The OFC Women's Nations Cup (previously known as the OFC Women's Championship) is a

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tournament for national teams who belong to the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was held every three years from 1983 to 1989. Currently, the tournament is held at irregular intervals. Of the 12 tournaments that have been held,

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won six of them. The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup since 1991. In 2007, the competition took place in

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for the second time.

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and the

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each took part for the first time in the four-team event, which was plagued by withdrawals from six squads. The most recent edition was played in July 2022 in Fiji and was won by Papua New Guinea for the first time. Only four nations have won the trophy: Australia (3 times),

(6 times), Chinese Taipei (2 times), and

(1 time). Australia ceased to be a member of the OFC on January 1, 2006, having elected to join the

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(AFC), and hence no longer participate in the tournament.

History

First Tournaments (1983–1989)

The OFC Women's Nations Cup started in 1983 (as the ''OFC Women's Championship''). The first edition took place in New Caledonia, and was won by New Zealand, after defeating Australia 3–2 in

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. New Caledonia and Fiji also participated in this edition.

hosted the second edition in 1986, won by guests Chinese Taipei, after beating Australia 4–1. A second New Zealand team also played in this tournament. Chinese Taipei won again in 1989, on Australian soil, against New Zealand. This edition marked the debut of Papua New Guinea, who lost all of its games.

First World Cup qualifiers (1991–1995)

The tournament returned in 1991, again in Australia; with only three teams: the hosts, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. This competition also served as the qualifying process for the

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. New Zealand finished first and qualified for the World Cup. In 1995,

was the host. This edition featured the same teams from the previous edition. Australia won the tournament this time and qualified for the

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in Sweden.

1998 to today

The American Samoa and Samoa made their debuts in 1998. This time, the competition took place in Australia, and was won by them. The country won again in 2003. This was their last participation on the championship before moving to the

in 2006. The following editions were all won by New Zealand, with Papua New Guinea in the second place.

Results

The top four placed teams so far were: Notes

Teams reaching the top four

Participating nations

A total of 15 teams have participated in the tournament, including all 11 current full OFC members (associate members are not allowed entry). Additionally, former OFC members Australia and Chinese Taipei previously participated. The secondary teams of Australia and

also each participated once.

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were set to enter the 1989 tournament as invited guests, but withdrew after being refused permission to participate by the Indian government. ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *GS – Group stage *Q – Qualified * – Did not qualify * – Withdrew * * — Hosts Notes

Records and statistics

References

External links

*
Oceania Cup (Women)
at the RSSSF {{Oceanian Championships Oceania Football Confederation competitions for women's national teams Recurring sporting events established in 1983 Oceanian championships