1998 OFC Nations Cup
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.
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) |
Qualification
Melanesia Cup 1998
| 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 |
Source:
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Polynesia Cup 1998
| 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.
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
| 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:
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Paama  13' (o.g.) |
| New Zealand | 8–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Christie 1' Coveny 11', 25', 39', 40' Ryan 34', 65' Bunce 65' |
Roronamahava 45' |
Group B
| 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 |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 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' |
| Fiji | 3–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson 18' (o.g.) Kilalwaca 54' Nasema 85' |
Knockout stage
| 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
Third place match
Goalscorers
- 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
- "Polynesia Cup 1998". WildStat.com. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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