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2001 OFC Club Championship

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2001 OFC Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPapua New Guinea
Dates9–22 January 2001
Teams11 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsWollongong Wolves (1st title)
Runners-upTafea
Third placeNapier City Rovers
Fourth placeAS Vénus
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored160 (6.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sasho Petrovski (Wollongong Wolves)
13 goals
1999
2005

The 2001 OFC Club Championship was the third season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC.

Wollongong Wolves defeated Tafea 1–0 in the final, which was played at Lloyd Robines Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. As winners, Wollongong Wolves qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which was however cancelled.

South Melbourne were the defending champions, but did not qualify for the tournament.

Participants

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A total of 11 teams from 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.

Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
American Samoa American Samoa PanSa 2000 ASFA Soccer League champion
Australia Australia Wollongong Wolves 1999–2000 Australian National Soccer League champion
Cook Islands Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 1999–2000 Cook Islands Cup winners
Fiji Fiji Foodtown Warriors Labasa 2000 Fiji National Football League champion
New Zealand New Zealand Napier City Rovers 2000 New Zealand National Soccer League champion
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Unitech 2000 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship Champion
Samoa Samoa Titavi 2000 Samoa National League champion
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Laugu United 2000 Honiara FA League champion
French Polynesia Tahiti Vénus 1999–2000 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Tonga Tonga Lotoha'apai 2000 Tonga Club Championship champion
Vanuatu Vanuatu Tafea 2000 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion

Schedule

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Schedule for 2001 OFC Club Championship
Phase Round Dates
Group stage Matchday 1 9–10 January 2001
Matchday 2 11–12 January 2001
Matchday 3 13–14 January 2001
Matchday 4 15–16 January 2001
Matchday 5 17–18 January 2001
Knockout stage Semi-finals 20 January 2001
Third place play-off 22 January 2001
Final

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Wollongong Wolves 5 5 0 0 38 0 +38 15 Advance to knockout stage
2 New Zealand Napier City Rovers 5 3 1 1 16 2 +14 10
3 Solomon Islands Laugu United 5 3 1 1 19 14 +5 10
4 Papua New Guinea Unitech 5 2 0 3 10 19 −9 6
5 Fiji Foodtown Warriors 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
6 Tonga Lotohaʻapai 5 0 0 5 4 42 −38 0
Source: RSSSF

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vanuatu Tafea 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 French Polynesia AS Vénus 4 3 0 1 18 7 +11 9
3 Samoa Titavi 4 2 0 2 5 11 −6 6
4 Cook Islands Tupapa 4 1 0 3 3 21 −18 3
5 American Samoa PanSa 4 0 0 4 0 8 −8 0
Source: RSSSF

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 January – Port Moresby
 
 
Australia Wollongong Wolves4
 
22 January – Port Moresby
 
French Polynesia AS Vénus2
 
Australia Wollongong Wolves1
 
20 January – Port Moresby
 
Vanuatu Tafea0
 
Vanuatu Tafea4
 
 
New Zealand Napier City Rovers2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
22 January – Port Moresby
 
 
French Polynesia AS Vénus2
 
 
New Zealand Napier City Rovers3

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wollongong Wolves Australia 4–2 French Polynesia AS Vénus
Tafea Vanuatu 4–2 New Zealand Napier City Rovers

Third place play-off

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AS Vénus French Polynesia2–3New Zealand Napier City Rovers
Report

Final

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The final was played on 22 January 2001 at Lloyd Robson Stadium in Port Moresby.

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