Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)
{{Short description|Australian rules football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox Sports league
| title = Oceania Cup
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| sport = Australian rules football
| inaugural = 2009
| teams =
| champion = {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru (2019)
| most_champs = {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji
{{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru
(4 titles)
| country =
| TV =
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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.{{cite web |last1=Willie |first1=Adele |title=U-15 AFL BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2018 OCEANIA CUP IN FIJI |url=https://www.dailypost.vu/vanuatu_sports/u-15-afl-boys-to-participate-in-the-2018-oceania-cup-in-fiji/article_14b0b22b-2485-5882-ba28-8c34413985b0.html |publisher=Vanuatu Daily Post |access-date=31 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Biudole |first1=Noa |title=AFL Oceania Cup: Fiji to face Nauru tomorrow |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/afl-oceania-cup-fiji-to-face-nauru-tomorrow/ |publisher=Fiji Times |access-date=31 August 2022}} The event was first held in 2009.{{cite web |title=Event: Youth Oceania Cup 2010 |url=https://worldfootynews.com/calendar/event.php?eid=20101204181202787&query=oceania+cup |publisher=worldfootynews.com |access-date=31 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Michael |title=AFL Youth Oceania Cup takes flight from today in Suva |url=https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20161204121810719?query=2016+oceania+cup |publisher=worldfootynews.com |access-date=31 August 2022}} 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.{{cite web |title=The AFL South East U16 Oceania Cup to Return in 2023 |url=https://aflnz.co.nz/news/the-afl-south-east-u16-oceania-cup-to-return-in-2023/ |publisher=AFL New Zealand |access-date=28 September 2023}}
Nations
The following nations have taken part in at least one edition of the competition.
- {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji
- {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru
- {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
- {{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea
- {{flagicon|Samoa}} Samoa
- {{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} Solomon Islands
- {{flagicon|Tonga}} Tonga
- {{flagicon|Vanuatu}} Vanuatu
Results
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| Year
|Host |Participants |Venue |Winner |Runner-up |Ref. |
| 2009
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Cathedral Secondary School Grounds, Suva | {{Flagicon|Tonga}} Tonga | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |{{cite web |last1=Northey |first1=Brett |title=2009 Oceania Cup in pictures |url=https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/2010010621293233?query=2010+Youth+Oceania+Cup |publisher=worldfootynews.com |access-date=31 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Northey |first1=Brett |title=Tonga the champions in rollercoaster day |url=https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20091213201407247 |publisher=worldfootynews.com |access-date=31 August 2022}} |
| 2010
| {{flagicon|Tonga}} Tonga |
| {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea | {{flagicon|Tonga}} Tonga |
| 2011
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |{{cite web |title=Fiji Hosts AFL Oceania Cup |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2011/11/28/fiji-hosts-afl-oceania-cup/ |publisher=The Fiji Sun |access-date=31 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Ratuva |first1=Anasilini |title=Kiwis Win Oceania Cup |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2011/12/17/kiwis-win-oceania-cup/ |publisher=The Fiji Sun |access-date=31 August 2022}} |
| 2012
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{Flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |
| 2013
|{{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{Flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru | {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| 2014
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{Flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji | {{Flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |
| 2015
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Furnival Park, Suva | {{Flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru | {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |{{cite web |last1=Mannan |first1=Justine |title=Nauru Champs In 2015 |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2015/12/11/nauru-champs-in-2015/ |publisher=Fiji Sun |access-date=27 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Michael |title=2015 Oceania Cup - Nauru Stars triumph |url=https://worldfootynews.com/article.php/20151209215109812?query=2015+oceania+cup |publisher=worldfootynews.com |access-date=31 August 2022}} |
| 2016
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru | {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji | {{cite web |last1=Christiansen |first1=Michael |title=2016 AFL Oceania Cup Grand Final Day |url=https://worldfootynews.com/article.php?story=20161208181417584 |publisher=worldfootynews.com |access-date=31 August 2022}} |
| 2017
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |
| 2018
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |
| 2019
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru | {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| 2023
| {{flagicon|Fiji}} Fiji |
| Albert Park, Suva | {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} Papua New Guinea | {{Flagicon|Nauru}} Nauru |{{cite web |title=Oceania AFL Cup returns, Nauru faces Fiji first up |url=https://www.fijitimes.com.fj/oceania-afl-cup-returns-nauru-faces-fiji-first-up/ |publisher=The Fiji Times |access-date=11 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=PNG Wins Oceania Title |url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/png-wins-oceania-title/ |publisher=The National |access-date=11 February 2024}} |
References
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{{Aussie Rules Playing Nations links}}
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Category:International Australian rules football tournaments
Category:Annual sporting events