Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)
Appearance
Sport | Australian rules football |
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First season | 2009 |
Most recent champion(s) | Nauru (2019) |
Most titles | Fiji 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
[edit]The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.
Results
[edit]Year | Host | Participants | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Ref. |
2009 | Fiji | Cathedral Secondary School Grounds, Suva | Tonga | Nauru | [6][7] | |
2010 | Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | [8] | |
2011 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | New Zealand | Nauru | [9][10] | |
2012 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | Fiji | Nauru | [11] | |
2013 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | Nauru | Fiji | [12] | |
2014 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | Fiji | Nauru | [13] | |
2015 | Fiji | Furnival Park, Suva | Nauru | Fiji | [14][15] | |
2016 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | Nauru | Fiji | [16][4] | |
2017 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | Fiji | Nauru | [17] | |
2018 | Fiji |
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Albert Park, Suva | Fiji | Nauru | [18] |
2019 | Fiji |
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Albert Park, Suva | Nauru | Fiji | [19] |
2023 | Fiji | Albert Park, Suva | Papua New Guinea | Nauru | [20][21] |
References
[edit]- ^ Willie, Adele. "U-15 AFL BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2018 OCEANIA CUP IN FIJI". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Biudole, Noa. "AFL Oceania Cup: Fiji to face Nauru tomorrow". Fiji Times. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Event: Youth Oceania Cup 2010". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ a b Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Youth Oceania Cup takes flight from today in Suva". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "The AFL South East U16 Oceania Cup to Return in 2023". AFL New Zealand. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ Northey, Brett. "2009 Oceania Cup in pictures". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Northey, Brett. "Tonga the champions in rollercoaster day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "PNG win Oceania Cup". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Fiji Hosts AFL Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Ratuva, Anasilini. "Kiwis Win Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2012 AFL Oceania Cup results - Fiji come out on top". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Oceania Cup 2013 - Nauru claim the title". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Christiansen, Michael. "Fiji take out 2014 AFL Oceania Youth Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Mannan, Justine. "Nauru Champs In 2015". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2015 Oceania Cup - Nauru Stars triumph". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2016 AFL Oceania Cup Grand Final Day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Shaibani, Frederick. "Fiji Tribe take home Oceania Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ Narayan, Grace. "Fijian Tribe Defends Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "NAURU Stars WIN 2019 Oceania Cup". AFL Nauru. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Oceania AFL Cup returns, Nauru faces Fiji first up". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "PNG Wins Oceania Title". The National. Retrieved 11 February 2024.