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The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was held in
Papeete Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeete'', pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The Communes of France, commune of Papeete is located on the isl ...
,
Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...
. The six participating teams were
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and
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
who qualified as of right, the
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
and
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, the
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and
Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...
who qualified from the
Polynesia Cup The Polynesia Cup was a football tournament for Polynesian nations within the Oceania Football Confederation. It acted along with the Melanesia Cup as a qualifying tournament for the OFC Nations Cup The OFC Nations Cup is an international ass ...
. Australia beat New Zealand 2–0 in the final. The Solomon Islands beat Vanuatu 2–1 for third place. Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the
2000 Fijian coup d'état The Fiji coup d'état of 2000 was a civilian coup d'état by hardline i-Taukei (ethnic Fijian) nationalists against the elected government of an Indo-Fijian Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry on 19 May 2000. This was followed by an attempt on ...
and was replaced by Vanuatu.


Qualification


2000 Melanesia Cup

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
and
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
* qualified. *
Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
were replaced by
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
due to civil unrest taking place in Fiji.


2000 Polynesia Cup

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...
and
Cook Islands ) , image_map = Cook Islands on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , capital = Avarua , coordinates = , largest_city = Avarua , official_languages = , lan ...
qualified.


Venue


Squads

:''See 2000 OFC Nations Cup squads''.


Group stage


Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage


Semi-finals

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Third place match


Final


Goalscorers

;5 goals *
Clayton Zane Clayton Zane (born 12 July 1977) is an Australian association football coach and former player, who played as a striker. In the 2001 season, he was the top scorer and awarded the Kniksen award as Striker of the Year in Norway. He earned 14 cap ...
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;4 goals * Kevin Muscat ;2 goals * David Zdrilic * Paul Agostino * Chris Killen *
Simon Elliott Simon John Elliott (born 10 June 1974, in Wellington) is a retired New Zealand International footballer who most recently served as head coach of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC. Semi-professional and college career Elliott play ...
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Commins Menapi Commins Menapi (18 September 1977 – 18 November 2017) was a Solomon Islands striker, who was last the manager of Western United. He guided them to their first and only Telekom S league title season 2014/2015. Club career He played for Young ...
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Gideon Omokirio Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands football (soccer), footballer who is the current Coach of Isabel Frigates in the current ongoing Solomon Cup 2020. His brother Eddie Omokirio, Eddie was also active ...
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Richard Iwai Richard Iwai (born 15 March 1979, Vanuatu) is a former Vanuatuan international footballer who played most of his career for Tafea as a forward. He's currently assistant coach of Ifira Black Bird and the head coach of the Vanuatu under-23 te ...
;1 goal * Danny Tiatto *
Pablo Cardozo Pablo Cardozo (born 23 December 1972) is a former Australian soccer striker. Career Cardozo played mostly in Australia, but also had unsuccessful spells in Europe and also played in New Zealand with Waitakere United. Cardozo signed with the ...
* Scott Chipperfield *
Shaun Murphy Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Snooker Championship, 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight Cue stick, cue action and his lo ...
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Stan Lazaridis Stan Lazaridis (born 16 August 1972) is an Australian former footballer. He was predominantly a left winger though he had been known to perform at left back. He last played for his home-town club Perth Glory and made 58 official appearances for ...
* Steve Corica * Tony Popovic * Daniel Shepherd * Chris Jackson * Jonathan Perry *
Kris Bouckenooghe Christian "Kris" Bouckenooghe (born 7 February 1977) is a retired New Zealand association football player of Belgium, Belgian and Cook Islands Maori, Cook Island Māori descent. He played as a defender (football), defender, mostly in the lower ...
* Batram Suri * Henry Kotto * Jack Samani * Harold Amaru * Jean-Loup Rousseau * Georgina Tura * Jimmy Ben * Lexa Bibi ;Own goal *
Gideon Omokirio Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands football (soccer), footballer who is the current Coach of Isabel Frigates in the current ongoing Solomon Cup 2020. His brother Eddie Omokirio, Eddie was also active ...
(playing against Australia)


External links


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Football in French Polynesia Nations
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