The 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the fourth edition of the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, offered the winning Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) national under-23 side a place to compete at the quadrennial Summer Olympic Games. Australia won the tournament, and therefore the spot for the Athens Games of 2004.[1][2][3]

2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countriesNew Zealand
Australia
Dates14–22 January 2004
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored116 (5.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Vanuatu Jean Maleb
New Zealand Shane Smeltz
(7 goals)
1999
2008

Matches edit

Group A edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Australia 12 4 4 0 0 26 0 +26
  Fiji 9 4 3 0 1 12 8 +4
  Samoa 4 4 1 1 2 5 14 –9
  Solomon Islands 3 4 1 0 3 5 12 –7
  Papua New Guinea 1 4 0 1 3 7 21 –14
  Solomon Islands4–2  Papua New Guinea
Maemae   32'
Sam   63', 83'
Fa'arodo   65'   69'
Wickham   78'
Report Sigamata   64'
Guti   80'
Habuka   81'
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
  Australia6–0  Samoa
Wilkshire   27'
Elrich   49', 78'
Brosque   54'
Thwaite   68'
Holman   72'
Report Faaiuaso   28'
Sikovi   30'
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
  Australia9–0  Papua New Guinea
MacAllister   8', 63'
Elrich   30'
McKain   38'
Dilevski   42'
North   55'
Carle   66', 73'
Pelikan   74'
Report Porou   51'
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
  Fiji4–1  Solomon Islands
Vulivuli   3'
Vidovi   12'
Toma   64', 66'
Rodu   82'
Report Sam   53'
Maemae   75'
Suri   83'
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Ron Wilbur (Vanuatu)
  Fiji4–1  Papua New Guinea
Ali   20'   32'
Vulivuli   22', 70'
Vakatalesau   54'
Report Lapani   47'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
  Samoa1–0  Solomon Islands
Fa'aiuaso   11'   24'
Toleafoa   19'
Report Abba   52'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
  Fiji4–0  Samoa
Toma   43'
Kumar   51'
Sabutu   57'
Lui   86' (o.g.)
Vulivuli   90+1'
Report Hunt   18'
Ioane   67'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
  Australia5–0  Solomon Islands
Macallister   14'
Holman   34'
Wilkshire   60' (pen.)
Griffiths   71'
Cansdell-Sherriff   90+2'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
  Samoa4–4  Papua New Guinea
Toleafoa   26'
Fa'aiuaso   30'   55'
Timo   57'
Bureta   67'
Report Davani   38' (pen.), 90+1'
Lapani   40', 65'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ron Wilbur (Vanuatu)
  Australia6–0  Fiji
Valeri   5'
Holman   6', 54'
Macallister   28'   78', 87', 89'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)

Group B edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  New Zealand 12 4 4 0 0 25 2 +23
  Vanuatu 9 4 3 0 1 27 3 +24
  Tonga 6 4 2 0 2 4 8 –4
  Cook Islands 3 4 1 0 3 3 23 –20
  American Samoa 0 4 0 0 4 2 25 –23
  Tonga3–0  American Samoa
Uhutai   54'
Papani   69'
Feao   90+2'
Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Gidas Bayung (Papua New Guinea)
  New Zealand9–0  Cook Islands
Fisher   30', 55', 59'
Jones   32'
Pritchett   34', 73'
Pearce   82', 82'
Wilson   87'
Smith   90+4'
Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)
  New Zealand11–0  American Samoa
Pearce   8', 30', 39'
Smeltz   12', 52', 57', 66', 69'
Mulligan   26'
Smith   30'
Puna   88'
Report Siuta   46'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
  Tonga0–6  Vanuatu
Report Maleb   5', 42', 74'
Qorig   7'
Mahe   65' (pen.)
Manumua   90+2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
  Cook Islands0–11  Vanuatu
Report Maleb   5', 30', 42'   57'
Yakeula   23', 86'
Thompsen   54', 79'
Kapi   68'
Joe   84'
Lete   88'
Vava   89'
Angene   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
  New Zealand2–0  Tonga
Bertos   35'
Turner   45'
Smith   77'
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
  Tonga1–0  Cook Islands
Moala   25'
Huihahau   64'   73'
Report Mingi   80'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
  American Samoa0–8  Vanuatu
Lepou   50' Report Waiwai   9'
Thompsen   11', 12', 30'
Qorig   22'
Tabe   64'
Mahe   78'
Kapi   81', 88'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
  Cook Islands3–2  American Samoa
T. Tisam   17', 46'
Best   24'
Report Fa'ataualofa   58'
Atuelevao   67', 69'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)
  New Zealand3–2  Vanuatu
Turner   39'
Lochhead   42'
Smeltz   51'
Fisher   62'
Report Maleb   9'
Thompsen   19'
Lete   90+1'
Alick   90+3'
Maleb   90+3'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Final edit

First Leg
  Australia2–0  New Zealand
Holman   66'
McKain   76'
Elrich   83'
report Bertos   59'
Jones   72'

Second Leg
  New Zealand1–1  Australia
Smeltz   51'
Brown   69'
report Griffiths   71'

 2004 OFC Olympic Qualification Championship 
 
Australia

Third title

Goalscorers edit

7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  •   Nathaniel Lepani
  •   Isaac Kapi
2 goals

References edit

  1. ^ "Thrilling finale to OFC Olympic group qualifiers". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Australia dominates NZ in first Olympic play off". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Olyroos book ticket to Athens". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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