The Melanesia Cup 2000 was the seventh 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 an Oceania Nations Cup qualifier.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 8–15 April |
| 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 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.
Results edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji (C, H)
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 10 | |
| 2 | Solomon Islands
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Advance to 2000 OFC Nations Cup |
| 3 | Vanuatu
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 |  New Caledonia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Papua New Guinea
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 |
| Fiji | 5–0 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Manoa Masi Marika Namaqa Esala Masi Emoel B K Doidoi |
| New Caledonia | 4–2 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Didler W Marius M Steve L J Pibee |
Batram Suri Noel Berry |
| Solomon Islands | 2–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Berry Patteson Daudau |
V Noel |
| Fiji | 2–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Manoa Masi A Driu |
Didier W |
| New Caledonia | 6–1 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| W Didler M Patrice M Marius F Yues P Joris E Alexander |
S Mali |
| Fiji | 4–1 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Esala Masinisau 2 B Lorima 2 |
Richard Iwai |
| Vanuatu | 6–0 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| C Seimata Hubert Reuben Richard Iwai 2 H George 2 |
| Solomon Islands | 4–2 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Samani Noel Berry Patteson Daudau 2 |
L Isalah E Geoferey |
| Papua New Guinea | 1–4 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| P Paliwa | C Berry N Vari 2 Hubert Reuben |
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000
References edit
- ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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