1980 OFC Nations Cup

Tournament details
Host country	New Caledonia
Dates	24 February - 1 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	Tahiti
Third place	New Caledonia
Fourth place	Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	94 (6.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ian Hunter (5) Eddie Krncevic (5)

The Oceania Nations Cup 1980 was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The eight participating teams were Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti. Australia defeated Tahiti 4-2 in the final to secure a championship title which would last for 16 years. The hosts, New Caledonia, defeated Fiji 2-1 in third place playoff.

The results were:

Contents 1 Group A 1.1 Standings 2 Group B 2.1 Standings 3 Third Place 4 Final 5 External links

[edit] Group A

• 25-2-1980 Fiji 3-1 Solomon Islands

• 25-2-1980 Tahiti 3-1 New Zealand

• 27-2-1980 Fiji 4-0 New Zealand

• 27-2-1980 Tahiti 12-1 Solomon Islands

• 29-2-1980 Tahiti 6-3 Fiji

• 29-2-1980 New Zealand 6-1 Solomon Islands

[edit] Standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Tahiti 9 3 3 0 0 21 5 Fiji 6 3 2 0 1 10 7 New Zealand 3 3 1 0 2 7 8 Solomon Islands 0 3 0 0 3 3 21 [edit] Group B 24-2-1980  Papua New Guinea 4-3 New Hebrides  24-2-1980  Australia 8-0 New Caledonia  26-2-1980  Australia 11-2 Papua New Guinea  26-2-1980  New Caledonia 4-3 New Hebrides  28-2-1980  Australia 1-0 New Hebrides  26-2-1980  New Caledonia 8-0 Papua New Guinea  [edit] Standings Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA  Australia 9 3 3 0 0 20 2  New Caledonia 6 3 2 0 1 12 11  Papua New Guinea 3 3 1 0 2 6 22  New Hebrides 0 3 0 0 3 6 9 [edit] Third Place 02-3-1980 New Caledonia 2-1 Fiji [edit] Final 03-3-1980 Australia 4-2 Tahiti [edit] External links http://www.oceaniafootball.com/index.cgi?sID=43&intArticleID=433&det=1 v • d • e International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Olympics · Asian Games · All-Africa Games · Pan American Games · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Asia AFC – Asian Cup Africa CAF – Africa Cup of Nations North America CONCACAF – Gold Cup South America CONMEBOL – Copa América Oceania OFC – Nations Cup Europe UEFA – European Championship Non-FIFA NF Board – Viva World Cup v • d • e OFC Nations Cup New Zealand 1973 · New Caledonia 1980 · 1996 (no fixed venue) · Australia 1998 · Tahiti 2000 · New Zealand 2002 · Australia 2004 · 2008 (no fixed venue)