Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)

Australian rules football competition

Oceania CupSport| 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]

## Nations

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The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.

* Fiji
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

## Results

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Year  | Host  | Participants  | Venue  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Ref.

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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  |

* Fiji
* Nauru
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

| Albert Park, Suva |  Fiji  |  Nauru  | [13]
2015  |  Fiji  |

* Fiji
* Nauru
* Tonga

| Furnival Park, Suva |  Nauru  |  Fiji  | [14][15]
2016  |  Fiji  |

* Fiji
* Nauru
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

| Albert Park, Suva |  Nauru  |  Fiji  | [16][4]
2017  |  Fiji  |

* Fiji
* Nauru
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

| 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]

## References

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1. ^ Willie, Adele. "U-15 AFL BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2018 OCEANIA CUP IN FIJI". Vanuatu Daily Post. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. ^ Biudole, Noa. "AFL Oceania Cup: Fiji to face Nauru tomorrow". Fiji Times. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
3. ^ "Event: Youth Oceania Cup 2010". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
4. ^ a b Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Youth Oceania Cup takes flight from today in Suva". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
5. ^ "The AFL South East U16 Oceania Cup to Return in 2023". AFL New Zealand. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
6. ^ Northey, Brett. "2009 Oceania Cup in pictures". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
7. ^ Northey, Brett. "Tonga the champions in rollercoaster day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
8. ^ "PNG win Oceania Cup". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
9. ^ "Fiji Hosts AFL Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
10. ^ Ratuva, Anasilini. "Kiwis Win Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
11. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2012 AFL Oceania Cup results - Fiji come out on top". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
12. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "AFL Oceania Cup 2013 - Nauru claim the title". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
13. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "Fiji take out 2014 AFL Oceania Youth Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
14. ^ Mannan, Justine. "Nauru Champs In 2015". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
15. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2015 Oceania Cup - Nauru Stars triumph". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
16. ^ Christiansen, Michael. "2016 AFL Oceania Cup Grand Final Day". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
17. ^ Shaibani, Frederick. "Fiji Tribe take home Oceania Cup". worldfootynews.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
18. ^ Narayan, Grace. "Fijian Tribe Defends Oceania Cup". The Fiji Sun. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
19. ^ "NAURU Stars WIN 2019 Oceania Cup". AFL Nauru. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
20. ^ "Oceania AFL Cup returns, Nauru faces Fiji first up". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
21. ^ "PNG Wins Oceania Title". The National. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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