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Polynesia Cup

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This article is about the association football competition. For the rugby league competition, see Polynesian Cup.

The Polynesia Cup (French: Coupe de Polynésie) was a football tournament for Polynesian nations within the Oceania Football Confederation. It acted along with the Melanesia Cup as a qualifying tournament for the OFC Nations Cup. The last tournament was played in 2000.[1]

The tournament involved a round-robin format where every team played each other once at the location of the tournament.

In the first tournament in 1994, Tahiti, fielding a young and inexperienced team, beat Tonga 1-0, American Samoa 2-0 and Western Samoa 7-0. Lolani Koko, a multisport athlete, captained the Western Samoan team. He had competed as a runner in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and was also an international rugby player for Western Samoa.[2]

Participating nations

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Results

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Year Host Champion Runners-up Third place
1994  Western Samoa  Tahiti  Tonga  Western Samoa
1998  Cook Islands  Tahiti  Cook Islands  Western Samoa
2000  French Polynesia  Tahiti  Cook Islands  Samoa

Records

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Total Wins

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3 Tahiti 1994, 1998, 2000

All-time table

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Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Tahiti 3 11 11 0 0 67 4 +63 33
2  Samoa[a] 3 11 5 1 5 26 23 +3 16
3  Cook Islands 2 8 5 1 2 16 16 0 16
4  Tonga 3 11 3 2 6 13 28 –15 11
5  American Samoa 3 11 0 0 11 8 59 –51 0

1994

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Polynesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryWestern Samoa
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (1st title)
Runners-up Tonga
Third place Western Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
1998 →

The Polynesia Cup 1994 was the first Polynesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Western Samoa (later known as Samoa) and four teams participated: Tahiti, Western Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga and served for the first time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti winning the tournament for the first time and qualifying to the 1996 OFC Nations Cup.

Results

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (C) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Qualify for 1996 OFC Nations Cup
2  Tonga 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Western Samoa (H) 3 1 1 1 5 10 −5 4
4  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: [3]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Tahiti 1-0 Tonga
Western Samoa 3-1 American Samoa
Tahiti 2-1 American Samoa
Western Samoa 2-2 Tonga
Tonga 2-1 American Samoa
Western Samoa 0-7 Tahiti

Tahiti qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1996

1998

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Polynesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryCook Islands
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (2nd title)
Runners-up Cook Islands
Third place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored51 (5.1 per match)
← 1994
2000 →

The Polynesia Cup 1998 was the second Polynesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Cook Islands and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and the hosts Cook Islands for the first time and served for the second time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti national football winning the tournament for the second time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 1998 along with Cook Islands.

Results

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (C) 4 4 0 0 27 1 +26 12 Qualify for 1998 OFC Nations Cup
2  Cook Islands (H) 4 2 1 1 8 11 −3 7
3  Samoa 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
4  Tonga 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
5  American Samoa 4 0 0 4 3 23 −20 0
Source: [4]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Cook Islands 2-1 Samoa
Tonga 3-0 American Samoa
Tahiti 5-0 Tonga
Cook Islands 4-3 American Samoa
Tahiti 5-1 Samoa
Cook Islands 2-2 Tonga
Samoa 2-0 Tonga
Tahiti 12-0 American Samoa
Samoa 4-0 American Samoa
Cook Islands 0-5 Tahiti

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 1998

2000

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Polynesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (3rd title)
Runners-up Cook Islands
Third place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored56 (5.6 per match)
← 1998

The Polynesia Cup 2000 was the third Polynesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Tahiti and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands and served for the third time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 2000 along with Cook Islands.

Results

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tahiti (C, H) 4 4 0 0 30 2 +28 12 Qualify for 2000 OFC Nations Cup
2  Cook Islands 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9
3  Samoa 4 2 0 2 13 6 +7 6
4  Tonga 4 1 0 3 4 15 −11 3
5  American Samoa 4 0 0 4 2 29 −27 0
Source: [5]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Tonga 0–4 Samoa
Tahiti 18–0 American Samoa
Tahiti 2–1 Samoa
Cook Islands 2–1 Tonga
Tahiti 8–1 Tonga
Cook Islands 3–0 American Samoa
Samoa 6–1 American Samoa
Tahiti 2–0 Cook Islands
Tonga 2–1 American Samoa
Cook Islands 3–2 Samoa

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Includes participations as  Western Samoa from 1994.

References

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  1. ^ Fischer, Steven (2013). A History of the Pacific Islands (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Education UK. p. 294. ISBN 1137088125.
  2. ^ Moon, Paul (May 1995). "Polynesia Cup". World Soccer: 53. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  3. ^ Morrison, Neil. "Polynesian Cup 1994". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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