2012 OFC Nations Cup squads explained

See main article: 2012 OFC Nations Cup.

The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was an international football tournament that was held in the Solomon Islands from 1 to 10 June 2012. The 11 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. An initial four-team qualifying phase took place in Samoa from 22 to 26 November 2011 allowing the winner, Samoa, to move on and join the other seven teams at the main tournament.

Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Players' club teams and players' age are as of 1 June 2012 – the tournament's opening day.

A full list of all the national teams squads, with date of birth and shirt number can be seen on OFC official site.^[1]

Group A

Vanuatu

Coach: Percy Avock^[2]

New Caledonia

Coach: Alain Moizan^[3]

Samoa

Coach: Malo Vaga

Tahiti

Coach: Eddy Etaeta^[4]

Group B

Fiji

Coach: Juan Carlos Buzzetti^[5]

New Zealand

Coach: Ricki Herbert^[6]

Solomon Islands

Coach: Jacob Moli^[7]

Papua New Guinea

Coach: Frank Farina^[8]

Player representation

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
28	Papua New Guinea
23	Vanuatu
20	Solomon Islands
18	Tahiti
16	New Caledonia
15	Fiji
14	New Zealand
11	Samoa
4	England, France
3	Australia
1	Belgium, Canada, China, Russia, Scotland, United States

Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the finals.

By representatives of domestic league

width=16%	National Squad !	No.
	15
	16
	11
	22
	11
	20
	17
	21

Notes and References

1. News: Full Squads list . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Oceania Football Confederation . 15 May 2012 . 16 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521013846/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/TeamList/tabid/1014/Competition/5bfee792-10b4-4af8-889d-4a0b088859c6/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-05-21 . dead .
2. News: Vanuatu place faith in youth . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 April 2012 . 27 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419192441/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e24dfcc0-31c2-46e2-a4b4-efabdb4a3679/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-04-19 . dead .
3. News: Une première liste de 26 dévoilée . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Fédération Calédonienne de Football . 11 May 2012 . 11 May 2012 . https://archive.today/20120730001834/http://www.fedcalfoot.com/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1322/Article/a543c991-9da5-46ca-a0ed-dbdda3f3468e/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-07-30 . dead .
4. News: Regroupement des TOA AITO . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Fédération Tahitienne de Football . 17 April 2012 . 1 May 2012 .
5. News: Fiji name extended training squad . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Oceania Football Confederation . 16 April 2012 . 27 April 2012 . https://archive.today/20120907035120/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/4f16ac57-6cc7-4f42-80b1-dc7bb8a3b6f1/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-09-07 . dead .
6. News: Mens Nations Cup - Teams List. 2012 OFC Nations Cup. Oceania Football Confederation. May 2012. 28 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120521013846/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/TeamList/tabid/1014/Competition/5bfee792-10b4-4af8-889d-4a0b088859c6/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2012-05-21. dead.
7. News: Hosts name star-studded line-up . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Oceania Football Confederation . 18 April 2012 . 27 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501020035/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/60a9ca1f-2f6c-4f4a-802d-80e96832ff0b/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-05-01 . dead .
8. News: Farina names Papua New Guinea line-up . 2012 OFC Nations Cup . Oceania Football Confederation . 24 April 2012 . 27 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504134452/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d3810baa-fd59-4a00-90ae-35b5cb3a9110/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2012-05-04 . dead .