2017 OFC Champions League

The 2017 OFC Champions League was the 16th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 11th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2017 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
 Tonga
Group stage:
 New Caledonia
 New Zealand
 Tahiti
DatesQualifying stage:
28 January – 3 February 2017
Competition proper:
25 February – 7 May 2017
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Auckland City (9th title)
Runners-up Team Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored161 (4.47 per match)
Attendance26,100 (725 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ryan De Vries
Tom Jackson
João Moreira
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Ángel Berlanga
Best goalkeeper Eñaut Zubikarai
Fair play award Auckland City

In the final, Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 5–0 on aggregate and won the OFC Champions League seven years in a row and nine times in total, and qualified as the OFC representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[1]

Format change

The OFC decided to expand the tournament and change the format for the 2017 edition:[2]

  • The competition consisted of four stages: qualifying stage, group stage, semi-finals, and final.
  • For the qualifying stage, like in the previous season, four teams took part in this stage, which included one team each from the four developing associations. The stage was played in round-robin format at a single venue, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage (instead of only the group winners).
  • For the group stage, 16 teams took part in this stage (increased from 12 teams), which included two teams each from the seven developed associations, plus the qualifying stage winners and runners-up. They were drawn into four groups of four teams (increased from three groups), where each group was played in round-robin format at a different venue (instead of all groups played at a single venue), with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals.
  • For the semi-finals, the four teams were drawn into two ties, which were played in home-and-away format over two legs (instead of a single match).
  • For the final, the tie was played in home-and-away format over two legs (instead of a single match).

Teams
Location of teams of the 2017 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the group stage; (H) Group stage host
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.

  • The seven developed associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each in the group stage.
  • The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) were awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.
Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Fiji Ba 2016 Fiji National Football League champions
Rewa 2016 Fiji National Football League runners-up
New Caledonia Magenta 2015 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
Hienghène Sport 2015 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
New Zealand Team Wellington 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champions
Auckland City 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers 2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Champions League runners-up
Madang 2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League fifth place[Note PNG]
Solomon Islands Marist 2016 Solomon Islands S-League champions
Western United 2016 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
Tahiti Tefana 2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
Central Sport 2015–16 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
Vanuatu Malampa Revivors 2015 VFF National Super League runners-up
Erakor Golden Star 2016 Port Vila Top Four Super League winners
Teams entering the qualifying stage
American Samoa Utulei Youth 2015 FFAS Senior League champions
Cook Islands Puaikura 2016 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 2014–15 Samoa National League champions
Tonga Veitongo 2015 Tonga Major League champions
Notes
  1. ^
    Papua New Guinea (PNG): On 2 February 2017, the OFC announced that Hekari United, the 2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Champions League winners, had been disqualified after the Papua New Guinea Football Association filed a formal complaint due to the team's dispute with the football association.[3] On 8 February 2017, the OFC announced that they would be replaced by Madang, the 2015–16 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League Northern Zone third place, which was the next best team in the league to accept participation.[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Stage Draw date Match dates Matchday Matches
Qualifying stage 24 August 2016
(Auckland, New Zealand)		 28 January – 3 February 2017 Matchday 1 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Group stage
  • Group A: 25 February – 3 March 2017
  • Group B: 26 February – 4 March 2017
  • Group C: 11–18 March 2017
  • Group D: 11–17 March 2017
 Matchday 1 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Semi-finals 20 March 2017
(Auckland, New Zealand)		 8–16 April 2017 First leg Semi-finalist 1 vs. Semi-finalist 2, Semi-finalist 3 vs. Semi-finalist 4
Second leg Semi-finalist 2 vs. Semi-finalist 1, Semi-finalist 4 vs. Semi-finalist 3
Final 30 April – 7 May 2017 First leg Finalist 1 vs. Finalist 2
Second leg Finalist 2 vs. Finalist 1

Draw

The draw of the qualifying stage and group stage was held on 24 August 2016, 12:30 NZST (UTC+12), at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6][7]

For the qualifying stage, the four teams were drawn into each of the four positions 1–4 to determine the fixtures.

Qualifying stage draw
Pot 1

For the group stage, the 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four, with each group containing one team from each of the four pots 1–4, which also represented the positions in each group to determine the fixtures. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. The teams were seeded based on the following:

  • The teams seeded 1–11 were based on the team results of the 2016 OFC Champions League.
  • The teams seeded 12–14 were based on the association results of the 2016 OFC Champions League.
  • The teams seeded 15–16 were the qualifying stage winners and runners-up respectively, whose identity were not known at the time of the draw.
Group stage draw
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. Erakor Golden Star[note 1]
  2. Western United[note 1]
  3. Qualifying stage winners
  4. Qualifying stage runners-up
Notes
  1. The identity of the teams from Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu were not known at the time of the draw.
  2. Hekari United were included as part of the draw, but were disqualified and replaced by Madang after the draw.

Qualifying stage

In the qualifying stage, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants.

Matches were played between 28 January – 3 February 2017 in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga. All times were local, TOT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PUA LUP VEI UTU
1 Puaikura 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Group stage — 2–1 — 3–1
2 Lupe o le Soaga 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4 — — 1–1 —
3 Veitongo (H) 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 0–4 — — 3–1
4 Utulei Youth 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0 — 3–4 — —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Utulei Youth 3–4 Lupe o le Soaga
  • Bourne  12' (pen.)
  • Kerewi  40', 68' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Veitongo 0–4 Puaikura
Report
  • Bonsu-Maro  19'
  • Rhodes  25', 90'
  • Feao  56' (o.g.)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Puaikura 2–1 Lupe o le Soaga
  • Carpenter  29'
  • Bonsu-Maro  31'
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Veitongo 3–1 Utulei Youth
 Report
  • Bourne  30'
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Puaikura 3–1 Utulei Youth
  • Edwards  45+1', 55'
  • Bonsu-Maro  90'
 Report
  • Faatonu  82'
Attendance: 100
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Lupe o le Soaga 1–1 Veitongo
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Group stage

In the group stage, the four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis. The four group winners advanced to the semi-finals.

The hosts of each group were announced on 10 October 2016.[8] The schedule was confirmed on 17 January 2017.[9]

Group A

Matches were played between 25 February – 3 March 2017 in Nouméa, New Caledonia. All times were local, NCT (UTC+11).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAG CEN MAD LUP
1 Magenta (H) 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Semi-finals — 4–2 5–0 —
2 Central Sport 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5 6 — — — 3–0
3 Madang 3 1 0 2 7 15 −8 3 — 3–7 — —
4 Lupe o le Soaga 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 0 1–2 — 3–4 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Madang 3–7 Central Sport
  • V. Malagian  2' (pen.)
  • Pohei  78'
  • Sengum  84' (pen.)
 Report
  • Castillo  38', 58'
  • Cifuentes  45+1'
  • Sandoval  56'
  • Tissot  64'
  • Tangis  81'
  • Estay  90+5'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Lupe o le Soaga 1–2 Magenta
  • Khouchaba  26'
 Report
  • Marin  4'
  • Hnautra  45+2'
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Roger Adams (Papua New Guinea)
Lupe o le Soaga 3–4 Madang
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)
Magenta 4–2 Central Sport
  • Marin  10', 80'
  • Henessewene  56'
  • Aucher  76'
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Central Sport 3–0 Lupe o le Soaga
  • Castillo  28', 34'
  • Estay  48'
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Roger Adams (Papua New Guinea)
Magenta 5–0 Madang
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Group B

Matches were played between 26 February – 4 March 2017 in Koné, New Caledonia. All times were local, NCT (UTC+11).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WEL HIE BAF PUA
1 Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Semi-finals — 3–1 8–0 —
2 Hienghène Sport (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 — — — 3–1
3 Ba 3 1 1 1 2 9 −7 4 — 1–1 — —
4 Puaikura 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0 1–4 — 0–1 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Puaikura 1–4 Team Wellington
 Report
  • Samuela  38' (o.g.)
  • Hailemariam  45+1', 68'
  • Margetts  62'
Stade Yoshida, Koné
Attendance: 400
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Ba 1–1 Hienghène Sport
 Report
Stade Yoshida, Koné
Attendance: 850
Puaikura 0–1 Ba
Report
Stade Yoshida, Koné
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Team Wellington 3–1 Hienghène Sport
  • Jackson  12'
  • Moretti  84'
  • Bevin  90+3'
 Report
Stade Yoshida, Koné
Attendance: 1,200
Team Wellington 8–0 Ba
  • Jackson  19' (pen.), 56', 59'
  • Harris  32', 51'
  • Barcia  45+8'
  • Zambrano  82'
  • Villa  90+2'
 Report
Stade Yoshida, Koné
Attendance: 200
Hienghène Sport 3–1 Puaikura
  • Kaï  8', 40'
  • Bamy  71'
 Report
  • Estay  29'
Stade Yoshida, Koné
Attendance: 700
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

Group C

Matches were played between 11–18 March 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. All times were local, NZDT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC WES LAE MAL
1 Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Semi-finals — — 2–0 11–0
2 Western United 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6 1–2 — — 2–1
3 Lae City Dwellers 3 1 0 2 8 9 −1 3 — 3–5 — —
4 Malampa Revivors 3 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0 — — 2–5 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Malampa Revivors 2–5 Lae City Dwellers
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Western United 1–2 Auckland City
 Report
Attendance: 600
Western United 2–1 Malampa Revivors
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rakesh Chandra (Fiji)
Auckland City 2–0 Lae City Dwellers
 Report
Attendance: 250
Lae City Dwellers 3–5 Western United
 Report
Attendance: 100
Auckland City 11–0 Malampa Revivors
 Report
Attendance: 300

Group D

Matches were played between 11–17 March 2017 in Pirae, Tahiti. All times were local, TAHT (UTC−10). <onyinclude>

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TEF MAR ERA REW
1 Tefana (H) 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Semi-finals — 2–2 — 2–0
2 Marist 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 — — — 4–2
3 Erakor Golden Star 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 2–4 2–1 — —
4 Rewa 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 — — 2–1 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Marist 4–2 Rewa
 Report
  • Marcelo  44'
  • Makoe  89'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Erakor Golden Star 2–4 Tefana
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Erakor Golden Star 2–1 Marist
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Peter Linney (New Zealand)
Tefana 2–0 Rewa
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Rewa 2–1 Erakor Golden Star
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Tefana 2–2 Marist
 Report
Attendance: 1,500

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the four teams played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker.

The draw for the knockout stage was held on 20 March 2017, 11:30 NZDT (UTC+13), at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, to decide the matchups and the order of legs of the semi-finals, and the order of legs of the final.[10][11]

Bracket
  Semi-finals Final
                         
Tefana 0 0 0  
Auckland City 2 2 4  
    Auckland City 3 2 5
  Team Wellington 0 0 0
Magenta 2 1 3
Team Wellington 2 7 9  

Semi-finals

Matches were played on 8 and 16 April 2017.[11]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tefana 0–4 Auckland City 0–2 0–2
Magenta 3–9 Team Wellington 2–2 1–7
Tefana 0–2 Auckland City
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Auckland City 2–0 Tefana
 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Auckland City won 4–0 on aggregate.

Magenta 2–2 Team Wellington
 Report
  • Jackson  61' (pen.)
  • Bevin  81'
Attendance: 3,000
Team Wellington 7–1 Magenta
  • Stevens  7', 72'
  • Robertson  44'
  • Jackson  49'
  • Bevin  63'
  • Zambrano  70'
  • Margetts  90+3'
 Report
Attendance: 950

Team Wellington won 9–3 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2017 OFC Champions League Final

Matches were played on the 30 April and 7 May 2017.[12]

Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Team Wellington 0–2 Auckland City
Report
Attendance: 1,000

Auckland City won 5–0 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

— Team eliminated / inactive for this stage.

Rank Player Team  Q  GS SF  F  Total
1 Ryan De Vries Auckland City —402 6
Tom Jackson Team Wellington —420
João Moreira Auckland City —312
4 Guilherme Guedes Marist —5—— 5
Tony Kaltack Erakor Golden Star —5——
Nicolas Marin Magenta —41—
7 César Castillo Central Sport —4—— 4
Bertrand Kaï Hienghène Sport —4——
9 Suivai Ataga Lupe o le Soaga 30—— 3
Andy Bevin Team Wellington —120
Maro Bonsu-Maro Puaikura 30——
Cherbel Khouchaba Lupe o le Soaga 03——
Clayton Lewis Auckland City —210
Emiliano Tade Auckland City —111
Lapalapa Toni Lupe o le Soaga 21——

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[13]

Award Player Team
Golden Ball Ángel Berlanga Auckland City
Golden Boot João Moreira Auckland City
Golden Glove Eñaut Zubikarai Auckland City
Fair Play Award — Auckland City

See also

References
  1. "Auckland City into Club World Cup". Stuff. Liam Hyslop.
  2. "New expanded format for 2017". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 June 2016.
  3. "Hekari United disqualified". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 February 2017.
  4. "Madang FC complete lineup". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 February 2017.
  5. "Live draw for expanded Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 August 2016.
  6. "2017 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW". YouTube. 24 August 2016.
  7. "Group make-up revealed for Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 August 2016.
  8. "Group hosts named for 2017". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 October 2016.
  9. "2017 Champions League Match Schedule confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2017.
  10. "2017 OCL Semis & Finals Draw". YouTube. 19 March 2017.
  11. "Re-matches on as semi-finals confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2017.
  12. "All Kiwi final coming to Auckland and Wellington". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 April 2017.
  13. "Navy Blues claim seventh in-a-row". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2017.
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