Oceania Cup
SportAustralian rules football
Inaugural season2009
Most recent
champion(s)
Nauru Nauru (2019)
Most titlesFiji Fiji
Nauru Nauru
(4 titles)

The Oceania Cup is an annual under-16 Australian rules football competition contested by the national teams of the Oceania region of the Pacific. The tournament is held in December each year.[1][2] The event was first held in 2009.[3][4] Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 edition of the tournament was announced as the first to be held since 2019 and the first to feature a women's division.[5]

Nations

The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.

Results

Year Host Participants Venue Winner Runner-up Ref.
2009 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Samoa Samoa
  • Tonga Tonga
Cathedral Secondary School Grounds, Suva Tonga Tonga Nauru Nauru [6][7]
2010 Tonga Tonga
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa Samoa
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Nukuʻalofa Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Tonga Tonga [8]
2011 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa Samoa
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva New Zealand New Zealand Nauru Nauru [9][10]
2012 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [11]
2013 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu/Fiji Vanuatu/Fiji
Albert Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [12]
2014 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [13]
2015 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
Furnival Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [14][15]
2016 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [16][4]
2017 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [17]
2018 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [18]
2019 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Tonga Tonga
Albert Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [19]
2023 Fiji Fiji Albert Park, Suva

References

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  2. Biudole, Noa. "AFL Oceania Cup: Fiji to face Nauru tomorrow". Fiji Times. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. "Event: Youth Oceania Cup 2010". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. 1 2 Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Youth Oceania Cup takes flight from today in Suva". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. "The AFL South East U16 Oceania Cup to Return in 2023". AFL New Zealand. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. Northey, Brett. "2009 Oceania Cup in pictures". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. Northey, Brett. "Tonga the champions in rollercoaster day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. "PNG win Oceania Cup". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. "Fiji Hosts AFL Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. Ratuva, Anasilini. "Kiwis Win Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. Christiansen, Michael. "2012 AFL Oceania Cup results - Fiji come out on top". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Oceania Cup 2013 - Nauru claim the title". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. Christiansen, Michael. "Fiji take out 2014 AFL Oceania Youth Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  14. Mannan, Justine. "Nauru Champs In 2015". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  15. Christiansen, Michael. "2015 Oceania Cup - Nauru Stars triumph". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  16. Christiansen, Michael. "2016 AFL Oceania Cup Grand Final Day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  17. Shaibani, Frederick. "Fiji Tribe take home Oceania Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  18. Narayan, Grace. "Fijian Tribe Defends Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  19. "NAURU Stars WIN 2019 Oceania Cup". AFL Nauru. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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