This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Nations Cup.
Debut of national teams
| Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
| 1973 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1980 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1996 | None | 0 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2002 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2004 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2008 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | 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 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 110 | 39 | +71 | 100 | |
| 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 13 | +129 | 74 | |
| 3 | 9 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 81 | −1 | 59 | |
| 4 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 40 | |
| 5 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 31 | |
| 6 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 26 | |
| 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 25 | |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 14 | |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 43 | −42 | 0 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | |
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 TBD |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GS | SF | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 10 | ||
| 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | GS | 3rd | 5th | • | 1st | GS | 9 | ||
| 4th | GS | • | GS | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | GS | GS | Q | 9 | |
| 5th | 4th | • | 3rd | •• | GS | 4th | 3rd | GS | GS | 8 | ||
| × | GS | SF | • | 3rd | GS | 2nd | • | 4th | SF | 7 | ||
| × | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | Member of AFC | 6 | ||||
| 3rd | 3rd | • | • | • | GS | • | 2nd | 2nd | SF | 6 | ||
| × | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | × | GS | 2nd | 4 | ||
| × | × | × | GS | GS | × | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||
| × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | 2 | ||
| × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 0 | ||
| × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 0 | ||
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | 0 | ||
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 0 | ||
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 0 | ||
General statistics by tournament
| Year | Host | Champion | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) | Best player award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | — | ||||
| 1980 | |||||
| 1996 | no fixed host | ||||
| 1998 | |||||
| 2000 | |||||
| 2002 | |||||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2008 | no fixed host | ||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2016 |
Team: tournament position
All-time
Consecutive
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
- 12 years,
New Caledonia (1996–2008)
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,
Solomon Islands (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016)
- Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
- 4,
Vanuatu (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008)
Team: tournament progression
All-time
- Progressed from the group stage the most times
- 9,
New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
- Eliminated in the group stage the most times
- 4,
Vanuatu (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)
- Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
- 2,
Cook Islands (1998, 2000),
Samoa (2012, 2016)
Consecutive
- Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
- 8,
New Zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
- Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
- 2,
Cook Islands (1998, 2000),
Samoa (2012, 2016)
Team: Matches played/goals scored
All-time
- Most matches played
- 44,
New Zealand
- Most wins
- 32,
New Zealand
- Most losses
- 26,
Vanuatu
- Most draws
- 5,
Papua New Guinea,
Tahiti
- Most matches played without a win
- 6,
Samoa
- Most goals scored
- 142,
Australia
- Most goals conceded
- 85,
Vanuatu
- Fewest goals scored
- 1,
Cook Islands,
Samoa
- Fewest goals conceded
- 13,
Australia
Total hosts
| Time(s) | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1973, 2002 | |
| 2 | 1998, 2004 | |
| 1 | 1980 | |
| 1 | 2000 | |
| 1 | 2012 | |
| 1 | 2016 | |
| 1 | 2024 | |
| 2 | No Host | 1996, 2008 |
Performances by host nations
| Year | Host nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Champions | |
| 1980 | Third place | |
| 1996 | No host | |
| 1998 | Runners-up | |
| 2000 | Group stage | |
| 2002 | Champions | |
| 2004 | Champions | |
| 2008 | No host | |
| 2012 | Fourth place | |
| 2016 | Runners-up | |
Performances by defending champions
| Year | Defending Champion | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Group stage | |
| 1996 | Champions | |
| 1998 | Runners-up | |
| 2000 | Runners-up | |
| 2002 | Runners-up | |
| 2004 | Third place | |
| 2008 | Did not enter | |
| 2012 | Third place | |
| 2016 | 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) |
Attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 0 | |
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 0 | |
| × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |
| × | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | 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 | 14 | 10 | 1.4 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2002) | |
| 2 | Kris Trajanovski | 11 | 6 | 1.83 | 2 (1996, 1998) | |
| 3 | Shane Smeltz | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) | |
| Vaughan Coveny | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2004) | ||
| 5 | Chris Wood | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 2 (2012, 2016) | |
| 6 | Chris Killen | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 4 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012) | |
| Commins Menapi | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 (2000, 2002, 2004) | ||
| 8 | Jacques Haeko | 6 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 (2012) | |
| Teaonui Tehau | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
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 | ?', ?', ?' | 8–0 | 1980 | Group stage | 24 February 1980 | ||
| 2. | Ian Hunter | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | 11–2 | 1980 | Group stage | 26 February 1980 | ||
| 3. | Peter Sharne | 4 | ?', ?', ?', ?' | 11–2 | 1980 | Group stage | 26 February 1980 | ||
| 4. | Mark Armstrong | 3 | 16', 65', 69' | 6–1 | 1980 | Group stage | 29 February 1980 | ||
| 5. | Kris Trajanovski | 4 | 25', 28', 44', 89' | 6–0 | 1996 | Final | 27 October 1996 | ||
| 6. | Kris Trajanovski (II) | 3 | 21', 36', 54' | 5–0 | 1996 | Final | 1 November 1996 | ||
| 7. | Damian Mori | 3 | 2', 25', 44' | 3–1 | 1998 | Group stage | 25 September 1998 | ||
| 8. | Vaughan Coveny | 3 | 11', 25', 39', 40' | 8–1 | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 | ||
| 9. | Paul Trimboli | 3 | 1', 12', 63' | 16–0 | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 | ||
| 10. | Damian Mori (II) | 4 | 8', 15', 30', 34' | 16–0 | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 | ||
| 11. | Kris Trajanovski (III) | 4 | 48', 68', 76 pen.', 88' | 16–0 | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 | ||
| 12. | Gerald Quennet | 3 | 9', 10', 74' | 5–1 | 1998 | Group stage | 30 September 1998 | ||
| 13. | Damian Mori (III) | 3 | 1', 32', 81' | 4–1 | 1998 | Semifinal | 2 October 1998 | ||
| 14. | Paul Agostino | 3 | 18', 53', 68' | 17–0 | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 | ||
| 15. | Craig Foster | 4 | 30', 42', 51', 80' | 17–0 | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 | ||
| 16. | Clayton Zane | 3 | 82', 87', 89' | 17–0 | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 | ||
| 17. | Chris Killen | 4 | 9', 10', 28', 51' | 9–1 | 2002 | Group stage | 7 July 2002 | ||
| 18. | Bobby Despotovski | 4 | 2', 56 pen.', 76', 77' | 11–0 | 2002 | Group stage | 8 July 2002 | ||
| 19. | Joel Porter | 4 | 7', 12', 45', 52' | 8–0 | 2002 | Group stage | 10 July 2002 | ||
| 20. | Mile Sterjovski | 3 | 51', 61', 74' | 9–0 | 2004 | Group stage | 31 May 2004 | ||
| 21. | Tim Cahill | 3 | 39', 66', 75' | 6–1 | 2004 | Group stage | 2 June 2004 | ||
| 22. | Vaughan Coveny (II) | 3 | 6', 38', 45' | 10–0 | 2004 | Group stage | 4 June 2004 | ||
| 23. | Brent Fisher | 3 | 16', 22', 63' | 10–0 | 2004 | Group stage | 4 June 2004 | ||
| 24. | Lorenzo Tehau | 4 | 8', 82', 84', 85' | 10–1 | 2012 | Group stage | 1 June 2012 | ||
| 25. | Bertrand Kaï | 3 | 32', 58', 76' | 5–2 | 2012 | Group stage | 1 June 2012 | ||
| 26. | Jacques Haeko | 5 | 11', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1' | 9–0 | 2012 | Group stage | 5 June 2012 | ||
| 27. | Chris Wood | 3 | 10', 24', 29' | 4–3 | 2012 | Third place | 10 June 2012 | ||
| 28. | Raymond Gunemba | 3 | 33', 63', 85' | 8–0 | 2016 | Group stage | 5 June 2016 | ||