The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Dates | 25 September – 4 October |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Fourth place |  Tahiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 52 (5.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 20,200 (2,020 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Damian Mori (10 goals) |
← 1996 2000 → | |
Qualification
editMelanesia Cup 1998
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji (C)
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 |  Vanuatu (H)
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Solomon Islands
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  New Caledonia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Polynesia Cup 1998
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tahiti (C)
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 12 | Advanced to 1998 OFC Nations Cup |
| 2 |  Cook Islands (H)
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Samoa
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Tonga
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  American Samoa
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
Venues
edit| Brisbane |
|---|
| Lang Park |
| Capacity: 52,500 |
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Squads
editGroup stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tahiti
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Paama  13' (o.g.) |
Report |
| New Zealand | 8–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Christie 1' Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40' Ryan 34', 65' Bunce 65' |
Report | Roronamahava 45' |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
| Australia | 16–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Trimboli 1', 12', 63' Mori 8', 15', 30', 34' Maloney 17', 89' Ceccoli 42' Trajanovski 48', 68', 76' (pen.), 88' Chipperfield 66' Halpin 80' |
Report |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 2 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
| Tahiti | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 4 October 1998 – Brisbane | ||||||
| Fiji | 4 | |||||
| Tahiti | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| New Zealand | 1–0 | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Hay 88' |
Report |
Third place match
editFinal
edit| New Zealand | 1–0 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Burton 24' |
Report |
Goalscorers
edit- 10 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Paul Trimboli
- Esala Masi
- Gerald Quennet
- 2 goals
- Brad Maloney
- Rupert Ryan
- Jean-Loup Rousseau
- 1 goal
- Alvin Ceccoli
- Carl Veart
- Scott Chipperfield
- Troy Halpin
- Kameli Kilalwaca
- Shailend Lal
- Ulaisi Seruvatu
- Valerio Nasema
- Che Bunce
- Danny Hay
- Mark Burton
- Tinol Christie
- Harold Amaru
- Hiro Labaste
- Teva Zaveroni
- Edwin Rarai
- Peter Roronamahava
- Own goal
- Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
- Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)
References
edit- ^ "From the vault: The OFC Nations Cup 1998". Oceania Football. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
External links
edit- Oceania Football
- RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2010.