Australian rules football competition
Oceania Cup Sport Australian rules football 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]
The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.
Year
Host
Participants
Venue
Winner
Runner-up
Ref.
2009
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
New Zealand
Samoa
Tonga
Cathedral Secondary School Grounds, Suva
Tonga
Nauru
[ 6] [ 7]
2010
Tonga
Fiji
Nauru
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
South Pacific All-Stars
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
Nukuʻalofa
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
[ 8]
2011
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
Albert Park , Suva
New Zealand
Nauru
[ 9] [ 10]
2012
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
Albert Park , Suva
Fiji
Nauru
[ 11]
2013
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
Tonga
/ Vanuatu/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
Fiji
Nauru
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu
Albert Park , Suva
Nauru
Fiji
[ 16] [ 4]
2017
Fiji
Albert Park , Suva
Fiji
Nauru
[ 17]
2018
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
South Pacific All-Stars
Vanuatu
Albert Park , Suva
Fiji
Nauru
[ 18]
2019
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
South Pacific All-Stars
Tonga
Albert Park , Suva
Nauru
Fiji
[ 19]
2023
Fiji
Fiji
Nauru
Papua New Guinea
Tonga
Albert Park , Suva
Papua New Guinea
Nauru
[ 20] [ 21]
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^ 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 .