2002 OFC Nations Cup
| 2002 OFC Kapu o Kīngitanga | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | New Zealand |
| Dates | 5–14 July |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 16,700 (1,044 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bobby Despotovski Joel Porter Chris Killen Jeff Campbell (5 goals) |
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The 2002 OFC Nations Cup took place in New Zealand, between 5 and 14 July 2002.
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
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Venues
| Auckland | Auckland Suburb (Albany) |
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| Mount Smart Stadium | North Harbour Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanuatu
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Fiji
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 |  New Caledonia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| Australia | 2–0 | Vanuatu |
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Mori  69' Despotovski 85' |
Report |
| Australia | 11–0 | New Caledonia |
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| Despotovski 2', 56' (pen.), 76', 77' Horvat 15' Chipperfield 22', 35' Mori 34' Costanzo 83' Porter 86' Trimboli 90+' |
Report |
| Vanuatu | 1–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Iwai 76' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tahiti
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Solomon Islands
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
| Tahiti | 3–2 | Solomon Islands |
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| Booene 42' Tagawa 57' Fatupua-Lecaill 90+' |
Report | Daudau 8' Menapi 25' |
| New Zealand | 9–1 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Killen 9', 10', 28', 51' Campbell 27', 85' Nelsen 54' Burton 87' De Gregorio 90+' |
Report | Aisa 35' (pen.) |
| New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands |
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| Vicelich 28', 45' Urlovic 42' Campbell 50', 75' Burton 88' |
Report | Fa'arodo 73' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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 | |||||
Semi-finals
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Vanuatu |
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| Burton 13', 65' Killen 23' |
Report |
Third place play-off
Final
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Australia |
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| Nelsen 78' |
Report |
| 2002 OFC Nations Cup winners |
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 New Zealand Third title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Steve Horvat
- Angelo Costanzo
- Ante Milicic
- Ante Juric
- Fausto De Amicis
- Mehmet Duraković
- Junior Bukaudi
- Veresa Toma
- Andre Sinedo
- Raf de Gregorio
- Joe Aisa
- Reginald Davani
- Commins Menapi
- Henry Fa'arodo
- Patterson Daudau
- Samuel Garcia
- Steve Fatupua-Lecaill
- Sylvain Booene
- Tetahio Auraa
- Teva Zaveroni
- Richard Iwai
- Willie August Marango
References
- ^ a b c "Oceanian Nations Cup 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.