1999 OFC Club Championship

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1999 OFC Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFiji
Dates18–26 September 1999
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored99 (7.62 per match)
1987
2001

The 1999 OFC Club Championship was the second season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC.

Contents

South Melbourne defeated Nadi 5–1 in the final, which was played at the Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Fiji. As winners, South Melbourne qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.

Adelaide City were the defending champions, but did not qualify for the tournament.

Teams

Oceania laea location map.svg
Location of teams of the 1999 OFC Club Championship group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Red pog.svg Red: Group B; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C.

A total of 9 teams from 9 OFC member associations entered the competition.

AssociationTeamQualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Konica Machine 1999 ASFA Soccer League champion
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia South Melbourne 1998–99 Australian National Soccer League champion
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Nadi 1998 Fiji Super Premier League champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Central United 1999 New Zealand National Final champion
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Kiwi 1997 Samoa National League champion
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles 1999 Solomon Cup champion
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti Vénus 1998–99 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Lotoha'apai 1999 Tonga Club Championship champion
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Tafea 1999 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion

Schedule

Schedule for 1999 OFC Club Championship
PhaseRoundDate
Group stageMatchday 118 September 1999
Matchday 220 September 1999
Matchday 322 September 1999
Knockout stageSemi-finals24 September 1999
Third place play-off26 September 1999
Final

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SOU MAL KON
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne 2200121+116Advance to knockout stage 2–1 10–0
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Malaita Eagles 2101154+113 14–2
3 Flag of American Samoa.svg Konica FC 2002224220
Source: RSSSF

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ASV NAD KIW
1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Vénus 2110152+134Advance to knockout stage 14–1
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi 2110141+134 1–1 13–0
3 Flag of Samoa.svg Kiwi Club 2002127260
Source: RSSSF

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CEN TAF LOT
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United 2110182+164Advance to knockout stage 2–2 16–0
2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Tafea 2110122+104 10–0
3 Flag of Tonga.svg Lotohaʻapai 2002026260
Source: RSSSF

Ranking of second-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 B Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi 2110141+134Advance to knockout stage
2 C Flag of Vanuatu.svg Tafea 2110122+104
3 A Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Malaita Kingz 2101154+113
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
24 September – Lautoka
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne 3
 
26 September – Nadi
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Vénus 0
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne 5
 
24 September – Lautoka
 
Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi 1
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United 0
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi 1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
26 September – Nadi
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United
 
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Vénus

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
Central United Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
South Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–0 Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Vénus

Third place play-off

The third place play-off scheduled on 26 September 1999 was cancelled due to too many injuries, following in particular the Central United v Tafea group stage match.

Central United Flag of New Zealand.svg Cancelled Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Vénus
Report

Final

The final was played on 26 September 1999 at Prince Charles Park in Nadi.

South Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
Report
Prince Charles Park , Nadi
Attendance: 10,000

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