This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Men's Nations Cup.
General statistics by tournament
Year Hosts Champion Winning coach Top scorer(s) (goals) Best player award 1973 Barrie Truman Segin Wayewol (3) Alan Marley (3)rowspan="8" 1980 Rudi Gutendorf Ian Hunter (5) Eddie Krncevic (5) 1996 various Eddie Thomson Kris Trajanovski (7) 1998 Ken Dugdale Damian Mori (10) 2000 Frank Farina Craig Foster (5) Clayton Zane (5) 2002 Mick Waitt Joel Porter (6) 2004 Frank Farina Tim Cahill (6) Vaughan Coveny (6) 2008 various Ricki Herbert Shane Smeltz (8) 2012 Eddy Etaeta Jacques Haeko (6) Nicolas Vallar 2016 Anthony Hudson Raymond Gunemba (5) David Muta 2024 Darren Bazeley Roy Krishna (5) Liberato Cacace
Debut of national teams
Year Debuting teams Successor teams Teams 1973 , , , , 5 5 1980 , , 3 8 1996None 0 8 1998 1 9 2000None 0 9 2002 None 0 9 2004None 0 9 2008 None 0 9 2012 1 10 2016None 0 102024None 0 10
Never qualified:
Drought Team Last Appearance Missed tournements 2000 6
Note: Australia is not on the list because it is no longer part of the OFC.
Streaks
Team Qualified Since Number of participations 1973 11 1998 8 2002 6 2008 4 2012 3 2012 3 2012 3 2012 3
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 1 11 48 36 4 8 125 39 +86 1122 6 28 24 2 2 142 13 +129 743 10 42 20 6 16 85 89 −4 664 6 27 12 4 11 65 52 +13 405 9 37 12 4 21 56 73 −17 406 10 40 10 2 28 44 93 −49 327 8 30 7 4 19 31 74 −43 258 5 17 4 6 7 27 49 −22 189 2 4 0 0 4 1 41 −40 010 3 9 0 0 9 3 56 −53 0
Medal table The first four editions of the competition had only 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. Since 2024, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the OFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.
Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semi-finals (in years without a 3rd/4th play-off) 5th — Fifth place 6th — Sixth place GS – Group stage — 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) Years1st GSSF1st2nd1st3rd1st3rd1st1st 112nd2nd2nd4thGS3rd 5th •1st GS3rd 104th GS • GS4th4th 6th4th GS GS2nd 10 5th4th •3rd •• GS4th3rd GS GS4th 9 × GSSF •3rd GS2nd •4thSF GS 8 ×1st1st2nd1st2nd1stMember of AFC 63rd3rd • • • GS •2nd2ndSF •• 6 × GS • • • GS • × GS2nd GS 5 × × • • • • • • GS GS GS 3 × × × GS GS × • • • • • 2 × × • • • • • • • • • 0 × × • • • • • • • • × 0 Not an OFC member × × × × 0 Not an OFC member × × × × 0 Not an OFC member • × × × 0 Notes
Team: Tournament position
All-time
Most championships 6, (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)
Most finishes in the top two 7, (1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)
Most finishes in the top four 10, (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Most second-place finishes 3, (1973, 1980, 1996)
Consecutive
Most consecutive championships 2, (1980, 1996), (2016, 2024)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two 6, (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Most consecutives finishes in the top four 8, (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Gaps Longest gap between successive titles 25 years, (1973–1998)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two 16 years, (1996–2012)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four 16 years, (2008–2024), (2008–2024)
Host team Best finish by host team Champions, (1973, 2002), (2004)
Debuting teams Best finish by a debuting team Champions, (1973), (1980)
Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 2, (2008, 2012)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 5, (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024), (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016), (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2024)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 5, (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024)
Team: Tournament progression
All-time Progressed from the group stage the most times 10, (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Eliminated in the group stage the most times 4, (1980, 2002, 2012, 2024), (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)
Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage 3, (2012, 2016, 2024)
Consecutive Most consecutive progressions from the group stage 9, (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage 3, (2012, 2016, 2024)
Team: Matches played/goals scored
All-time
Most matches played 48,
Most wins 36,
Most losses 28,
Most draws 6, ,
Most matches played without a win 9,
Most goals scored 142,
Most goals conceded 93,
Fewest goals scored 1,
Fewest goals conceded 13,
Most meetings between two teams, final match 3 times, vs (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Total hosts Time(s)NationYear(s)21973, 200221998, 20041198012000120121201612024120242No Host1996, 2008
Performances by host nations YearHost nationFinish1973Champions1980 Third place1996 No host1998Runners-up2000 Group stage2002Champions2004Champions2008 No host2012Fourth place2016Runners-up2024 Runners-upFourth place
Performances by defending finalists
Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish 1980 Group stage Runners-up 1996 Champions Runners-up 1998 Runners-upFourth place 2000 Runners-up Champions 2002 Runners-up Champions 2004 Third place Champions 2008 Moved to AFC Did not qualify 2012 Third place Runners-up 2016 Group stage Semi-finals 2024 Champions 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 ×ו•••••••× 8 Not an OFC member×××× 0 Not an OFC member××××× 0 ×ו•••••••• 9 Not an OFC member•××× 1
Goalscorers
Overall top goalscorers Players in bold are still active at international level. RankPlayer TeamGoals scoredMatches playedGoals per matchTournament(s)1Damian Mori141003 (1996, 1998, 2002)2Kris Trajanovski1162 (1996, 1998)3Shane Smeltz10113 (2004, 2008, 2012)Vaughan Coveny10113 (1996, 1998, 2004)Roy Krishna10174 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)6Chris Wood982 (2012, 2016)Teaonui Tehau9123 (2012, 2016, 2024)8Chris Killen7124 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012)Commins Menapi71403 (2000, 2002, 2004)10Jacques Haeko6501 (2012)
Hat-tricks
A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
+Key4Player scored four goals in the match5Player scored four goals in the match Sequence Player No. ofgoals Time of goals Representing Finalscore Opponent Tournament Round Date.Eddie Krncevic3?', ?', ?'8–01980Group stage24 February 1980.Ian Hunter3?', ?', ?'11–21980Group stage26 February 1980.Peter Sharne44?', ?', ?', ?'11–21980Group stage26 February 1980.Mark Armstrong316', 65', 69'6–11980Group stage29 February 1980.Kris Trajanovski4425', 28', 44', 89'6–01996Final27 October 1996.Kris Trajanovski (II)321', 36', 54'5–01996Final1 November 1996.Damian Mori32', 25', 44'3–11998Group stage25 September 1998.Vaughan Coveny311', 25', 39', 40'8–11998Group stage28 September 1998.Paul Trimboli3 1', 12', 63'16–01998Group stage28 September 1998.Damian Mori4 (II)48', 15', 30', 34'16–01998Group stage28 September 1998.Kris Trajanovski4 (III)448', 68', 76 pen.', 88'16–01998Group stage28 September 1998.Gerald Quennet39', 10', 74'5–11998Group stage30 September 1998.Damian Mori (III)31', 32', 81'4–11998Semifinal2 October 1998.Paul Agostino318', 53', 68' 17–02000Group stage19 June 2000.Craig Foster430', 42', 51', 80' 17–02000Group stage19 June 2000.Clayton Zane382', 87', 89' 17–02000Group stage19 June 2000.Chris Killen449', 10', 28', 51'9–12002Group stage7 July 2002.Bobby Despotovski442', 56 pen.', 76', 77'11–02002Group stage8 July 2002.Joel Porter447', 12', 45', 52'8–02002Group stage10 July 2002.Mile Sterjovski351', 61', 74'9–02004Group stage31 May 2004.Tim Cahill339', 66', 75'6–12004Group stage2 June 2004.Vaughan Coveny (II)36', 38', 45'10–02004Group stage4 June 2004.Brent Fisher316', 22', 63'10–02004Group stage4 June 2004.Lorenzo Tehau448', 82', 84', 85'10–12012Group stage1 June 2012.Bertrand Kaï332', 58', 76'5–22012Group stage1 June 2012.Jacques Haeko5511', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1'9–02012Group stage5 June 2012.Chris Wood310', 24', 29'4–32012Third place10 June 2012.Raymond Gunemba333', 63', 85'8–02016Group stage5 June 2016
By nation +NationHat-tricks176221
References
External links Oceania Nations Cup on RSSSF archive OFC official website