1998_OFC_Nations_Cup
1998 OFC Nations Cup
International football competition
The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 25 September – 4 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 52 (5.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 20,200 (2,020 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Damian Mori (10 goals) |
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Melanesia Cup 1998
Main article: 1998 Melanesia Cup
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji (C) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 |  Vanuatu (H) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Solomon Islands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  New Caledonia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
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Polynesia Cup 1998
Main article: 1998 Polynesia Cup
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahiti (C) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | 12 | Advanced to 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 |
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Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tahiti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
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More information New Zealand, 8–1 ...
| New Zealand | 8–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
Christie  1' Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40' Ryan 34', 65' Bunce 65' |
Roronamahava 45' |
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More information Tahiti, 5–1 ...
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
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More information Australia, 16–0 ...
| Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Trimboli 1', 12', 63' Mori 8', 15', 30', 34' Maloney 17', 89' Ceccoli 42' Trajanovski 48', 68', 76' (pen.), 88' Chipperfield 66' Halpin 80' |
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More information Fiji, 3–0 ...
| Fiji | 3–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson 18' (o.g.) Kilalwaca 54' Nasema 85' |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
| Tahiti | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| Fiji | 4 | |||||
| Tahiti | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
More information Australia, 4–1 ...
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Third place match
More information Fiji, 4–2 ...
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Final
Main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final
- 10 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Paul Trimboli
Esala Masi
Gerald Quennet
- 2 goals
- Brad Maloney
Rupert Ryan- Jean-Loup Rousseau
- 1 goal
- Alvin Ceccoli
- Carl Veart
- Scott Chipperfield
- Troy Halpin
- Kameli Kilalwaca
- Shailend Lal
- Ulaisi Seruvatu
- Valerio Nasema
- Che Bunce
- Danny Hay
- Mark Burton
- Tinol Christie
- Harold Amaru
- Hiro Labaste
- Teva Zaveroni
Edwin Rarai- Peter Roronamahava
- Own goal
- Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)
- "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- Oceania Football
- RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2010.