Oceania Club Championship 2000-01
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The 2000-01 Oceania Club Championships was held in January 2001. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation
's entrant into the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, however that Club World Championship tournament was cancelled by FIFA
. The competition was held in Port Moresby
, Papua New Guinea
, with all matches held at the Lloyd Robson Stadium. The tournament was won by Australia
n club Wollongong Wolves
.
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
). PanSa then withdrew from the competition, causing their fourth match to be awarded 2-0 to Titavi.
are the 2000-01 Oceania Club Champions and qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship. However, the Club World Championships were cancelled that year.
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 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, however that Club World Championship tournament was cancelled by FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
. The competition was held in Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, with all matches held at the Lloyd Robson Stadium. The tournament was won by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n club Wollongong Wolves
Wollongong Wolves
The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial...
.
Participants
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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... ) 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... ) 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 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 eleven participants were placed in two 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 Wollongong WolvesWollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 |  New Zealand Napier City RoversNapier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City.... |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Solomon Islands Laugu United |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 10 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea Unitech |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 5 |  Fiji Foodtown Warriors Labasa |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 6 |  Tonga Lotoha'apai |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Result |
| Jan 9 | Lotoha'apai - Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... |
0 - 16 |
| Jan 9 | Foodtown Warriors - Laugu United | 1 - 3 |
| Jan 9 | Unitech - Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City.... |
0 - 2 |
| Jan 11 | Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City.... - Laugu United |
1 - 1 |
| Jan 11 | Unitech - Lotoha'pai | 5 - 2 |
| Jan 11 | Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... - Foodtown Warriors |
5 - 0 |
| Jan 13 | Foodtown Warriors - Unitech | 1 - 3 |
| Jan 13 | Lotoha'apai - Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City.... |
0 - 9 |
| Jan 13 | Laugu United - Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... |
0 - 10 |
| Jan 15 | Foodtown Warriors - Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City.... |
0 - 4 |
| Jan 15 | Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... - Unitech |
6 - 0 |
| Jan 15 | Laugu United - Lotoha'apai | 7 - 0 |
| Jan 17 | Unitech - Laugu United | 2 - 8 |
| Jan 17 | Lotoha'apai - Foodtown Warriors | 2 - 5 |
| Jan 17 | Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City.... - Wollongong Wolves Wollongong Wolves The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial... |
0 - 1 |
Results
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 |  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... |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |  French Polynesia Vénus |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 |  Samoa Titavi |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 |  Cook Islands Tupapa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| 5 |  American Samoa PanSa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Match schedule
| Date | Match | Result |
| Jan 10 | Vénus - PanSa | Awarded 2 - 0 (orig 1 - 1) |
| Jan 10 | 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... - Titavi |
5 - 1 |
| Jan 12 | Titavi - Vénus | 0 - 6 |
| Jan 12 | PanSa - Tupapa | Awarded 0 - 2 (orig 4 - 0) |
| Jan 14 | 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... - PanSa |
Awarded 2 - 0 |
| Jan 14 | Vénus - Tupapa | 10 - 1 |
| Jan 16 | Tupapa - 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... |
0 - 9 |
| Jan 16 | PanSa - Titavi | Awarded 0 - 2 |
| Jan 18 | Titavi - Tupapa | 2 - 0 |
| Jan 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... - Vénus |
6 - 0 |
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 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...
). PanSa then withdrew from the competition, causing their fourth match to be awarded 2-0 to Titavi.
Semifinals
The top two teams from each group progressed to the semifinals.Third Place Playoff
Final
Champion
Wollongong WolvesWollongong Wolves
The South Coast Wolves Football Club is an Australian Association football club based in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia currently playing in the NSW Premier League.The club was formed in 2009 as a not for profit organisation, run and owned by the community since the financial...
are the 2000-01 Oceania Club Champions and qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship. However, the Club World Championships were cancelled that year.