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New Caledonia

Oceania · OFC

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2Continental finals reached

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Tournament appearances
6
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2016
World Cup appearances
0
Continental appearances
6
Last final reached
2012
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to New Caledonia. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Jamaica
Repeated continental champions
Honors 1.00 · distance 0.40
Vanuatu
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.60 · distance 0.44
Papua New Guinea
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.90
Solomon Islands
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.30 · distance 0.93
United Arab Emirates
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.50 · distance 0.93

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

YearNameTournamentRound reached
2016New CaledoniaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2016Semifinal
2012New CaledoniaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2012 Final
2008New CaledoniaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2008 Final
2002New CaledoniaOFCOFC Nations Cup 2002Appearance
1980New CaledoniaOFCOFC Nations Cup 1980Appearance
1973New CaledoniaOFCOFC Nations Cup 1973Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012OFC Nations CupTahiti0-1 Lost