2012 OFC Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Solomon Islands
|
| Dates | 1–10 June 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Honiara, Solomon Islands (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Tahiti (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |  New Caledonia |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
| Fourth place | Solomon Islands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 133,700 (8,356 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Jacques Haeko (6 goals) |
| Best player |
Nicolas Vallar
|
| Best goalkeeper |
Rocky Nyikeine
|
| Fair play award | Solomon Islands |
The 2012 OFC Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the OFC Nations Cup organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).
The group stage of the tournament also doubled as the Second Round of the OFC qualification tournament for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The four semi-finalists advanced to the final round of OFC qualifying, where they would compete for the OFC spot in the inter-confederation play-offs.
The qualifying tournament was to be the football competition at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process. The new structure saw four of the lowest ranked entrants play a single round-robin tournament from 22–26 November 2011 in Samoa. The winner of this qualifying stage joined the other seven teams that received a bye to the Nations Cup proper.
The main tournament was originally scheduled for Fiji from 3–12 June 2012, but in March 2012 the hosting rights were stripped from Fiji as a result of an ongoing legal dispute involving OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities. The tournament was then awarded to the Solomon Islands.
The winner of the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, Tahiti represented the OFC in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Note that – unlike the previously announced format – this means the team that advances to the inter-confederation play-off may be different from the team that wins the OFC Nations Cup, and represents the OFC at the 2013 Confederations Cup.
Tahiti defeated New Caledonia in the final 1–0, winning their first title, and also became the first team other than Australia (no longer part of OFC) and New Zealand to be crowned Oceania champions.
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