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1973 Oceania Cup

FieldValue
tourney_nameOceania Cup
other_titles1973 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga
year1973
countryNew Zealand
dates17–24 February
num_teams5
confederations1
venues1
cities1
championNZL
count1
secondTAH
second-flagvar1946
thirdNCL
third-flagvarfrench
fourthNew Hebrides
fourth-flagvar1953
matches12
goals38
top_scorerNew Caledonia Segin Wayewol (NCL)
New Zealand Alan Marley
Tahiti Erroll Bennett (TAH)
(3 goals each)
nextseason1980

| second-flagvar = 1946 | third-flagvar = french | fourth-flagvar = 1953 New Zealand Alan Marley Tahiti Erroll Bennett (TAH) (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.

Venues

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Newmarket Park
Capacity: 14,000

First round

Alexis Tumahai David Taylor
Geoff Brand
Malcolm Bland
Alan Vest

Segin Wayewol
Pierre Wacapo

Jacky Valette Colin Latimour

Harold Ng Fok
Gilles Malinowski
Roland de Marigny Brian Hardman
Alan Marley

Third place play-off

Jean Xowie

Final

Main article: 1973 OFC Nations Cup Final

Alan Marley

Goalscorers

  • NCL Segin Wayewol (NCL)

  • NZL Alan Marley

  • TAH Erroll Bennett (TAH)

  • NCL Jean Hmae (NCL)

  • NCL Jean Xowie (NCL)

  • NZL Malcolm Bland

  • NZL David Taylor

  • NZL Alan Vest

  • FIJ Josateki Kurivitu

  • FIJ Terio Vakatawa

  • NCL Gerald Delmas (NCL)

  • NCL Roger Mandin (NCL)

  • NCL Pierre Wacapo (NCL)

  • New Hebrides Michael Dupuy

  • New Hebrides Charles Galinie

  • New Hebrides Alick Saurei

  • New Hebrides Jacky Valette

  • New Hebrides Raymond Valette

  • NZL Geoff Brand

  • NZL Brian Hardman

  • NZL Colin Latimour

  • NZL Brian Turner

  • TAH Claude Carrara (TAH)

  • TAH Harold Ng Fok (TAH)

  • TAH Gilles Malinowski (TAH)

  • TAH Roland de Marigny (TAH)

  • TAH Alexis Tumahai (TAH)

References

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