Harry Kewell crowned 2003 OFC Player of the Year

OFC RELEASE, 9 February: Socceroo and Liverpool striker Harry Kewell has scored a runaway victory to win his third Oceania Player of the Year award. Kewell totalled 76 votes for the 2003 year with fellow Australian Mark Viduka second on 29 votes and New Zealand’s Ryan Nelsen polling 22 for third in today’s announcement by…

ASA: Several new players have been included in the 18-member Australian Women’s Soccer Team (the Matildas) to contest the upcoming Australia Cup in Brisbane, and the Oceania Olympic Qualifiers. The team announcement, the first Matildas selections in this Olympic year, was made today by National Women’s Coach Adrian Santrac. Two players – 20-year-old midfielder Kate…

2003 OFC Player of the Year to be announced on Monday, 9 February 2004 OFC, Auckland: The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has collated all votes for the 2003 OFC Player of the Year award and is set to announce the winner on Monday, 9 February 2004. The winner has been notified by the award coordinators…

Auckland, 5 Feb 2004: The Oceania Football Confederation has announced today that the 2004 OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifying soccer tournament will now be held in Ba, Fiji from 2-6 March. Late withdrawals from the tournament prompted the shift in venue with three teams now confirmed to participate; Fiji (host), Australia and Papua New Guinea. All…

ASA: Arch rivals Marconi Stallions and Sydney United both kept their top-six hopes alive with vitally important wins in round 22 NSL action last weekend. Marconi finished strongly to end Brisbane Strikers unbeaten home run, while United virtually ended the hopes of Newcastle United. Sydney United moved back into sixth position that was temporarily taken…

AUCKLAND: Ryan Griffiths’ late equaliser which earned the Olyroos a 1-1 draw against New Zealand at North Harbour Stadium last night, was enough to book Australia’s ticket to Athens courtesy of a 3-1 aggregate. It was a flattering draw for the Olyroos who went into this deciding leg of the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifiers with…

SYDNEY: Australia has beaten New Zealand 2-0 in the first OFC Olympic qualifying play off at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney tonight. The home side were in control of the match from the opening whistle and finished off the gallant kiwis in the latter stages of the second half through goals to replacement John McKain and…

OFC, Auckland: The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) announced today the match officials for the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying play-offs to be contested by Australia and New Zealand on 26 & 30 January. Tahitian referee Charles Ariiotima will be in control of the first play off match on Monday, 26 January at Sydney’s Parramatta Stadium….

22 JAN: New Zealand and Australia will meet in a home and away playoff to decide the Oceania representative to the Athens Olympic Games men’s football tournament in August. In a highly entertaining finale to the group stages, New Zealand recovered from a 0-2 deficit in the first half to beat Vanuatu 3-2 in the…

OFC: It will be the ultimate moment of truth for four teams heading into the tomorrow evening’s final round of the group qualifying stages at the 2004 OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Sydney and Auckland. Sydney’s Marconi Stadium will play host to what promises to be, a bruising and much anticipated battle between Australia…