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1980 Oceania Cup
The 1980 OFC Nations Cup was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The eight participating teams were Australia national association football team, Australia, Fiji national football team, Fiji, New Caledonia national football team, New Caledonia, Vanuatu national football team, New Hebrides, New Zealand national football team, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea national football team, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands national football team, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti national football team, Tahiti. Australia national soccer team, Australia defeated Tahiti national football team, Tahiti 4-2 in the final to secure a championship title which would last for 16 years. The hosts, New Caledonia national football team, New Caledonia, defeated Fiji national football team, Fiji to finish third. Venues Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Third place Final Champions Squad Coach: Rudi Gutendorf Notes and references Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Hunter (soccer)
Ian Hunter (born 10 August 1961) is an Australian former association footballer. Playing career Club career Hunter made his National Soccer League debut for Blacktown City in 1980. In 1981, he transferred to Marconi before a stint at Penrith City. He returned to Blacktown City in 1991. International career In 1978, he toured with the Australian Schoolboy team that played in the United States and Canada. Hunter played for the Australian under-20 team in 1978 in 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship qualifying matches against Papua New Guinea and New Zealand as well as in a friendly match against Vardar Skopje. In 1979 Hunter toured with an Australian under-20 team that played matches against a number of club and national youth teams. He played in wins against Hertha Zehlendorf in Wollongong, Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro and a draw against Israel in Paraguay. Hunter made his full international debut for Australia at the 1980 OFC Nations Cup against Papua New Guinea at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of contests taking place after a regular season or round-robin tournament, culminating in a final by the first definition. * final (Java), a keyword in the Java programming language *Final case, a grammatical case * Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Part of a syllable *Final, a tone of the Gregorian mode Art and entertainment * ''Final'' (film), a science fiction film * ''The Final'' (film), a thriller film * ''Finals'' (film), a 2019 Malayalam sports drama film * Final (band), an English electronic musical group * ''Final'' (Vol. 1), album by Enrique Iglesias * ''The Final'' (album), by Wham! *"The Final", a song by Dir en grey on the album '' Withering to Death'' * ''Finals'' (comics), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kay (footballer)
Paul Kay is an Australian former soccer player. Kay played 137 matches in the National Soccer League between 1978 and 1991 for Newcastle KB United, St. George, Wollongong City, Sydney City, Blacktown City, and Wollongong Macedonia. He also spent a stint in England for Charlton Athletic but was unable to break into the first team. Playing career Club career Kay joined St George in 1978. In late 1981, Kay headed to England to trial with Second Division team Charlton Athletic. After ten weeks with the club, he signed a two-year contract with a $10,000 transfer fee. On his return to Australia, Kay signed for Sydney City, though his return was delayed by a dispute between his new club and his former club Wollongong Wolves over his contract status. Kay transferred from Sydney City to Blacktown City mid-way through the 1986 National Soccer League season with the fee reported to be $9,000. International career Kay made his debut for Australia at the 1980 Oceania Cup. He sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Moulis
Danny Moulis (born 25 July 1960) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a defender. Club career Moulis played for Canberra City and Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League. International career In 1980, Moulis played three international matches for the Australia national team Sport is an important part of Australia that dates back to the early colonial period. Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union, association football, cricket and tennis are among the earliest organised sports in Australia. Sport ha ..., with his first cap coming against Papua New Guinea. After soccer After his retirement from playing, Moulis became a lawyer. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Moulis, Danny 1960 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Australia men's international soccer players Canberra City FC players Sydney Olympic FC players 1980 Oceania Cup players Place of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill De Graaf
Willem de Graaf (born c. 1951) is a former association football player who played as a midfielder. He represented the New Zealand national team at international level. De Graaf made his full All Whites debut in a 0–0 draw with New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ... on 25 July 1969, and he ended his international playing career with 22 A-international caps and seven goals to his credit, his final cap gained in a 0–0 draw with Indonesia on 7 September 1981. References External links * 1951 births Year of birth uncertain Living people Graaf, Willem de New Zealand men's association footballers Men's association football midfielders New Zealand men's international footballers 1980 Oceania Cup players National Soccer League (Australia) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Armstrong (footballer)
Mark Armstrong is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Armstrong made his full All Whites debut in a 1-1 draw with Fiji on 18 February 1980 and ended his international playing career with seven A-international caps and three goals to his credit, his final cap an appearance in a 0-3 loss to Canada on 18 September that same year. Armstrong was the first player to score 100 goals in the New Zealand National Soccer League The New Zealand National League is the name given to the current New Zealand top football competition. Originally set up as the New Zealand National Soccer League there has been many versions of the competition as well as many different names. T ..., completing this feat during the 1989 season. p. 120 References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers Manurewa AFC players 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Groom (footballer)
Michael Groom was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Groom made his full All Whites debut in a 1–1 draw with Fiji on 19 February 1980, and ended his international playing career with 20 A-international caps and 5 goals to his credit, his final cap gained in a 0–1 loss to Bahrain on 24 April 1984. He now teaches full-time at St Paul's Collegiate school in Hamilton. He believes in "The Bounce" philosophy, and has led St Paul's to 7 consecutive national tournaments. However, they have never won any trophies. During his time at St Paul's he has tutored numerous New Zealand football representatives, including Futsal Whites players John Penyas and Elliot Collier, and most notably All Whites and Leicester City striker Chris Wood. His early influences that inspired his methodology were Tony the talking football. Through listening to Tony and his friend Leonard Steve Davies, Michael was inspired to teach youth about the samba and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meli Vuilabasa
Meli may refer to: People with the surname * Angelo Meli (1897–1969), American mobster * Francis Meli (born 1979), New Zealand rugby league player * Giovanni Meli (1740–1815), Italian poet * Mangi Meli, Tanzanian royalty People with the given name * Meli Bogileka, Fijian politician Other uses * Methyllithium, organolithium compound *'' Amomyrtus meli'', a species of tree * Meli Park Meli Park was a theme park which was opened in 1935 in Adinkerke in the municipality of De Panne on the Belgian coast. History The bee-themed amusement park was initiated by Alberic-Joseph Florizoone, owner of a honey company. Its mascot was a ..., a former theme park in Belgium * Mercado Libre, Argentine e-commerce company (stock symbol MELI) See also * Melih, a Turkish given name * Melis, a surname and given name * Mellis (other) {{Disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewan Chand
Dewan Chand is a Indo-Fijian educationist, politician and convicted sex abuser. Chand had been a secondary school principal, and an active member of the Fiji Teachers Union before joining politics. He was elected to Parliament as a Fiji Labour Party candidate in the 2006 Fijian general election, winning 90% of the votes cast in the Laucala Indian Communal Constituency. He lost his seat when parliament was dissolved following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. In October 2009, he was re-elected the northern vice president of Fiji Football Association The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961. It is the overseeing body of the Fiji National Team and its leagues. History Football started to be played in Fiji ever since the arrival of .... In September 2012 he was convicted on indecent assault and defiling a girl under the age of 13 and sentenced to four years imprisonment. The conviction was upheld on appeal. He was subseq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Sumner
Steven Paul Sumner (2 April 1955 – 8 February 2017) was an English-born, New Zealand football player, who was captain of the national team during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982. Club career Sumner began his football as an apprentice at Blackpool before moving to New Zealand in 1973 to play for Christchurch United, winning the National League in his first year. Sumner went on to win 6 Chatham Cups and 5 league titles. He is the only player to have won six Chatham Cup winners medals. International career His international career spanned from 1976 to 1988, including a record 105 appearances for New Zealand (beating the record previously held by Brian Turner), 58 of which were A-internationals. An active and attacking midfielder, Sumner scored a national record six goals during New Zealand's 13–0 defeat of Fiji during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign. He was also one of New Zealand's only two scorers in the 1982 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erroll Bennett
Erroll Bennett (born 7 May 1950) is a former Tahitian footballer, who spent most of his career with AS Central Sport. Bennett placed fifteenth in a 1999 poll by International Federation of Football History & Statistics to find the Player of the Century for Oceania. Bennett was part of the Tahitian national squad for the 1973 Oceania Cup, the first ever Oceania-wide international soccer tournament. Bennett scored three goals in the tournament, and played in the final, which Tahiti lost 2–0 to New Zealand. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1977 after which he refused to play football on Sundays. Following Bennett's baptism, Napoléon Spitz, the head of Bennett's team, held a meeting in which he said his team would stop Sunday play and all football teams in that division agreed to move games to weeknights. Bennett was also a police officer in Tahiti. He is the father of Naea Bennett, who also played for Tahiti national team.Article f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
