1980 Oceania Cup
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| Coupe d'Océanie des nations 1980 1980 OFC Aibu te Fenua |
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| 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) |
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.
Contents
Venues
| Nouméa | |
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| Stade de Magenta | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Group stage
Group 1
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25 February 1980
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| Tahiti |
3–1 |  New Zealand |
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Alfred Wabealo  61', 73'Erroll Bennett 85' |
Steve Sumner 47' (pen.) |
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29 February 1980
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| 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' |
Group 2
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24 February 1980
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| Australia |
8–0 | New Caledonia |
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| Danny Moulis ?' Ian Hunter ?', ?'Paul Kay ?', ?'Eddie Krncevic ?', ?', ?' |
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26 February 1980
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| Australia |
11–2 |  Papua New Guinea |
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| Danny Moulis ?' Arno Bertogna ?'Vic Bozanic ?'Ian Hunter ?', ?', ?'Eddie Krncevic ?'Peter Sharne ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Mouagi ?' Torea ?' |
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26 February 1980
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| New Caledonia [[File:{{{flag alias-french}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 4–3 |  New Hebrides |
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28 February 1980
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| New Caledonia [[File:{{{flag alias-french}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 8–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Knockout stage
Third place
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1 March 1980 [1]
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| New Caledonia [[File:{{{flag alias-french}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] | 2–1 | Fiji |
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| Jean Xowi 36' Jacob Xowi 62' |
Mohamed Salim 3' |
Final
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1 March 1980 [2]
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| Australia |
4–2 | Tahiti |
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| Paul Kay 4', 29' Danny Moulis Vic Bozanic |
Andre Wabealo 11' Erroll Bennett |
| 1980 OFC Nations Cup |
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 Australia 1st title |
Champions Squad
Coach: 
Rudi Gutendorf
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Notes and references
External links
- Oceania Football
- rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation 1980 Oceania Cup results. Accessed 21 February 2010.
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