1973 OFC Nations Cup

1973 Oceania Cup
1973 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	17 February - 24 February
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up	Tahiti
Third place	New Caledonia
Fourth place	New Hebrides
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	37 (3.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan Marley Segin Wayewol (3 goals each)

The 1973 OFC Nations Cup was the first Oceania-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973. All matches were held at Newmarket Park, in Auckland, and five teams participated: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu) and Fiji.

At the time, the Oceania Football Confederation was not considered a full FIFA Confederation, and as such allowed national teams unaffiliated with FIFA to enter.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams (New Zealand and Tahiti) played off in a final to determine the winner. New Caledonia and New Hebrides also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place.

New Zealand won the tournament with a 2-0 victory in the final, while New Caledonia retained third place by defeating New Hebrides 2-1.

First round

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	New Zealand	4	3	1	0	11	4	7
2	Tahiti	4	2	2	0	7	2	6
3	New Caledonia	4	2	0	2	8	5	4
4	New Hebrides	4	1	1	2	4	8	3
5	Fiji	4	0	0	4	2	13	0

Match results

Tahiti v New Caledonia

17 February 1973

Tahiti	2 : 1	New Caledonia
Erroll Bennett Alexis Tumahai	Summary	Roger Mandin

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

T. Delahunty

New Zealand v Fiji

17 February 1973

New Zealand	5 : 1	Fiji
Brian Turner David Taylor Geoff Brand Malcolm Bland Alan Vest	Summary	Terio Vakatawa

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

A. Nakagawa

New Caledonia v New Hebrides

18 February 1973

New Caledonia	4 : 1	New Hebrides
Jean Hmae Segin Wayewol Pierre Wacapo	Summary	Michael Dupuy

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

P. Tahuaitu

New Zealand v Tahiti

18 February 1973

New Zealand	1 : 1	Tahiti
Alan Vest	Summary	Erroll Bennett

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

P. Raman

New Caledonia v Fiji

20 February 1973

New Caledonia	2 : 0	Fiji
Segin Wayewol	Summary

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

B. Chaudet

Tahiti v New Hebrides

20 February 1973

Tahiti	0 : 0	New Hebrides
	Summary

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

A. Nakagawa

New Hebrides v Fiji

21 February 1973

New Hebrides	2 : 1	Fiji
Alick Saurei Jacky Valette	Summary	Josateki Kurivitu

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

T. Delahunty

New Zealand v New Caledonia

21 February 1973

New Zealand	2 : 1	New Caledonia
Alan Marley Colin Latimour	Summary	Jean Xowie

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

B. Chaudet

Tahiti v Fiji

23 February 1973

Tahiti	4 : 0	Fiji
Claude Carrara Harold Ng Fok Gilles Malinowski Roland de Marigny	Summary

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

A. Nakagawa

New Zealand v New Hebrides

23 February 1973

New Zealand	3 : 1	New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland Brian Hardman Alan Marley	Summary	Raymond Valette

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

P. Tahuaitu

Third Place Playoff

New Caledonia v New Hebrides

February 24, 1973

New Caledonia	2 : 1	New Hebrides
Gerald Delmas Jean Xowie	Summary	Charles Galinie

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

P. Tahuaitu

Final

Main article: 1973 OFC Nations Cup Final

New Zealand v Tahiti

February 24, 1973

New Zealand	2 : 0	Tahiti
David Taylor Alan Marley	Summary

Newmarket Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee:

B. Chaudet

Awards

1973 OFC Nations Cup Winners
New Zealand First title

Goalscorers (overall)

3 goals

Alan Marley
Segin Wayewol

2 goals

1 goal

Geoff Brand
Claude Carrara
Gerald Delmas
Michael Dupuy
Harold Ng Fok
Charles Galinie
Brian Hardman
Josateki Kurivitu
Colin Latimour
Gilles Malinowski
Roger Mandin
Roland de Marigny
Alick Saurei
Alexis Tumahai
Brian Turner
Terio Vakatawa
Jacky Valette
Raymond Valette
Pierre Wacapo

References

rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation page on Oceania Cup. Accessed 6 September 2005.
rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation 1973 Oceania Cup results. Accessed 6 September 2005.

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

OFC Nations Cup

Tournaments	New Zealand 1973 New Caledonia 1980 1996 Australia 1998 Tahiti 2000 New Zealand 2002 Australia 2004 2008 Solomon Islands 2012 Papua New Guinea 2016

Qualifying	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012

Finals	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012

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