# New Zealand at the OFC Nations Cup

The New Zealand men's national football team has competed in all eleven editions of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, and have won six times, the most recent coming in the 2024 tournament.
On 1 January 2006, Australia ceased to be a member of the Oceania Football Confederation, having elected to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and have not taken part in the OFC Nations Cup since.

## OFC Nations Cup record

New Zealand's OFC Nations Cup record :
| Year | Hosts | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Squad |
| 1980 | New Caledonia | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 1996 | Multiple | Semi-finals | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
| 1998 | Australia | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | Squad |
| 2000 | Tahiti | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad |
| 2002 | New Zealand | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | Squad |
| 2004 | Australia | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | Squad |
| 2008 | Multiple | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | Squad |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad |
| 2024 | Vanuatu, Fiji | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Squad |
| Total | Total | 6 titles | 11/11 | 48 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 125 | 39 | |
| Champions Runners-up Third place |||||||||||

### Record by opponent

    As of 30 June 2024
OFC Nations Cup matches (by team) :
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Australia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Fiji | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| New Caledonia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Tahiti | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Vanuatu* | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 |
* Games against New Hebrides are included in statistics of Vanuatu.

## 1973 Oceania Cup

The first edition of the Oceania Nations Cup (known as the "Oceania Cup") took place in Newmarket Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Five countries participated in one group where each team played each other once. The top two teams progressed to the final where New Zealand defeated Tahiti 2-0 to be crowned champions.

### First round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | Advance to final |
| Tahiti | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 8 | Advance to final |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | Advance to third place play-off |
| New Hebrides | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| Fiji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 | |

### Final
## 1980 Oceania Cup

The second edition of the OFC Nations Cup, held in New Caledonia, consisted of eight teams divided into two groups of four, with the group winners progressing to the final and the runners-up contesting the third place play-off match. After three group matches, New Zealand failed to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Tahiti | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 | Advance to final |
| Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | Advance to third place play-off |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | –18 | 0 | |

## 1996 OFC Nations Cup

The third edition of the OFC Nations cup was not held as a cohesive tournament but consisted of four teams and two home-and-away rounds spanning two years. New Zealand played Australia, and Tahiti played the Solomon Islands, with Australia and Tahiti progressing to the final. The two matches between New Zealand and Australia also doubled as the 1995 edition of the Trans-Tasman Cup.

### Semi-final

Australia won 3–0 on aggregate.

## 1998 OFC Nations Cup

Six teams competed in the 1998 OFC Nations Cup which was held at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals. New Zealand defeated Australia in the final to earn a spot at the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Tahiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Vanuatu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –11 | 0 | |

### Final
## 2000 OFC Nations Cup

As in the previous edition of the Nations Cup, the 2000 tournament included six teams divided into two groups of three. The top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stages with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final to claim the title of Oceania champion, and secure a place at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Vanuatu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Tahiti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 | |

### Final
## 2002 OFC Nations Cup

The sixth edition of the OFC Nations Cup saw eight teams participate in two groups of four teams each. Each team played the other once, and the top two teams progressed to the knockout stages. After defeating Vanuatu in the semi-final, New Zealand went on to defeat long-time rivals Australia to be crowned OFC Champions and qualify for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 1 | |

### Final
## 2004 OFC Nations Cup

The 2004 OFC Nations Cup - which doubled as FIFA World Cup qualifying for the Oceania region - consisted of two rounds. The first round saw six nations compete in a single group where each team played the other once. The top two teams progressed to a home-and-away finals series to determine the winner of the Nations Cup.
Due to a shock 4–2 loss to Vanuatu, New Zealand failed to place in the top two, resulting in Australia taking on the Solomon Islands in the two-legged final, eventually winning 5–1 away and 6–0 at home to claim the title of OFC Champions for a fourth time.

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 13 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to final |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 9 | |
| 4 | Fiji | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | |
| 5 | Tahiti | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 4 | |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |

## 2008 OFC Nations Cup

The 2008 tournament doubled as FIFA World Cup qualification matches for the Oceania region and consisted of just four teams in one group with matches spread out over two years. Each team played the other twice with New Zealand - the top team of the group - being crowned the OFC Nations Cup champions as well as earning a spot in the play-off match against the 5th best Asian team for a spot at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 15 | Advance to AFC–OFC play-off |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | Fiji | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |