The 2001 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 Australian club Wollongong Wolves.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 – 22 January 2001 |
| Teams | 11 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Wollongong Wolves (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tafea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 160 (5.52 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sasho Petrovski 13 goals |
Participants edit
A total of 11 teams from 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
| Teams entering the group stage | ||
 American Samoa
|
PanSa | 2000 ASFA Soccer League champion |
| Australia
|
Wollongong Wolves | 1999–2000 Australian National Soccer League champion |
 Cook Islands
|
Tupapa Maraerenga | 1999–2000 Cook Islands Cup winners |
 Fiji
|
Foodtown Warriors Labasa | 2000 Fiji National Football League champion |
 New Zealand
|
Napier City Rovers | 2000 New Zealand National Soccer League champion |
 Papua New Guinea
|
Unitech | 2000 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship Champion |
 Samoa
|
Titavi | 2000 Samoa National League champion |
 Solomon Islands
|
Laugu United | 2000 Honiara FA League champion |
 Tahiti
|
Vénus | 1999–2000 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion |
 Tonga
|
Lotoha'apai | 2000 Tonga Club Championship champion |
| Vanuatu
|
Tafea | 2000 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion |
Group stage edit
The eleven participants were placed in two groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and second placed teams progressed to the semi-finals.
Group A edit
Results edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong Wolves
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 15 |
| Napier City Rovers
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 |
| Laugu United
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 10 |
| Unitech
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 6 |
| Foodtown Warriors Labasa
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 |
| Lotoha'apai
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 |
Match schedule edit
| Unitech | 0–2 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
Pilcher  12'Akers 34' |
| Napier City Rovers | 1–1 | Laugu United |
|---|---|---|
| McIvor 63' |
Misitomu 71' |
| Lotoha'apai | 0–9 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Gearey 22', 25', 61', 63' Birnie 26', 85'Cotton 60', 64'Cudd 90' |
| Foodtown Warriors Labasa | 0–4 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Pilcher 22' Akers 73'Birnie 78'Ryan 85' |
Group B edit
Results edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tafea FC
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 12 |
| AS Vénus
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 |
| Titavi
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 |
| Tupapa Maraerenga
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 |
| PanSa East FC
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Match schedule edit
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.
Knockout stage edit
Semi finals edit
The top two teams from each group progressed to the semifinals.
| Wollongong Wolves | 4–2 | Vénus |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tafea | 4–2 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Iwai 36', 89' Etienne Mermer 60'Haitong 88' |
Report | Chris McIvor 45' Rupert Ryan 90' |
Third Place Playoff edit
| Vénus | 2–3 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Soren Jacobsen 44' Jacques Ilengo 74' |
Report | Rupert Ryan 11' Martin Akers 23'David Gearey 86' |
Final edit
Champion edit
| FIFA Oceania Club Championship 2001 Winners |
|---|
 Wollongong Wolves First title |
Wollongong Wolves are the 2001 Oceania Club Champions and qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship. However, the Club World Championships were cancelled that year.