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1999 OFC Club Championship final

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1999 OFC Club Championship final
Event1999 OFC Club Championship
Date26 September 1999 (1999-09-26)
VenuePrince Charles Park, Nadi
Attendance10,000
WeatherHeavy rain
1987
2001

The 1999 OFC Club Championship final was the final match of the 1999 OFC Club Championship, the second season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC. It was held at Prince Charles Park at Nadi, Fiji, on 26 September 1999, between Australian club South Melbourne and Fijian club Nadi.

South Melbourne won the match 5–1 to win their first continental title.[1] As winners, they qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[2]

Background

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This was South Melbourne and Nadi's first continental final appearance. South Melbourne won both their group games to finish top of Group A, whilst Fiji won one and drew the other, finishing in Group B as the best runners-up.

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Australia South Melbourne Round Fiji Nadi
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles 2–1 French Polynesia AS Vénus 1–1
American Samoa Konica FC 10–0 Samoa Kiwi Club 13–0
Group A winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Australia South Melbourne 2 6
2 Solomon Islands Malaita Eagles 2 3
3 American Samoa Konica FC 2 0
Source: RSSSF
Final standings Group B runners-up

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 French Polynesia AS Vénus 2 4
2 Fiji Nadi 2 4
3 Samoa Kiwi Club 2 0
Source: RSSSF
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
French Polynesia AS Vénus 3–0 Semi-finals New Zealand Central United 1–0

Match

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Details

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South Melbourne Australia5–1Fiji Nadi
Report
Attendance: 10,000

References

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  1. ^ "OFC Club Championship". Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ "OFC Champions League: 1999 & 2001". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2014.