2022 OFC Champions League

The 2022 OFC Champions League will be the 21st edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 16th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2022 OFC Champions League

Tournament details
Host countries	Qualifying stage: TBD Group stage: TBD
Dates	Qualifying stage: January 2022 (provisional) Competition proper: February – May 2022 (provisional)
Teams	Competition proper: 16 Total: 18 (from 11 associations)

Teams

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

• The seven developed associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded two berths each in the group stage.
• The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.
• The three associate members (Kiribati, Niue, Tuvalu) are to be included in OFC competitions from 2021 onwards.[2]

Teams entering the group stage

Association	Team	Qualifying method
Fiji		2021 Fiji Premier League champions
		2021 Fiji Premier League runners-up
New Caledonia		2021 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
		2021 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
New Zealand		2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship champions
		2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
Papua New Guinea		2021 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions
		2021 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers
Solomon Islands		2021–22 Solomon Islands S-League champions
		2021–22 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
Tahiti		2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
		2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
Vanuatu		2021 VFF National Super League champions
		2021 VFF National Super League runners-up

Teams entering the qualifying stage

Association	Team	Qualifying method
American Samoa		2021 FFAS Senior League champions
Cook Islands		2021 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
Samoa	Lupe o le Soaga	2020 Samoa National League top eight round winners
Tonga		2021 Tonga Major League champions

Associate members

Association	Team	Qualifying method
Kiribati		2021 Kiribati National Championship champions
Niue		2021 Niue Soccer Tournament champions
Tuvalu		2021 Tuvalu A-Division champions

References

1. "New expanded format for 2017". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 June 2016.
2. Ola Bjerkvoll (15 March 2020). "OFC confirms: Associate members to be included". Football in Oceania.

External links

• News > OFC Champions League, oceaniafootball.com