Tournament details | |
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Host country | Fiji |
Dates | April 8 - April 15 |
Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji (5th title) |
Runners-up | Solomon Islands |
Third place | Vanuatu |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 50 (5 per match) |
The Melanesia Cup 2000 was the eighth and the last Melanesia-wide tournament ever held. It took place in Fiji and five teams participated: Fiji, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu and served for the third time as a Oceania Nations Cup qualifier.
The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Fiji winning the tournament for the fifth time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 2000 along with Solomon Islands. However, 3rd place Vanuatu replaced Fiji at the latter Cup due to civil unrest in Fiji following a coup by George Speight, who overthrew Fiji's democratically elected government.
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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' Fiji | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Vanuatu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
New Caledonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
April 8, 2000 |
Fiji | 5-0 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
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Manoa Masi Marika Namaqa E Masi Emoel B K Doidoi |
April 8, 2000 |
New Caledonia | 4-2 | Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji |
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Didler W Marius M Steve L J Pibee |
Batram Suri Noel Berry |
April 10, 2000 |
Solomon Islands | 2-1 | Vanuatu | Suva, Fiji |
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Noel Berry Patteson Daudau |
V Noel |
April 10, 2000 |
Fiji | 2-1 | New Caledonia | Suva, Fiji |
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Manoa Masi A Driu |
Didier W |
April 11, 2000 |
New Caledonia | 6-1 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
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W Didler M Patrice M Marius F Yues P Joris E Alexander |
S Mali |
April 11, 2000 |
Fiji | 4-1 | Vanuatu | Suva, Fiji |
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Esala Masinisau 2 B Lorima 2 |
Richard Iwai |
April 13, 2000 |
Vanuatu | 6-0 | New Caledonia | Suva, Fiji |
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C Seimata Hubert Reuben Richard Iwai 2 H George 2 |
April 13, 2000 |
Solomon Islands | 4-2 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
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Jack Samani Noel Berry Patteson Daudau 2 |
L Isalah E Geoferey |
April 15, 2000 |
Papua New Guinea | 1-4 | Vanuatu | Suva, Fiji |
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P Paliwa | C Berry N Vari 2 Hubert Reuben |
April 15, 2000 |
Fiji | 2-2 | Solomon Islands | Suva, Fiji |
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Emosi Baleinuku A Driu |
Batram Suri Patteson Daudau |
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000
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