2000 Four Nations Tournament (Guangzhou)

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.

2000 Four Nations Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityGuangzhou
Dates14–16 January 2000
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (1st title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Jamaica
Fourth place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Seven players
(1 goal each)

Participants

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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]

Venues

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Guangzhou
 
 
Tianhe Stadium
 
Tianhe Stadium
Capacity: 60,000

Matches

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All times are local, CST (UTC+8).

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January - Guangzhou
 
 
  Uruguay2
 
16 January - Guangzhou
 
  Jamaica0
 
  Uruguay0
 
14 January - Guangzhou
 
  China1
 
  China1
 
 
  New Zealand0
 
Third place
 
 
16 January - Guangzhou
 
 
  Jamaica2
 
 
  New Zealand1

Semi-finals

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Uruguay  2–0  Jamaica
Fajardo   11'
Pérez   74'
Referee: Zhu Liuyi (China)
China  1–0  New Zealand
Li Tie   49' Wilkinson   85'

Third-place playoff

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Jamaica  2–1  New Zealand
Whitmore   53'
Williams   77'
Elliott   20'

Final

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China  1–0  Uruguay
Hao Haidong   5'


 2000 Four Nations Tournament 
 
China

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.

1 goal

References

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