OFC Nations Cup awards
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At the end of each OFC Men's Nations Cup final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.
Awards
[edit]There are currently four post-tournament awards
- the Golden Ball for most valuable player;
- the Golden Boot for most prolific goal scorer;
- the Golden Glove for most outstanding goalkeeper;
- the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play.
Best Player
[edit]| Year | Hosts | Best Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Solomon Islands
|
 Nicolas Vallar
|
[1] |
| 2016 |  Papua New Guinea
|
David Muta
|
[2] |
| 2024 |  Fiji  Vanuatu
|
 Liberato Cacace
|
Top Goalscorer
[edit]| Year | Hosts | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | New Zealand
|
 Segin Wayewol Alan Marley
|
3 | |
| 1980 | New Caledonia
|
 Ian Hunter Eddie Krncevic
|
5 | |
| 1996 | No fixed host | Kris Trajanovski
|
7 | |
| 1998 | Australia
|
Damian Mori
|
10 | |
| 2000 | Tahiti
|
Craig Foster Clayton Zane
|
5 | |
| 2002 | New Zealand
|
Joel Porter
|
6 | |
| 2004 | Australia
|
Tim Cahill Vaughan Coveny
|
6 | |
| 2008 | No fixed host | Shane Smeltz
|
8 | |
| 2012 | Solomon Islands
|
 Jacques Haeko
|
6 | [1] |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea
|
Raymond Gunemba
|
5 | [2] |
| 2024 | Fiji Vanuatu
|
Roy Krishna
|
5 |
Best Goalkeeper
[edit]| Year | Hosts | Best Goalkeeper | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Solomon Islands
|
Rocky Nyikeine
|
[1] |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea
|
Stefan Marinovic
|
[2] |
| 2024 | Fiji Vanuatu
|
Max Crocombe
|
Fair Play Award
[edit]| Year | Hosts | Winner | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Solomon Islands
|
Solomon Islands
|
[1] |
| 2016 | Papua New Guinea
|
New Caledonia
|
[2] |
| 2024 | Fiji Vanuatu
|
New Zealand
|
See also
[edit]- FIFA World Cup awards
- UEFA European Championship awards
- Copa América awards
- Africa Cup of Nations awards
- AFC Asian Cup awards
- CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Tahiti crowned kings of Oceania". oceaniafootball.com. 10 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "New Zealand triumphant". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016.