Oceania Cup (Australian rules football) explained

Oceania Cup
Sport:	Australian rules football
Inaugural:	2009
Champion:	Nauru (2019)
Most Champs:	Fiji Nauru (4 titles)

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]

Nations

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

Fiji
Nauru
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Vanuatu

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]
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]

Notes and References

Web site: Willie . Adele . U-15 AFL BOYS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2018 OCEANIA CUP IN FIJI . Vanuatu Daily Post . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Biudole . Noa . AFL Oceania Cup: Fiji to face Nauru tomorrow . Fiji Times . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Event: Youth Oceania Cup 2010 . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Christiansen . Michael . AFL Youth Oceania Cup takes flight from today in Suva . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: The AFL South East U16 Oceania Cup to Return in 2023 . AFL New Zealand . 28 September 2023.
Web site: Northey . Brett . 2009 Oceania Cup in pictures . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Northey . Brett . Tonga the champions in rollercoaster day . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: PNG win Oceania Cup . Radio New Zealand . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Fiji Hosts AFL Oceania Cup . The Fiji Sun . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Ratuva . Anasilini . Kiwis Win Oceania Cup . The Fiji Sun . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Christiansen . Michael . 2012 AFL Oceania Cup results - Fiji come out on top . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Christiansen . Michael . AFL Oceania Cup 2013 - Nauru claim the title . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Christiansen . Michael . Fiji take out 2014 AFL Oceania Youth Cup . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Mannan . Justine . Nauru Champs In 2015 . Fiji Sun . 27 August 2022.
Web site: Christiansen . Michael . 2015 Oceania Cup - Nauru Stars triumph . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Christiansen . Michael . 2016 AFL Oceania Cup Grand Final Day . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Shaibani . Frederick . Fiji Tribe take home Oceania Cup . worldfootynews.com . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Narayan . Grace . Fijian Tribe Defends Oceania Cup . The Fiji Sun . 31 August 2022.
Web site: NAURU Stars WIN 2019 Oceania Cup . AFL Nauru . 31 August 2022.
Web site: Oceania AFL Cup returns, Nauru faces Fiji first up . The Fiji Times . 11 February 2024.
Web site: PNG Wins Oceania Title . The National . 11 February 2024.