Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)

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]

Oceania Cup
SportAustralian rules football
First season2009
Most recent
champion(s)		 Nauru (2019)
Most titles Fiji
Nauru
(4 titles)

Nations

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

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