The 2001 OFC Club Championship was the third season of Oceania's premier club
football
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tournament organised by
OFC.
Wollongong Wolves defeated
Tafea
Tafea is the southernmost of the six Provinces of Vanuatu, provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa.
History
Unlike the other provinces of V ...
1–0 in the
final
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, which was played at
Lloyd Robines Stadium in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
, Papua New Guinea. As winners, Wollongong Wolves qualified for the
2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which was however cancelled.
South Melbourne
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were the defending champions, but did not qualify for the tournament.
Participants
A total of 11 teams from 11
OFC member associations entered the competition.
Schedule
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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''Note:'' The OFC disciplinary committee ruled that 7 of
PanSa's 18 players were not registered according to international transfer rules, some of which had been fielded in their first two matches. The first two matches were thus awarded 2–0 to the opposition, whilst
PanSa were unable to field a team in the 3rd match (which was not played, and subsequently awarded 2–0 to
Tafea
Tafea is the southernmost of the six Provinces of Vanuatu, provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa.
History
Unlike the other provinces of V ...
).
PanSa then withdrew from the competition, causing their fourth match to be awarded 2–0 to
Titavi.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
References
External links
OFC Club Championship 2000/01 site
{{OFC Champions League seasons
Club Championship
OFC Club Championship
OFC Club Championship
2001
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