2001 OFC Club Championship final explained

2001 OFC Club Championship final
Event:2001 OFC Club Championship
Team1:Wollongong Wolves
Team1score:1
Team2:Tafea
Team2score:0
Stadium:Lloyd Robson Stadium
City:Port Moresby
Previous:1999
Next:2005

The 2001 OFC Club Championship final was the final match of the 2001 OFC Club Championship, the third season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC. It was held at Lloyd Robson Stadium at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on 22 January 2001, between Australian club Wollongong Wolves and Vanautu club Tafea

Wollongong Wolves won the match 1–0 to win their first continental title.[1] As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship.[2]

Background

For Wollongong Wolves, this was their first continental competition appearance, wilst Tafea has played in every OFC Club Championship so far qualifying for the final for the first time.

Route to the final

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

Wollongong WolvesRound Tafea
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Lotohaʻapai16–0Matchday 1 Titavi5–1
Foodtown Warriors5–0Matchday 2Bye
Laugu United10–0Matchday 3 PanSa2–0
Unitech6–0Matchday 4 Tupapa9–0
Napier City Rovers1–0Matchday 5 AS Vénus6–0
Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup B runners-up
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
AS Vénus4–2Semi-finals Napier City Rovers4–2

Match

Details

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OFC Club Championship 2001. Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. News: OFC Champions League: 1999 & 2001. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2014.