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.
| Coupe d'Océanie des nations 2000 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) |
← 1998 2002 → | |
Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and was replaced by Vanuatu.
Qualification
edit2000 Melanesia Cup
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Advance to 2000 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified.
2000 Polynesia Cup
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 12 | Advance to 2000 OFC Nations Cup | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
Venue
edit| Papeete |
|---|
| Stade Pater |
| Capacity: 11,700 |
2000 OFC Nations Cup (Tahiti) |
Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
Source: [1]
| Australia | 17–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Agostino Muscat Tiatto Foster Zdrilic Popovic Corica Zane |
Report |
| Solomon Islands | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suri Menapi Samani Omokirio Koto |
Report | Shepherd |
| Australia | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipperfield Zane Omokirio Muscat Cardozo |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Bouckenooghe Chris Jackson |
Attendance: 1,000
| New Zealand | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Killen Jonathan Perry |
Richard Iwai |
Attendance: 500
| Vanuatu | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Ben Richard Iwai Georgina Tura |
Jean-Loup Rousseau Harold Amaru |
Attendance: 300
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 June – Papeete | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 28 June – Papeete | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 25 June – Papeete | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 June – Papeete | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Australia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Muscat |
Attendance: 300
| New Zealand | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Elliott |
Attendance: 500
Third place match
edit| Solomon Islands | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Commins Menapi Gideon Omokirio |
Lexa Bibi 35' |
Attendance: 300
Final
edit| Australia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun Murphy Craig Foster |
Goalscorers
edit- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Danny Tiatto
Daniel Shepherd
Chris Jackson
Batram Suri
Harold Amaru
Georgina Tura
- Own goal