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Oceania Football Confederation

Abbreviation	OFC
Formation	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Region served	Oceania
Membership	13 member associations (11 full)
Official language	English
President	Lambert Maltock
Vice Presidents	Thierry Ariiotima Kapi Natto John Lord Ve'ehala
General Secretary	Franck Castillo
Parent organization	FIFA

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six main groups that manage international association football around the world. It helps organize football in the Oceania region. The OFC has 13 members, with 11 being full members and two being associate members. These members are mostly island nations.

The OFC helps its member countries play football and try to qualify for big tournaments like the FIFA World Cup. Football is not always the most popular sport in these island nations. This means the OFC doesn't have as much money or influence as other football groups. So far, no OFC team has won a major international title. The best result was Australia reaching the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In 2006, Australia, which was the biggest and most successful OFC nation, left to join the Asian Football Confederation. After Australia left, New Zealand became the largest football group within the OFC. The current President of OFC is Lambert Maltock. The OFC's main office is in Auckland, New Zealand.

How the OFC Started and Grew

The Oceania Football Confederation began in 1966. It was formed because Australia and New Zealand had tried to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) but couldn't.

The first members of the OFC were:

• The Australian Soccer Federation (now Football Australia)
• New Zealand Soccer (now New Zealand Football)
• The Fiji Football Association
• The Papua New Guinea Football Association

Australia left the OFC in 1972 to try joining the AFC again. But they came back to the OFC in 1978.

Early World Cup Journeys

Australia's men's team, called the Socceroos, was the first OFC team to play in a FIFA World Cup. This happened in 1974. They were in a tough group with teams like Chile and West Germany. They didn't score any goals but played well.

Eight years later, New Zealand's team, the All Whites, played in their first World Cup in 1982. They had some difficult matches.

Chinese Taipei was also an OFC member from 1975 to 1989. In 1996, FIFA officially recognized OFC as a full confederation. This gave OFC a seat on the FIFA executive board. In 1998, the OFC got a new logo and started a magazine called The Wave.

Australia's Big Wins and Challenges

Australia's national team was often the strongest in Oceania. They had many games with very high scores, especially in the 1990s and 2000s. For example, in 1997, they beat the Solomon Islands 13–0. In 1998, they won against the Cook Islands 16–0. In 2000, they beat the Cook Islands again, 17–0.

The biggest wins happened in April 2001 during the qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Australia beat Tonga 22–0. Then, they had a record-breaking 31–0 win over American Samoa. This became the largest win in international football history! In that game, Archie Thompson scored 13 goals, which was also a new record for one player in an international match.

Even with these huge wins, Australia struggled in the final playoff to reach the 2002 World Cup. They played against Uruguay from South America. Australia won the first game 1–0 in Melbourne. But they lost the second game 3–0 in Uruguay.

In 2004, New Caledonia became the 12th member of the OFC.

Australia Leaves Again, New Zealand Steps Up

Australia got another chance to qualify for the World Cup in 2005. They played Uruguay again. This time, Australia won a dramatic penalty shootout in Sydney to finally qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At the 2006 World Cup, Australia made it to the Round of 16. Their 3–1 win against Japan was the only time an OFC team has won a game at the World Cup. After the 2006 World Cup, Australia left the OFC again to join the Asian Football Confederation.

In 2008, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association also left the OFC to join the AFC.

New Zealand ended their own World Cup wait in 2009. They beat Bahrain to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. New Zealand was the only team in that tournament that didn't lose any games, even though they didn't get past the group stage.

With Australia gone, New Zealand now often plays in the World Cup playoffs against teams from other parts of the world. They lost to Mexico in 2013, to Peru in 2017, and to Costa Rica in 2022.

OFC Leaders

Current Leaders

Name	Position
Lambert Maltock	President
Thierry Ariiotima	Vice President
Kapi Natto John	Vice President
Lord Ve'ehala	Vice President
Franck Castillo	General Secretary

OFC Member Nations

The OFC has 11 full member associations and 2 associate members. Associate members are part of OFC but not FIFA.

Current Members

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	Membership	FIFA affiliation	OFC affiliation	IOC member	Note
ASA	American Samoa	(Men, Women)	1984	Full	1998	1998	Yes
COK	Cook Islands	(Men, Women)	1971	Full	1994	1994	Yes
FIJ	Fiji	(Men, Women)	1938	Full	1964	1966	Yes
KIR	Kiribati	(Men, Women)	1980	Associate	N/A	2007	Yes
NCL	New Caledonia	(Men, Women)	1928	Full	2004	1999	No
NZL	New Zealand	(Men, Women)	1891	Full	1948	1966	Yes
PNG	Papua New Guinea	(Men, Women)	1962	Full	1966	1966	Yes
SAM	Samoa	(Men, Women)	1968	Full	1986	1986	Yes
SOL	Solomon Islands	(Men, Women)	1979	Full	1988	1988	Yes
TAH	Tahiti	(Men, Women)	1989	Full	1990	1990	No
TGA	Tonga	(Men, Women)	1965	Full	1994	1994	Yes
TUV	Tuvalu	(Men, Women)	1979	Associate	N/A	2006	Yes
VAN	Vanuatu	(Men, Women)	1934	Full	1988	1988	Yes

Former Members

Association	Membership	Year
Australia	Full	1966–1972, 1978–2006
Chinese Taipei	Full	1976–1978, 1982–1989
Micronesia	Associate	2006–???
Niue	Associate	2006–2021
Northern Mariana Islands	Associate	1998–2009
Palau	Associate	2006–???

Football Competitions in Oceania

The OFC organizes many football competitions for both national teams and clubs.

Competitions for National Teams

Men's Teams

• OFC Nations Cup
• OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• OFC U-20 Championship (for players under 20)
• OFC U-17 Championship (for players under 17)
• OFC Futsal Championship (futsal is a type of indoor football)
• OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
• OFC Beach Soccer Championship

Women's Teams

• OFC Women's Nations Cup
• OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• OFC U-20 Women's Championship (for players under 20)
• OFC U-17 Women's Championship (for players under 17)
• OFC Women's Futsal Cup

Club Competitions

Men's Clubs

• OFC Champions League (the top club competition)
• OFC Futsal Champions League

Women's Clubs

• OFC Women's Champions League

Upcoming League

The OFC Professional League is a new league being planned. It is set to start in 2025 with support from FIFA.

Current Champions

Here are the current champions of some OFC competitions:

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
National teams
Nations Cup		2016 (final)	New Zealand	5th	Papua New Guinea		2024 (final)
Pacific Games		2023	New Caledonia	1st	Solomon Islands		2027
OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament		2023	New Zealand	5th	Fiji		2027
U-19/U-20 Championship		2022	New Zealand	8th	Fiji		2024
U-16/U-17 Championship		2023	New Zealand	9th	New Caledonia		2024
Futsal Nations Cup		2023	New Zealand	2nd	Tahiti		2024
Beach Soccer Nations Cup		2023	Tahiti	3rd	Solomon Islands		2024
National teams (women)
Women's Nations Cup		2022 (final)	Papua New Guinea	1st	Fiji		2026 (final)
Pacific Games		2023	Papua New Guinea	6th	Fiji		2027
U-19/U20 Women's Championship		2023	New Zealand	8th	Fiji		2025
U-16/U17 Women's Championship		2023	New Zealand	5th	Fiji		2025
Club teams
Champions League		2023 (final)	Auckland City	11th	Suva		2024 (final)
Futsal Champions League		2024 (final)	AS PTT	1st	Mataks FC		TBD
Club teams (women)
Women's Champions League		2024	Auckand United	1st	Hekari United		2025 (final)

OFC Teams in FIFA World Rankings

The FIFA World Rankings show how well national teams are doing compared to others around the world.

Men's Team Rankings

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 7 February 2019) FIFA +/- National Team Points 1  Belgium 1727 2  France 1726 3  Brazil 1676 4  Croatia 1634 5  England 1631 6  Portugal 1614 7  Uruguay 1609 8  Switzerland 1599 9  Spain 1591 10  Denmark 1589 11  Argentina 1582 12  Colombia 1575 13  Chile 1565 14  Sweden 1560 14  Netherlands 1560 16  Germany 1558 17  Mexico 1540 18  Italy 1539 19  Wales 1525 20  Poland 1518 20  Peru 1518 22 7  Iran 1516 23 1  Austria 1509 24 1  Senegal 1505 25  United States 1501 25 1  Romania 1501 27 23  Japan 1495 28 2  Tunisia 1493 29 2  Slovakia 1483 30 2  Ukraine 1482 31 2  Serbia 1481 32 1  Venezuela 1478 33 1  Paraguay 1476 34 1  Republic of Ireland 1474 35 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1472 36 1  Northern Ireland 1465 37 1  Costa Rica 1461 38 15  South Korea 1451 38 1  Iceland 1451 40 2  Scotland 1446 41 2  Turkey 1443 42 1  Australia 1441 43 3  Morocco 1440 44 2  Czech Republic 1435 45 2  Greece 1428 46 2  Nigeria 1427 46 2  Montenegro 1427 48 2  Bulgaria 1425 48 2  Norway 1425 50 2  Russia 1424 51 2  DR Congo 1420 52 1  Hungary 1412 52 1  Ghana 1412 54  Jamaica 1404 55 38  Qatar 1398 56 1  Cameroon 1394 57 1  Egypt 1393 58 1  Ecuador 1382 59 1  Finland 1375 60 1  Bolivia 1374 61 1  Albania 1372 62 1  Burkina Faso 1371 63 1  Slovenia 1369 63 1  Honduras 1369 65 1  Mali 1363 66 1  Ivory Coast 1356 67 12  United Arab Emirates 1355 68 2  Guinea 1354 69 2  Algeria 1349 70 1  Saudi Arabia 1344 71 3  Macedonia 1343 72 4  China 1339 73 3  El Salvador 1327 74 2  South Africa 1325 74 2  Cape Verde 1325 76 5  Panama 1324 77 2  Uganda 1320 78 2  Belarus 1317 79 1  Canada 1314 80 8  Iraq 1310 81 1  Curaçao 1306 82 1  Zambia 1292 83 9  Syria 1286 84  Congo 1280 85 4  Lebanon 1277 85  Gabon 1277 87 1  Luxembourg 1276 87 1  Cyprus 1276 89 6  Uzbekistan 1275 90 8  Oman 1273 91 2  Georgia 1269 92 2  Israel 1265 93 1  Trinidad and Tobago 1260 94  Benin 1257 95 4  Kyrgyzstan 1253 96  Estonia 1246 97 1  Faroe Islands 1238 97 12  Jordan 1238 99 1  Vietnam 1227 100 1  [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]] 1224 101  Mauritania 1222 101  Armenia 1222 103 6  India 1219 103  Haiti 1219 105 1  Libya 1217 106 1  Kenya 1210 107 1  Madagascar 1209 108 1  Azerbaijan 1206 109 1  Niger 1205 110 1  Namibia 1191 111 2  Bahrain 1188 112  Central African Republic 1180 113 1  Zimbabwe 1175 114 1  Sierra Leone 1172 115 3  Thailand 1169 116 1  Mozambique 1167 117 2  Kazakhstan 1159 118 2  Guinea-Bissau 1158 119 3  New Zealand 1157 120  Tajikistan 1155 121 12  North Korea 1152 122 1  Togo 1136 123 7  Philippines 1135 124  Chinese Taipei 1134 125  Angola 1131 126  Antigua and Barbuda 1126 127  Sudan 1120 128 1  Nicaragua 1119 129 1  Malawi 1115 130 1  Kosovo 1113 131 1  Latvia 1112 132 1  Andorra 1111 132 1  Lithuania 1111 134 2  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1105 135 2  Rwanda 1094 136 9  Turkmenistan 1089 137 1  Tanzania 1087 138 1  Myanmar 1085 138 1  Burundi 1085 140 1  Swaziland 1078 140 1  Hong Kong 1078 142 1  Comoros 1076 143 8  Yemen 1073 143 1  Solomon Islands 1073 145  Botswana 1071 146  Lesotho 1069 147  Afghanistan 1066 148  Equatorial Guinea 1063 149  Guatemala 1061 150  Liberia 1051 151  Ethiopia 1049 152  Maldives 1046 153  Suriname 1037 154  Dominican Republic 1036 154  New Caledonia 1036 156  Mauritius 1022 157  Tahiti 1020 158  Kuwait 1018 159  Indonesia 1003 160  Belize 1002 161    Nepal 1001 162  Barbados 998 163  Vanuatu 996 164  South Sudan 994 165  Singapore 991 166  Gambia 986 167  Malaysia 985 168  Papua New Guinea 984 169  Fiji 981 170  Moldova 979 171  Saint Lucia 976 172  Cambodia 970 173  Grenada 968 174  Cuba 963 175  Chad 956 176  Bermuda 952 177  Guyana 951 178  Dominica 950 179  Puerto Rico 948 180  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 946 181  Liechtenstein 937 182  Malta 926 183  Macau 925 184  Laos 923 185  São Tomé and Príncipe 920 186  Bhutan 917 187  Aruba 916 188  Mongolia 915 189  Seychelles 911 190  Cook Islands 908 190  American Samoa 908 192  Guam 907 192  Bangladesh 907 194  Gibraltar 905 195  Brunei 903 196  East Timor 900 197  Samoa 896 197  Djibouti 896 199  Pakistan 888 200  Montserrat 887 201  Sri Lanka 886 202  U.S. Virgin Islands 881 203  Cayman Islands 874 204  Tonga 868 204  Somalia 868 204  Eritrea 868 207  British Virgin Islands 867 208  Turks and Caicos Islands 864 208  Anguilla 864 210  Bahamas 858 211  San Marino 854 *Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

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Historical Leaders in Men's Rankings

This timeline shows which OFC team was ranked highest by FIFA over time.

Top Ranked Men's Teams Each Year

Team ranking in the top four - Men's

Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2022	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Papua New Guinea	New Caledonia
2021	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2020	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2019	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2018	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	New Caledonia	Tahiti
2017	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Tahiti	New Caledonia
2016	New Zealand	Tahiti	New Caledonia	Papua New Guinea
2015	New Zealand	American Samoa	Cook Islands	Samoa
2014	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2013	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2012	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2011	New Zealand	Samoa	Fiji	New Caledonia
2010	New Zealand	Fiji	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
2009	New Zealand	Fiji	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
2008	New Zealand	Fiji	New Caledonia	Vanuatu
2007	New Zealand	New Caledonia	Solomon Islands	Fiji
2006	New Zealand	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
2005	New Zealand	Fiji	Solomon Islands	Tahiti
2004	New Zealand	Tahiti	Solomon Islands	Fiji
2003	New Zealand	Tahiti	Fiji	Solomon Islands
2002	New Zealand	Tahiti	Fiji	Solomon Islands
2001	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
2000	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Tahiti	Fiji
1999	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
1998	New Zealand	Tahiti	Fiji	Solomon Islands
1997	New Zealand	Solomon Islands	Fiji	Tahiti
1996	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Tonga
1995	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
1994	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands
1993	New Zealand	Fiji	Tahiti	Solomon Islands

Top Ranked Women's Teams Each Year

Team ranking in the top four - Women's

Year	First	Second	Third	Fourth
2022	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2021	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2020	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2019	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2018	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2017	New Zealand
2016	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2015	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Fiji	Tonga
2014	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Cook Islands
2013	New Zealand
2012	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2011	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2010	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2009	New Zealand
2008	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2007	New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	Tonga	Fiji
2006	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea
2005	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea
2004	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea
2003	Australia	New Zealand	Tonga	Papua New Guinea

OFC Teams in Major Tournaments

This section shows how OFC teams have done in big international football tournaments.

•  1st  – Champion (won the tournament)
•  2nd  – Runner-up (came in second place)
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
• R1 – Round 1 (group stage or first knockout round)
• R2 – Round 2 (second group stage or knockout round of 16)
• QF – Quarter-finals (knockout round of 8)
•  •  — Did not qualify
•  ×  — Did not enter / withdrew / banned
•     — Host country

FIFA World Cup for Men

Oceania has sent teams to the FIFA World Cup four times. Australia went in 1974 and 2006. New Zealand went in 1982 and 2010. Only Australia in 2006 made it past the first round.

The OFC is the only FIFA group that doesn't always get a spot in the FIFA World Cup finals. This was a big reason why Australia left the OFC in 2006. From 1986 onwards, the OFC winner had to play against teams from other parts of the world to get a World Cup spot.

Good news! Starting in 2026, the OFC will finally have a guaranteed spot in the FIFA World Cup. This is because the tournament is growing from 32 to 48 teams.

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	Years	inclusive WC Qual.
OFC qualifier	–							1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026
Australia								•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	Part of AFC					2	11
New Zealand				×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•		2	14
Total (2 teams)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	TBD	4	–

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Qualifier	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Format
1974 (16)	Australia	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	5	Entered in Asia
1982 (24)	New Zealand	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	12	Entered in Asia
2006 (32)	Australia	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	5	6	First round Second round Third round Play-off
2010 (32)	New Zealand	Group stage	22nd	3	0	3	0	2	2	First round Second round Play-off
Total (2 teams)	4/23	Round of 16	14th	13	1	5	7	9	25

OFC Play-off Results for World Cup

OFC teams often have to play against teams from other confederations to qualify for the World Cup. Here are some of those important playoff results:

1970 AFC–OFC Final Round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Israel	2–1	Australia	1–0	1–1

1974 AFC–OFC Final Round

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	(A) 2–2	South Korea	0–0	2–2

1986 UEFA–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Scotland	2–0	Australia	2–0	0–0

1990 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Colombia	1–0	Israel	1–0	0–0

Israel played in the OFC zone for political reasons.

1994 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Canada	3–3 (P)	Australia	2–1	1–2

1994 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	1–2	Argentina	1–1	0–1

1998 AFC–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Iran	(A) 3–3	Australia	1–1	2–2

2002 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	1–3	Uruguay	1–0	0–3

2006 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Uruguay	1–1 (P)	Australia	1–0	0–1

2010 AFC–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bahrain	0–1	New Zealand	0–0	0–1

2014 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mexico	9–3	New Zealand	5–1	4–2

2018 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
New Zealand	0–2	Peru	0–0	0–2

2022 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Costa Rica	1–0	New Zealand

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	Years	inclusive W. WC Qual.
Australia	•	R1	R1	R1	Part of AFC					3	4
New Zealand	R1	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	6	8
Total (2 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	12

Olympic Games Football for Men

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team Total (3 teams)	1900 (3)	1904 (3)		1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2020 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
Australia	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	4th	GS	GS	QF	Part of AFC					6
Fiji	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
New Zealand	×	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	QF	Q	4

Olympic Games Football for Women

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team Total (2 teams)	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	2024 (12)	Years
Australia	•	GS	QF	Part of AFC					2
New Zealand	•	•	•	GS	QF	GS	GS	Q	5

OFC Nations Cup for Men

OFC Nations Cup record
Team (Total 15 teams)	1973 (5)	1980 (8)	1996 (4)	1998 (6)	2000 (6)	2002 (8)	2004 (6)	2008 (4)	2012 (8)	2016 (8)	2024 (8)	Years
New Zealand	1st	GS	SF	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	Q	10
Tahiti	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	GS	3rd	5th	•	1st	GS	Q	9
Vanuatu	4th	GS	•	GS	4th	4th	6th	4th	GS	GS	Q	9
Fiji	5th	4th	•	3rd	••	GS	4th	3rd	GS	GS	Q	8
Solomon Islands	×	GS	SF	•	3rd	GS	2nd	•	4th	SF	Q	7
Australia	×	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	Member of AFC				6
New Caledonia	3rd	3rd	•	•	•	GS	•	2nd	2nd	SF	Q	6
Papua New Guinea	×	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	×	GS	2nd	Q	4
Cook Islands	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	•	•	•	•		2
Samoa	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS		2
American Samoa	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	0
Tonga	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		0
Tuvalu	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	0
Kiribati	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	0
Niue	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	0

OFC Women's Nations Cup

OFC Women's Nations Cup record
Team (Total 15 teams)	1983 (4)	1986 (4)	1989 (5)	1991 (3)	1994 (3)	1998 (6)	2003 (5)	2007 (4)	2010 (8)	2014 (4)	2018 (8)	2022 (9)	Years
New Zealand	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	11
Papua New Guinea	—	×	5th	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	q	9
Australia	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Member of AFC					7
Cook Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	5th	×	3rd	3rd	GS	QF	5
Fiji	4th	—	—	—	—	4th	×	×	GS	—	2nd	q	4
Tonga	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	3rd	GS	4th	GS	QF	5
Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	4th	×	—	—	GS	q	3
Chinese Taipei	—	1st	1st	Member of AFC									2
New Caledonia	3rd	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—	4th	QF	3
Solomon Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4th	4th	—	•	q	2
Tahiti	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	GS	QF	3
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	×	—	—	—	•	×	1
Australia B	—	—	4th	—	—	—	—	Member of AFC					1
New Zealand B	—	4th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Vanuatu	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	•	GS	2

FIFA U-20 World Cup for Men

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Australia		•	QF	R1	R1	R1	•	4th	4th	QF	R2	R1	R2	R2	R1	Part of AFC								12
Fiji		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	2
New Zealand		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	7
Tahiti			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	•	2
Vanuatu	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	1
Total (5 teams)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	24

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (24)	Years
Australia	QF	QF	GS	Part of AFC								3
Fiji	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
New Zealand	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	Q	9
Papua New Guinea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Total (4 teams)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	14

FIFA U-17 World Cup for Men

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (24)	Years
Australia	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF	•	2nd	QF	R1	R1	Part of AFC								10
New Caledonia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	2
New Zealand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R1	10
Solomon Islands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	1
Total (4 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	23

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	2024 (16)	Years
New Zealand	R1	R1	R1	GS	GS	3rd	GS	q	7
Total (1 team)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		7

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	2024 (24)	Years
Australia	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	Part of AFC					5
New Zealand										Q	1
Solomon Islands						R1	R1	R1	R1		4
Total (3 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	10

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team	2005 (12)	2006< (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)	2024 (16)	2025 (16)	Years
Australia	R1	Part of AFC												1
Solomon Islands		R1	R1	R1	R1		R1							5
Tahiti						R1	4th	2nd	2nd	R1	QF	QF		7
Total (3 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	13

Notes

Former Tournaments: FIFA Confederations Cup

The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament for the champions of each FIFA confederation.

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Years
Australia	×	×	2nd	•	3rd	•	GS	Part of AFC			3
New Zealand	×	×	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	4
Tahiti	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Total (3 teams)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8

See also

In Spanish: Confederación de Fútbol de Oceanía para niños

• Oceania association football club records and statistics
• International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
  • Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
  • Confederation of African Football (CAF)
  • Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
  • Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL)
  • Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
• List of association football competitions