OFC Men's Nations Cup records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the OFC Men's Nations Cup.

Debut of national teams
Never qualified:, 🇰🇮 kiribati, 🇳🇺 niue, , 🇹🇻 tuvalu

Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. 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. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * – Semi-finals (in years without a 3rd/4th play-off)
 * 5th — Fifth place
 * 6th — Sixth place
 * GS – Group stage
 * &mdash; Qualified for an upcoming tournament
 * &mdash; Qualified but withdrew
 * &mdash; Did not qualify
 * &mdash; Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
 * &mdash; Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Notes

All-time

 * Most championships
 * 6, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)


 * Most finishes in the top two
 * 7, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2016, 2024)


 * Most finishes in the top four
 * 10, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)


 * Most second place finishes
 * 3, (1973, 1980, 1996)

Consecutive

 * Most consecutive championships
 * 2, 🇦🇺 australia (1980, 1996), 🇳🇿 new zealand (2016, 2024)


 * Most consecutive finishes in the top two
 * 6, 🇦🇺 australia (1980, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)


 * Most consecutives finishes in the top four
 * 8, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)

Gaps

 * Longest gap between successive titles
 * 25 years, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973–1998)


 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
 * 16 years, (1996–2012)


 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
 * 16 years, (2008–2024),  (2008–2024)

Host team

 * Best finish by host team
 * Champions, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973, 2002), 🇦🇺 australia (2004)

Debuting teams

 * Best finish by a debuting team
 * Champions, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973), 🇦🇺 australia (1980)

Other

 * Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion
 * 2, 🇳🇨 new caledonia (2008, 2012)


 * Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion
 * 5, (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024),  (1996, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2016),  (1973, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2024)


 * Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two
 * 5, (1980, 1998, 2004, 2008, 2024)

All-time

 * Progressed from the group stage the most times
 * 10, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1973, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)


 * Eliminated in the group stage the most times
 * 4, 🇵🇬 papua new guinea (1980, 2002, 2012, 2024), (1980, 1998, 2012, 2016)


 * Most appearances, never progressed from the group stage
 * 3, (2012, 2016, 2024)

Consecutive

 * Most consecutive progressions from the group stage
 * 9, 🇳🇿 new zealand (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)


 * Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage
 * 3, (2012, 2016, 2024)

All-time

 * Most matches played
 * 48, 🇳🇿 new zealand


 * Most wins
 * 36, 🇳🇿 new zealand


 * Most losses
 * 28,


 * Most draws
 * 6, 🇵🇬 papua new guinea,


 * Most matches played without a win
 * 9,


 * Most goals scored
 * 142, 🇦🇺 australia


 * Most goals conceded
 * 93,


 * Fewest goals scored
 * 1, 🇨🇰 cook islands


 * Fewest goals conceded
 * 13, 🇦🇺 australia


 * Most meetings between two teams, final match
 * 3 times, 🇦🇺 australia vs 🇳🇿 new zealand (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)

Teams yet to qualify for finals
The following five teams which are current OFC members have never qualified for the Nations Cup.

Legend
 * – Did not qualify
 * – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Overall top goalscorers
Players in bold are still active at international level.

Hat-tricks
A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.