# 2001 OFC Club Championship

The 2001 OFC Club Championship was the third season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC.
Wollongong Wolves defeated Tafea 1–0 in the final, which was played at Lloyd Robines Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. As winners, Wollongong Wolves qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which was however cancelled.
South Melbourne were the defending champions, but did not qualify for the tournament.

## Participants

A total of 11 teams from 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
| Teams entering the group stage |||
| American Samoa | PanSa | 2000 ASFA Soccer League champion |
| Australia | Wollongong Wolves | 1999–2000 Australian National Soccer League champion |
| Cook Islands | Tupapa Maraerenga | 1999–2000 Cook Islands Cup winners |
| Fiji | Foodtown Warriors Labasa | 2000 Fiji National Football League champion |
| New Zealand | Napier City Rovers | 2000 New Zealand National Soccer League champion |
| Papua New Guinea | Unitech | 2000 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship Champion |
| Samoa | Titavi | 2000 Samoa National League champion |
| Solomon Islands | Laugu United | 2000 Honiara FA League champion |
| Tahiti | Vénus | 1999–2000 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion |
| Tonga | Lotoha'apai | 2000 Tonga Club Championship champion |
| Vanuatu | Tafea | 2000 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion |

## Schedule

Schedule for 2001 OFC Club Championship :
| Phase | Round | Dates |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 9–10 January 2001 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 11–12 January 2001 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 13–14 January 2001 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 15–16 January 2001 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 17–18 January 2001 |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 20 January 2001 |
| Knockout stage | Third place play-off | 22 January 2001 |
| Knockout stage | Final | 22 January 2001 |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | NAP | LAU | UNI | FOO | LOT |
| 1 | Wollongong Wolves | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | +38 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 6–0 | 5–0 | — |
| 2 | Napier City Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Laugu United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 10 | | 0–10 | — | — | — | — | 7–0 |
| 4 | Unitech | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 6 | | — | 0–2 | 2–8 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Foodtown Warriors | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 3 | | — | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | — |
| 6 | Lotohaʻapai | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 | | 0–16 | 0–9 | — | — | 2–5 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TAF | ASV | TIT | TUP | PAN |
| 1 | Tafea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 6–0 | 5–1 | — | 0–2 |
| 2 | AS Vénus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 10–1 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Titavi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | | — | 0–6 | — | 2–0 | — |
| 4 | Tupapa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 3 | | 0–9 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | PanSa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | | — | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
* ↑ Awarded 2-0, not played as PanSa could not field full team.
* ↑ Awarded 2-0; originally 1-1; ineligible players PanSa.
* ↑ Awarded 0-2, not played as PanSa withdrew.
* ↑ Awarded 0-2; originally 4-0; ineligible players PanSa.
Note: The OFC disciplinary committee ruled that 7 of PanSa's 18 players were not registered according to international transfer rules, some of which had been fielded in their first two matches. The first two matches were thus awarded 2–0 to the opposition, whilst PanSa were unable to field a team in the 3rd match (which was not played, and subsequently awarded 2–0 to Tafea). PanSa then withdrew from the competition, causing their fourth match to be awarded 2–0 to Titavi.

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 20 January – Port Moresby | 20 January – Port Moresby |
| Wollongong Wolves | 4 |
| Wollongong Wolves | 4 | 22 January – Port Moresby | 22 January – Port Moresby |
| AS Vénus | 2 | 22 January – Port Moresby | 22 January – Port Moresby |
| AS Vénus | 2 | Wollongong Wolves | 1 |
| 20 January – Port Moresby | 20 January – Port Moresby | | Wollongong Wolves | 1 |
| 20 January – Port Moresby | 20 January – Port Moresby | Tafea | 0 |
| Tafea | 4 | Tafea | 0 |
| Napier City Rovers | 2 | | |
| Napier City Rovers | 2 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 22 January – Port Moresby | 22 January – Port Moresby |
| | | AS Vénus | 2 |
| | | Napier City Rovers | 3 |