2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Short description 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 on | Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn-ua | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Papua New Guinea | flag alias = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg | flag alias-1965 = Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg | flag alias-1970 = Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg | Papua New Guinea Maritime Element | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg | Papua New Guinea Maritime Element | link alias-football = Papua New Guinea national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || Qualifying tournament winners || 18 March 2002 || 1 (1980) | |||||
| {{ Template:Yesno | alias = New Caledonia | flag alias = Flags of New Caledonia.svg | flag alias-FLNKS = Flag of FLNKS.svg | flag alias-local = Flag of FLNKS.svg | flag alias-french = Flag of France.svg | flag alias-1853 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-merged = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-football = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-futsal = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-basketball = Flag of FLNKS.svg | flag alias-baseball = Flag of FLNKS.svg | size = | size flag alias = 43x12px | sizebig flag alias = 60x17px | name = | variant = french | altlink = national football team | altvar = football
}} || 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.[1] 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:
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Tiebreakers
The ranking of teams in the standings were based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 15):[1]
- 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.[2]
| 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
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Matches
Before the first group stage began, the {{ Template:Yesno
| alias = Cook Islands | flag alias = Flag of the Cook Islands.svg | flag alias-1973 = Flag of the Cook Islands 1973.svg | link alias-football = Cook Islands men's national football team | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team
}} withdrew, resulting in the group stage being played between only five nations.
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| alias = Papua New Guinea | flag alias = Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg | flag alias-1965 = Flag of Papua New Guinea (1965–1970).svg | flag alias-1970 = Flag of Papua New Guinea 1970.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg | link alias-naval = Papua New Guinea Defence Force|Papua New Guinea Maritime Element | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Papua New Guinea.svg | link alias-navy = Papua New Guinea Defence Force|Papua New Guinea Maritime Element | link alias-football = Papua New Guinea national soccer team | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} and {{ Template:Yesno
| alias = New Caledonia | flag alias = Flags of New Caledonia.svg | flag alias-FLNKS = Flag of FLNKS.svg | flag alias-local = Flag of FLNKS.svg | flag alias-french = Flag of France.svg | flag alias-1853 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-merged = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-football = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-beach soccer = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-futsal = New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg | flag alias-basketball = Flag of FLNKS.svg | flag alias-baseball = Flag of FLNKS.svg | size = | size flag alias = 43x12px | sizebig flag alias = 60x17px | name = | variant = french | altlink = national football team | altvar = football
}} progress to the second group stage.
Statistics
Goalscorers
References
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