The Polynesia Cup () was a football tournament for Polynesian nations within the Oceania Football Confederation. It acted along with the Melanesia Cup as a qualifying tournament for the OFC Nations Cup. The last tournament was played in 2000.
The tournament involved a round-robin format where every team played each other once at the location of the tournament.
In the first tournament in 1994, Tahiti, fielding a young and inexperienced team, beat Tonga 1-0, American Samoa 2-0 and Western Samoa 7-0. Lolani Koko, a multisport athlete, captained the Western Samoan team. He had competed as a runner in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and was also an international rugby player for Western Samoa.
Participating nations
Results Year Host Champion Runners-up Third place 1994 1998 2000
Records
Total Wins 3 Tahiti 1994, 1998, 2000
All-time table Rank Team 13111100674+633323115152623+316328512161601643113261328–151153110011859–510
1994
The Polynesia Cup 1994 was the first Polynesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Western Samoa (later known as Samoa) and four teams participated: Tahiti, Western Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga and served for the first time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti winning the tournament for the first time and qualifying to the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.
Results
Tahiti qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1996
1998
The Polynesia Cup 1998 was the second Polynesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Cook Islands and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and the hosts Cook Islands for the first time and served for the second time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti national football winning the tournament for the second time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with Cook Islands.
Results
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1998
2000
The Polynesia Cup 2000 was the third Polynesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Tahiti and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands and served for the third time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 2000 along with Cook Islands.
Results
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000
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