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Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation logo.svg
Oceania Football Confederation member associations map.svg
AbbreviationOFC
Formation1966; 54 years ago (1966)
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
Region served
Oceania
(Australian continent)
Membership
14 member associations (11 full)
Official language
English
Lambert Maltock
Parent organization
FIFA
Websitewww.oceaniafootball.com

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, and other Pacific Island countries. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport. Consequently, the OFC has little influence in the wider football world,[] either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 Confederations Cup.

In 2006, the OFC's largest and most successful nation, Australia, left to join the Asian Football Confederation, leaving New Zealand as the largest federation within the OFC.

David Chung has been the President of OFC until April 2018. Rajesh Patel is the Senior Vice President, Lee Harmon is the Vice-President while Tai Nicholas is the General Secretary.[1]

Member nations

Current members

OFC is made up of 11 full member associations and 3 associate members. Those three are associate members of the OFC, but are not FIFA members.[2]

Code Association National teams Founded Membership FIFA
affiliation 		OFC
affiliation 		IOC
member
ASA  American Samoa (M, W) 1984 Full 1998 1998 Yes [Note 1]
COK  Cook Islands (M, W) 1971 Full 1994 1994 Yes [Note 2]
FIJ  Fiji (M, W) 1938 Full 1964 1966 Yes
KIR  Kiribati (M, W) 1980 Associate N/A 2007 Yes
NCL  New Caledonia (M, W) 1928 Full 2004 2004 No [Note 3]
NZL  New Zealand (M, W) 1891 Full 1948 1966 Yes
NIU  Niue (M, W) 1960 Associate N/A 2006 No [Note 2]
PNG  Papua New Guinea (M, W) 1962 Full 1966 1966 Yes
SAM  Samoa (M, W) 1968 Full 1986 1986 Yes
SOL  Solomon Islands (M, W) 1979 Full 1988 1988 Yes
TAH  Tahiti (M, W) 1989 Full 1990 1990 No [Note 3]
TGA  Tonga (M, W) 1965 Full 1994 1994 Yes
TUV  Tuvalu (M, W) 1979 Associate N/A 2006 Yes
VAN  Vanuatu (M, W) 1934 Full 1988 1988 Yes

Notes

  1. ^ Unincorporated territory of the United States
  2. ^ a b Free associated state with New Zealand
  3. ^ a b Collectivity of France

Former members

Israel entered OFC World Cup qualification in 1986 and 1990 due to political reasons, though it never became a formal OFC member.

Non-members

Several sovereign states or dependencies in Oceania have national teams with no affiliation. All play infrequently and may have been inactive for several years. There are also some which do not have a national team.

Sovereign states and dependencies with territory in Oceania but are members of other federations:
Asian Football Confederation

History

The confederation formed in 1966 with the following as founding members[4]:

Australia resigned as an OFC member in 1972 to pursue membership with the AFC, but they rejoined in 1978.[5][6]Chinese Taipei was an OFC member from 1975 to 1989. In 1996 FIFA confirmed the OFC as a full confederation and granted it a seat on the FIFA executive.[7] In 1998 the OFC unveiled a new logo and an official magazine, entitled The Wave. On 24 May 2004, New Caledonia became the 12th member of the OFC. On 1 January 2006, Australia left the OFC again and joined the Asian Football Confederation. In 2008 an associate member, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, also left the OFC and in 2009 joined the AFC as a quasi-member. In late 2009 the Palau Soccer Association also applied for the same status with the AFC.[8]

Presidents

Competitions

Current title holders

Competitions Champion Title Runner-Up Next edition
Clubs
OFC Champions League New Caledonia Hienghène Sport 1st New Caledonia Magenta 2020
OFC Futsal Champions League Solomon Islands Kooline 1st New Caledonia AS PTT 2020
Nations men
OFC Nations Cup New Zealand New Zealand 5th Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 2020
OFC U-23 Championship[a]  New Zealand 1st  Solomon Islands 2023
OFC U-20 Championship  New Zealand 7th  Tahiti 2020
OFC Youth Development Tournament India India 1st French Polynesia Tahiti TBA
OFC U-17 Championship  New Zealand 7th  Solomon Islands 2020
OFC Futsal Nations Cup[b]  Solomon Islands 5th  New Zealand 2023
OFC Youth Futsal Tournament  Solomon Islands 1st  New Zealand TBA
OFC Beach Soccer Nations Cup[c]  Tahiti 2nd  Solomon Islands 2021
Nations women
OFC Women's Nations Cup  New Zealand 6th  Fiji 2022
OFC U-20 Women's Championship  New Zealand 6th  Fiji 2021
OFC U-17 Women's Championship  New Zealand 4th  New Caledonia 2021
OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament[d]  New Zealand 3rd  Papua New Guinea TBA
OFC Women's Futsal Championship  New Zealand 1st  Tonga TBA

OFC Competitions

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Oceania has sent representatives to the FIFA World Cup four times: Australia in 1974 and 2006, and New Zealand in 1982 and 2010. (Australia has additionally qualified three times since leaving the OFC for the AFC following the 2006 FIFA World Cup: 2010, 2014 and 2018.) Neither Australia in 1974 nor New Zealand in 1982 and 2010 progressed beyond the first round. Of the four teams, only Australia in 2006 advanced to the second round.

The OFC is the only FIFA confederation that does not have a guaranteed spot in the World Cup finals (a major reason for the Australians leaving the confederation in 2006 to join Asia). Between 1966 and 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian zone qualification tournament, while from 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian zone qualification tournament have to enter the intercontinental play-offs against teams from other confederations in order to gain a spot in the FIFA World Cup finals.

Senior OFC teams record

OFC FIFA World Cup record
Year Qualifier Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Format
Uruguay 1930 No teams from Oceania entered
Kingdom of Italy 1934
French Fourth Republic 1938
Second Brazilian Republic 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 No OFC team qualified Entered in Africa and Asia
Mexico 1970 Entered in Asia
West Germany 1974  Australia Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 5 Entered in Asia
Argentina 1978 No OFC team qualified Entered in Asia
Spain 1982  New Zealand Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 Entered in Asia
Mexico 1986 No OFC team qualified Round-robin
Play-off
Italy 1990 First round
Second round
Play-off
United States 1994 First Round
Second Round
1st play-off
2nd play-off
France 1998 First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Play-off
South Korea Japan 2002 First Round
Second Round
Play-off
Germany 2006  Australia[n 1] Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 6 First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Play-off
South Africa 2010  New Zealand Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 First Round
Second Round
Play-off
Brazil 2014 No OFC team qualified First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Play-off
Russia 2018 First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Play-off
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total 4/23 Round of 16 13 1 5 7 9 25
  1. ^ Australia qualified through OFC qualifying competition however the Football Federation Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC on 1 January 2006.

OFC play-off record

1970 AFC-OFC Final Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Israel  2-1  Australia 1-0 1-1

1974 AFC-OFC Final Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  2-21  South Korea 0-0 2-2

1 Australia beat South Korea 1-0 in a play-off to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

1986 UEFA-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Scotland  2-0  Australia 2-0 0-0

1990 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colombia  1-0  Israel 1-0 0-0

Israel played in the OFC zone for political reasons.

1994 CONCACAF-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Canada  3-3 (P)  Australia 2-1 1-2

1994 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1-2  Argentina 1-1 0-1

1998 AFC-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Iran  (A) 3-3  Australia 1-1 2-2

2002 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1-3  Uruguay 1-0 0-3

2006 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uruguay  1-1 (P)  Australia 1-0 0-1

2010 AFC-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahrain  0-1  New Zealand 0-0 0-1

2014 CONCACAF-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mexico  9-3  New Zealand 5-1 4-2

2018 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  0-2  Peru 0-0 0-2

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Women's World Cup Finals

Australia is no longer an OFC member since 2006, when they joined the AFC.

Team China
1991		 Sweden
1995		 United States
1999		 United States
2003		 China
2007		 Germany
2011		 Canada
2015		 France
2019		 Total
 Australia GS GS GS part of AFC 3
 New Zealand GS GS GS GS GS 5

FIFA Confederations Cup

Legend
  • 1st - Champions
  • 2nd - Runners-up
  • 3rd - Third place
  • 4th - Fourth place
  • GS - Group stage
  • Q -- Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • q -- Qualified; tournament in progress
  •  oo  -- Qualified but withdrew
  •  o  -- Did not qualify
  •  ×  -- Did not enter / Withdrew from the OFC Nations Cup or withdrew from the Confederations Cup / Banned
  •    -- Hosts
Team 1992
Saudi Arabia 		1995
Saudi Arabia 		1997
Saudi Arabia 		1999
Mexico 		2001
South Korea
Japan 		2003
France 		2005
Germany 		2009
South Africa 		2013
Brazil 		2017
Russia 		Total
 Australia × × 2nd o 3rd o GS 3
 New Zealand o o o GS o GS o GS o GS 4
 Tahiti o o o o o o o o GS o 1
Total 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Legend
  • 1st — Champions
  • 2nd — Runners-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • 4th — Fourth place
  • QF — Quarterfinals
  • R2 — Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012-present: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 — Round 1
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    — Hosts
Nation 1989
Netherlands		 1992
Hong Kong		 1996
Spain		 2000
Guatemala		 2004
Taiwan		 2008
Brazil		 2012
Thailand		 2016
Colombia		 Years
 Australia R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 5
 Solomon Islands R1 R1 R1 3
Nations 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Legend
  • 1st -- Champions
  • 2nd -- Runners-up
  • 3rd -- Third place
  • 4th -- Fourth place
  • QF -- Quarterfinals (1999-2001, 2004-present)
  • R1 -- Round 1
  • q -- Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  oo  -- Qualified but withdrew
  •  o  -- Did not qualify
  •     -- Hosts
Nation Brazil
1995 		Brazil
1996 		Brazil
1997 		Brazil
1998 		Brazil
1999 		Brazil
2000 		Brazil
2001 		Brazil
2002 		Brazil
2003 		Brazil
2004 		Brazil
2005 		Brazil
2006 		Brazil
2007 		France
2008 		United Arab Emirates
2009 		Italy
2011 		French Polynesia
2013 		Portugal
2015 		The Bahamas
2017 		Years
 Australia o o o o o o o o o o R1
9th 		1
 Solomon Islands o o o o o o o o o o o R1
12th 		R1
16th 		R1
12th 		R1
13th 		o R1
11th 		o 5
 Tahiti o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o R1
12th 		4th 2nd 2nd 4
Nations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

Rankings

Men's & women's national teams

  • Last updates:
    • Men's national teams - 19 September 2019[9]
    • Women's national teams - 7 June 2018[10]
Top women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA. 		Top men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
OFC FIFA Nation Points +/- OFC FIFA Nation Points +/-
1 23  New Zealand 1766 Decrease 4 1 122  New Zealand 1157 Decrease 5
2 50  Papua New Guinea 1479 Steady 2 141  Solomon Islands 1073 Increase 1
3 72  Fiji 1355 Decrease 1 3 154  New Caledonia 1035 Steady
4 87  Tonga 1249 Steady 4 159  Tahiti 1014 Decrease 1
5 91  New Caledonia 1239 Steady 5 163  Fiji 996 Steady
6 97  Tahiti 1218 Decrease 1 5 163  Vanuatu 996 Steady
7 119  Vanuatu 1161 Decrease 1 7 165  Papua New Guinea 991 Increase 3
8 110  Cook Islands 1159 Decrease 1 8 192  American Samoa 900 Increase 2
9 111  Solomon Islands 1153 Decrease 1 9 194  Samoa 894 Increase 3
10 115  Samoa 1130 Decrease 1 10 205  Tonga 862 Increase 2
11 128  American Samoa 1047 Decrease 3 11 999  Cook Islands 908 Decrease 809
  • * - Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
  • ** - Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked


Leading Men's team:

New Zealand national football teamNew Caledonia national football teamFiji national football teamNew Zealand national football team

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Beach soccer national teams

Last updates: 4 July 2019[11]

Men's national beach soccer teams
Rankings are calculated by BSWW.
OFC BSWW Nation Points
1 7  Tahiti 1890
2 35  Solomon Islands 407
3 42  Vanuatu 323
4 45  New Caledonia 260
5 56  Tonga 206
6 117  Fiji 0

References

  1. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation - OFC Home". oceaniafootball.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 2017.
  2. ^ "Member Associations". Oceania Football. Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation - Content". archive.org. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2017.
  4. ^ A Dictionary of Sports Studies. ISBN 019921381X.
  5. ^ OFC History oceaniafootball.com
  6. ^ "Oceania admit Taiwan and Aussies quit". Reuters, UPI. The Straits Times. 1 March 1976.
  7. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Congress - FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 2017.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved .CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - Oceanian Zone - FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 2019.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking - Oceanian Zone - FIFA.com". fifa.com. Retrieved 2018.
  11. ^ "Overall World Ranking OCEANIA - OFC". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 2019.

See also

External links


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