1973 Oceania Cup
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| 1973 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 17–24 February |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of France.svg Tahiti |
| Third place | File:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of the British New Hebrides (1952–1980).svg New Hebrides |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 38 (3.17 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | New Caledonia Segin Wayewol (NCL) New Zealand Alan Marley French Polynesia Erroll Bennett (TAH) (3 goals each) |
1980 → | |
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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.
Venues
| Auckland |
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| Newmarket Park |
| Capacity: 14,000 |
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First round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg Tahiti | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | File:Flag of the British New Hebrides (1952–1980).svg New Hebrides | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 2 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of France.svg Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Vest File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' | Report | Erroll Bennett File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' |
| New Caledonia File:Flag of France.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Segin Wayewol File:Soccerball shade.svg ?', ?' | Report |
| Tahiti File:Flag of France.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of the British New Hebrides (1952–1980).svg New Hebrides |
|---|---|---|
| Erroll Bennett File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' | Report |
Third place play-off
Final
| New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of France.svg Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| David Taylor File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' Alan Marley File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' |
Report |
| 1973 OFC Nations Cup winners |
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| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand First title |
Goalscorers
There were 37 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.08 goals per match.
3 goals
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 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Champion |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg Tahiti | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Runner-up |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg New Caledonia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | File:Flag of the British New Hebrides (1952–1980).svg New Hebrides | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
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.