1980 Oceania Cup

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.

1980 Oceania Cup

Coupe 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)
← 1973 1996 →

Venues

New Caledonia
Nouméa	Nouméa
Stade de Magenta
Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

Group 1

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]}

25 February 1980

Fiji	3–1	Solomon Islands

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

25 February 1980

Tahiti	3–1	New Zealand
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
D. Chand 10', 39' M. Vuilabasa 31', 63'

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

27 February 1980

Tahiti	12–1	Solomon Islands

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

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29 February 1980

Tahiti	6–3	Fiji

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

29 February 1980

New Zealand	6–1	Solomon Islands
Michael Groom 6' Mark Armstrong 16', 65', 69' Bill de Graaf 24', 39'		E. Karitea 66'

Stade de Magenta, Noumea

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

24 February 1980

Australia	8–0	New Caledonia
Danny Moulis ?' Ian Hunter ?', ?' Paul Kay ?', ?' Eddie Krncevic ?', ?', ?'

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

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26 February 1980

Australia	11–2	Papua New Guinea
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

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

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28 February 1980

Australia	1–0	New Hebrides
Eddie Krncevic 26'

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

28 February 1980

New Caledonia	8–0	Papua New Guinea

Noumea Stadium, Noumea

Knockout stage

Third place

1 March 1980 ^[1]

New Caledonia	2–1	Fiji
Jean Xowi 36' Jacob Xowi 62'		Mohamed Salim 3'

Noumea

Final

Main article: 1980 Oceania Cup Final

1 March 1980 ^[2]

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

Noumea

1980 OFC Nations Cup
Australia 1st title

Champions Squad

Coach: Rudi Gutendorf

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