The 2000 OFC Nations Cup was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The six participating teams were Australia and New Zealand who qualified as of right, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu who qualified from the Melanesia Cup, the Cook Islands and Tahiti who qualified from the Polynesia Cup. Australia beat New Zealand 2–0 in the final. The Solomon Islands beat Vanuatu 2–1 for third place.
Fiji qualified to this edition but then withdrew due to the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and was replaced by Vanuatu.
Qualification
2000 Melanesia Cup
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu* qualified.
Fiji were replaced by Vanuatu due to civil unrest taking place in Fiji.
2000 Polynesia Cup
Tahiti and Cook Islands qualified.
Venue
Squads
See 2000 OFC Nations Cup squads.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
5 goals
Clayton Zane
Craig Foster
4 goals
Kevin Muscat
2 goals
David Zdrilic
Paul Agostino
Chris Killen
Simon Elliott
Commins Menapi
Gideon Omokirio
Richard Iwai
1 goal
Danny Tiatto
Pablo Cardozo
Scott Chipperfield
Shaun Murphy
Stan Lazaridis
Steve Corica
Tony Popovic
Daniel Shepherd
Chris Jackson
Jonathan Perry
Kris Bouckenooghe
Batram Suri
Henry Kotto
Jack Samani
Harold Amaru
Jean-Loup Rousseau
Georgina Tura
Jimmy Ben
Lexa Bibi
Own goal
Gideon Omokirio (playing against Australia)