2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification

Qualifier for 2002 OFC Nations Cup July 2026 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification 9 March 2002 – 18 March 2002 5 10 62 NCL french Joris Pibke (9 goals) The 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification tournament was a football competition that was played in March 2002 to determine the two of OFC's five lowest-ranked members men's national teams to advance to the 2002 OFC Nations Cup final tournament played in New Zealand in July 2002. The national teams of six OFC member associations entered the qualifying process. Cook Islands withdrew from the competition. Qualified teams Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. PNG Qualifying tournament winners 18 March 2002 1 (1980) NCL french Qualifying tournament runners-up 18 March 2002 2 (1973, 1980) Format With the end of the Polynesian and Melanesian Cups between the 2000 and 2002 tournaments, (the two competitions formerly served a secondary function as qualifiers for the OFC Nations Cup), a new format was created to decide the teams which would be accepted for the Nations Cup. Retaining their round-robin group qualifier style, the OFC this time chose to adopt the FIFA rankings to order all the entrants.http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-912-0-0-0&sID=9333 Regulations for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup SportingPulse 23 October 2023 live https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060830215916/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-912-0-0-0&sID=9333 31 August 2006medic With New Caledonia not yet a FIFA member, they were placed last by default. The lowest six teams were then made to compete for two places via a round-robin group stage, with the highest-placed two teams qualifying for the Oceania Nations Cup. The Rankings of all the teams involved in the OFC Nations Cup are below. The positions were taken as of October, 2001, with the eleven ranked teams appearing in the following order: + Teams who automatically entered the 2002 OFC Nations Cup Team Rank FIFA World Rankings overall ranking AUS (title holders) 48 NZL 84 FIJ 123 TAH 128 SOL 134 VAN 169+ Teams who entered the 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualifying stage Team Rank FIFA World Rankings overall ranking SAM 172 TGA 175 COK 176 PNG 195 ASA 201 NCL french N/A Tiebreakers The ranking of teams in the standings were based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 15): Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Score from direct Drawing of lots by the OFC Organising Committee Schedule Below was the schedule of the 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02oc.html Oceanian Nations Cup 2002 RSSSF 21 March 2004 Stage Matchday Dates Qualifying tournament Matchday 1 9 March 2002 Matchday 2 12 March 2002 Matchday 3 14 March 2002 Matchday 4 16 March 2002 Matchday 5 18 March 2002 Standings main WDL Tiebreakers SportingPulse PNG, NCL, SAM, TGA, ASA, COK complete 2 0 2 8 9 1 0 3 7 18 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 20 2 0 0 4 2 29 3 0 1 25 4 SAM TGA COK PNG ASA NCL french Q Q Q W green1 Qualification to 2002 OFC Nations Cup black1 Withdrew H Matches Before the first group stage began, the COK withdrew, resulting in the group stage being played between only five nations. 9 March 2002 NCL french 10–0 http://www.rsssf.com/tables/02oc.html ASA Case 10 Pibke 11 40 54 58 70 Jose 25 Kauma 36 Wanakaija 55 Voudjo 74 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 9 March 2002 SAM 2–0 report http://www.rsssf.com/tables/02oc.html TGA Timo 52 Lemana 83 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 12 March 2002 TGA 7–2 (Report) ASA Suli 3 72 80Maamaloa 5Taufahema 19Uele 29Fifita 39 Atualevao 15Afu 70 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 12 March 2002 PNG 4–1 (Report) NCL french Kombi 31Tomda 57Aisa 70Davani 85 Voudjo 40 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 14 March 2002 PNG 5–0 (Report) TGA Lohai 19Moiyap 61Davani 70Aisa 84Andrew Kassam 89 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 14 March 2002 SAM 5–0 (Report) ASA Timo 3Faaiuaso 24 68Lemana 31Fasavalu 48 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 16 March 2002 NCL french 9–0 (Report) TGA Faye 17 85Pibke 18 26 85Voudjo 18Kabeu 45Kauma 74Jose 90 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 16 March 2002 SAM 1–4 (Report) PNG Lemana 56 Kombi 20Wasi 30Elizah 60Moiyap 76 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 18 March 2002 PNG 7–0 (Report) ASA Davani 12 20 43Posman 32Aisa 46Lohai 61Wasi 90+ Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia 18 March 2002 SAM 0–5 (Report) NCL french Kauma 10David Hay 41 69Pibke 59Mapou 89 Toleofoa J.B. Soccer Complex, Apia PNG and NCL french progress to the second group stage. Statistics Goalscorers 62 10 NCL french Joris Pibke PNG Reginald Davani NCL french Robert Kauma NCL french Tell Voudjo PNG Joe Aisa SAM Pualele Lemana TGA Amone Suli NCL french Yves Faye NCL french David Hay NCL french Jose Euribora Jose PNG Paul Kombi PNG Michael Lohai PNG Francis Moiyap PNG Maori Wasi SAM Desmond Faaiuaso SAM Ben Timo ASA Savaliga Afu ASA Duane Atualevao NCL french Jean-Marc Case NCL french Jamel Kabeu NCL french Marvis Mapou NCL french Michel Wanakaija PNG Selan Elizah PNG Andrew Kassam PNG Tapas Posman PNG Yanding Tomda SAM Tama Fasavalu TGA Siua Maamaloa TGA Klifi Uele TGA Heweli Vete Fifita References qualification Category:OFC Nations Cup qualification Category:March 2002 sports events in Oceania