Oceania Club Championship 1999
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The 1999 Oceania Club Championships was held in September 1999. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation
's entrant into the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The competition was held in Fiji
(Nadi
and Lautoka
).
The third place playoff was cancelled (due to injuries following in particular the Central United
vs Tafea
match.
are the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship
.
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
's entrant into the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The competition was held in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
(Nadi
Nadi
Nadi is the third-largest conurbation in Fiji. It is located on the western side of the main island of Viti Levu, and had a population of 42,284 at the most recent census, in 2007. Nadi is multiracial with many of its inhabitants Indian or Fijian, along with a large transient population of foreign...
and Lautoka
Lautoka
Lautoka is the second largest city of Fiji and the second largest in the South Pacific. It is in the west of the island of Viti Levu, 24 kilometres north of Nadi, and is the second port of entry in Fiji, after Suva. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane growing region, it is known as the Sugar...
).
Participants
| Konica (American Samoa) South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... (Australia Football Federation Australia Football Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003... ) Nadi (Fiji Fiji Football Association The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961, replacing the ethnically based Fiji Indian Football Association... ) Central United Central United Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand... (New Zealand) Kiwi Club (Samoa) |
Malaita Eagles (Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Football Federation The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.The Solomon Islands national football team made history when they made it to the final Oceania stages of the World Cup Qualification against Australia... ) Vénus (Tahiti Fédération Tahitienne de Football The Tahitian Football Federation is the governing body of football in French Polynesia.-External links: * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site... ) Lotoha'apai (Tonga Tonga Football Association The Tonga Football Association is the governing body of football in Tonga.-External links:* .* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site... ) Tafea Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... (Vanuatu Vanuatu Football Federation The Vanuatu Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vanuatu.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site* site... ) |
Group stage
The nine participants were placed in three groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and best second place team progressed to the semi-finals.Results
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 |  Australia South MelbourneSouth Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 |  American Samoa Konica |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Result |
| Sep 18 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... - Malaita Eagles |
2 - 1 |
| Sep 20 | Malaita Eagles - Konica | 14 - 2 |
| Sep 22 | South Melbourne South Melbourne FC South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World... - Konica |
10 - 0 |
Results
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 |  French Polynesia Vénus |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  Fiji Nadi |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Samoa Kiwi Club |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Result |
| Sep 18 | Nadi - Vénus | 1 - 1 |
| Sep 20 | Nadi - Kiwi Club | 13 - 0 |
| Sep 22 | Vénus - Kiwi Club | 14 - 1 |
Results
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 |  New Zealand Central UnitedCentral United Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  Vanuatu TafeaTafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Tonga Lotoha'apai |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Result |
| Sep 18 | Tafea Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... - Lotoha'apai |
10 - 0 |
| Sep 20 | Central United Central United Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand... - Lotoha'apai |
16 - 0 |
| Sep 22 | Central United Central United Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand... - Tafea Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... |
2 - 2 |
Semifinals
The top team from each groups progressed to the semifinals, along with the best second place team.Third Place Playoff
| Sep 26 | New Zealand Central United Central United Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand... - Vénus French Polynesia |
No game played |
The third place playoff was cancelled (due to injuries following in particular the Central United
Central United
Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand...
vs Tafea
Tafea FC
Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record...
match.
Final
Champion
South MelbourneSouth Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC is a football club based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Considered the most successful association football club in Australia, they have won four national championships, a string of Victorian State League titles, and represented Oceania in the 2000 FIFA Club World...
are the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship
2000 FIFA Club World Championship
The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the pilot edition of the FIFA Club World Championship held in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000...
.