# OFC Men's Nations Cup records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Men's Nations Cup.

## Summary

First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1973, the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage. Since 2016, no third place play-off has been played; from 2024, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the OFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.
Bold text denotes team was host country.
| Team | Winner | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalist | Top 4 Total |
| New Zealand | 6 (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024) | 1 (2000) | 2 (2004, 2012) | — | 1 (1996) | 10 |
| Australia | 4 (1980, 1996, 2000, 2004) | 2 (1998, 2002) | — | — | — | 6 |
| Tahiti | 1 (2012) | 3 (1973, 1980, 1996) | 2 (2002, 2024) | 1 (1998) | — | 7 |

## General statistics by tournament

| Year | Hosts | Champion | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) (goals) | Best player award |
| 1973 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Barrie Truman | Segin Wayewol (3) Alan Marley (3) | — |
| 1980 | New Caledonia | Australia | Rudi Gutendorf | Ian Hunter (5) Eddie Krncevic (5) | — |
| 1996 | no fixed host | Australia | Eddie Thomson | Kris Trajanovski (7) | — |
| 1998 | Australia | New Zealand | Ken Dugdale | Damian Mori (10) | — |
| 2000 | Tahiti | Australia | Frank Farina | Craig Foster (5) Clayton Zane (5) | — |
| 2002 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Mick Waitt | Joel Porter (6) | — |
| 2004 | Australia | Australia | Frank Farina | Tim Cahill (6) Vaughan Coveny (6) | — |
| 2008 | no fixed host | New Zealand | Ricki Herbert | Shane Smeltz (8) | — |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Eddy Etaeta | Jacques Haeko (6) | Nicolas Vallar |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea | New Zealand | Anthony Hudson | Raymond Gunemba (5) | David Muta |
| 2024 | Fiji Vanuatu | New Zealand | Darren Bazeley | Roy Krishna (5) | Liberato Cacace |

## Debut of national teams

As of 2024, American Samoa, Kiribati, Niue, Tonga, and Tuvalu are yet to make their debut in the contest.
| Year | Debuting teams | Debuting teams | Debuting teams | Successor teams |
| Year | Teams | No. | Cum. | Successor teams |
| 1973 | Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Tahiti | 5 | 5 | |
| 1980 | Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands | 3 | 8 | |
| 1996 | None | 0 | 8 | |
| 1998 | Cook Islands | 1 | 9 | Vanuatu |
| 2000 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2002 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2004 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2008 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2012 | Samoa | 1 | 10 | |
| 2016 | None | 0 | 10 | |
| 2020 | None (Cancelled) | - | - | |
| 2024 | None | 0 | 10 | |
Never qualified: American Samoa, Kiribati, Niue, Tonga, Tuvalu

## Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 11 | 48 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 125 | 39 | +86 | 112 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 13 | +129 | 74 |
| 3 | Tahiti | 10 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 89 | −4 | 66 |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 40 |
| 5 | Fiji | 9 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 40 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 10 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 93 | −49 | 32 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 25 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 18 |
| 9 | Cook Islands | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 |
| 10 | Samoa | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 56 | −53 | 0 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Tahiti | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |

## Comprehensive team results by tournament
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* SF – Semi-finals (in years without a 3rd/4th play-off)
* 5th — Fifth place
* 6th — Sixth place
* GS – Group stage
* Q — Qualified for an upcoming tournament
* •• — Qualified but withdrew
* • — Did not qualify
* × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 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 | 1st | 11 |
| Tahiti | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | GS | 3rd | 5th | • | 1st | GS | 3rd | 10 |
| Vanuatu | 4th | GS | • | GS | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | GS | GS | 2nd | 10 |
| Fiji | 5th | 4th | • | 3rd | •• | GS | 4th | 3rd | GS | GS | 4th | 9 |
| Solomon Islands | × | GS | SF | • | 3rd | GS | 2nd | • | 4th | SF | GS | 8 |
| Australia | × | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Member of AFC | Member of AFC | Member of AFC | Member of AFC | 6 |
| New Caledonia | 3rd | 3rd | • | • | • | GS | • | 2nd | 2nd | SF | •• | 6 |
| Papua New Guinea | × | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | × | GS | 2nd | GS | 5 |
| Samoa | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | 3 |
| Cook Islands | × | × | × | GS | GS | × | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Tonga | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 0 |
| American Samoa | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 0 |
| Niue | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | | 0 |
| Kiribati | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | 0 |
| Tuvalu | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | • | × | × | × | 0 |
Notes
* ↑ Includes results as New Hebrides.
* ↑ Includes results as Western Samoa.
* ↑ Not an OFC member

## Team: Tournament position
### All-time
#### Most championships

    6, New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)

#### Most finishes in the top two

    7, New Zealand (1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)

#### Most finishes in the top four

    10, New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)

#### Most second-place finishes

    3, Tahiti (1973, 1980, 1996)

### Consecutive
#### Most consecutive championships

    2, Australia (1980, 1996), New Zealand (2016, 2024)

#### Most consecutive finishes in the top two

    6, Australia (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

#### Most consecutives finishes in the top four

    8, New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)

### Gaps
#### Longest gap between successive titles

    25 years, New Zealand (1973–1998)

#### Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two

    16 years, Tahiti (1996–2012)

#### Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four

    16 years, Fiji (2008–2024), Vanuatu (2008–2024)

### Host team
#### Best finish by host team

    Champions, New Zealand (1973, 2002), Australia (2004)

### Debuting teams
#### Best finish by a debuting team

    Champions, New Zealand (1973), Australia (1980)

### Other
#### Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion

    2, New Caledonia (2008, 2012)

#### Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion

    5, Fiji (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024), Solomon Islands (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016), Vanuatu (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2024)

#### Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two

    5, Fiji (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024)

## Team: Tournament progression
### All-time
#### Progressed from the group stage the most times

    10, New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)

#### Eliminated in the group stage the most times

    4, Papua New Guinea (1980, 2002, 2012, 2024), Vanuatu (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)

#### Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage

    3, Samoa (2012, 2016, 2024)

### Consecutive
#### Most consecutive progressions from the group stage

    9, New Zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)

#### Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage

    3, Samoa (2012, 2016, 2024)

## Team: Matches played/goals scored
### All-time
#### Most matches played

    48, New Zealand

#### Most wins

    36, New Zealand

#### Most losses

    28, Vanuatu

#### Most draws

    6, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti

#### Most matches played without a win

    9, Samoa

#### Most goals scored

    142, Australia

#### Most goals conceded

    93, Vanuatu

#### Fewest goals scored

    1, Cook Islands

#### Fewest goals conceded

    13, Australia

#### Most meetings between two teams, final match

    3 times, Australia vs New Zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

## Total hosts

| Time(s) | Nation | Year(s) |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1973, 2002 |
| 2 | Australia | 1998, 2004 |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 1980 |
| 1 | Tahiti | 2000 |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2012 |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 2016 |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2024 |
| 1 | Fiji | 2024 |
| 2 | No Host | 1996, 2008 |

## Performances by host nations

| Year | Host nation | Finish |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Champions |
| 1980 | New Caledonia | Third place |
| 1996 | No host | No host |
| 1998 | Australia | Runners-up |
| 2000 | Tahiti | Group stage |
| 2002 | New Zealand | Champions |
| 2004 | Australia | Champions |
| 2008 | No host | No host |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands | Fourth place |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea | Runners-up |
| 2024 | Vanuatu Fiji | Runners-up |
| 2024 | Vanuatu Fiji | Fourth place |

## Performances by defending finalists

| Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Group stage | Tahiti | Runners-up |
| 1996 | Australia | Champions | Tahiti | Runners-up |
| 1998 | Australia | Runners-up | Tahiti | Fourth place |
| 2000 | New Zealand | Runners-up | Australia | Champions |
| 2002 | Australia | Runners-up | New Zealand | Champions |
| 2004 | New Zealand | Third place | Australia | Champions |
| 2008 | Australia | Did not enter | Solomon Islands | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | New Zealand | Third place | New Caledonia | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Tahiti | Group stage | New Caledonia | Semi-finals |
| 2024 | New Zealand | Champions | Papua New Guinea | Group stage |

## Teams yet to qualify for finals

The following five teams which are current OFC members have never qualified for the Nations Cup.
Legend
* • – Did not qualify
* × – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team (18) | 1973 (5) | 1980 (8) | 1996 (4) | 1998 (6) | 2000 (6) | 2002 (8) | 2004 (6) | 2008 (4) | 2012 (8) | 2016 (8) | 2024 (8) | Attempts |
| American Samoa | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 8 |
| Kiribati | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | 0 |
| Niue | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | × | 0 |
| Tonga | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| Tuvalu | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | Not an OFC member | • | × | × | × | 1 |

## Goalscorers
### Overall top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active at international level.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals scored | Matches played | Goals per match | Tournament(s) |
| 1 | Damian Mori | Australia | 14 | 10 | 1.40 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2002) |
| 2 | Kris Trajanovski | Australia | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 2 (1996, 1998) |
| 3 | Shane Smeltz | New Zealand | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| 3 | Vaughan Coveny | New Zealand | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2004) |
| 3 | Roy Krishna | Fiji | 10 | 17 | 0.59 | 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2024) |
| 6 | Chris Wood | New Zealand | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
| 6 | Teaonui Tehau | Tahiti | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 3 (2012, 2016, 2024) |
| 8 | Chris Killen | New Zealand | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 4 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012) |
| 8 | Commins Menapi | Solomon Islands | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | 3 (2000, 2002, 2004) |
| 10 | Jacques Haeko | New Caledonia | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 1 (2012) |

## Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
| Sequence | Player | No. of goals | Time of goals | Representing | Final score | Opponent | Tournament | Round | Date |
| 1. | Eddie Krncevic | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Australia | 8–0 | New Caledonia | 1980 | Group stage | 24 February 1980 |
| 2. | Ian Hunter | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Australia | 11–2 | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | Group stage | 26 February 1980 |
| 3. | Peter Sharne | 4 | ?', ?', ?', ?' | Australia | 11–2 | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | Group stage | 26 February 1980 |
| 4. | Mark Armstrong | 3 | 16', 65', 69' | New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands | 1980 | Group stage | 29 February 1980 |
| 5. | Kris Trajanovski | 4 | 25', 28', 44', 89' | Australia | 6–0 | Tahiti | 1996 | Final | 27 October 1996 |
| 6. | Kris Trajanovski (II) | 3 | 21', 36', 54' | Australia | 5–0 | Tahiti | 1996 | Final | 1 November 1996 |
| 7. | Damian Mori | 3 | 2', 25', 44' | Australia | 3–1 | Fiji | 1998 | Group stage | 25 September 1998 |
| 8. | Vaughan Coveny | 3 | 11', 25', 39', 40' | New Zealand | 8–1 | Vanuatu | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 9. | Paul Trimboli | 3 | 1', 12', 63' | Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 10. | Damian Mori (II) | 4 | 8', 15', 30', 34' | Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 11. | Kris Trajanovski (III) | 4 | 48', 68', 76 pen.', 88' | Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 12. | Gerald Quennet | 3 | 9', 10', 74' | Tahiti | 5–1 | Vanuatu | 1998 | Group stage | 30 September 1998 |
| 13. | Damian Mori (III) | 3 | 1', 32', 81' | Australia | 4–1 | Tahiti | 1998 | Semifinal | 2 October 1998 |
| 14. | Paul Agostino | 3 | 18', 53', 68' | Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 |
| 15. | Craig Foster | 4 | 30', 42', 51', 80' | Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 |
| 16. | Clayton Zane | 3 | 82', 87', 89' | Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 |
| 17. | Chris Killen | 4 | 9', 10', 28', 51' | New Zealand | 9–1 | Papua New Guinea | 2002 | Group stage | 7 July 2002 |
| 18. | Bobby Despotovski | 4 | 2', 56 pen.', 76', 77' | Australia | 11–0 | New Caledonia | 2002 | Group stage | 8 July 2002 |
| 19. | Joel Porter | 4 | 7', 12', 45', 52' | Australia | 8–0 | Fiji | 2002 | Group stage | 10 July 2002 |
| 20. | Mile Sterjovski | 3 | 51', 61', 74' | Australia | 9–0 | Tahiti | 2004 | Group stage | 31 May 2004 |
| 21. | Tim Cahill | 3 | 39', 66', 75' | Australia | 6–1 | Fiji | 2004 | Group stage | 2 June 2004 |
| 22. | Vaughan Coveny (II) | 3 | 6', 38', 45' | New Zealand | 10–0 | Tahiti | 2004 | Group stage | 4 June 2004 |
| 23. | Brent Fisher | 3 | 16', 22', 63' | New Zealand | 10–0 | Tahiti | 2004 | Group stage | 4 June 2004 |
| 24. | Lorenzo Tehau | 4 | 8', 82', 84', 85' | Tahiti | 10–1 | Samoa | 2012 | Group stage | 1 June 2012 |
| 25. | Bertrand Kaï | 3 | 32', 58', 76' | New Caledonia | 5–2 | Vanuatu | 2012 | Group stage | 1 June 2012 |
| 26. | Jacques Haeko | 5 | 11', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1' | New Caledonia | 9–0 | Samoa | 2012 | Group stage | 5 June 2012 |
| 27. | Chris Wood | 3 | 10', 24', 29' | New Zealand | 4–3 | Solomon Islands | 2012 | Third place | 10 June 2012 |
| 28. | Raymond Gunemba | 3 | 33', 63', 85' | Papua New Guinea | 8–0 | Samoa | 2016 | Group stage | 5 June 2016 |