The Women's Oceania Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF). It is held every two years to determine which teams will receive an automatic berth to the FIH World Cup and the Summer Olympics.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Women's Oceania Cup | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| First season | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 2–4 |
| Confederation | OHF (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Australia (8th title) (2023) |
| Most titles | Australia (8 titles) |
As of 2023, only Australia and New Zealand have reached the finals.
History edit
The Oceania Cup was introduced to international hockey in 1999. The first tournament was used as the Oceania qualifier for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Since its inception, the tournament has been held biennially.[1]
Hosting rights for the tournament generally switch between Hockey Australia and the New Zealand Hockey Federation each tournament.[2]
Australia are the most successful team, having won the title eight times.
Results edit
Summaries edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 |  Samoa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 | |
Team appearances edit
| Team | 1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 12 |
| Fiji
|
– | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| New Zealand
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 12 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
– | – | – | – | 4th | – | – | 4th | – | 3rd | – | – | 3 |
| Samoa
|
– | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 3rd | 3rd | – | – | – | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Statistics edit
All-Time Table edit
| Table | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PCT |
| 1 | Australia |
35 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 206 | 32 | +174 | 78 | 74.3 |
| 2 | Fiji |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | –17 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 3 | New Zealand |
35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 203 | 63 | +140 | 42 | 40.0 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 161 | –158 | 4 | 13.3 |
| 5 | Samoa |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 140 | –139 | 1 | 4.2 |
All-Time Scorers edit
There were 425 goals scored in 46 matches, for an average of 9.24 goals per match.
17 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Wendy Alcorn- Joanne Banning
- Edwina Bone
- Louise Dobson
- Suzanne Faulkner
- Peta Gallagher
- Kate Hanna
- Juliet Haslam
- Rechelle Hawkes
- Stephanie Kershaw
- Amy Lawton
- Karri McMahon
- Georgina Morgan
- Kaitlin Nobbs
- Ngaire Smith
Emi Nawaqakuta- Rita Taito
Bridget Blackwood- Stacey Carr
- Rhiannon Dennison
- Natasha FitzSimons
- Megan Hull
- Penny Munns
- Brooke Neal
- Kimberley Noakes
- Lucy Talbot
- Kim Tanner
- Anna Thorpe
- Carol Ward
Monica Evans
Sharlene Fagalilo
2 own goals
- Papua New Guinea (against Australia)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Oceania Cup 2021". websites.sportstg.com. Oceania Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.