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2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification

Qualifier for 2002 OFC Nations Cup

Field	Value
tourney_name	2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification
dates	9 March 2002 – 18 March 2002
num_teams	5
matches	10
goals	62
top_scorer	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 on	Previous appearances in tournament
	Qualifying tournament winners	18 March 2002	1 ([1980](1980-oceania-cup))
	Qualifying tournament runners-up	18 March 2002	2 ([1973](1973-oceania-cup), [1980](1980-oceania-cup))

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. 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:

Team	Rank
(title holders)	48
	84
	123
	128
	134
	169

Team	Rank
	172
	175
	176
	195
	201
	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.

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

Matches

Before the first group stage began, the withdrew, resulting in the group stage being played between only five nations.

Case
Pibke
Jose
Kauma
Wanakaija
Voudjo

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Timo
Lemana

Maamaloa Taufahema Uele Fifita Afu

Tomda Aisa Davani

Moiyap Davani Aisa Andrew Kassam

Faaiuaso Lemana Fasavalu

Pibke Voudjo Kabeu Kauma Jose

Wasi Elizah Moiyap

Posman Aisa Lohai Wasi

David Hay Pibke Mapou

and progress to the second group stage.

Statistics

Goalscorers

Joris Pibke
Reginald Davani
Robert Kauma
Tell Voudjo
Joe Aisa
Pualele Lemana
Amone Suli
Yves Faye
David Hay
Jose Euribora Jose
Paul Kombi
Michael Lohai
Francis Moiyap
Maori Wasi
Desmond Faaiuaso
Ben Timo
Savaliga Afu
Duane Atualevao
Jean-Marc Case
Jamel Kabeu
Marvis Mapou
Michel Wanakaija
Selan Elizah
Andrew Kassam
Tapas Posman
Yanding Tomda
Tama Fasavalu
Siua Maamaloa
Klifi Uele
Heweli Vete Fifita

References

"Regulations for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup". SportingPulse.
(21 March 2004). "Oceanian Nations Cup 2002".

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