Robinson
* Kate Saunders
* Kari Raurela
1 goal
* Wendy Alcorn
* Joanne Banning
* Edwina Bone
* Claire Colwill
* Louise Dobson
* Suzanne Faulkner
* Peta Gallagher
* Kate Hanna
* Juliet Haslam
* Rechelle Hawkes
* Stephanie Kershaw
* Amy Lawton
* Karri McMahon
* Georgina Morgan
* Kaitlin Nobbs
* Courtney Schonell
* Ngaire Smith
* Emi Nawaqakuta
* Rita Taito
* Bridget Blackwood
* Stacey Carr
* Hannah Cotter
* Frances Davies
* Rhiannon Dennison
* Natasha FitzSimons
* Megan Hull
* Penny Munns
* Brooke Neal
* Kimberley Noakes
* Hope Ralph
* Lucy Talbot
* Kim Tanner
* Anna Thorpe
* Carol Ward
* Monica Evans
* Sharlene Fagalilo
2 own goals
* Papua New Guinea (against Australia)