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This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Men's Nations Cup.
| Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
| 1973 |  Fiji,  New Caledonia,  New Hebrides,  New Zealand,  Tahiti |
5 | 5 | |
| 1980 |  Australia,  Papua New Guinea,  Solomon Islands |
3 | 8 | |
| 1996 | None | 0 | 8 | |
| 1998 |  Cook Islands |
1 | 9 |  Vanuatu |
| 2000 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2002 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2004 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2008 | None | 0 | 9 | |
| 2012 |  Samoa |
1 | 10 | |
| 2016 | None | 0 | 10 | |
| None (Cancelled) | - | - | ||
| 2024 | None | 0 | 10 | |
Never qualified: 
American Samoa, 
Kiribati, 
Niue, 
Tonga, 
Tuvalu
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 | New Zealand | 11 | 48 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 125 | 39 | +86 | 112 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 13 | +129 | 74 |
| 3 |  Tahiti | 10 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 85 | 89 | −4 | 66 |
| 4 |  New Caledonia | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 40 |
| 5 | Fiji | 9 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 73 | −17 | 40 |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 10 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 93 | −49 | 32 |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 8 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 25 |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 18 |
| 9 | Cook Islands | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 |
| 10 | Samoa | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 56 | −53 | 0 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Tahiti | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanuatu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 | |
- 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 (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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 | Member of AFC | 6 | |||
| New Caledonia |
3rd | 3rd | • | • | • | GS | • | 2nd | 2nd | SF | •• | 6 |
| Papua New Guinea |
× | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | × | GS | 2nd | GS | 5 |
| Samoa[lower-alpha 2] | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | GS | GS | 3 |
| Cook Islands |
× | × | × | GS | GS | × | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Tonga | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 0 |
| American Samoa | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | 0 |
| Niue | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | |||||
| Kiribati | Not an OFC member | × | × | × | × | 0 | ||||||
| Tuvalu | Not an OFC member | • | × | × | × | 0 | ||||||
Notes
| Year | Hosts | Champion | Winning coach | Top scorer(s) (goals) | Best player award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand |
New Zealand |
 Barrie Truman |
Segin Wayewol (3) Alan Marley (3) |
— |
| 1980 | New Caledonia |
Australia |
 Rudi Gutendorf |
Ian Hunter (5) Eddie Krncevic (5) | |
| 1996 | no fixed host | Australia |
 Eddie Thomson |
Kris Trajanovski (7) | |
| 1998 | Australia |
New Zealand |
Ken Dugdale |
Damian Mori (10) | |
| 2000 | Tahiti |
Australia |
Frank Farina |
Craig Foster (5) Clayton Zane (5) | |
| 2002 | New Zealand |
New Zealand |
Mick Waitt |
Joel Porter (6) | |
| 2004 | Australia |
Australia |
Frank Farina |
Tim Cahill (6) Vaughan Coveny (6) | |
| 2008 | no fixed host | New Zealand |
Ricki Herbert |
Shane Smeltz (8) | |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands |
Tahiti |
Eddy Etaeta |
Jacques Haeko (6) |
Nicolas Vallar |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea |
New Zealand |
Anthony Hudson |
Raymond Gunemba (5) |
David Muta |
| 2024 | Fiji Vanuatu |
New Zealand |
Darren Bazeley |
Roy Krishna (5) |
Liberato Cacace |
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)
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,
Fiji (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024), 
Solomon Islands (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016), 
Vanuatu (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2024)
- Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
- 5, Fiji (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024)
All-time
- Progressed from the group stage the most times
- 10, New Zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
- Eliminated in the group stage the most times
- 4,
Papua New Guinea (1980, 2002, 2012, 2024), Vanuatu (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)
- Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
- 3,
Samoa (2012, 2016, 2024)
Consecutive
- Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
- 9, New Zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
- Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
- 3, Samoa (2012, 2016, 2024)
All-time
- Most matches played
- 48, New Zealand
- Most wins
- 36, New Zealand
- Most losses
- 28, Vanuatu
- Most draws
- 6, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti
- Most matches played without a win
- 9, Samoa
- Most goals scored
- 142, Australia
- Most goals conceded
- 93, Vanuatu
- Fewest goals scored
- 1,
Cook Islands
- Fewest goals conceded
- 13, Australia
| Time(s) | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | New Zealand | 1973, 2002 |
| 2 | Australia | 1998, 2004 |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 1980 |
| 1 | Tahiti | 2000 |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2012 |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 2016 |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2024 |
| 1 | Fiji | 2024 |
| 2 | No Host | 1996, 2008 |
| Year | Host nation | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand |
Champions |
| 1980 | New Caledonia |
Third place |
| 1996 | No host | |
| 1998 | Australia |
Runners-up |
| 2000 | Tahiti |
Group stage |
| 2002 | New Zealand |
Champions |
| 2004 | Australia |
Champions |
| 2008 | No host | |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands |
Fourth place |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea |
Runners-up |
| 2024 | Vanuatu Fiji |
Runners-up |
| Fourth place | ||
| Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | New Zealand |
Group stage | Tahiti |
Runners-up |
| 1996 | Australia |
Champions | Tahiti |
Runners-up |
| 1998 | Australia |
Runners-up | Tahiti |
Fourth place |
| 2000 | New Zealand |
Runners-up | Australia |
Champions |
| 2002 | Australia |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Champions |
| 2004 | New Zealand |
Third place | Australia |
Champions |
| 2008 | Australia |
Did not enter | Solomon Islands |
Did not qualify |
| 2012 | New Zealand |
Third place | New Caledonia |
Runners-up |
| 2016 | Tahiti |
Group stage | New Caledonia |
Semi-finals |
| 2024 | New Zealand |
Champions | Papua New Guinea |
Group stage |
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.
 |
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 | Australia |
14 | 10 | 1.40 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2002) |
| 2 | Kris Trajanovski | Australia |
11 | 6 | 1.83 | 2 (1996, 1998) |
| 3 | Shane Smeltz | New Zealand |
10 | 11 | 0.91 | 3 (2004, 2008, 2012) |
| Vaughan Coveny | New Zealand |
10 | 11 | 0.91 | 3 (1996, 1998, 2004) | |
| Roy Krishna | Fiji |
10 | 17 | 0.59 | 4 (2008, 2012, 2016, 2024) | |
| 6 | Chris Wood | New Zealand |
9 | 8 | 1.13 | 2 (2012, 2016) |
| Teaonui Tehau | Tahiti |
9 | 12 | 0.75 | 3 (2012, 2016, 2024) | |
| 8 | Chris Killen | New Zealand |
7 | 12 | 0.58 | 4 (2000, 2002, 2008, 2012) |
| Commins Menapi | Solomon Islands |
7 | 14 | 0.50 | 3 (2000, 2002, 2004) | |
| 10 | Jacques Haeko | New Caledonia |
6 | 5 | 1.20 | 1 (2012) |
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 | ?', ?', ?' | Australia | 8–0 | New Caledonia | 1980 | Group stage | 24 February 1980 |
| 2. | Ian Hunter | 3 | ?', ?', ?' | Australia | 11–2 | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | Group stage | 26 February 1980 |
| 3. | Peter Sharne | 4 | ?', ?', ?', ?' | Australia | 11–2 | Papua New Guinea | 1980 | Group stage | 26 February 1980 |
| 4. | Mark Armstrong | 3 | 16', 65', 69' | New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands | 1980 | Group stage | 29 February 1980 |
| 5. | Kris Trajanovski | 4 | 25', 28', 44', 89' | Australia | 6–0 | Tahiti | 1996 | Final | 27 October 1996 |
| 6. | Kris Trajanovski (II) | 3 | 21', 36', 54' | Australia | 5–0 | Tahiti | 1996 | Final | 1 November 1996 |
| 7. | Damian Mori | 3 | 2', 25', 44' | Australia | 3–1 | Fiji | 1998 | Group stage | 25 September 1998 |
| 8. | Vaughan Coveny | 3 | 11', 25', 39', 40' | New Zealand | 8–1 | Vanuatu | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 9. | Paul Trimboli | 3 | 1', 12', 63' | Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 10. | Damian Mori (II) | 4 | 8', 15', 30', 34' | Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 11. | Kris Trajanovski (III) | 4 | 48', 68', 76 pen.', 88' | Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands | 1998 | Group stage | 28 September 1998 |
| 12. | Gerald Quennet | 3 | 9', 10', 74' | Tahiti | 5–1 | Vanuatu | 1998 | Group stage | 30 September 1998 |
| 13. | Damian Mori (III) | 3 | 1', 32', 81' | Australia | 4–1 | Tahiti | 1998 | Semifinal | 2 October 1998 |
| 14. | Paul Agostino | 3 | 18', 53', 68' | Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 |
| 15. | Craig Foster | 4 | 30', 42', 51', 80' | Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 |
| 16. | Clayton Zane | 3 | 82', 87', 89' | Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands | 2000 | Group stage | 19 June 2000 |
| 17. | Chris Killen | 4 | 9', 10', 28', 51' | New Zealand | 9–1 | Papua New Guinea | 2002 | Group stage | 7 July 2002 |
| 18. | Bobby Despotovski | 4 | 2', 56 pen.', 76', 77' | Australia | 11–0 | New Caledonia | 2002 | Group stage | 8 July 2002 |
| 19. | Joel Porter | 4 | 7', 12', 45', 52' | Australia | 8–0 | Fiji | 2002 | Group stage | 10 July 2002 |
| 20. | Mile Sterjovski | 3 | 51', 61', 74' | Australia | 9–0 | Tahiti | 2004 | Group stage | 31 May 2004 |
| 21. | Tim Cahill | 3 | 39', 66', 75' | Australia | 6–1 | Fiji | 2004 | Group stage | 2 June 2004 |
| 22. | Vaughan Coveny (II) | 3 | 6', 38', 45' | New Zealand | 10–0 | Tahiti | 2004 | Group stage | 4 June 2004 |
| 23. | Brent Fisher | 3 | 16', 22', 63' | New Zealand | 10–0 | Tahiti | 2004 | Group stage | 4 June 2004 |
| 24. | Lorenzo Tehau | 4 | 8', 82', 84', 85' | Tahiti | 10–1 | Samoa | 2012 | Group stage | 1 June 2012 |
| 25. | Bertrand Kaï | 3 | 32', 58', 76' | New Caledonia | 5–2 | Vanuatu | 2012 | Group stage | 1 June 2012 |
| 26. | Jacques Haeko | 5 | 11', 45+1', 71', 89', 90+1' | New Caledonia | 9–0 | Samoa | 2012 | Group stage | 5 June 2012 |
| 27. | Chris Wood | 3 | 10', 24', 29' | New Zealand | 4–3 | Solomon Islands | 2012 | Third place | 10 June 2012 |
| 28. | Raymond Gunemba | 3 | 33', 63', 85' | Papua New Guinea | 8–0 | Samoa | 2016 | Group stage | 5 June 2016 |
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