Continental Championships.

Oceania (OFC)

The first matches for the Championship of Oceania were played on Februari 17, 1973.
The first Final of the Oceanian Championships was played on February 24, 1973: New Zealand did beat Tahiti with 2-0.
Till now (2009) the Oceanian Championships have been organised 8 times.
The acting Champion of Oceania is: New Zealand.

Since 2007 Australia does not participate any longer in this continental Championship. That country is now a member of the Asian Football Conference (AFC).

Only two countries ever have been the Oceanian Champion:

• New Zealand, 4 times
• Australia, 4 times

Selection of matches

For the computation of the Rating Scores for the All-time Ranking Table of the Oceanean Championships all matches for these championships are taken into account.
Some countries that ever did participate in the Oceanean Championships are not a member of the World Football Organisation (FIFA); there results however are taken into account as well for the computation of the All-time Ranking Table.
All matches for the following tournaments, who serve as qualification for the Oceanean Nations Cup, are taken into account as well:

• Melanesia Cup (1994, 1998, 2000)
• Polynesia Cup (1994, 1998, 2000)
• South Pacific Games (2007)

Matches for the Oceanean Championships of 2004 and 2008 also count as qualification matches for the FIFA World Cup^TM 2006 resp. 2010.

Minimal number of matches for the computation of Rating Scores.

For the computation of reliable Rating Scores a specific minimum number of matches per country is requested.
For countries that played less than 10 matches for any All-time Ranking Table no Rating Score will be computed.
Results of those countries (number of matches, points etc.) will be presented at the bottom of the respective Ranking Table.
For more detailed information and explanation about the Ranking Tables please view: Ranking Tables Explained.

Presentation of former countries in the Ranking Tables.

The names of former countries like East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union etc. are skipped from the presentation in any Ranking Table as soon as 6 years are passed since they played their last game.
For a more detailed explanation and for a complete listing of former countries please view: Selection of Data.

The above presented information is partly retrieved from the website of the RSSSF: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (Author: José Luis Pierrend).