1999 Oceania Club Championship

1999 Oceania Club Championship

Tournament details
Dates	September 18, 1999 - September 26, 1999
Teams	9 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions	South Melbourne (1st title)
Runners-up	Nadi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	99 (8.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	??

The 1999 Oceania Club Championships was held in September 1999. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The competition was held in Fiji (Nadi and Lautoka).

Participants

Konica (American Samoa) South Melbourne (Australia) Nadi (Fiji) Central United (New Zealand) Kiwi Club (Samoa)

Malaita Eagles (Solomon Islands) Vénus (Tahiti) Lotoha'apai (Tonga) Tafea (Vanuatu)

Group stage

The nine participants were placed in three groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and best second place team progressed to the semi-finals.

Group A

Results

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	South Melbourne	2	2	0	0	12	1	6
2	Malaita Eagles	2	1	0	1	15	4	3
3	Konica	2	0	0	2	2	24	0

Match schedule

Date	Match	Result
Sep 18	South Melbourne - Malaita Eagles	2 - 1
Sep 20	Malaita Eagles - Konica	14 - 2
Sep 22	South Melbourne - Konica	10 - 0

Group B

Results

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Vénus	2	1	1	0	15	2	4
2	Nadi	2	1	1	0	14	1	4
3	Kiwi Club	2	0	0	2	1	27	0

Match schedule

Date	Match	Result
Sep 18	Nadi - Vénus	1 - 1
Sep 20	Nadi - Kiwi Club	13 - 0
Sep 22	Vénus - Kiwi Club	14 - 1

Group C

Results

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Central United	2	1	1	0	18	2	4
2	Tafea	2	1	1	0	12	2	4
3	Lotoha'apai	2	0	0	2	0	26	0

Match schedule

Date	Match	Result
Sep 18	Tafea - Lotoha'apai	10 - 0
Sep 20	Central United - Lotoha'apai	16 - 0
Sep 22	Central United - Tafea	2 - 2

Semifinals

The top team from each groups progressed to the semifinals, along with the best second place team.

September 24, 1999 17.00	Central United	0–1	Nadi	Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji Attendance: ? Referee: ?
		(Report)	Marika Mamaqa  36'

September 24, 1999 19.00	South Melbourne	3–0	Vénus	Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji Attendance: ? Referee: ?
	Vaughan Coveny  38' Robert Liparotti  44' Paul Trimboli  76'	(Report)

Third Place Playoff

Sep 26

Central United - Vénus

No game played

The third place playoff was cancelled (due to injuries following in particular the Central United vs Tafea match.

Final

September 26, 1999 15.30	South Melbourne	5–1	Nadi	Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ?
	Steve Isoifidis  8' David Clarkson  16' Michael Curcija  47' pen Vaughan Coveny  50' Steve Panopoulos  73' pen	(Report)	Watisoni Voli  87'

Champion

FIFA Oceania Club Championship 1999 Winners
South Melbourne First title

South Melbourne are the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.

External links

• OFC Club Championship 1999 site