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1973 Oceania Cup

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1973 Oceania Cup
1973 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates17–24 February
Teams5 (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 played12
Goals scored37 (3.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Caledonia Segin Wayewol
New Zealand Alan Marley
French Polynesia Erroll Bennett
(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.

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to final
2 Tahiti 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3 New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 4 Advance to third place play-off
4 New Hebrides 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
5 Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source:
Tahiti 2–1 New Caledonia
Erroll Bennett Goal ?'
Alexis Tumahai Goal ?'		 [1] Roger Mandin Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand 5–1 Fiji
Brian Turner Goal ?'
David Taylor Goal ?'
Geoff Brand Goal ?'
Malcolm Bland Goal ?'
Alan Vest Goal ?'		 [2] Terio Vakatawa Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Caledonia 4–1 New Hebrides
Jean Hmae Goal ?', ?'
Segin Wayewol Goal ?'
Pierre Wacapo Goal ?'		 [3] Michael Dupuy Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)
New Zealand 1–1 Tahiti
Alan Vest Goal ?' [4] Erroll Bennett Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
New Caledonia 2–0 Fiji
Segin Wayewol Goal ?', ?' [5]
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti 1–0 New Hebrides
Erroll Bennett Goal [6]
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Hebrides 2–1 Fiji
Alick Saurei Goal ?'
Jacky Valette Goal ?'		 [7] Josateki Kurivitu Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand 2–1 New Caledonia
Alan Marley Goal ?'
Colin Latimour Goal ?'		 [8] Jean Xowie Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti 4–0 Fiji
Claude Carrara Goal ?'
Harold Ng Fok Goal ?'
Gilles Malinowski Goal ?'
Roland de Marigny Goal ?'		 [9]
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Zealand 3–1 New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland Goal ?'
Brian Hardman Goal ?'
Alan Marley Goal ?'		 [10] Raymond Valette Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Third place play-off

New Caledonia 2–1 New Hebrides
Gerald Delmas Goal ?'
Jean Xowie Goal ?'		 [11] Charles Galinie Goal ?'
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Final

Main article: 1973 OFC Nations Cup Final
New Zealand 2–0 Tahiti
David Taylor Goal ?'
Alan Marley Goal ?'		 [12]
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)


 1973 OFC Nations Cup Winners 

New Zealand
First title

Goalscorers

There were 37 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.08 goals per match.

3 goals

  • New Caledonia Segin Wayewol (NCL)
  • New Zealand Alan Marley
  • French Polynesia Erroll Bennett (TAH)

2 goals

1 goal

  • Fiji Josateki Kurivitu
  • Fiji Terio Vakatawa
  • New Caledonia Gerald Delmas (NCL)
  • New Caledonia Roger Mandin (NCL)
  • New Caledonia Pierre Wacapo (NCL)
  • New Hebrides Michael Dupuy
  • New Hebrides Charles Galinie
  • New Hebrides Alick Saurei
  • New Hebrides Jacky Valette
  • New Hebrides Raymond Valette
  • New Zealand Geoff Brand
  • New Zealand Brian Hardman
  • New Zealand Colin Latimour
  • New Zealand Brian Turner
  • French Polynesia Claude Carrara (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Harold Ng Fok (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Gilles Malinowski (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Roland de Marigny (TAH)
  • French Polynesia Alexis Tumahai (TAH)

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 3 1 1 10 2 +8 10 Runner-up
3 New Caledonia 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 9 Third place
4 New Hebrides 5 1 0 4 5 11 −6 3 Fourth place
5 Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0 Eliminated in
group stage
Source:

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