Oceania Soccer Trivia

1. The Wellington Phoenix Football Club was established in 2007 after which former NZ-based team dissolved?

From Quiz Wellington Phoenix FC Fever

Answer: New Zealand Knights

The Wellington Phoenix rose from the ashes of the New Zealand Knights (based in Auckland) when they were dissolved after a string of poor performances (5 wins, 4 draws, and 12 losses in the 2006-07 season, poor crowd attendance, and a lack of local players being developed. The Knights were formed from Football Kingz (aka Auckland Kingz, established in 1999), and were a foundation member of the A-League in 2005.

From Quiz Oceania Football

Answer: OFC

OFC was formed in November 1966 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Initially, the confederation only consisted of regional heavyweights Australia and New Zealand and the weaker Fiji team. OFC was only confirmed as an official full confederation by FIFA in 1996 and is considered by some to be football's weakest continent internationally.

From Quiz World Cup Qualifier: New Zealand v Bahrain

Answer: Manama

Manama in Bahrain also hosts a Formula 1 Grand Prix.

From Quiz Manchester United NZ Supporters Club

Answer: Brian Wood

Brian Wood has been a Manchester United fan since the late '60s and his recall of games and statistics is phenomenal. A quiet well spoken guy that gets the job done. His multiple contacts at Manchester United FC have greatly helped the club branch, with the supporters being very much at the other end of the world.

From Quiz 1982 : NZ Soccer's Glory Days

Answer: Australia

New Zealand's opening match was at Mt Smart Stadium (now Ericson Stadium) in Auckland on Anzac Day, 25th April 1981.

From Quiz Wellington Phoenix FC Fever

Answer: A-League

The A-League was developed after the National Soccer League (NSL) in Australia started to decline, losing sponsorships, a television broadcaster, and failing to attract high-quality players. The first A-League match was played on 26th August 2005 and the Wellington Phoenix's first match was played exactly two years later on 26th August 2007.

From Quiz Oceania Football

Answer: Australia

Australia actually applied to join the Asian Football Confederation in 1960, 1962, 1972 and 1974, but were denied on each occasion. Participation in OFC reduced their need to transfer to the Asian region, but on 1 January 2006 the Australian Football Federation was finally granted its wish. The country had cited a need for more competition in World Cup qualifying (New Zealand had been its only realistic challenger in OFC) and a desire to make Oceanic football fairer.

From Quiz World Cup Qualifier: New Zealand v Bahrain

Answer: 0-0

Mark Paston, the New Zealand goalkeeper was in fine form and made several vital saves to keep Bahrain scoreless despite their dominance of possession. Bahrain also hit the wood work in the 2nd half .. and even had the ball in the back of the net a few minutes nefore the end of the game, but the referee disallowed the "goal" for a foul in the lead-up!

From Quiz New Zealand Soccer

Answer: Scott Bishop

Bishop, who had previously been touted by his then club coach, Ricki Herbert, "has unbelievable talent" and "greatest keeper New Zealand's ever produced", then fell-out with Herbert following a training altercation in late 1997. Bishop and Herbert have not spoken to each other since then. Herbert became the NZ national coach and the coach of NZ's professional Hyundai A-League team, "The Phoenix". Following their breakup, Bishop has never figured in Herbert's teams.

From Quiz All Whites Soccer

Answer: Blackburn Rovers

All Whites defender Ryan Nelsen joined Blackburn Rovers in 2005 from D.C. United, U.S.A.

From Quiz Manchester United NZ Supporters Club

Answer: George Best

The greatest football player ever, George Best was a hero of many young kids of the '60s and '70s, including Brian and other senior NZ club members, so when George visited New Zealand on a speaking tour in 1999, the Chairman put forward the offer of Patron and George accepted. The club was eternally grateful and the passing of this legend saddened the NZ branch deeply.

From Quiz 1982 : NZ Soccer's Glory Days

Answer: All Whites

New Zealand's best known sporting team is the national men's rugby team, known as the All Blacks. The world-beating rugby team's playing strip was basically all black. During the 1981-82 World Cup qualifying and at the finals tournament, the New Zealand men's soccer team wore a basically all white strip, which led to the nickname. Most New Zealand sporting team's have nicknames, including the Tall Blacks (basketball), Black Caps (cricket), Silver Ferns (netball), Black Sox (softball) and White Ferns (women's cricket).

From Quiz Wellington Phoenix FC Fever

Answer: Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Victory were considered one of the strongest teams in the A-League in 2007 and a 2-2 draw was considered a credible effort. The game was played in Wellington, NZ.

From Quiz Oceania Football

Answer: Papua New Guinea

Eastern Stars FC are based in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea; they were formed in 2007 after Milne Bay residents expressed concern that the area lacked a local club. Stars finished as league runners-up in 2010-11 and again in 2011-12.

From Quiz World Cup Qualifier: New Zealand v Bahrain

Answer: Wellington

35,000 fans rocked the "Cake Tin" in Wellington to witness New Zealand's finest soccer moment since the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain. The crowd of 35,194 was not only a record for a New Zealand international home match, it was a record crowd for any soccer match in NZ.

From Quiz New Zealand Soccer

Answer: East Coast Bays

Missing out in either the last eight or last four during its previous prior seasons saw the all-blue Bays boys finally crack the 2008 final. They defeated Dunedin Technical 1-0 at North Harbour before an overwhelmingly pro-Bays local crowd.

From Quiz All Whites Soccer

Answer: Oceania

New Zealand competes in the Oceania region for qualification to the World Cup, playing against teams such as Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands.

From Quiz Manchester United NZ Supporters Club

Answer: Dean Davis

In the second season of the Man Utd NZ football team, Dean Davis and Dave Gatman had a great tussle for goal scoring honours. Dave finally won but Dean made history with the first hat-trick against Glenfield in a 4-4 draw.

From Quiz 1982 : NZ Soccer's Glory Days

Answer: John Adshead

English-born Adshead had coached professionally overseas for many years, including in Oman, but returned to New Zealand in 2005 to coach New Zealand's first professional soccer team, the Auckland-based Football Kingz, in the Australian national soccer competition, the A-League.

From Quiz Wellington Phoenix FC Fever

Answer: Yellow & Black

Most of Wellington's sports teams wear a uniform with yellow & black as the primary colours.

From Quiz Oceania Football

Answer: American Samoa

FFAS stands for Football Federation American Samoa, the island's governing body. The National League was established in 1981; for the 2012-13 season, the FFAS has introduced a two-tier system with clubs placed in either Division 1 or Division 2. PanSa East FC are the club with the most league titles.

From Quiz World Cup Qualifier: New Zealand v Bahrain

Answer: 1-0 to New Zealand

New Zealand played superbly to keep Bahrain scoreless in the second half. This match, played on 14th November 2009, was the 543rd international match played by New Zealand. After this match their win-loss record was: 213 wins   88 draws 242 losses 987 goals scored 1020 against The NZ national team played their first match on 23rd July 1904 in Dunedin, a 0-1 loss to NSW. Their second match was played a week later in Wellington, also against NSW, and finished a 3-3 draw. New Zealand's first match vs. a national team was played in Dunedin on 17th June 1922, a 3-1 win against Australia. Their second international match was played a week later in Wellington, also against Australia, ended a 1-1 draw.

From Quiz All Whites Soccer

Answer: Scotland

Steve Sumner and Steve Wooddin scored the goals. Sadly, the All Whites lost the match 5-2.

From Quiz Manchester United NZ Supporters Club

Answer: Dean Michie

Dean was a fantastic defender and a dead ringer for Roberto Carlos, playing just as well as the Brazilian star. Both Dean and Steve were the keys to the Man Utd NZ defence in the early days.

From Quiz 1982 : NZ Soccer's Glory Days

Answer: 15

This was a world record, and they had to travel 55,000 miles in the process! All home matches were played in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.

From Quiz Wellington Phoenix FC Fever

Answer: Yellow Fever

If the Wellington Phoenix are winning with 10 minutes left to play, the Yellow Fever have a fun tradition where many fans will take off their shirts and wave them in this air. It can be very cold in Wellington so they are some very brave souls!

From Quiz Oceania Football

Answer: Tahiti

Tahiti defeated New Caledonia 1-0 in the final, thereby earning their first Nations Cup title and becoming the first nation other than Australia and New Zealand to win the tournament. Struggling with the oppressive heat in Honiara, the host city, favourites New Zealand were eliminated in the semi-finals, losing 2-0 to New Caledonia. Both Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea failed to progress beyond the group stage.

From Quiz World Cup Qualifier: New Zealand v Bahrain

Answer: Ricki Herbert

Ricki Herbert was a key member of the New Zealand team that qualified for the World Cup finals tournament in 1982, which the first time New Zealand had ever qualified.

From Quiz New Zealand Soccer

Answer: 150

Thankfully on the cusp of a return to a club-based national league, the eight franchise national league clubs of the NZFC regularly had their attendance figures grossly exaggerated by New Zealand Football. This match was no exception. The franchise league attracted nothing like the popularity or following enjoyed by its club-based counterpart.

From Quiz All Whites Soccer

Answer: Wynton Rufer

Rufer just beat Australia's Frank Farina and New Caledonia's Christian Karembeu for the title. Rufer played for New Zealand in the 1982 World Cup, and played for European clubs Norwich City, F.C. Zurich, Grasshoppers, and Werder Bremen.

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