| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 
China (1st title) |
| Runners-up | 
Uruguay |
| Third place | 
Jamaica |
| Fourth place | 
New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 7 (1.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Seven players (1 goal each) |
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.
Participants
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]
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China (host)
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Jamaica
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New Zealand
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Uruguay
Venues
| Guangzhou |
  Tianhe Stadium |
|---|---|
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| Tianhe Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 |
Matches
All times are local, CST ( UTC+8).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 January - Guangzhou | ||||||
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Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| 16 January - Guangzhou | ||||||
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Jamaica | 0 | |||||
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Uruguay | 0 | |||||
| 14 January - Guangzhou | ||||||
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China | 1 | |||||
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China | 1 | |||||
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New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 January - Guangzhou | ||||||
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Jamaica | 2 | |||||
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New Zealand | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
|
China | 1–0 |
New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
Li Tie  49' |
Wilkinson  85' |
Third-place playoff
|
Jamaica | 2–1 |
New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
|
Whitmore 53' Williams 77' |
Elliott 20' |
Final
|
China | 1–0 |
Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
|
Hao Haidong 5' |
| 2000 Four Nations Tournament |
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 China First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.
1 goal