2002 OFC Nations Cup
history,Joel Porter (6) | player = | updated = }} The 2002 Oceania Nations Cup doubled as the 2003 Confederations Cup qualification tournament for the OFC, as well as to select the Oceanic team to compete in the AFC/OFC Cup Challenge.
The competition were divided in two Group stages, and a knockout tournament at the end. Before the tournament, all twelve teams were seeded, for most according to their 2001 FIFA ranking, although New Caledonia was placed last by default, as it was not a FIFA member.
The lowest-ranked six teams were placed in a round-robin group qualification stage, in which the highest placed two teams at the end of the round were deemed qualifiers for the actual tournament. In the tournament proper, the remaining eight sides (now including the six higher-ranked teams, effectively given a bye past the qualifications) were split into two groups of four, which then played their own round-robin tournaments. The highest-placed two teams in each group then qualified for a final knockout tournament.
Australia sent a severely weakened team (Scott Chipperfield was the only European-based player) and as a result 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.
Before the first group stage began, the withdrew, resulting in the group stage being played between only five nations.
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!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
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|score = 10–0
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Case 10'
|score = 2–0
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Timo 52'
|score = 7–2
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Suli 3', 72', 80'
|score = 4–1
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Kombi 31'
|score = 5–0
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Lohai 19'
|score = 5–0
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Timo 3'
|score = 9–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Faye 17', 85'
|score = 1–4
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Lemana 56'
|goals2 = Kombi 20'
|score = 7–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Davani 12', 20', 43'
Pibke 11', 40', 54', 58', 70'
Jose 25'
Kauma 36'
Wanakaija 55'
Voudjo 74'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Lemana 83'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Maamaloa 5'
Taufahema 19'
Uele 29'
Fifita 39'
|goals2 = Atualevao 15'
Afu 70'
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Tomda 57'
Aisa 70'
Davani 85'
|goals2 = Voudjo 40'
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Moiyap 61'
Davani 70'
Aisa 84'
Andrew Kassam 89'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Faaiuaso 24', 68'
Lemana 31'
Fasavalu 48'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Pibke 18', 26', 85'
Voudjo 18'
Kabeu 45'
Kauma 74'
Jose 90'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Wasi 30'
Elizah 60'
Moiyap 76'
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
Posman 32'
Aisa 46'
Lohai 61'
Wasi 90
|score = 0–5
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Kauma 10'
David Hay 41', 69'
Pibke 59'
Mapou 89'
|stadium = Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia, Samoa
}}
,and progress to the second group stage.
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|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
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|score = 2–1
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|team2 =
|goals1 = Toma 23'
|score = 2–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Mori 69'
|score = 1–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Marango 6'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
|score = 11–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Despotovski 2', 56' (pen), 76', 77'
Bukaudi 49'
|goals2 = Sinedo 79'
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rugg (New Zealand)
}}
Despotovski 85'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti)
}}
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
}}
Horvat 15'
Chipperfield 22', 35'
Mori 34'
Costanzo 83'
Porter 86'
Trimboli 90
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rugg (New Zealand)
}}
|score = 1–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Iwai 76'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti)
}}
|score = 8–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Milicic 4'
Porter 7', 12', 45', 52'
Juric 36'
Trimboli 46'
De Amicis 89'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rugg (New Zealand)
}}
,and progress to the knockout tournament.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
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|score = 0–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Albany
|score = 4–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Nelsen 30'
|score = 3–2
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Booene 42'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
}}
Vicelich 49'
Urlovic 80'
Campbell 88'
|goals2 =
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Attison (Vanuatu)
}}
Tagawa 57'
Fatupua-Lecaill 90
Menapi 25'
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
}}
|score = 9–1
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Killen 9', 10', 28', 51'
Campbell 27', 85'
Nelsen 54'
Burton 87'
De Gregorio 90+'
|goals2 = Aisa 35' (pen)
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
}}
|score = 3–1
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Garcia 29'
Tagawa 49', 64'
|goals2 = Davani 43'
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
}}
|score = 6–1
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Vicelich 28', 45'
Urlovic 42'
Campbell 50', 75'
Burton 88'
|goals2 = Fa'arodo 73'
|stadium = North Harbour Stadium, Albany
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Attison (Vanuatu)
}}
,and progress to the knockout tournament.
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|score = 2–1
(AET)
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Porter 88'
Mori 96'
|goals2 = Zaveroni 38'
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rugg (New Zealand)
}}
|score = 3–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Burton 13', 65'
Killen 23'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
}}
|score = 1–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Auraa 65'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
}}
|score = 1–0
|report= »(Report)
|team2 =
|goals1 = Nelsen 78'
|goals2 =
|stadium = Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti)
}}
,become the 2002 Oceania Nations Cup Champions.