1998 OFC Nations Cup explained

Year:	1998
Country:	Australia
Dates:	25 September – 4 October
Num Teams:	6
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champion:	NZL
Count:	2
Second:	AUS
Third:	FIJ
Fourth:	TAH
Matches:	10
Goals:	52
Attendance:	20200
Top Scorer:	Damian Mori (10 goals)
Prevseason:	1996
Nextseason:	2000

The 1998 OFC Nations Cup was held in Brisbane, Australia. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, Fiji and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, and Tahiti and the Cook Islands who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. New Zealand beat an Australian team lacking most of their best internationals 1–0 in the final, while Fiji defeated Tahiti for third place.^[1]

Qualification

Melanesia Cup 1998

See main article: 1998 Melanesia Cup. Fiji and Vanuatu qualified.

Polynesia Cup 1998

See main article: 1998 Polynesia Cup.

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.

Venues

	Brisbane
	Lang Park
	Capacity: 52,500

Squads

See 1998 OFC Nations Cup squads.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Final

See main article: 1998 OFC Nations Cup Final.

Goalscorers

10 goals

• Damian Mori

4 goals

• Kris Trajanovski
• Vaughan Coveny

3 goals

• Paul Trimboli
• Esala Masi
• Gerald Quennet

2 goals

• Brad Maloney
• Rupert Ryan
• Jean-Loup Rousseau

1 goal

• Alvin Ceccoli
• Carl Veart
• Scott Chipperfield
• Troy Halpin
• Kameli Kilalwaca
• Shailend Lal
• Ulaisi Seruvatu
• Valerio Nasema
• Che Bunce
• Danny Hay
• Mark Burton
• Tinol Christie
• Harold Amaru
• Hiro Labaste
• Teva Zaveroni
• Edwin Rarai
• Peter Roronamahava

Own goal

• Heimana Paama (playing against New Zealand)
• Heath Dickinson (playing against Fiji)

External links

• Oceania Football
• RSSSF. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: From the vault: The OFC Nations Cup 1998 . Oceania Football . 29 April 2024 . 5 October 2020.