Tahiti at the OFC Nations Cup

The Tahiti national football team has competed in ten editions of the OFC Men's Nations Cup, and won the title in 2012. The team is considered one of the best in Oceania. Tahiti also finished as runners-up three times, and is the only team other than Australia or New Zealand to win the continental trophy.

Summary

Oceania Cup / OFC Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 1973 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 7 4
New Caledonia 1980 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 23 9
Pacific Community 1996 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 0 2 3 12
Australia 1998 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 8 10
French Polynesia 2000 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 2 5
New Zealand 2002 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 8 9
Australia 2004 Group stage 5th 5 1 1 3 2 24
Pacific Community 2008 Did not qualify
Solomon Islands 2012 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 20 5
Papua New Guinea 2016 Group stage 5th 3 1 2 0 7 3
Fiji Vanuatu 2024 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 5 8
Total 1 Title 10/11 42 20 6 16 85 89

Tournaments

1973 Oceania Cup

First round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Advance to final
2  Tahiti 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
3  New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 8 5 +3 4 Advance to third place play-off
4  New Hebrides 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
5  Fiji 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
Tahiti 2–1 New Caledonia
Erroll Bennett ?'
Alexis Tumahai ?'		 Report Roger Mandin ?'
Referee: T. Delahunty (New Zealand)
New Zealand 1–1 Tahiti
Alan Vest ?' Report Erroll Bennett ?'
Referee: P. Raman (Fiji)
Tahiti 1–0 New Hebrides
Erroll Bennett ?' Report
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)
Tahiti 4–0 Fiji
Claude Carrara ?'
Harold Ng Fok ?'
Gilles Malinowski ?'
Roland de Marigny ?'		 Report
Referee: A. Nakagawa (New Caledonia)

Final

New Zealand 2–0 Tahiti
David Taylor ?'
Alan Marley ?'		 Report
Referee: B. Chaudet (New Hebrides)

1980 Oceania Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
Tahiti 3–1 New Zealand
Alfred Wabealo 61', 73'
Erroll Bennett 85'		 Steve Sumner 47' (pen.)
Tahiti 12–1 Solomon Islands
Tahiti 6–3 Fiji


Final

Australia 4–2 Tahiti
Paul Kay 4', 29'
Danny Moulis
Vic Bozanic 		Andre Wabealo 11'
Erroll Bennett

1996 OFC Nations Cup

Semifinals

Solomon Islands 0–1 Tahiti
Jean-Loup Rousseau 72'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Tahiti 2–1 Solomon Islands
Jean-Loup Rousseau 46'
Macha Gatien 88'		 Robert Seni 81'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

Tahiti won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Tahiti 0–6 Australia
Ernie Tapai 5'
Paul Trimboli 20'
Kris Trajanovski 25', 28', 44', 89'
Olympic Stadium, Papeete
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barry Tasker (New Zealand)
Australia 5–0 Tahiti
Robbie Hooker 11'
Kris Trajanovski 21', 36', 54'
Rupena Raumati 31' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,421
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Australia won 11–0 on aggregate.

1998 OFC Nations Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tahiti 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
3  Vanuatu 2 0 0 2 2 13 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]
New Zealand 1–0 Tahiti
Paama 13' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 900
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
Tahiti 5–1 Vanuatu
Quennet 9', 10', 74'
Zaveroni 54'
Amaru 75'		 Report Rarai 82'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Semifinals

Australia 4–1 Tahiti
Mori 1', 32', 81'
Veart 86'		 Report Labaste 55'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)

Third place match

Fiji 4–2 Tahiti
Masi 26', 31'
Lal 28'
Seruvatu 43'		 Report Rousseau 81', 82'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

2000 OFC Nations Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Vanuatu 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  Tahiti (H) 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
New Zealand 2–0 Tahiti
Kris Bouckenooghe 27'
Chris Jackson 78'
Attendance: 1,000
Vanuatu 3–2 Tahiti
Jimmy Ben 49'
Richard Iwai 60'
Georgina Tura 77'		 Jean-Loup Rousseau 2' (pen.)
Harold Amaru 87'
Attendance: 300

2002 OFC Nations Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3  Solomon Islands 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: [citation needed]
New Zealand 4–0 Tahiti
Nelsen 30'
Vicelich 49'
Urlovic 80'
Campbell 88'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
Tahiti 3–2 Solomon Islands
Booene 42'
Tagawa 57'
Fatupua-Lecaill 90+'		 Report Daudau 8'
Menapi 25'
Tahiti 3–1 Papua New Guinea
Garcia 29'
Tagawa 49', 64'		 Report Davani 43'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Leonie Rakaroi (Fiji)

Semifinals

Australia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Porter 88'
Mori 96'		 Report Zaveroni 38'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

Third place match

Tahiti 1–0 Vanuatu
Auraa 65' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

2004 OFC Nations Cup

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18 13 Advance to final
2  Solomon Islands 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 10
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12 9
4  Fiji 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7 4
5  Tahiti 5 1 1 3 2 24 −22 4
6  Vanuatu 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4 3
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Tahiti 0–0 Fiji
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Australia 9–0 Tahiti
Cahill 14', 47'
Skoko 43'
Simon 44' (o.g.)
Sterjovski 51', 61', 74'
Zdrilic 85'
Chipperfield 89'		 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
Tahiti 0–4 Solomon Islands
Report Fa'arodo 9'
Menapi 14', 80'
Batram Suri 42'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
New Zealand 10–0 Tahiti
Coveny 6', 38', 45'
Fisher 16', 22', 63'
Jones 72'
Oughton 74'
Nelsen 82', 87'		 Report
Tahiti 2–1 Vanuatu
Temataua 40'
Wajoka 89'		 Report Iwai 23'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

2012 OFC Nations Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Tahiti 3 3 0 0 18 5 +13 9 Semifinals and World Cup qualifying third round
 New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 17 6 +11 6
 Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3
 Samoa 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0
Source: [2]
Samoa 1–10 Tahiti
Malo 69' Report L. Tehau 8', 82', 84', 85'
J. Tehau 16', 78'
A. Tehau 18', 40'
T. Tehau 54'
Chong Hue 61'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Tahiti 4–3 New Caledonia
A. Tehau 19'
Vallar 28' (pen.)
L. Tehau 34'
Degage 86'		 Report Bako 76'
Haeko 83'
Kauma 89'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Chris Kerr (New Zealand)
Tahiti 4–1 Vanuatu
Vallar 14' (pen.)
J. Tehau 37'
A. Tehau 57'
T. Tehau 86'		 Report Tasso 90+5'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Semifinals

Tahiti 1–0 Solomon Islands
J. Tehau 15' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Final

Tahiti 1–0 New Caledonia
Chong Hue 10' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

2016 OFC Nations Cup

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Papua New Guinea (H) 3 1 2 0 11 3 +8 5 Qualification to Nations Cup knockout stage
and World Cup qualifying third round
2  New Caledonia 3 1 2 0 9 2 +7 5
3  Tahiti 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5 Qualification to World Cup qualifying third round
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Tahiti 4–0 Samoa
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 4,720[3]
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Papua New Guinea 2–2 Tahiti
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 1,643[4]
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Tahiti 1–1 New Caledonia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 3,158[5]
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji (H) 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Tahiti 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 1 1 4 7 −3 4
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Tahiti 2–0 Samoa
Report
Attendance: 500[6]
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Papua New Guinea 1–1 Tahiti
Paul 25' Report Degrumelle 15'
Attendance: 500[7]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Fiji 1–0 Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 1,500[8]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Semi-finals

New Zealand 5–0 Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 2,000[9]
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2006, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – Samoa" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Match Summary, Group A: Papua New Guinea – Tahiti" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Match Summary, Group A: Tahiti – New Caledonia" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Match Report of Tahiti vs Samoa - 2024-06-16 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti - 2024-06-19 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Match Report of Fiji vs Tahiti - 2024-06-22 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  9. ^ "Match Report of New Zealand vs Tahiti - 2024-06-27 - OFC Nations Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 2 Have been member of multiple confederations.