2000 OFC Nations Cup squads

Last updated July 24, 2023

The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Papeete, Tahiti from 19 to 28 June 2000. The 6 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The 2000 Melanesia Cup and the 2000 Polynesia Cup were used to find the four qualifiers for the finals tournament (Fiji and Solomon Islands from Melanesia and Tahiti and Cook Islands from Polynesia respectively), to move on and join Australia and New Zealand at the main tournament. Vanuatu (as the Melanesian 3rd placer) replaced Fiji in the final tournament, due to civil unrest in Fiji following the 2000 Fijian coup d'état.

Squad lists

Australia

Coach: Frank Farina

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Zeljko Kalac	(1972-12-16)16 December 1972 (aged 27)	Roda JC
2	2 DF	Kevin Muscat	(1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 26)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
3	2 DF	Shaun Murphy	(1970-11-05)5 November 1970 (aged 29)	Sheffield United
4	2 DF	Paul Okon (c)	(1972-04-05)5 April 1972 (aged 28)	ACF Fiorentina
5	2 DF	Tony Popovic	(1973-07-04)4 July 1973 (aged 26)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6	3 MF	Craig Foster	(1969-04-15)15 April 1969 (aged 31)	Crystal Palace
7	2 DF	Danny Tiatto	(1973-05-22)22 May 1973 (aged 27)	Manchester City
8	3 MF	Stan Lazaridis	(1972-08-16)16 August 1972 (aged 27)	Birmingham City
9	4 FW	David Zdrilic	(1974-04-13)13 April 1974 (aged 26)	SSV Ulm 1846
11	4 FW	Paul Agostino	(1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 25)	1860 Munich
12	2 DF	Stephen Laybutt	(1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 22)	Parramatta Power
13	3 MF	Brett Emerton	(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 21)	Sydney Olympic
14	4 FW	Aurelio Vidmar	(1967-02-03)3 February 1967 (aged 33)	Adelaide City
16	2 DF	Simon Colosimo	(1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 21)	Carlton SC
17	4 FW	Clayton Zane	(1977-07-12)12 July 1977 (aged 22)	Molde FK
18	1 GK	Clint Bolton	(1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 24)	Brisbane Strikers
21	4 FW	Pablo Cardozo	(1972-12-23)23 December 1972 (aged 27)	Athinaikos
23	3 MF	Steve Corica	(1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (aged 27)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
24	2 DF	Steve Horvat	(1971-03-14)14 March 1971 (aged 29)	Carlton SC
25	3 MF	Scott Chipperfield	(1975-12-30)30 December 1975 (aged 24)	Wollongong Wolves

Cook Islands

Coach: Alan Taylor

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Tony Jamieson	(1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 26)	North Wellington AFC
2	2 DF	Tristram Chambers	(1971-01-07)7 January 1971 (aged 29)	Tupapa Maraerenga
3	2 DF	Mark Jamieson	(1972-07-20)20 July 1972 (aged 27)	North Wellington AFC
4	2 DF	John Pareanga	(1980-10-02)2 October 1980 (aged 19)	Matavera
5	2 DF	Ngatuaine Mani	(1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 18)	Avatiu
6	2 DF	Heath Dickenson	(1968-02-02)2 February 1968 (aged 32)	University-Mount Wellington
7	3 MF	Raymond Newnham	(1968-04-27)27 April 1968 (aged 32)	Matavera
8	3 MF	Christian Tauira	(1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 18)	Avatiu
9	4 FW	Joseph Chambers	(1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 24)	Tupapa Maraerenga
10	3 MF	Junior Puroku	(1981-01-26)26 January 1981 (aged 19)	Tupapa Maraerenga
11	3 MF	Daniel Shepherd	(1974-09-23)23 September 1974 (aged 25)	Waitakere City
12	2 DF	Dean Tereu	(1972-07-09)9 July 1972 (aged 27)	Titikaveka
13	3 MF	Edward Drollett	(1975-06-07)7 June 1975 (aged 25)	Tupapa Maraerenga
14	2 DF	James Nand	(1977-04-06)6 April 1977 (aged 23)	Tupapa Maraerenga
15	3 MF	Justin Shepherd	(1981-06-08)8 June 1981 (aged 19)	Nikao Sokattak
16	4 FW	Nikorima Te Miha	(1980-01-01)1 January 1980 (aged 20)	Puaikura
17	2 DF	Barnabas Enjoy	(1980-05-10)10 May 1980 (aged 20)	Takuvaine
18	4 FW	Stenter Mani	(1978-09-14)14 September 1978 (aged 21)	Seaford United
19	3 MF	Hinoi Henry	(1981-06-16)16 June 1981 (aged 19)	Puaikura
20	1 GK	Jonathan Kairua	(1977-06-19)19 June 1977 (aged 23)	Nikao Sokattak
21	3 MF	Teremaki Paniani	(1975-02-20)20 February 1975 (aged 25)	Nikao Sokattak

New Zealand

Coach: Ken Dugdale

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Jason Batty	(1971-03-23)23 March 1971 (aged 29)	Grimsby Town
2	2 DF	Che Bunce	(1975-08-29)29 August 1975 (aged 24)	Football Kingz
3	2 DF	Sean Douglas	(1972-05-08)8 May 1972 (aged 28)	Football Kingz
4	2 DF	Chris Zoricich (c)	(1969-05-03)3 May 1969 (aged 31)	Newcastle United Jets
5	2 DF	Jonathan Perry	(1976-11-22)22 November 1976 (aged 23)	Football Kingz
6	2 DF	Gavin Wilkinson	(1973-11-05)5 November 1973 (aged 26)	Kilkenny City
7	3 MF	Simon Elliott	(1974-06-10)10 June 1974 (aged 26)	LA Galaxy
8	4 FW	Chris Killen	(1981-10-08)8 October 1981 (aged 18)	Wrexham AFC
9	4 FW	Paul Urlovic	(1978-11-21)21 November 1978 (aged 21)	Melbourne Knights
10	3 MF	Chris Jackson	(1970-07-18)18 July 1970 (aged 29)	Football Kingz
11	3 MF	Harry Ngata	(1971-08-24)24 August 1971 (aged 28)	Football Kingz
12	3 MF	Mark Atkinson	(1970-02-16)16 February 1970 (aged 30)	Eastern Pride
13	2 DF	Kris Bouckenooghe	(1977-02-07)7 February 1977 (aged 23)	SVD Handzame
14	3 MF	Jeff Campbell	(1979-08-25)25 August 1979 (aged 20)	Football Kingz
15	3 MF	Ivan Vicelich	(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 23)	Football Kingz
16	3 MF	Raf de Gregorio	(1977-05-20)20 May 1977 (aged 23)	FC Dordrecht
17	3 MF	Josh Stick	(1980-02-12)12 February 1980 (aged 20)	Central United
18	2 DF	Scott Smith	(1975-03-06)6 March 1975 (aged 25)	Woking FC
19	1 GK	Ross Nicholson	(1975-08-08)8 August 1975 (aged 24)	Central United
20	2 DF	Gerard Davis	(1977-09-25)25 September 1977 (aged 22)	Football Kingz

Solomon Islands

Coach: George Cowie

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Severino Aefi	(1970-10-15)15 October 1970 (aged 29)	Las United
2	2 DF	Eddie Edwin	(1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 21)
3	2 DF	Selson Molea	(1975-01-20)20 January 1975 (aged 25)	Naha FC
4	4 FW	Jimmy Kaierea	(1974-11-23)23 November 1974 (aged 25)
5	3 MF	Vivian Wickham	(1982-06-12)12 June 1982 (aged 18)	Toowoomba Raiders
6	2 DF	Saeni Daudau	(1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 21)	Koloale FC
7	3 MF	Jack Samani	(1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 21)	Marist Fire
8	3 MF	Francis Wasi	(1976-12-11)11 December 1976 (aged 23)	Nelson Suburbs
9	4 FW	Commins Menapi	(1977-09-18)18 September 1977 (aged 22)	Sydney United
10	3 MF	Stanley Waita	(1979-10-10)10 October 1979 (aged 20)	Malaita Eagles
11	4 FW	Batram Suri	(1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 28)	Football Kingz
13	2 DF	David Firisua	(1981-07-12)12 July 1981 (aged 18)	Mangere United
14	3 MF	Moses Toata	(1975-10-10)10 October 1975 (aged 24)	Kossa FC
15	3 MF	Patterson Daudau	(1978-02-02)2 February 1978 (aged 22)	Koloale FC
16	2 DF	Jerry Allen	(1979-03-21)21 March 1979 (aged 21)	Marist Fire
17	3 MF	Gideon Omokirio	(1976-10-12)12 October 1976 (aged 23)	Laugu United
18	3 MF	Henry Koto	(1976-08-13)13 August 1976 (aged 23)	Laugu United
19	4 FW	Joel Konofilia	(1977-01-07)7 January 1977 (aged 23)	Unitech FC
20	1 GK	Fred Hale	(1979-07-17)17 July 1979 (aged 20)	Koloale FC

Tahiti

Coach: Leon Gardikiotis

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Jimmy Tahutini	(1976-12-08)8 December 1976 (aged 23)	AS Vénus
2	2 DF	Steve Fatupua-Lecaill	(1976-01-12)12 January 1976 (aged 24)	AS Vénus
3	2 DF	Patrick Atger	(1969-10-10)10 October 1969 (aged 30)	AS Manu-Ura
4	2 DF	Heimana Paama	(1975-09-01)1 September 1975 (aged 24)	AS Pirae
5	3 MF	Sylvain Boene	(1968-01-31)31 January 1968 (aged 32)	AS Vénus
6	3 MF	Aldo Tauihara	(1973-11-10)10 November 1973 (aged 26)	AS Manu-Ura
7	2 DF	Samuel Garcia	(1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 24)	AS Vénus
8	3 MF	Teva Zaveroni	(1975-10-10)10 October 1975 (aged 24)	AS Pirae
9	4 FW	Félix Tagawa	(1976-03-23)23 March 1976 (aged 24)	AS Vénus
10	4 FW	Harold Amaru	(1970-04-23)23 April 1970 (aged 30)	AS Vénus
11	4 FW	Naea Bennett	(1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 22)	AS Vénus
12	2 DF	Vehia Maurirere	(1972-11-10)10 November 1972 (aged 27)	AS Vénus
13	3 MF	Tetahio Auraa	(1973-07-09)9 July 1973 (aged 26)	AS Manu-Ura
14	3 MF	Calixte Tetuanui	(1973-02-07)7 February 1973 (aged 27)	AS Vénus
15	3 MF	Jean-Victor Tinorua	(1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 18)	AS Vénus
16	2 DF	Angelo Tchen	(1982-03-08)8 March 1982 (aged 18)	AS Tefana
17	4 FW	Tony Senechal	(1977-03-04)4 March 1977 (aged 23)	AS Vénus
18	4 FW	David Niuhiti		AS Vénus
19	1 GK	Stanley Tien Wah	(1977-09-06)6 September 1977 (aged 22)	AS Dragon
20	1 GK	Daniel Tapeta	(1974-10-25)25 October 1974 (aged 25)	AS Manu-Ura
21	4 FW	Thierry Qaeze		AS Vaiete
22	3 MF	Jean-Loup Rousseau	(1970-03-27)27 March 1970 (aged 30)	FC Metz
23	3 MF	Bruno Beramelli		AS Manu-Ura

Vanuatu

Coach: Juan Carlos Buzzetti

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	David Chilia	(1978-06-10)10 June 1978 (aged 22)	Tupuji Imere
2	2 DF	Jimmy Ben	(1976-08-17)17 August 1976 (aged 23)	Shepherds United
3	2 DF	Graham Demas	(1980-10-25)25 October 1980 (aged 19)	Tafea FC
4	2 DF	Simon Lauru	(1972-01-30)30 January 1972 (aged 28)	Shepherds United
5	2 DF	Lexa Bibi	(1978-04-16)16 April 1978 (aged 22)	Tupuji Imere
6	2 DF	Eddy Mansale	(1973-05-18)18 May 1973 (aged 27)	Tafea FC
7	4 FW	Richard Iwai	(1979-03-15)15 March 1979 (aged 21)	Tafea FC
8	3 MF	Edwin Rarai	(1969-03-27)27 March 1969 (aged 31)	Tafea FC
9	4 FW	Moise Poida	(1978-04-02)2 April 1978 (aged 22)	Tafea FC
10	3 MF	Nono Noel	(1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 26)	Tafea FC
11	3 MF	Fedy Vava	(1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 17)	Tafea FC
12	4 FW	George Natuoivi	(1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 21)	Ifira Black Bird
13	2 DF	Gérard Maki Haitong	(1978-07-06)6 July 1978 (aged 21)	Tafea FC
14	4 FW	Etienne Mermer	(1977-01-26)26 January 1977 (aged 23)	Nipikinamu FC
15	2 DF	Nicholas Bruno	(1973-03-26)26 March 1973 (aged 27)	Tafea FC
16	3 MF	Pita David Maki	(1982-10-12)12 October 1982 (aged 17)	Yatel FC
17	2 DF	Hubert Reuben	(1974-11-11)11 November 1974 (aged 25)	Erakor Golden Star
18	4 FW	Roger Waiwai	(1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 17)	Tafea FC
19	3 MF	Pita Kalotang	(1975-06-06)6 June 1975 (aged 25)	Tupuji Imere
20	1 GK	John Garae	(1983-04-05)5 April 1983 (aged 17)	Tafea FC

Player representation

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
22	Australia, Tahiti
20	Vanuatu
16	Cook Islands
13	Solomon Islands
9	England
8	New Zealand
2	Germany , Netherlands
1	Belgium , France , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Norway , Papua New Guinea , United States

Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the finals.

By representatives of domestic league

National Squad	No.
Australia	7
Cook Islands	16
New Zealand	2
Solomon Islands	13
Tahiti	22
Vanuatu	20

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Tournaments	New Zealand 1973 New Caledonia 1980 1996 (no fixed host) Australia 1998 Tahiti 2000 New Zealand 2002 Australia 2004 2008 (no fixed host) Solomon Islands 2012 Papua New Guinea 2016 ~~New Zealand 2020~~ To be determined 2024
Qualifying	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016 ~~2020~~
Squads	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016 ~~2020~~ 2024
Finals	1973 1980 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2008 2012 2016 ~~2020~~ 2024
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