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Oceania Football Confederation

Abbreviation	OFC
Formation	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Region served	Oceania apart from Australia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
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 football (soccer) around the world. The OFC has 13 members. Eleven of these are full members, and two are associate members not connected to FIFA. The OFC helps promote football in Oceania and allows its member countries to try and qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

The OFC is mostly made up of island nations. In these places, football is not always the most popular sport. These nations often have smaller economies and populations, so not much money is made from football. The OFC does not have a huge influence in the wider football world. No OFC team has ever won a major international title. The best result was Australia reaching the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in 1997.

In 2006, Australia, which was the largest and most successful OFC nation at the time, left to join the Asian Football Confederation. This made New Zealand the biggest football group within the OFC. The current president of OFC is Lambert Maltock, who has been in charge since April 2018. The main office for the OFC is in Auckland, New Zealand.

History of Oceania Football

The OFC Home of Football in Ngahue Reserve, Auckland, New Zealand

The OFC started in 1966. It was created to represent countries in the Pacific region. This happened after Australia and New Zealand tried and failed to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The idea for a Pacific football group first came up in 1964. Sid Guppy from the New Zealand Football Association (NZFA) and Jim Bayutti from the Australian Soccer Federation pushed for this idea. They were encouraged by the AFC saying no to them.

After early talks in Tokyo in 1964, Scottish-born Charlie Dempsey was asked by the NZFA to work with Bayutti. Their goal was to create the Oceania Football Confederation. They got enough support, and FIFA approved their plan in 1966. The first members of the OFC were:

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

Representatives from New Caledonia also helped start the OFC in 1966. However, New Caledonia could only be a temporary member. This was because the territory was not yet independent from France in sports matters.

Australia left the OFC in 1972 to try joining the AFC again. But they rejoined the OFC in 1978. They were never official members of the AFC during the 1970s. After Australia left in 1972, Lou Gautier from Soccer World magazine said that an Oceania group was "a pipe dream" with no real benefits for Australian football. Jim Bayutti left the OFC in 1970 because Australia planned to move to the AFC. As a result, Charles Dempsey became the acting secretary of the OFC. Dempsey also led the New Zealand football body.

Dempsey stayed as OFC acting secretary for ten years. He was then elected president in 1982. Other presidents before him included New Zealanders William Walkley and Jack Cowie, and Australians Vic Tuting and Arthur George. Dempsey was president until 2000. He convinced smaller Pacific nations to join the group. These included Samoa (1986), Vanuatu (1988), Tahiti (1990), Tonga and the Cook Islands (both 1994), and American Samoa (1998). Dempsey was the last OFC president from New Zealand or Australia. All presidents since then have been from other Pacific countries.

Australia's men's national team, nicknamed the Socceroos, was the first team from the region to play in a FIFA World Cup. This happened in 1974. They were in a group with Chile, East Germany, and West Germany. They did not score any goals but played well in all three matches. Eight years later, New Zealand's national team, the All Whites, played in their first World Cup. At the 1982 tournament, they lost by bigger scores than Australia had.

From the 1960s to the early 1980s, OFC countries played against AFC nations in different World Cup qualifying tournaments. It was not until the 1986 qualifiers that the OFC had its own separate qualifying tournament. Chinese Taipei was an OFC member from 1975 to 1989. This island nation is in the north Pacific, but it was a member for political reasons. It later rejoined the AFC. Israel (which was never a member) played in the 1986 and 1990 OFC World Cup qualifiers for similar political reasons, even though it is not in the Pacific.

Australia lost several World Cup playoffs against teams from other regions in the 1980s and 1990s. They lost to Scotland in 1985, then Argentina in 1993, and then Iran in 1997. The only time Australia did not reach the inter-confederation playoff during this period was in 1989. In that year, Israel qualified ahead of Australia in the second round of OFC qualifiers. Israel then lost to Colombia.

The closest Australia came to qualifying was against Iran in 1997. Australia was leading 3-1 in total goals late in the second game in Melbourne. But the game was stopped when a pitch invader, Peter Hore, ran onto the field. After that, Australia gave up two quick goals and failed to qualify because of the away goals rule. FIFA officially recognized OFC as a full confederation in 1996. It also gave OFC a seat on the FIFA executive board. In 1998, the OFC introduced a new logo and a magazine called The Wave.

Australia's national team was seen as the strongest team in the OFC for a long time. Many matches involving them were very one-sided, especially in the 1990s and 2000s. For example, in June 1997, during qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, they beat the Solomon Islands 13–0. The next year, they defeated the Cook Islands 16–0 at the 1998 OFC Nations Cup. At the 2000 OFC Nations Cup, they beat them 17–0. Australia's strong performance also happened in women's competitions. For example, at the 1998 OFC Women's Championship, their women's team, The Matildas, beat Fiji 17-0 and American Samoa 21-0.

The very high scores continued in April 2001, during the first round of OFC qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Australia beat Tonga 22–0. After that, they had a 31–0 win over American Samoa and an 11–0 win over Samoa. The game against American Samoa became the biggest win in international football history. It broke the record set in the Tonga game. Also, Archie Thompson broke the record for most goals in an international match, scoring 13.

Australia's amazing scoring in the early qualifying rounds did not help them in their playoff against Uruguay later that year. In the first game, the Socceroos beat the South American team 1–0 in Melbourne. But they lost badly, 3–0, in the away game. Before the away game, there was trouble at the airport in Montevideo. Australian players were spat on, punched, and insulted by Uruguayan fans. On May 24, 2004, New Caledonia became the 12th member of the OFC.

Australia reached another playoff against Uruguay in late 2005. Like in 2001, both teams won one game each. This led to Australia finally ending their long wait to qualify for the World Cup. They won in a dramatic penalty shootout in Sydney. The Socceroos had extra security for the first away game because of the 2001 airport incident. In the second game, the Uruguayan team was booed loudly during their national anthem. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Australia was knocked out by Italy, who went on to win the tournament. Australia's 3–1 group stage win against Japan is the only time an OFC team has won a game at the World Cup.

Australia left the OFC again that same year and joined the Asian Football Confederation. The deal with the AFC was made in June 2005, before Australia beat Uruguay to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. The move became official on January 1, 2006. However, Australia still represented the OFC at that year's World Cup. After Australia joined the AFC in 2006, they tried to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. One of their selling points was that the South Pacific area had never hosted the World Cup. Australian football chief John O'Neill said in July 2006 that the Pacific region should get a chance to host. Australia and New Zealand later co-hosted the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup together, even though they were in different football groups.

In 2008, an associate member, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, also left the OFC. In 2009, it joined the AFC as an associate member. In late 2009, the Palau Football Association, which is in Oceania but not officially linked to the OFC, also tried to join the AFC but was not successful. New Zealand ended its own World Cup drought in 2009. They beat Bahrain to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Australia, now representing the AFC, also played in that tournament. New Zealand was the only team that did not lose a game at the tournament, but they did not get past the group stage.

With Australia gone, New Zealand started playing in World Cup playoffs against teams from other regions more often. They lost badly to Mexico over two games in 2013. They narrowly missed out to Peru in 2017 and Costa Rica in 2022. On March 24, 2025, New Zealand qualified for the 2026 edition. They beat New Caledonia 3-0 in the final game of the new OFC qualification tournament. This new tournament has one guaranteed spot for the OFC.

In November 2024, the OFC announced plans to start a five-month-long OFC Professional League. It is set to begin in January 2026. The first competition will have eight top clubs from different Pacific nations. This could include teams from Australia and Hawaii. Clubs from Hawaii would normally play under CONCACAF because Hawaii is part of the United States. Thirty-two clubs have said they want to join. These include four Australian clubs and teams from New Caledonia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti. The Australian clubs include the Marconi Stallions, South Melbourne FC, and Sunshine Coast Fire. These teams play outside Australia's main A-League competition.

Clubs from countries not in the OFC that want to join will have to pay for their own travel and places to stay. They will probably not be able to play in the FIFA Club World Cup if they win the OFC Professional League. This new competition is expected to replace the OFC Men's Champions League, which has been running since 1987. Auckland FC, a New Zealand-based club in Australia's A-League, wants to join. One reason is that they cannot qualify for the Asian Champions League by winning the A-League, since New Zealand is an OFC country. Two other New Zealand-based clubs outside the A-League, Christchurch United and Nelson Suburbs, also want to join.

The OFC has started the process for clubs to apply to the league. The final eight teams are expected to be chosen by September 2025. Clubs that apply must show they can manage their money for four years. They also need to meet important rules about money, sports, buildings, staff, and legal matters. In May 2025, the OFC confirmed it had chosen 13 possible teams for the final Club Licensing stage. Two of these 13 teams were Australian, and the other 11 were from OFC nations.

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

Member Nations

Current Members

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

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, W)	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	1983–2021
Northern Mariana Islands	Associate	1983–2009
Palau	Associate	2006–2023

•  Israel's men's national team played in OFC World Cup qualifying tournaments in 1986 and 1990 for political reasons, but it was never an OFC member.

Non-Members in Oceania

Three football groups are in Oceania but are not part of the OFC. Instead, they are members of the Asian Football Confederation:

•  Australia
•  Guam
•  Northern Mariana Islands

Most island states near the Pacific coast of Asia (like Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines) joined the AFC before the OFC was even created. The island state of Chinese Taipei (also known as Taiwan) was in the OFC during the 1970s and 1980s due to political issues with China. It had been part of the AFC before joining the OFC and eventually rejoined the AFC.

Football Competitions

National Team Competitions

Men's

• OFC Men's Nations Cup
• OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• OFC U-19 Men's Championship
• OFC U-16 Men's Championship
• OFC Futsal Championship
• OFC Youth Futsal Tournament
• OFC Beach Soccer Championship

Women's

• OFC Women's Nations Cup
• OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• OFC U-20 Women's Championship
• OFC U-17 Women's Championship
• OFC Women's Futsal Cup

Club Competitions

Men's

• OFC Champions League
• OFC Futsal Champions League
• OFC Professional League (new league starting in 2026)

Women's

• OFC Women's Champions League

Current Champions

Competition		Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition
National teams
Nations Cup		2024 (final)	New Zealand	6th	Vanuatu		2028 (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		2024	New Zealand	9th	New Caledonia		2026
U-16/U-17 Championship		2024	New Zealand	10th	Fiji		2025 15-30 Aug
Futsal Nations Cup		2023	New Zealand	2nd	Tahiti		2025 20-24 Sep
Beach Soccer Nations Cup		2024	Tahiti	4rd	Solomon Islands		TBD
National teams (women)
Women's Nations Cup		2022 (final)	Papua New Guinea	1st	Fiji		2025 (final)
Women's Olympic Tournament		2024	New Zealand	5th	Solomon Islands
Pacific Games		2023	Papua New Guinea	6th	Fiji		2027
U-19/U20 Women's Championship		2023	New Zealand	8th	Fiji		2025 21Sep-4Oct
U-16/U17 Women's Championship		2024	New Zealand	6th	Samoa		2025 1-14 Aug
Futsal Women's Nations Cup		2024	New Zealand	1st	Fiji		TBD
Club teams
Champions League		2025 (final)	Auckland City	13th	Hekari United		2026 (final)
OFC Professional League							2026
Futsal Champions League		2024 (final)	AS PTT	1st	Mataks FC		TBD
Club teams (women)
Women's Champions League		2024 (final)	Auckland United	1st	Hekari United		2025 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

Ranking Overview

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 (Men's)

Major Tournament Records

Legend

•  1st  – Champion
•  2nd  – Runner-up
•  3rd  – Third place
•  4th  – Fourth place
• QF – Quarter-finals (top 8)
• R3 – Round 3 (knockout round of 16)
• R2 – Round 2 (knockout round of 16 or 32)
• R1 – Round 1 (group stage or knockout round of 16)
•  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
•  •  — Did not qualify
•  ×  — Did not enter / withdrew / banned / disqualified
•     — Hosts

FIFA World Cup

Teams from Oceania have played in the FIFA World Cup four times: Australia in 1974 and 2006, and New Zealand in 1982 and 2010. Only Australia in 2006 made it past the first round.

The OFC used to be the only FIFA group that did not have a guaranteed spot in the World Cup finals. From 1966 to 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian qualifying tournament. From 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian qualifying tournament had to play against teams from other regions to get a spot in the World Cup.

Starting in 2026, the OFC will have a guaranteed spot in the FIFA World Cup for the first time ever. This is because the competition 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	•	•	•	Q	3	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	Q	5	–

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

Men's Tournament

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	GS	4

Women's Tournament

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	GS	5

OFC Nations Cup

OFC Men's 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	1st	11
Tahiti	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	GS	3rd	5th	•	1st	GS	3rd	10
Vanuatu	4th	GS	•	GS	4th	4th	6th	4th	GS	GS	2nd	10
Fiji	5th	4th	•	3rd	••	GS	4th	3rd	GS	GS	4th	9
Solomon Islands	×	GS	SF	•	3rd	GS	2nd	•	4th	SF	GS	8
Australia	×	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	Part of AFC				6
New Caledonia	3rd	3rd	•	•	•	GS	•	2nd	2nd	SF	×	6
Papua New Guinea	×	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	×	GS	2nd	GS	5
Samoa	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	3
Cook Islands	×	×	×	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	1st	10
Australia	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Part of AFC					7
Cook Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	5th	×	3rd	3rd	GS	QF	5
Fiji	4th	—	—	—	—	4th	×	×	GS	—	2nd	2nd	5
Tonga	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	3rd	GS	4th	GS	QF	5
Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	4th	×	—	—	GS	4th	4
New Caledonia	3rd	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—	—	4th	QF	3
Solomon Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4th	4th	—	•	3rd	3
Tahiti	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	GS	QF	3
Chinese Taipei	—	1st	1st	Part of AFC									2
Vanuatu	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	×	GS	—	•	GS	2
American Samoa	—	—	—	—	—	GS	×	—	—	—	•	×	1
Australia B	—	—	4th	—	—	—	—	Part of AFC					1
New Zealand B	—	4th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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)	2025 (24)	Years
Australia		•	QF	R1	R1	R1	•	4th	4th	QF	R2	R1	R2	R2	R1	Part of AFC									12
Fiji		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	2
New Caledonia		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
New Zealand		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	R1	R2	R2	R2	R2	Q	8
Tahiti			•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	2
Vanuatu		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	1
Total (6 teams)	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	26

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)	2026 (24)	Years
Australia	QF	QF	R1	Part of AFC									3
Fiji	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
New Zealand	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	QF	R1	R1	R1	R1		9
Papua New Guinea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•		1
Total (4 teams)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	16

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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)	2025 (48)	Years
Australia	QF	QF	R1	QF	QF	QF	•	2nd	QF	R1	R1	Part of AFC									10
Fiji	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
New Caledonia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	Q	3
New Zealand	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	R2	R2	R1	R2	R1	R1	R1	Q	11
Solomon Islands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	1
Total (5 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	26

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)	2025 (24)	Years
New Zealand	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	3rd	R1	R1	Q	9
Samoa	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	Q	1
Total (2 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	10

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										R1	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	R1	8
Total (3 teams)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	13

Notes

Former Tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

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