2000 Polynesia Cup

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2000 Polynesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Third placeFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored56 (5.6 per match)
1998

The Polynesia Cup 2000 was the third Polynesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Tahiti and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands and served for the third time as Oceania Nations Cup qualifier.

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 2000 along with Cook Islands.

Results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (C, H)4400302+2812Advance to 2000 OFC Nations Cup
2Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 430185+39
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4202136+76
4Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4103415113
5Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 4004229270
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–4Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg18–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg2–1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga

Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg8–1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg3–0Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa

Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg6–1Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands

Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg2–1Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg3–2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000

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References

  1. "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.