1980 Oceania Cup

1980 Oceania CupCoupe d'Océanie des nations 1980
1980 OFC Aibu te Fenua

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)
Runners-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
Eddie Krncevic
(5 goals each)

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The 1980 OFC Nations Cup 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 to finish third.

## Venues

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New Caledonia

Nouméa |

Nouméa

Stade de Magenta
Capacity: 10,000

## Group stage

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### Group 1

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Tahiti | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 21  | 5  | +16  | 6  | Advance to final
2  |  Fiji | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 4  | Advance to third place play-off
3  |  New Zealand | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 2  |
4  |  Solomon Islands | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 21  | −18  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

25 February 1980

Fiji | 3–1|  Solomon Islands

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Stade de Magenta, Noumea

25 February 1980

Tahiti | 3–1|  New Zealand

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Alfred Wabealo 61', 73'
Erroll Bennett 85' |  | Steve Sumner 47' (pen.)

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

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27 February 1980

Fiji | 4–0|  New Zealand

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D. Chand 10', 39'
M. Vuilabasa 31', 63' |  |

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

27 February 1980

Tahiti | 12–1|  Solomon Islands

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Stade de Magenta, Noumea

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29 February 1980

Tahiti | 6–3|  Fiji

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Stade de Magenta, Noumea

29 February 1980

New Zealand | 6–1|  Solomon Islands

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Michael Groom 6'
Mark Armstrong 16', 65', 69'
Bill de Graaf 24', 39' |  | E. Karitea 66'

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

### Group 2

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Australia | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 2  | +18  | 6  | Advance to final
2  |  New Caledonia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 4  | Advance to third place play-off
3  |  Papua New Guinea | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 22  | −16  | 2  |
4  |  New Hebrides | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

24 February 1980

Papua New Guinea | 4–3|  New Hebrides

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Noumea Stadium, Noumea

24 February 1980

Australia | 8–0|  New Caledonia

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Danny Moulis ?'
Ian Hunter ?', ?'
Paul Kay ?', ?'
Eddie Krncevic ?', ?', ?' |  |

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

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26 February 1980

Australia | 11–2|  Papua New Guinea

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Danny Moulis ?'
Arno Bertogna ?'
Vic Bozanic ?'
Ian Hunter ?', ?', ?'
Eddie Krncevic ?'
Peter Sharne ?', ?', ?', ?' |  | Mouagi ?'
Torea ?'

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

26 February 1980

New Caledonia | 4–3|  New Hebrides

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Noumea Stadium, Noumea

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28 February 1980

Australia | 1–0|  New Hebrides

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Eddie Krncevic 26' |  |

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

28 February 1980

New Caledonia | 8–0|  Papua New Guinea

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Noumea Stadium, Noumea

## Knockout stage

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### Third place

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1 March 1980 [1]

New Caledonia | 2–1|  Fiji

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Jean Xowi 36'
Jacob Xowi 62' |  | Mohamed Salim  3'

Noumea

### Final

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Main article: 1980 Oceania Cup Final

1 March 1980 [2]

Australia | 4–2|  Tahiti

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Paul Kay 4', 29'
Danny Moulis
Vic Bozanic |  | Andre Wabealo 11'
Erroll Bennett

Noumea

1980 OFC Nations Cup

Australia
1st title

## Champions Squad

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Coach:  Rudi Gutendorf

No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club

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| 2DF | Alan Davidson |  (1960-06-01)1 June 1960 (aged 19)  | 1  |  South Melbourne
| 3MF | Arno Bertogna |  (1959-04-09)9 April 1959 (aged 20)  | 2  |  Newcastle Australs
| 2DF | Danny Moulis |  (1960-07-25)25 July 1960 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Sydney Olympic
| 4FW | Eddie Krncevic |  (1960-08-14)14 August 1960 (aged 19)  | 29  |  Marconi
| 3MF | George Christopoulos |  (1960-12-11)11 December 1960 (aged 19)  | 1  |  South Melbourne
| 1GK | Greg Woodhouse |  (1960-01-02)2 January 1960 (aged 20)  | 8  |  APIA-Leichhardt
| 4FW | Ian Hunter |  (1961-08-10)10 August 1961 (aged 18)  | 0  |  Blacktown City
| 4FW | Mark Brusasco |  (1960-08-24)24 August 1960 (aged 19)  | 0  |  Brisbane City
| 3MF | Paul Kay |  (1962-05-18)18 May 1962 (aged 17)  | 0  |  St. George
| 3MF | Peter Raskopoulos |  (1962-02-22)22 February 1962 (aged 18)  | 0  |  Sydney Olympic
| 3MF | Peter Sharne |  (1956-03-22)22 March 1956 (aged 23)  | 16  |  Marconi
| 3MF | Steve Blair |  (1961-12-28)28 December 1961 (aged 18)  | 0  |
| 2DF | Steve Hogg |  (1960-02-14)14 February 1960 (aged 20)  | 1  |  Brisbane Lions
| 3MF | Theo Selemidis |  (1959-10-27)27 October 1959 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Heidelberg United
| 2DF | Vic Bozanic |  (1957-10-30)30 October 1957 (aged 22)  | 0  |  West Adelaide
| 1GK | Yakka Banovic |  (1956-11-12)12 November 1956 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Derby County

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Other sources report 2 March 1980
2. ^ Other sources report 3 March 1980

## External links

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* Oceania Football
* rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation 1980 Oceania Cup results. Accessed 21 February 2010.

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