2000_OFC_Nations_Cup
2000 OFC Nations Cup
International football competition
The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was held in Papeete, Tahiti.[1] The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, the Cook Islands and Tahiti who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. Australia beat New Zealand 2–0 in the final. The Solomon Islands beat Vanuatu 2–1 for third place.
Quick Facts 2000 Coupe d'Océanie des nations, Tournament details ...
| 2000 Coupe d'Océanie des nations 2000 OFC Aibu te Fenua | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | 19–28 June |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  Solomon Islands |
| Fourth place |  Vanuatu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 48 (4.8 per match) |
| Attendance | 5,500 (550 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Craig Foster Clayton Zane (5 goals each) |
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Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and was replaced by Vanuatu.
2000 Melanesia Cup
Main article: 2000 Melanesia Cup
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji (C, H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | |
| 2 | Solomon Islands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Advance to 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 |  New Caledonia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
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Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified.
2000 Polynesia Cup
Main article: 2000 Polynesia Cup
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tahiti (C, H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 12 | Advance to 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 |
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Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
More information Papeete ...
| Papeete |
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| Stade Pater |
| Capacity: 11,700 |
2000 OFC Nations Cup (Tahiti) |
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Solomon Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
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Source: [1]
More information Australia, 17–0 ...
| Australia | 17–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
Agostino  18', 53', 68' Muscat 21', 45' (pen.) Tiatto 24' Foster 30', 42', 51', 80' Zdrilic 35', 65' Popovic 60' Corica 70' Zane 82', 87', 89' |
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More information Solomon Islands, 5–1 ...
| Solomon Islands | 5–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Suri 33' Menapi 47' Samani 63' Omokirio 74' Koto 88' |
Shepherd 55' |
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More information Australia, 6–0 ...
| Australia | 6–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Chipperfield 6' Zane 13', 35' Omokirio 36' (o.g.) Muscat 39' (pen.) Cardozo 43' |
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Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanuatu |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tahiti (H) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
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More information New Zealand, 2–0 ...
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Bouckenooghe 27' Chris Jackson 78' |
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Attendance: 1,000
More information New Zealand, 3–1 ...
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Killen 47', 84' Jonathan Perry 56' |
Richard Iwai 14' |
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Attendance: 500
More information Vanuatu, 3–2 ...
| Vanuatu | 3–2 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ben 49' Richard Iwai 60' Georgina Tura 77' |
Jean-Loup Rousseau 2' (pen.) Harold Amaru 87' |
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Attendance: 300
Semi-finals
Attendance: 300
Attendance: 500
Third place match
More information Solomon Islands, 2–1 ...
| Solomon Islands | 2–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Commins Menapi 53' Gideon Omokirio 69' (pen.) |
Lexa Bibi 35' |
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Attendance: 300
Final
Main article: 2000 OFC Nations Cup Final
More information Australia, 2–0 ...
| Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Murphy 40' Craig Foster 66' |
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- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Danny Tiatto- Pablo Cardozo
- Scott Chipperfield
- Shaun Murphy
- Stan Lazaridis
- Steve Corica
- Tony Popovic
Daniel Shepherd
Chris Jackson- Jonathan Perry
- Kris Bouckenooghe
Batram Suri- Henry Kotto
- Jack Samani
Harold Amaru- Jean-Loup Rousseau
Georgina Tura- Jimmy Ben
- Lexa Bibi
- Own goal
- Gideon Omokirio (playing against Australia)
- "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.