1999 Oceania Club Championship

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1999 Oceania Club Championship
Tournament details
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 played12
Goals scored99 (8.25 per match)
1987
2001

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).

Contents

Teams

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

Group stage

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

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 Semi-finals 2–110–0
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Malaita Eagles 2101154+11314–2
3 Flag of American Samoa.svg Konica 2002224220
Source: RSSSF

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification VEN NAD KIW
1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus 2110152+134Advance to Semi-finals 14–1
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi 2110141+1341–113–0
3 Flag of Samoa.svg Kiwi 2002127260
Source: RSSSF
Nadi 1–1 Vénus
Nadi 13–0 Kiwi
Vénus 14–1 Kiwi

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification CEN TAF LOT
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United 2110182+164Advance to Semi-finals 2–216–0
2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Tafea 2110122+10410–0
3 Flag of Tonga.svg Lotohaʻapai 2002026260
Source: RSSSF
Tafea 10–0 Lotoha'apai
Central United 16–0 Lotoha'apai
Central United 2–2 Tafea

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

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

Central United Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
Report Mamaqa Soccerball shade.svg36'
Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji
Attendance: ?
Referee: ?
South Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg 3–0 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus
Coveny Soccerball shade.svg38'
Liparotti Soccerball shade.svg44'
Trimboli Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji
Attendance: ?
Referee: ?

Third place play-off

Flag of New Zealand.svg Central United Vénus Flag of French Polynesia.svg
(Report)
Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji
Referee: ?

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

Final

South Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg 5–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Nadi
Isoifidis Soccerball shade.svg8'
Clarkson Soccerball shade.svg16'
Curcija Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Coveny Soccerball shade.svg50'
Panopoulos Soccerball shade.svg73' pen
Report Voli Soccerball shade.svg87'
Prince Charles Park, Nadi, Fiji
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: ?

Champion

FIFA Oceania Club Championship 1999 Winners
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
South Melbourne
First title

South Melbourne were the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.

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