OFC Nations Cup Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition of the Oceanian nations. It has been held every two years since 1996 by the Oceania Football Confederation; before 1996 there were two other tournaments at irregular intervals. Participating nations are Australia, New Zealand and various Pacific Islands. The latter have to qualify in a preliminary tournament.A very large gulf separates Australia and New Zealand from the small, poorly-resourced island competitors. The tournament is paid little attention by the rest of the football world. Australia's top players, based in Europe, are generally not even selected on the basis that they would refuse to play in what they regard as a meaningless event - allowing New Zealand to embarrass its larger neighbour on a regular basis.
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| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place
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| 1973 Details | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 - 0 | Tahiti | New Caledonia | 2 - 1 | New Hebrides
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| 1980 Details | New Caledonia | Australia | 4 - 2 | Tahiti | New Caledonia | 2 - 1 | Fiji
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| 1996 Details | no host | Australia | 6 - 0 5 - 0 | Tahiti | No Third Place Match was played, Solomon Islands and New Zealand shared Third Place.
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| 1998 Details | Australia | New Zealand | 2 - 0 | Australia | Fiji | 4 - 2 | Tahiti
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| 2000 Details | Australia | Australia | 2 - 0 | New Zealand | Solomon Islands | 2 - 1 | Vanuatu
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| 2002 Details | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 - 0 | Australia | Tahiti | 1 - 0 | Vanuatu
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| 2004 Details | Australia | Australia | 5 - 1 6 - 0 | Solomon Islands | New Zealand | no match | Fiji | ||
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