2002 OFC Nations Cup

The 2002 OFC Nations Cup took place in New Zealand, between 5 and 14 July 2002.

2002 OFC Nations Cup
2002 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand
Dates5–14 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored64 (4 per match)
Attendance16,700 (1,044 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Bobby Despotovski
Australia Joel Porter
New Zealand Chris Killen
New Zealand Jeff Campbell (5 goals)

The competition was divided into two group stages, with a knockout tournament at the end. Before the tournament, 11 of the nations were seeded according to their 2001 FIFA ranking, while New Caledonia was placed last by default, as it was not a FIFA member.[1]

The six lowest-ranked teams took part in the first stage of qualifying, in which the two highest placed teams at the end of the round-robin stage gained qualification to the second group stage, made up of the six highest-ranked teams. The remaining eight teams were then split into two groups of four, with the top two nations from each group progressing to the knockout stage.

Australia failed to defend the title they won in 2000. They were beaten by New Zealand in the final, with Ryan Nelsen scoring the winning goal.

Qualification
Main article: 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification

Venues
Auckland Auckland Suburb (Albany)
Mount Smart Stadium North Harbour Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000

Squads
See 2002 OFC Nations Cup squads.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 21 0 +21 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Vanuatu 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
3  Fiji 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 1 14 −13 0
Source: [1]
Fiji 2–1 New Caledonia
Toma 23'
Bukaudi 49'		 Sinedo 79'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
Australia 2–0 Vanuatu
Mori 69'
Despotovski 85'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
Vanuatu 1–0 Fiji
Marango 6'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Joakim Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Australia 11–0 New Caledonia
Despotovski 2', 56' (pen.), 76', 77'
Horvat 15'
Chipperfield 22', 35'
Mori 34'
Costanzo 83'
Porter 86'
Trimboli 90+'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
Vanuatu 1–0 New Caledonia
Iwai 76'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
Australia 8–0 Fiji
Milicic 4'
Porter 7', 12', 45', 52'
Juric 36'
Trimboli 46'
De Amicis 89'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 19 2 +17 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3  Solomon Islands 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source: [1]
Papua New Guinea 0–0 Solomon Islands
Attendance: 1,000
New Zealand 4–0 Tahiti
Nelsen 30'
Vicelich 49'
Urlovic 80'
Campbell 88'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
Tahiti 3–2 Solomon Islands
Booene 42'
Tagawa 57'
Fatupua-Lecaill 90+'		 Daudau 8'
Menapi 25'
Attendance: 1,000
New Zealand 9–1 Papua New Guinea
Killen 9', 10', 28', 51'
Campbell 27', 85'
Nelsen 54'
Burton 87'
De Gregorio 90+'		 Aisa 35' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
Tahiti 3–1 Papua New Guinea
Garcia 29'
Tagawa 49', 64'		 Davani 43'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Leonie Rakaroi (Fiji)
New Zealand 6–1 Solomon Islands
Vicelich 28', 45'
Urlovic 42'
Campbell 50', 75'
Burton 88'		 Fa'arodo 73'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 12 July – Auckland
 
 
  Australia 2
 
 14 July – Auckland
 
  Tahiti 1
 
  Australia 0
 
 12 July – Auckland
 
  New Zealand 1
 
  New Zealand 3
 
 
  Vanuatu 0
 
Third place
 
 
 14 July – Auckland
 
 
  Tahiti 1
 
 
  Vanuatu 0

Semifinals
Australia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Porter 88'
Mori 96'		 Zaveroni 38'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
New Zealand 3–0 Vanuatu
Burton 13', 65'
Killen 23'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Third place match
Tahiti 1–0 Vanuatu
Auraa 65'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)

Final
New Zealand 1–0 Australia
Nelsen 78'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
 2002 OFC Nations Cup winners 

New Zealand
Third title

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "Oceanian Nations Cup 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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