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) New Zealand Alan Marley
New Caledonia 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 GD Pts
1 New Zealand4310114+77
2 Tahiti422072+56
3 New Caledonia420285+34
4 New Hebrides411248−43
5 Fiji4004213−110
Tahiti  2–1  New Caledonia
Erroll Bennett  ?'
Alexis Tumahai  ?'		 Roger Mandin  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand  5–1  Fiji
Brian Turner  ?'
David Taylor  ?'
Geoff Brand  ?'
Malcolm Bland  ?'
Alan Vest  ?'		 Terio Vakatawa  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Caledonia  4–1  New Hebrides
Jean Hmae  ?', ?'
Segin Wayewol  ?'
Pierre Wacapo  ?'		 Michael Dupuy  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)
New Zealand  1–1  Tahiti
Alan Vest  ?' Erroll Bennett  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
New Caledonia  2–0  Fiji
Segin Wayewol  ?', ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti  0–0  New Hebrides
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
 New Hebrides 2–1  Fiji
Alick Saurei  ?'
Jacky Valette  ?'		 Josateki Kurivitu  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand  2–1  New Caledonia
Alan Marley  ?'
Colin Latimour  ?'		 Jean Xowie  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti  4–0  Fiji
Claude Carrara  ?'
Harold Ng Fok  ?'
Gilles Malinowski  ?'
Roland de Marigny  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Zealand  3–1  New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland  ?'
Brian Hardman  ?'
Alan Marley  ?'		 Raymond Valette  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Third place play-off

New Caledonia  2–1  New Hebrides
Gerald Delmas  ?'
Jean Xowie  ?'		 Charles Galinie  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Final

New Zealand  2–0  Tahiti
David Taylor  ?'
Alan Marley  ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
 1973 OFC Nations Cup Winners 

New Zealand
First title


Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Tournament team rankings

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  New Zealand 5 4 1 0 13 4 +9 13 Champion
2  Tahiti 5 2 2 1 9 2 +7 8 Runner-up
3  New Caledonia 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9 Third place
4  New Hebrides 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 4 Fourth place
5  Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 Eliminated in
group stage
Source:

References

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