2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2004 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the fourth edition of the OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, offered the winning Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) national under-23 side a place to compete at the quadrennial Summer Olympic Games. Australia won the tournament, and therefore the spot for the Athens Games of 2004.[1][2][3]

2004 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Host countriesNew Zealand
Australia
Dates14–22 January 2004
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Vanuatu
Fourth place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored116 (5.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jean Maleb
Shane Smeltz
(7 goals)

Matches

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 124400260+26
 Fiji 94301128+4
 Samoa 44112514–9
 Solomon Islands 34103512–7
 Papua New Guinea 14013721–14
 Solomon Islands4–2 Papua New Guinea
Maemae 32'
Sam 63', 83'
Fa'arodo 65'  69'
Wickham  78'		 Report Sigamata 64'
Guti 80'
Habuka  81'
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
Australia6–0 Samoa
Wilkshire 27'
Elrich 49', 78'
Brosque 54'
Thwaite 68'
Holman 72'		 Report Faaiuaso  28'
Sikovi  30'
Attendance: 2,095
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Australia9–0 Papua New Guinea
MacAllister 8', 63'
Elrich 30'
McKain 38'
Dilevski 42'
North 55'
Carle 66', 73'
Pelikan 74'		 Report Porou  51'
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
 Fiji4–1 Solomon Islands
Vulivuli 3'
Vidovi 12'
Toma 64', 66'
Rodu  82'		 Report Sam  53'
Maemae 75'
Suri  83'
Attendance: 1,290
Referee: Ron Wilbur (Vanuatu)
 Fiji4–1 Papua New Guinea
Ali  20' 32'
Vulivuli 22', 70'
Vakatalesau 54'		 Report Lapani 47'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
 Samoa1–0 Solomon Islands
Fa'aiuaso 11'  24'
Toleafoa  19'		 Report Abba  52'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
 Fiji4–0 Samoa
Toma  43'
Kumar 51'
Sabutu 57'
Lui 86' (o.g.)
Vulivuli 90+1'		 Report Hunt  18'
Ioane  67'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Charles Ariiotima (Tahiti)
Australia5–0 Solomon Islands
Macallister 14'
Holman 34'
Wilkshire 60' (pen.)
Griffiths 71'
Cansdell-Sherriff 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
 Samoa4–4 Papua New Guinea
Toleafoa 26'
Fa'aiuaso  30' 55'
Timo 57'
Bureta 67'		 Report Davani 38' (pen.), 90+1'
Lapani 40', 65'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ron Wilbur (Vanuatu)
Australia6–0 Fiji
Valeri 5'
Holman 6', 54'
Macallister  28' 78', 87', 89'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 New Zealand 124400252+23
 Vanuatu 94301273+24
 Tonga 6420248–4
 Cook Islands 34103323–20
 American Samoa 04004225–23
 Tonga3–0 American Samoa
Uhutai 54'
Papani 69'
Feao 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Gidas Bayung (Papua New Guinea)
New Zealand9–0 Cook Islands
Fisher 30', 55', 59'
Jones 32'
Pritchett 34', 73'
Pearce 82', 82'
Wilson  87'
Smith 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 260
Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand11–0 American Samoa
Pearce 8', 30', 39'
Smeltz 12', 52', 57', 66', 69'
Mulligan 26'
Smith 30'
Puna 88'		 Report Siuta  46'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
 Tonga0–6 Vanuatu
Report Maleb 5', 42', 74'
Qorig 7'
Mahe 65' (pen.)
Manumua 90+2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)
 Cook Islands0–11 Vanuatu
Report Maleb 5', 30', 42'  57'
Yakeula 23', 86'
Thompsen 54', 79'
Kapi 68'
Joe 84'
Lete  88'
Vava 89'
Angene 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Leone Rakaroi (Fiji)
New Zealand2–0 Tonga
Bertos 35'
Turner 45'
Smith  77'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
 Tonga1–0 Cook Islands
Moala 25'
Huihahau  64'  73'		 Report Mingi  80'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
 American Samoa0–8 Vanuatu
Lepou  50' Report Waiwai 9'
Thompsen 11', 12', 30'
Qorig 22'
Tabe 64'
Mahe  78'
Kapi 81', 88'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Constantinos Diomis (Australia)
 Cook Islands3–2 American Samoa
T. Tisam 17', 46'
Best 24'		 Report Fa'ataualofa  58'
Atuelevao 67', 69'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Moli (Solomon Islands)
New Zealand3–2 Vanuatu
Turner  39'
Lochhead 42'
Smeltz 51'
Fisher 62'		 Report Maleb 9'
Thompsen 19'
Lete  90+1'
Alick  90+3'
Maleb  90+3'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

Final
First Leg
Australia2–0 New Zealand
Holman  66'
McKain 76'
Elrich 83'		 report Bertos  59'
Jones  72'
Second Leg
New Zealand1–1 Australia
Smeltz 51'
Brown  69'		 report Griffiths 71'
 2004 OFC Olympic Qualification Championship 

Australia
Third title

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Nathaniel Lepani
  • Isaac Kapi
2 goals

References
  1. "Thrilling finale to OFC Olympic group qualifiers". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "Australia dominates NZ in first Olympic play off". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. "Olyroos book ticket to Athens". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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