1999 Oceania Club Championship
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The 1999 Oceania Club Championships was held in September 1999. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship. The competition was held in Fiji (Nadi and Lautoka).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–26 September 1999 |
| Teams | 9 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Melbourne (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nadi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 99 (8.25 per match) |
← 1987 2001 → | |
A total of 9 teams from 9 OFC member associations entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
| Teams entering the group stage | ||
| American Samoa | Konica Machine | 1999 ASFA Soccer League champion |
| Australia | South Melbourne | 1998–99 Australian National Soccer League champion |
| Fiji | Nadi | 1998 Fiji Super Premier League champion |
| New Zealand | Central United | 1999 New Zealand National Final champion |
| Samoa | Kiwi | 1997 Samoa National League champion |
| Solomon Islands | Malaita Eagles | 1999 Solomon Cup champion |
| Tahiti | Vénus | 1998–99 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion |
| Tonga | Lotoha'apai | 1999 Tonga Club Championship champion |
| Vanuatu | Tafea | 1999 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion |
Location of teams of the 1999 Oceania Club Championship group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C.
The nine participants were placed in three groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and best second place team progressed to the semi-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SOU | MAL | KON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 2–1 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Malaita Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 3 | — | 14–2 | |||
| 3 | Konica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VEN | NAD | KIW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vénus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 4 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 14–1 | ||
| 2 | Nadi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 13–0 | ||
| 3 | Kiwi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | −26 | 0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CEN | TAF | LOT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 4 | Advance to Semi-finals | — | 2–2 | 16–0 | |
| 2 | Tafea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 4 | — | 10–0 | |||
| 3 | Lotohaʻapai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 | — |
The top team from each groups progressed to the semifinals, along with the best second place team.
Third place play-off
The third place playoff was cancelled due to injuries following in particular the Central United vs Tafea match.
| FIFA Oceania Club Championship 1999 Winners |
|---|
| South Melbourne First title |
South Melbourne were the 1999 Oceania Club Champions and qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.