The Polynesia Cup 2000 was the third Polynesia-wide football tournament ever held. It took place in Tahiti and five teams participated: Tahiti, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Cook Islands and served for the third time as OFC Nations Cup qualifier.

2000 Polynesia Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Tahiti (3rd title)
Runners-up Cook Islands
Third place Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored56 (5.6 per match)
1998

The teams played each other according to a round-robin format with Tahiti winning the tournament for the third time and qualifying to the Oceania Nations Cup 2000 along with Cook Islands.

Results

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tahiti (C, H) 4 4 0 0 30 2 +28 12 Advance to 2000 OFC Nations Cup
2   Cook Islands 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9
3   Samoa 4 2 0 2 13 6 +7 6
4   Tonga 4 1 0 3 4 15 −11 3
5   American Samoa 4 0 0 4 2 29 −27 0
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Tonga  0–4  Samoa
Tahiti  18–0  American Samoa

Tahiti  2–1  Samoa
Cook Islands  2–1  Tonga

Tahiti  8–1  Tonga

Samoa  6–1  American Samoa
Tahiti  2–0  Cook Islands

Tonga  2–1  American Samoa
Cook Islands  3–2  Samoa

Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified for Oceania Nations Cup 2000

References

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  1. ^ "Oceanian Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 July 2023.