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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)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsImage New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-upImage Tahiti
Third placeImage New Caledonia
Fourth placeImage New Hebrides
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored38 (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 →

The 1973 Oceania 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

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Auckland
Newmarket Park
Capacity: 14,000

First round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Image New Zealand 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to final
2 Image Tahiti 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3 Image New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 4 Advance to third place play-off
4 Image New Hebrides 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
5 Image Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Tahiti Image2–1Image New Caledonia
Erroll Bennett Image (?)
Alexis Tumahai Image (?)		 Report Roger Mandin Image (?)
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Caledonia Image4–1Image New Hebrides
Jean Hmae Image (?)
Segin Wayewol Image (?)
Pierre Wacapo Image (?)		 Report Michael Dupuy Image (?)
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)
New Zealand Image1–1Image Tahiti
Alan Vest Image (?) Report Erroll Bennett Image (?)
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
New Caledonia Image2–0Image Fiji
Segin Wayewol Image (?) Report
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
Tahiti Image1–0Image New Hebrides
Erroll Bennett Image (?) Report
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
New Hebrides Image2–1Image Fiji
Alick Saurei Image (?)
Jacky Valette Image (?)		 Report Josateki Kurivitu Image (?)
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand Image2–1Image New Caledonia
Alan Marley Image (?)
Colin Latimour Image (?)		 Report Jean Xowie Image (?)
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
New Zealand Image3–1Image New Hebrides
Malcolm Bland Image (?)
Brian Hardman Image (?)
Alan Marley Image (?)		 Report Raymond Valette Image (?)
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Third place play-off

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New Caledonia Image2–1Image New Hebrides
Gerald Delmas Image (?)
Jean Xowie Image (?)		 Report Charles Galinie Image (?)
Referee: P. Tahuaitu (Tahiti)

Final

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New Zealand Image2–0Image Tahiti
David Taylor Image (?)
Alan Marley Image (?)		 Report
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)
 1973 OFC Nations Cup winners 
Image
New Zealand
First title

Goalscorers

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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