1980 OFC Nations Cup

The 1980 OFC Nations Cup was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The eight participating teams were Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti. Australia defeated Tahiti 4-2 in the final to secure a championship title which would last for 16 years. The hosts, New Caledonia, defeated Fiji to finish third.

1980 OFC Nations Cup
Coupe d'Océanie des nations 1980
1980 OFC Aibu te Fenua
Tournament details
Host countryNew Caledonia
Dates24 February – 1 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up Tahiti
Third place New Caledonia
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored94 (6.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ian Hunter
Eddie Krncevic
(5 goals each)

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti 3 3 0 0 21 5 +16 6 Advance to final
2  Fiji 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 2
4  Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source:
Fiji 3–1 Solomon Islands
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Tahiti 3–1 New Zealand
Alfred Wabealo  61'
Andre Wabealo  73'
Erroll Bennett  85'		 Steve Sumner  47' (pen.)
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Fiji 4–0 New Zealand
D. Chand  10', 39'
M. Vuilabasa  31', 63'
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Tahiti 12–1 Solomon Islands
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Tahiti 6–3 Fiji
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
New Zealand 6–1 Solomon Islands
Michael Groom  6'
Mark Armstrong  16', 65', 69'
Bill de Graaf  24', 39'		 E. Karitea  66'
Stade de Magenta, Noumea

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 6 Advance to final
2  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 12 11 +1 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 6 22 −16 2
4  New Hebrides 3 0 0 3 6 9 −3 0
Source:
Papua New Guinea 4–3 New Hebrides
Australia 8–0 New Caledonia
Danny Moulis  ?'
Ian Hunter  ?', ?'
Paul Kay  ?', ?'
Eddie Krncevic  ?', ?', ?'
Australia 11–2 Papua New Guinea
Danny Moulis  ?'
Arno Bertogna  ?'
Vic Bozanic  ?'
Ian Hunter  ?', ?', ?'
Eddie Krncevic  ?'
Peter Sharne  ?', ?', ?', ?'		 Mouagi  ?'
Torea  ?'
New Caledonia 4–3 New Hebrides
Australia 1–0 New Hebrides
Eddie Krncevic  ?'
New Caledonia 8–0 Papua New Guinea

Knockout stage

Third place
New Caledonia 2–1 Fiji
Jean Xowi  36'
Jacob Xowi  62'		 Mohamed Salim  3'

Final
Main article: 1980 OFC Nations Cup Final
Australia 4–2 Tahiti
Paul Kay  4', 29'
Danny Moulis
Vic Bozanic 		Andre Wabealo  11'
Erroll Bennett
 1980 OFC Nations Cup 

Australia
1st title

Champions Squad

Coach: Rudi Gutendorf

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
2DF Alan Davidson (1960-06-01)1 June 1960 (aged 19) 1 South Melbourne
3MF Arno Bertogna (1959-04-09)9 April 1959 (aged 20) 2 Newcastle Australs
2DF Danny Moulis (1960-07-25)25 July 1960 (aged 19) 0 Sydney Olympic
4FW Eddie Krncevic (1960-08-14)14 August 1960 (aged 19) 29 Marconi
3MF George Christopoulos (1960-12-11)11 December 1960 (aged 19) 1 South Melbourne
1GK Greg Woodhouse (1960-01-02)2 January 1960 (aged 20) 8 APIA-Leichhardt
4FW Ian Hunter (1961-08-10)10 August 1961 (aged 18) 0 Blacktown City
4FW Mark Brusasco (1960-08-24)24 August 1960 (aged 19) 0 Brisbane City
3MF Paul Kay (1962-05-18)18 May 1962 (aged 17) 0 St. George
3MF Peter Raskopoulos (1962-02-22)22 February 1962 (aged 18) 0 Sydney Olympic
3MF Peter Sharne (1956-03-22)22 March 1956 (aged 23) 16 Marconi
3MF Steve Blair (1961-12-28)28 December 1961 (aged 18) 0
2DF Steve Hogg (1960-02-14)14 February 1960 (aged 20) 1 Brisbane Lions
3MF Theo Selemidis (1959-10-27)27 October 1959 (aged 20) 0 Heidelberg United
2DF Vic Bozanic (1957-10-30)30 October 1957 (aged 22) 0 West Adelaide
1GK Yakka Banovic (1956-11-12)12 November 1956 (aged 23) 0 Derby County
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