The 1973 OFC Nations Cup was the first Oceania-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in New Zealand from 17 February 1973–24 February 1973. All matches were held at Newmarket Park, in Auckland, and five teams participated: New Zealand,

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, Tahiti, New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu) and

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. At the time, the

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was not considered a full

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Confederation, and as such allowed national teams unaffiliated with

to enter. The teams played each other according to a round-robin format, and the top two teams ( New Zealand and Tahiti) played off in a final to determine the winner.

and New Hebrides also played each other, on the same day as the final, to determine third place. New Zealand won the tournament with a 2–0 victory in the final, while

retained third place by defeating New Hebrides.

Venues

First round

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Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

Tournament team rankings

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

References

rec.sports.soccer Statistics Foundation page on Oceania Cup
Accessed 6 September 2005.

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