Oceania Nations Cup 2004
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2004 OFC Nations Cup
Tournament details
Teams 6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Australia (4 th title)
Runners-up  Solomon Islands
Third place  New Zealand
Fourth place  Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played 17
Goals scored 69 (4.06 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia Tim Cahill (6)
Flag of New Zealand Vaughan Coveny (6)

The 2004 Oceania Nations Cup doubled as the qualification tournament to the 2006 Football World Cup, except the two-legged final (A separate playoff (between Australia and Solomon Islands) was held in September 2005, for World Cup Qualifying purposes).

The competition was divided in two Group stages (the first is the Qualifying Stage), with Australia and New Zealand seeded into the second stage (Final Stage). The Oceania champion (Australia) qualified for the 2005 Confederations Cup.

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First Group Stage

The 10 teams in the first round were divided into two groups of 5 teams each. Within each group, every team played every other team once. The top two teams from each group then progressed to the second group stage where they were joined by the two seeded teams.

Group 1

Results

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Solomon Islands 10 4 3 1 0 14 1 +13
 Tahiti 8 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4
 New Caledonia 7 4 2 1 1 16 2 +14
 Tonga 3 4 1 0 3 2 17 −15
 Cook Islands 0 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16

Match schedule

May 10, 2004 Solomon Islands  6–0  Tonga Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 12,385
Referee: Attison (Vanuatu)
Fa'arodo 12', 30', 77'
Maemae 62', 76'
Samani 79'		 (Report)  
May 10, 2004 Tahiti  2–0  Cook Islands Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Singh (Fiji)
Temataua 2'
Moretta 80'		 (Report)  
May 12, 2004 Solomon Islands  5–0  Cook Islands Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Fred (Vanuatu)
Waita 21'
Omorokio 27'
Samani 45'
Maemae 70'
Leo 81'		 (Report)  
May 12, 2004 Tahiti  0–0  New Caledonia Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
  (Report)  
May 15, 2004 Tonga  2–1  Cook Islands Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Uhatahi 46'
Vaitaki 61'		 (Report) Pareanga 59'
May 15, 2004 Solomon Islands  2–0  New Caledonia Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Attison (Vanuatu)
Omorokio 10'
George Suri 42'		 (Report)  
May 17, 2004 New Caledonia  8–0  Cook Islands Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 400
Referee: Singh (Fiji)
Pierre Wajoka 3'
Michel Hmae 20', 40', 42', 52', 85'
Djamali 25'
José Hmae 35'		 (Report)  
May 17, 2004 Tahiti  2–0  Tonga Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Gabriel Wajoka 1'
Temataua 78'		 (Report)  
May 19, 2004 New Caledonia  8–0  Tonga Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Fred (Vanuatu)
José Hmae 4'
Poatinda 26', 42', 79'
Michel Hmae 45'
Pierre Wajoka 54', 58'
Kaume 72'		 (Report)  
May 19, 2004 Solomon Islands  1–1  Tahiti Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Sosongan (Papua New Guinea)
Batram Suri 80' (Report) Simon 30'

 Solomon Islands and  Tahiti progress to the second group stage.

Group 2

Results

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Vanuatu 10 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14
 Fiji 9 4 3 0 1 19 5 +14
 Papua New Guinea 7 4 2 1 1 17 6 +11
 Samoa 3 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6
 American Samoa 0 4 0 0 4 1 34 −33

Match schedule

May 10, 2004 Papua New Guinea  1–1  Vanuatu Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
Wasi 73' (Report) Lauru 90+'
May 10, 2004 Samoa  4–0  American Samoa Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 500
Referee: Afu (Solomon Islands)
Bryce 12'
Fasavalu 30', 53'
Michael 66' (pen)		 (Report)  
May 12, 2004 Vanuatu  9–1  American Samoa Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fox (New Zealand)
Qorig 30' (pen), 45+'
Mermer 37', 56', 90+'
Poida 55'
Chilia 65'
Maleb 80', 90+'		 (Report) Natia 39'
May 12, 2004 Fiji  4–2  Papua New Guinea Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 400
Referee: Diomis (Australia)
Rabo 24'
Toma 45+'
Gataurua 78'
Rokotakala 90'		 (Report) Davani 12'
Komboi 44'
May 15, 2004 Fiji  11–0  American Samoa Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 300
Referee: Fox (New Zealand)
Toma 7', 11', 16'
Vulivuli 24'
Rokotakala 32', 38'
Sabutu 45+', 81'
Masinisau 60'
Gataurua 75', 77'		 (Report)  
May 15, 2004 Samoa  0–3  Vanuatu Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 650
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
  (Report) Mermer 13'
Chillia 55'
Maleb 57'
May 17, 2004 Papua New Guinea  10–0  American Samoa Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 150
Referee: Afu (Solomon Islands)
Davani 23', 24', 40', 79'
Andrew Lepani 26', 28', 64'
Wasi 34'
Komboi 37'
Lohai 71'		 (Report)  
May 17, 2004 Samoa  0–4  Fiji Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 450
Referee: Diomis (Australia)
  (Report) Toma 17'
Sabutu 52'
Masinisau 82'
Rokotakala 84'
May 19, 2004 Vanuatu  3–0  Fiji Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 200
Referee: Breeze (Australia)
Thomsen 45+'
Lauru 63', 65'		 (Report)  
May 19, 2004 Samoa  1–4  Papua New Guinea Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa
Attendance: 300
Referee: Diomis (Australia)
Michael 69' (Report) Davani 16'
Andrew Lepani 37'
Nathaniel Lepani 55'
Komeng 68'

 Vanuatu and  Fiji progress to the second group stage.

Second Group Stage (Final Stage)

The four surviving members (first and second place teams from each group in stage one) of the first stage joined the two seeded teams ( Australia and  New Zealand) and took part in a tournament where each team played every other once in a tournament held in Adelaide, Australia.

As this doubled as the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup, the top two teams from the second group stage progressed to a two-legged final to determine the winner of the Oceania Nations Cup. These two games on home-and-away basis was separate from World Cup qualifying.

The top two teams from this stage also progressed to the final stage of the 2006 Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament.

Results

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 13 5 4 1 0 21 3 +18
 Solomon Islands 10 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3
 New Zealand 9 5 3 0 2 17 5 +12
 Fiji 4 5 1 1 3 3 10 −7
 Tahiti 4 5 1 1 3 2 24 −22
 Vanuatu 3 5 1 0 4 5 9 −4

Match schedule

May 29, 2004 Solomon Islands  1–0  Vanuatu Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shield (Australia)
Batram Suri 51' (pen) (Report)  
May 29, 2004 Tahiti  0–0  Fiji Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Diomis (Australia)
  (Report)  
May 29, 2004 Australia  1–0  New Zealand Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 12,130
Referee: Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Bresciano 40' (Report)  
May 31, 2004 New Zealand  3–0  Solomon Islands Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 217
Referee: Gonzalez (Spain)
Fisher 36'
Oughton 81'
Lines 90'		 (Report)  
May 31, 2004 Australia  9–0  Tahiti Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Attison (Vanuatu)
Cahill 14', 47'
Skoko 43'
Simon 44' (OG)
Sterjovski 51', 61', 74'
Zdrilic 85'
Chipperfield 89'		 (Report)  
May 31, 2004 Fiji  1–0  Vanuatu Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti)
Toma 73' (Report)  
June 2, 2004 Australia  6–1  Fiji Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Gonzalez (Spain)
Madaschi 6', 50'
Cahill 39', 66', 75'
Elrich 89'		 (Report) Gataurua 19'
June 2, 2004 Solomon Islands  4–0  Tahiti Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
Fa'arodo 9'
Menapi 14', 80'
Batram Suri 42'		 (Report)  
June 2, 2004 Vanuatu  4–2  New Zealand Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 356
Referee: Farina (Italy)
Chillia 37'
Bibi 64'
Maleb 72'
Qorig 88'		 (Report) Coveny 61', 75'
June 4, 2004 New Zealand  10–0  Tahiti Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shield (Australia)
Coveny 6', 38', 45+'
Fisher 16', 22', 63'
Jones 72'
Oughton 74'
Nelsen 82', 87'		 (Report)  
June 4, 2004 Solomon Islands  2–1  Fiji Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Attison (Vanuatu)
Kakai 16'
Houkarawa 82'		 (Report) Toma 21'
June 4, 2004 Australia  3–0  Vanuatu Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ariiotima (Tahiti)
Aloisi 25, 85'
Emerton 81'		 (Report)  
June 6, 2004 Tahiti  2–1  Vanuatu Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
Temataua 40'
Gabriel Wajoka 89'		 (Report) Iwai 23'
June 6, 2004 New Zealand  2–0  Fiji Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Bunce 8'
Coveny 56'		 (Report)  
June 6, 2004 Australia  2–2  Solomon Islands Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gonzalez (Spain)
Cahill 50'
Emerton 52'		 (Report) Menapi 43', 75'

 Australia and the  Solomon Islands progress to the final stages.

2004 Oceania Nations Cup Final

The final of the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup was a two-legged home and away final between the top two teams from the second group stage.

October 9, 2004 Solomon Islands  1–5  Australia Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: O'Leary (New Zealand)
Batram Suri 60' (Report) Skoko 5', 28'
Milicic 19'
Emerton 43'
Elrich 79'
October 12, 2004 Australia  6–0  Solomon Islands Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 19,208
Referee: Rakaroi (Fiji)
Milicic 5'
Kewell 8'
Vidmar 60'
Thompson 79'
Elrich 82'