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The 1999 OFC Club Championship was the second season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji |
| Dates | 18–26 September 1999 |
| Teams | 9 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Melbourne (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nadi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 99 (7.62 per match) |
← 1987 2001 → | |
South Melbourne defeated Nadi 5–1 in the final, which was played at the Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Fiji. As winners, South Melbourne qualified for the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.
Adelaide City were the defending champions, but did not qualify for the tournament.
Location of teams of the 1999 OFC Club Championship group stage.
Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Orange: Group C.
Brown: Group A; 
Red: Group B; 
Orange: Group C.A total of 9 teams from 9 OFC member associations entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
| Teams entering the group stage | ||
 American Samoa |
Konica Machine | 1999 ASFA Soccer League champion |
| Australia |
South Melbourne | 1998–99 Australian National Soccer League champion |
| Fiji |
Nadi | 1998 Fiji Super Premier League champion |
 New Zealand |
Central United | 1999 New Zealand National Final champion |
 Samoa |
Kiwi | 1997 Samoa National League champion |
 Solomon Islands |
Malaita Eagles | 1999 Solomon Cup champion |
 Tahiti |
Vénus | 1998–99 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion |
 Tonga |
Lotoha'apai | 1999 Tonga Club Championship champion |
 Vanuatu |
Tafea | 1999 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion |
| Phase | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 18 September 1999 |
| Matchday 2 | 20 September 1999 | |
| Matchday 3 | 22 September 1999 | |
| Knockout stage | Semi-finals | 24 September 1999 |
| Third place play-off | 26 September 1999 | |
| Final |
The nine participants were placed in three groups, where each team played the other teams once. The group winners and best second place team progressed to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SOU | MAL | KON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 10–0 | |
| 2 | Malaita Eagles |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 3 | — | — | 14–2 | ||
| 3 | Konica FC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | — | — | — |
Source: RSSSF
Group B
Source: RSSSF
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CEN | TAF | LOT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central United |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 16–0 | |
| 2 | Tafea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 4 | — | — | 10–0 | ||
| 3 | Lotohaʻapai |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 | — | — | — |
Source: RSSSF
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Nadi |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Tafea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 4 | |
| 3 | A | Malaita Kingz |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 September – Lautoka | ||||||
| South Melbourne | 3 | |||||
| 26 September – Nadi | ||||||
| AS Vénus | 0 | |||||
| South Melbourne | 5 | |||||
| 24 September – Lautoka | ||||||
| Nadi | 1 | |||||
| Central United | 0 | |||||
| Nadi | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 26 September – Nadi | ||||||
| Central United | — | |||||
| AS Vénus | — | |||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Central United |
0–1 | Nadi |
| South Melbourne |
3–0 | AS Vénus |
Third place play-off
The third place play-off scheduled on 26 September 1999 was cancelled due to too many injuries, following in particular the Central United v Tafea group stage match.
| Central United | Cancelled | AS Vénus |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
The final was played on 26 September 1999 at Prince Charles Park in Nadi.
Attendance: 10,000
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