The 2000 Team China Four Nations Tournament (Chinese: 中国之队四国足球邀请赛) was the inaugural edition of the Four Nations Tournament, an official international football tournament hosted by the Chinese Football Association and International Sport and Leisure (ISL).[1] It was held from 14 to 16 January 2000 in Guangzhou, China.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | China |
City | Guangzhou |
Dates | 14–16 January 2000 |
Teams | 4 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 7 (1.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Seven players (1 goal each) |
The original participants for the tournament were China, New Zealand, South Korea and Yugoslavia. Uruguay and Jamaica accept the invitation after South Korea and Yugoslavia quit in December 1999.[2]
Guangzhou | |
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Tianhe Stadium | |
Capacity: 60,000 |
All times are local, CST (UTC+8).
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 14 January - Guangzhou | |||||
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| Uruguay | 2 | ||||
| 16 January - Guangzhou | |||||
| Jamaica | 0 | ||||
| Uruguay | 0 | ||||
| 14 January - Guangzhou | |||||
| China | 1 | ||||
| China | 1 | ||||
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| New Zealand | 0 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| 16 January - Guangzhou | |||||
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| Jamaica | 2 | ||||
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| New Zealand | 1 |
Uruguay | 2–0 | Jamaica |
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Fajardo 11' Pérez 74' |
Referee: Zhu Liuyi (China)
China | 1–0 | New Zealand |
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Li Tie 49' | Wilkinson 85' |
Jamaica | 2–1 | New Zealand |
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Whitmore 53' Williams 77' |
Elliott 20' |
China | 1–0 | Uruguay |
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Hao Haidong 5' |
2000 Four Nations Tournament |
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China First title |
There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.
1 goal