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Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)

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Oceania Cup
SportAustralian rules football
First season2009
Most recent
champion(s)
Nauru Nauru (2019)
Most titlesFiji Fiji
Nauru Nauru
(4 titles)

The Oceania Cup is an annual under-16 Australian rules football competition contested by the national teams of the Oceania region of the Pacific. The tournament is held in December each year.[1][2] The event was first held in 2009.[3][4] Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 edition of the tournament was announced as the first to be held since 2019 and the first to feature a women's division.[5]

Nations

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The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.

Results

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Year Host Participants Venue Winner Runner-up Ref.
2009 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Samoa Samoa
  • Tonga Tonga
Cathedral Secondary School Grounds, Suva Tonga Tonga Nauru Nauru [6][7]
2010 Tonga Tonga
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa Samoa
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Nukuʻalofa Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Tonga Tonga [8]
2011 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa Samoa
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva New Zealand New Zealand Nauru Nauru [9][10]
2012 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [11]
2013 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu/Fiji Vanuatu/Fiji
Albert Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [12]
2014 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [13]
2015 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
Furnival Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [14][15]
2016 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [16][4]
2017 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [17]
2018 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu
Albert Park, Suva Fiji Fiji Nauru Nauru [18]
2019 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • South Pacific All-Stars
  • Tonga Tonga
Albert Park, Suva Nauru Nauru Fiji Fiji [19]
2023 Fiji Fiji
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Nauru Nauru
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Tonga Tonga
Albert Park, Suva Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Nauru Nauru [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ Willie, Adele. "U-15 AFL BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2018 OCEANIA CUP IN FIJI". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ Biudole, Noa. "AFL Oceania Cup: Fiji to face Nauru tomorrow". Fiji Times. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Event: Youth Oceania Cup 2010". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Youth Oceania Cup takes flight from today in Suva". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ^ "The AFL South East U16 Oceania Cup to Return in 2023". AFL New Zealand. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ Northey, Brett. "2009 Oceania Cup in pictures". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ Northey, Brett. "Tonga the champions in rollercoaster day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  8. ^ "PNG win Oceania Cup". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Fiji Hosts AFL Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  10. ^ Ratuva, Anasilini. "Kiwis Win Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  11. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2012 AFL Oceania Cup results - Fiji come out on top". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Oceania Cup 2013 - Nauru claim the title". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  13. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "Fiji take out 2014 AFL Oceania Youth Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  14. ^ Mannan, Justine. "Nauru Champs In 2015". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  15. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2015 Oceania Cup - Nauru Stars triumph". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  16. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2016 AFL Oceania Cup Grand Final Day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  17. ^ Shaibani, Frederick. "Fiji Tribe take home Oceania Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  18. ^ Narayan, Grace. "Fijian Tribe Defends Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  19. ^ "NAURU Stars WIN 2019 Oceania Cup". AFL Nauru. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Oceania AFL Cup returns, Nauru faces Fiji first up". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  21. ^ "PNG Wins Oceania Title". The National. Retrieved 11 February 2024.