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58-645: The OFC Men's Nations Cup , known as the OFC Nations Cup before the 2024 edition , is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), determining the continental champion of Oceania . The winning team became the champion of Oceania and until 2016 qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup . Historically,

116-498: A round-robin tournament , with the highest ranked two teams in each competition qualifying for the actual OFC Nations Cup. With the postponement and then cancellation of the Melanesian Cup, and a similar fate befalling its Polynesian equivalent, the format of the tournament changed in 2002 . FIFA rankings determined the seedings of all twelve teams, and the lower six teams played a group stage for two qualifier positions into

174-470: A FIFA member. Australia played the final match in Nouméa and defeated Tahiti, 4–2. The tournament was characterised by a poor result for New Zealand: out in the group stage losing against Tahiti (3–1) and Fiji (4–0). Two years later they qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup . These two editions were the only without qualifying rounds. After this edition the tournament was discontinued. So Australia maintained

232-647: A World Cup Playoff against Uruguay. In between these matches, Australia defeated Mexico and France during the Confederation Cup group stage, then defeated Brazil 1–0 win claim 3rd Place. These results strengthened belief that the team would make the World Cup Finals, but Australia failed again at the final World Cup hurdle, losing 3–1 on Aggregate (1–0 in Australia, 0–3 in Uruguay), which meant

290-761: A draw with Australia (2–2) allowed Solomon Islands to claim second place and a berth in the final match against Australia. In the final, the Solomon Islands were beaten 5–1 on their home ground Honiara and 6–0 in Sydney . Moreover, this was the first, and until today the only time that a coach, Frank Farina , has won the Oceania Nations Cup trophy twice. Two years later, managed by Dutchman Guus Hiddink and composed of many 2004 Oceania Nations Cup scorers such as Tim Cahill , Harry Kewell , Mark Bresciano , Brett Emerton , John Aloisi , Australia reached

348-543: A fracas. Eyewitnesses said that Farina grabbed Orsatti by the throat and tried to punch him. Orsatti later dropped assault charges against Farina. It was reported that Farina was upset at suggestions by the FFA that he attend anger management classes. Leading SBS commentator Les Murray said that Farina simply interpreted any criticism of his professional work as a coach to be a personal slight. Farina departed by 'mutual consent' on 29 June 2005 after his team lost all three games at

406-476: A goal from Steevy Chong Hue . With this, Tahiti became the first team other than Australia (no longer part of OFC) and New Zealand to be crowned Oceania champions. The tournament also served as part of the OFC's qualifying competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . After the cancellation of the 2020 OFC Nations Cup , the tournament was confirmed for 2024 as the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup . The tournament will follow

464-606: A host nation but had its inaugural qualifying round, contested with four teams playing semifinals and final match on two legs both: Australia and New Zealand, who played the semifinal also for the Trans-Tasman Cup , and the second semifinal match between Tahiti as Polynesia Cup holders and Solomon Islands as Melanesia Cup holders. Australia defended its title of The Cup winning easily in the final match, on two legs, against Tahiti (6–0 and 5–0). The topscorer of this tournament, Kris Trajanovski , scored all his seven goals in

522-598: A penalty kick by Kevin Muscat . Two years later the Australian team finished third in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Korea and Japan. For the 2002 edition, hosted by New Zealand, eight teams participated, divided into two groups won by Australia and New Zealand. This was their third consecutive final match. The Australian side won the semifinal against a brave Tahiti only after extra time. Soccer Australia

580-667: A prestigious position and scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in 1982 and played in the National Soccer League for the Canberra Arrows the following year. When he was 16, one of his school teachers suggested he try out for Mareeba United of the semi-professional Queensland State League , with whom he played four games towards the end of the season, which was his first paid soccer experience. Farina's early playing career

638-581: A qualifying round and was won by the host in Auckland , New Zealand, that defeated Tahiti, 2–0. The tournament was characterised by the absence of the Australian team and the presence of some teams not members of FIFA, such as New Hebrides , which later became Vanuatu after gaining independence in 1980. The second edition of the Oceania Cup took place in 1980 in New Caledonia, at that time not

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696-490: A qualifying round for the three lowest ranked teams in the OFC, with the winners qualifying for the 2008 OFC Nations Cup . The 2008 OFC Nations Cup was played without a fixed venue and with four teams playing each other at home and away in one group. The tournament also served as part of the OFC's qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . New Zealand emerged easily as winners for the fourth time ahead of New Caledonia, winning five matches of six. Surprisingly, Fiji won

754-399: A very large gulf separated Australia and New Zealand from the smaller island competitors, and little attention was paid to the tournament by the rest of the football world. The 2012 OFC Nations Cup is the only edition to date not won by either New Zealand or Australia, being won by Tahiti instead. This tournament began in 1973 as the "Oceania Cup". This first edition was staged without

812-399: A witch-hunt against him. In 2005, after an unconvincing 2–1 win over Iraq during a friendly, Farina was involved in an incident with SBS reporter Andrew Orsatti in an informal post-match interview conducted in a corridor outside the dressing room. After a series of curt three/four worded answers to a series of questions shown on air, it was alleged by both parties that the other instigated

870-606: The 2005 Confederations Cup . He cited a loss in confidence on the part of the FFA chairman Frank Lowy and CEO John O'Neill . He was replaced by the Dutchman Guus Hiddink , who led Australia to a successful 2006 World Cup qualification campaign , defeating Uruguay (penalties after a 1–1 aggregate). After his departure from the national team Farina was employed as a newspaper columnist and often conducted interviews about Australian football on talkback radio stations. He

928-496: The All Whites beating their historical rivals 1–0 in Auckland with a late Ryan Nelsen goal. In the 2004 edition, which served also as the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification and was played in Australia, six nations took part playing each other in a unique group, with the first two playing a final match in two legs. During the group stage Vanuatu surprisingly beat New Zealand 4–2, but lost all their remaining matches. This and

986-862: The Luganville Soccer Stadium in Luganville , Vanuatu were moved to the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva , Fiji and the VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila , Vanuatu. The 4 lowest ranked teams originally entered for qualification were played in a single group tournament, as in previous editions in 2012 and 2016. Tuvalu and Kiribati were not full members of the OFC and were therefore excluded from participation. American Samoa did not register before qualifying. In

1044-531: The OFC in 2006 and became a full member of the AFC . There are currently four post-tournament awards 2024 OFC Men%27s Nations Cup A total of 13 matches were played, in which 46 goals were scored, at an average of 3.54 goals per match. Attendance at all stages of the tournament reached 41,400, averaging 3,185 viewers per match. The biggest score recorded in the tournament was 9–1 when Fiji defeated Samoa on

1102-573: The 1974 Australian team remained the only team to qualify for the World Cup finals. 2002 was a dour year, with only the Oceanian nations cup taking place, Australia sending a team composed of Australian-based players to New Zealand. After comfortable early stages, Australia needed a Golden Goal to defeat Tonga in the semi-final, then losing 1–0 to New Zealand in the Final. The only game of note in 2003

1160-584: The 1985 NSL Grand Final, losing 2–0 over two legs to Brunswick, as well as winning the 1986 National Cup. With the demise of Sydney City a few weeks into the 1987 season when owner Frank Lowy pulled out of funding the team, Farina moved to Marconi Fairfield for 1987 and 1988. His form flourished, scoring 16 and 17 goals respectively. In both years he won the Golden Boot Award, the Players' Player Medal (equivalent of Johnny Warren Medal) and, in 1988,

1218-435: The 2024–2025 season, including the 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup, would be streamed by FIFA+ . Frank Farina Frank Farina OAM (born 5 September 1964) is an Australian football (soccer) coach and former player who played as a forward . His playing career spanned Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and England, and was a major player for the Australian national team in the late 1980s and 1990s, as well as managing

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1276-780: The Australian National Coach in 1999, becoming the first Indigenous Australian to manage the Australian National Team. He was chosen over many candidates including the then current caretaker coach Raul Blanco (who had replaced Terry Venables). His first match was a 0–2 Loss against a second string Brazilian team in Sydney, followed by a 2–2 draw with Brazil in Melbourne three days later. The team under Farina won its first match in February 2000, with

1334-584: The Most Entertaining Player award again from SBS-TV and the 1988 Oceania Player of the Year awards. He cemented his place in the Australian national team, the Socceroos, until his retirement from international competition in 1995, as well as attracting overseas interest. This interest led to him leaving Australia, for Belgium, and Club Brugge in the latter half of 1988. His finishing ability

1392-580: The Oceania Champion title for 16 years without playing in any tournaments. Between the years of absence (1981–1995) the most important Oceanian region tournament was the Trans-Tasman Cup played only between Australia and New Zealand. In 1996, when OFC reached the official status of Confederation for FIFA, the tournament reappeared as the "Oceania Nations Cup" and served as a qualifier for the Confederations Cup. The 1996 edition lacked

1450-414: The actual tournament, played as a group stage of six, with a home and away Final played between the two highest-placed teams. This tournament doubled also as qualifying round for the 2006 FIFA World Cup . For the 2008 tournament , the format altered again. The 2007 South Pacific Games football tournament served as a qualification tournament, with the gold, silver and bronze winning nations progressing to

1508-553: The best player award, while his compatriot Max Crocombe won the best goalkeeper award. New Zealand also won the fair play award. Although New Zealand was selected as host for the final tournament in 2020 before it was eventually cancelled, in December 2023 it was announced that the 2024 edition of the tournament would be held in Vanuatu . In May 2024, following uncertainty around flight schedules, matches due to be played at

1566-647: The better of him. He left the Strikers, and joined Marconi as a player/coach for a final season, with coaching being dominant, Farina only made two appearances for the Stallions, without scoring. However, he did coach the team to the Minor-Semi final place, eliminating the Northern Spirit, then losing 0–1 away to Perth Glory in the minor semi-final. He retired from playing that year. Farina was appointed

1624-401: The country. The tournament followed the previous system of a preliminary qualification round followed by an eight-team (eventually seven) group stage, in which the top two places in each advanced to the semi-finals. In these, the two losers of each will compete in the play-off for third place, while the winners of these will compete in the final to determine the tournament champion. The draw

1682-467: The final match, played in Brisbane , New Zealand beat the host Australia 1–0 with a goal by Mark Burton . In this edition the Australian player Damian Mori scored 10 goals, the standing record. He is also the overall Oceania Nations Cup top scorer with 14 goals, scored in three editions: one in 1996, ten in 1998 and three in 2002. The fifth edition was hosted by Tahiti in 2000. The tournament structure

1740-776: The final tie: four in the first leg in Papeete (Tahiti) and three in the second leg in Canberra (Australia). Thanks to this result, this Australian team, managed by the English Terry Venables and not by the Scottish Oceania Champion Eddie Thomson , took part to the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia. In the 1998 edition six teams participated, hosted by Australia and dominated by Australia and New Zealand. In

1798-913: The first Australian to play in Serie A on a then record transfer fee for an Australian player of more than AUD$ 3m. However, with a change of coach nine games into the season and not in the same scoring form, he was considered one foreigner too many and dropped from the squad. He had a brief loan period at Notts County in England in 1991/1992 until another change of manager, and transferred to Strasbourg in France in 1992/1993 where he had two solid seasons in French First Division, scoring eight goals from 24 appearances in 1992/1993, then six goals from 23 appearances in 1993/1994. His final season playing in Europe

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1856-469: The game. Farina is of Italian and Torres Strait Islander descent, and is the uncle of footballer Zenon Caravella . He is married with two children. In 1998, he published his autobiography My World Is Round: A Personal Playing History (ghost written by Bonita Mersiades ). In 2000, Farina was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to soccer as a player and coach". In October 2009 Farina

1914-797: The knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out . There were 46 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.54 goals per match. 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 own goal [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Liberato Cacace [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kosta Barbarouses [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kensi Tangis [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Roy Krishna [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ben Waine [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kosta Barbarouses On 28 February 2024, Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced that all OFC competitions in

1972-576: The last match against New Zealand in Lautoka (Fiji) for 2–0 with two goals of Roy Krishna . The top-scorer Shane Smeltz (New Zealand) scored eight goals: four against the runners up New Caledonia beaten 3–1 away and 3–0 at home. The 2012 edition of the tournament was originally meant to be played in Fiji, but they were stripped from hosting due to the ongoing legal dispute involving OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities. Hosting rights

2030-407: The main tournament. The 2002 Cup tournament proper was played with two groups of four teams (again in round-robin style), which led into a 4-way knockout stage, playing for the top four positions. In 2004 , the format changed once again, returning to a format similar to that of the 1996 – 2000 tournaments, with five teams each playing in two qualifying groups and Australia and New Zealand seeded to

2088-405: The main, round-robin format, tournament, for which New Zealand qualified automatically. New Zealand emerged as winners of the 2008 OFC Nations Cup, ahead of New Caledonia, and thus qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and a playoff with the fifth placed team from the AFC for a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Notes: Bold text denotes team was host country. Australia left

2146-567: The majority of the European-based players in the side, they defeated Hungary 3–0 in Budapest. In 2000, Australia played in, and won, the Oceania Nations Cup, and subsequently qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup . Australia impressed at the 2001 Confederations Cup, qualifying as runners up from Group A on goal difference thanks largely to a memorable 1–0 win over reigning world champions France, before eventually triumphing by

2204-729: The national team in the early 2000s. He was the first Indigenous Australian to manage the national team. As of November 2021 he is a member of the inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group of Football Australia . Born in Darwin , Northern Territory, Farina spent part of his childhood in Papua New Guinea and grew up in Cairns , north Queensland and went to school at St Augustine's College . While in Cairns, he played youth soccer with Stratford United and Edge Hill United FC . He won

2262-443: The performance of the boardroom) from Sydney's core supporter group 'The Cove' culminated in protests with banners and chanting calling for his dismissal at their home game against Adelaide United on 8 February 2014. This was followed by an unprecedented walkout in protest at the ejection of one of their core members for their involvement in the banner, contrary to media reports claiming it was pre-meditated, and on 23 April 2014, Farina

2320-631: The position as the new Player/Coach. Farina led the Strikers to their first ever NSL title that year, as they defeated Sydney United 2–0 (with Farina scoring their first goal) in the Grand Final at Lang Park in front of a then capacity crowd of a little over 40,000 fans. He was named the Coach of the Year in 1997. The Strikers could not back their title win however, crashing to third last in the 1997/1998 season. Farina only managed one solitary goal in 18 appearances, with long-term injury and age (34) getting

2378-461: The qualifying tournament, the three lowest-ranked teams in the last edition of the tournament in 2016 (because American Samoa did not register), competed in a Round robin format in a single round, which was held in a single venue in Tonga , where the winner qualified for the final tournament. On 5 June 2024, New Caledonia announced their withdrawal from the tournament due to the serious crisis in

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2436-442: The same scoreline in the third place playoff vs Brazil. In 2001, Australia began its quest to qualify for the World Cup for a second time, and Farina led the team to huge victories over Tonga (22–0), and a record-breaking 31–0 win against American Samoa, Archie Thompson breaking the record for most goals in a single international with 13. Australia defeated Tonga 2–0 to win their group, then New Zealand 6–1 on Aggregate to Qualify for

2494-424: The same style, but will not serve as World Cup qualifiers. The first two editions were played without any qualifying rounds. For the successive three tournaments, Australia and New Zealand were seeded into the tournament automatically, while the remaining ten nations played to qualify. The Polynesian and Melanesian Cups, each played between five nations grouped on a geographical basis, served as qualifications via

2552-449: The second day of Group B . New Zealand won the title for the sixth time in their history, after beating co-hosts Vanuatu in the final match with a score of 3–0 , so the All Whites successfully defended their title. Tahiti secured third place after beating Fiji in the third place match, which placed them fourth. Fijian Roy Krishna finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals. New Zealander Liberato Cacace also won

2610-624: The second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. However, this was the fourth and last OFC title for Australia: in 2006 they decided to join AFC , changing considerably the Oceania football scene. Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation on 1 January 2006, ceasing to be a member of OFC , leaving New Zealand as the only major power in the OFC. The 2007 South Pacific Games , won by New Caledonia, served as

2668-575: Was a 1–3 win against England in a friendly. In 2004, Australia progressed safely through the World Cup Oceania qualifiers. 2005 was Farina's final year as coach, his failure to win a single game in the Confederations Cup signalling the end of his reign. Farina became the subject of intense media pressure, as his team were criticised for not showing tactical awareness and cohesion expected of players of their quality. Farina became agitated with SBS football correspondents, accusing them of running

2726-424: Was also a radio commentator for the World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay. On 15 November 2006 Farina was appointed head coach of Brisbane Roar after the departure of Miron Bleiberg . He is credited for his support of young Australian footballers, having recruited Michael Zullo and Tahj Minniecon , who were catalysts for much of Queensland's success in the 2007–2008 season. On 11 October 2009, Farina

2784-503: Was confirmed and again the tournament was dominated by Australia and New Zealand who reached the final match in Papeete . Australia won their third title by a score of 2–0, qualifying for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Fiji, who qualified for this edition, was forced to withdraw due to civil war and was replaced by Vanuatu, who impressed in the semifinal against Australia: the Socceroos , managed by Frank Farina , won 1–0 thanks only to

2842-538: Was confirmed to take over from Juan Carlos Buzzetti as head coach of Fiji seniors in December. He was subsequently sacked from both the national team and the U-23 team following Fiji's performance at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil . In November 2021 Farina was appointed to the inaugural National Indigenous Advisory Group of Football Australia. The group aims at supporting and increasing Indigenous participation in

2900-543: Was for Lille, who finished 14th in the French First Division, with Farina scoring six goals from 27 appearances. Farina's return to Australia was with the Brisbane Strikers, for the 1995/1996 Season, scoring 20 goals from 20 matches, coming second in the Golden Boot awards behind Damien Mori (31 Goals). Brisbane finished fifth in 1995/96. In 1996/1997, the Strikers needed a new Coach, and Farina stepped up to

2958-435: Was held on 24 January 2024 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland , New Zealand . The teams were divided into two groups of four each, with the three initial pots determined based on the final ranking of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup , listed below. All times are local, UTC+11 (Group A) and UTC+12 (Group B). Tie-breaking criteria for group play The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: In

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3016-488: Was interviewed by Monica Attard on ABC Radio's Sunday Profile where he discussed the drink driving charge and his dismissal and their effect on his family. Farina is the namesake of the Frank Farina Cup, which is contested between National Premier Leagues Queensland teams Northern Fury and Far North Queensland , with the trophy named in recognition of Farina's North Queensland origins, and his achievements as

3074-400: Was involved in financial problems: the non-existent financial contribution meant that the Australian players had to pay their own way to get to New Zealand, so Scott Chipperfield became the only one of Australia's large European contingent to answer the call and perform for his country in their time of need, resulting in a weak team for the tournament. So the final was won for the third time by

3132-514: Was moved to the Solomon Islands as they were joined by New Zealand, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Tahiti, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa (winner of the qualifying tournament ). The draw which was similar to the 2012 edition with them competing in two groups of four teams, with the top two in each group qualifying for the semi-finals. After 9 days, Tahiti and New Caledonia reached the final in Lawson Tama Stadium with Tahiti winning 1–0 with

3190-658: Was sacked from Sydney FC. Following his sacking from Sydney FC, Farina sported contract offers from clubs in New Zealand, however signed as the technical adviser for the Fiji U-20s in the lead up to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup . In January 2015 it was announced that Farina was to take over the full coaching role of the U-20s, in the lead up to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand . In October 2015, Farina

3248-688: Was spent in Australia, playing the National Soccer League. He played for the Canberra Arrows, Sydney City and Marconi-Fairfield. His early seasons were solid, scoring just under ten goals a season for Canberra in the 1983 and 1984 season. He earned the Most Entertaining Player award for the National Soccer League from SBS-TV in 1984. He made his full international debut as a substitute in Australia's 2–3 loss in China in 1984. Farina moved to Sydney City in 1985, and that season City made

3306-711: Was suspended indefinitely by the club over a drink-driving charge. He was on his way to training when he was caught. Farina was officially sacked on 14 October 2009. He was given a three-month severance package as part of the sacking. On 12 February 2011, it was confirmed that he had signed a contract with Papua New Guinea . On 28 November 2012, Farina was appointed head coach of Sydney FC , replacing Ian Crook who resigned and caretaker coach Steve Corica . Farina's spell in charge hasn't been without controversy, with his Sydney team noted for their inconsistency and criticised in some quarters for their unattractive style of play. Ongoing dissatisfaction at his management (along with

3364-750: Was well regarded, and he played over 70 games for Brugge, scoring 43 goals and playing a major role in the club winning the Belgian First Division title in 1989/90 as well as the Belgian Cup in 1990/91 and Belgian Supercup in 1990 and 1991. Farina won the Belgian Golden Boot and Best Foreign Player awards in Club Brugge's successful 1989/90 season. Farina subsequently transferred to Bari in Italy in 1991/1992, where he became

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