1980 Oceania Cup
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.
Group stage[]
Group A[]
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]
Fiji | 3–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Tahiti | 3–1 | New Zealand |
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61', 73' Erroll Bennett 85' |
Steve Sumner 47' (pen.) |
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Fiji | 4–0 | New Zealand |
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D. Chand 10', 39' 31', 63' |
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Tahiti | 12–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Stade de Magenta, Noumea
New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Michael Groom 6' Mark Armstrong 16', 65', 69' Bill de Graaf 24', 39' |
66' |
Stade de Magenta, Noumea
Group B[]
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]
Papua New Guinea | 4–3 | New Hebrides |
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Noumea
Australia | 8–0 | New Caledonia |
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Danny Moulis ?' Ian Hunter ?', ?' Paul Kay ?', ?' Eddie Krncevic ?', ?', ?' |
Noumea
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
New Caledonia | 4–3 | New Hebrides |
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Noumea
Australia | 1–0 | New Hebrides |
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Eddie Krncevic ?' |
Noumea
New Caledonia | 8–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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Noumea
Knockout stage[]
Third place[]
New Caledonia | 2–1 | Fiji |
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Jean Xowi 36' Jacob Xowi 62' |
Mohamed Salim 3' |
Noumea
Final[]
Australia | 4–2 | Tahiti |
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Paul Kay 4', 29' Danny Moulis Vic Bozanic |
11' Erroll Bennett |
Noumea
1980 OFC Nations Cup |
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Australia 1st title |
Champions Squad[]
Coach: Rudi Gutendorf
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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DF | Alan Davidson | 1 June 1960 (aged 19) | 1 | South Melbourne | |
MF | Arno Bertogna | 9 April 1959 (aged 20) | 2 | Newcastle Australs | |
DF | Danny Moulis | 25 July 1960 (aged 19) | 0 | Sydney Olympic | |
FW | Eddie Krncevic | 14 August 1960 (aged 19) | 29 | Marconi | |
MF | George Christopoulos | 11 December 1960 (aged 19) | 1 | South Melbourne | |
GK | Greg Woodhouse | 2 January 1960 (aged 20) | 8 | APIA-Leichhardt | |
FW | Ian Hunter | 10 August 1961 (aged 18) | 0 | Blacktown City | |
FW | Mark Brusasco | 24 August 1960 (aged 19) | 0 | Brisbane City | |
MF | Paul Kay | 18 May 1962 (aged 17) | 0 | St. George | |
MF | Peter Raskopoulos | 22 February 1962 (aged 18) | 0 | Sydney Olympic | |
MF | Peter Sharne | 22 March 1956 (aged 23) | 16 | Marconi | |
MF | Steve Blair | 28 December 1961 (aged 18) | 0 | ||
DF | Steve Hogg | 14 February 1960 (aged 20) | 1 | Brisbane Lions | |
MF | Theo Selemidis | 27 October 1959 (aged 20) | 0 | Heidelberg United | |
DF | Vic Bozanic | 30 October 1957 (aged 22) | 0 | West Adelaide | |
GK | Yakka Banovic | 12 November 1956 (aged 23) | 0 | Derby County |
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- Oceania Football
- rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation 1980 Oceania Cup results. Accessed 21 February 2010.
Categories:
- 1980 OFC Nations Cup
- OFC Nations Cup tournaments
- International association football competitions hosted by New Caledonia
- 1979–80 in OFC football
- 1980 in New Caledonia
- 1980 in New Zealand association football
- 1980 in Australian soccer
- February 1980 sports events in Oceania
- March 1980 sports events in Oceania