2023 OFC Champions League
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Group stage: Vanuatu |
Dates | Qualifying: 11 February – 18 March Competition proper: 14 – 27 May[1] |
Teams | Total: 18 (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 14 |
Goals scored | 50 (3.57 per match) |
Attendance | 70,650 (5,046 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (5 goals) |
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The 2023 OFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 17th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
Defending champions Auckland City FC, defeated Fijian Suva to win a record eleventh title and earned the right to play at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.[2] As they also won the 2021 OFC Champions League and the 2022 OFC Champions League, they also earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.[3]
Teams
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.
- The seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded a berth each in the groups stage, after playing a national playoff between the top 2 clubs in the league.
- The four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage.
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Association | Team | Qualifying method |
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Teams entering the National playoffs | ||
![]() | Rewa | 2022 Fiji National Football League champions |
Suva | 2022 Fiji National Football League runners-up | |
![]() | AS Tiga Sport | 2022 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions |
Hienghène Sport | 2022 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up | |
![]() | Auckland City | 2022 New Zealand National League grand final champions |
Wellington Olympic | 2022 New Zealand National League grand final runners-up | |
![]() | Lae City | 2022 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions |
Hekari United | 2022 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League runners-up | |
![]() | Solomon Warriors | 2022–23 Solomon Islands S-League champions |
Kossa | 2022–23 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up | |
![]() | AS Pirae | 2021–22 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions |
AS Dragon | 2021–22 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up | |
![]() | Ifira Black Bird F.C. | 2022 VFF National Super League grand final champions |
Sia-Raga F.C. | 2022 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up | |
Teams entering the qualifying stage | ||
![]() | Ilaoa and To'omata | 2022 FFAS Senior League champions |
![]() | Tupapa Maraerenga | 2022 Cook Islands Round Cup champions |
![]() | Lupe ole Soaga | 2022 Samoa National League third place |
![]() | Veitongo | 2022 Tonga Major League champions |
Qualifying stage
Preliminary group
The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 1 February 2023 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[4] The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners, Lupe ole Soaga, advanced to the group stage to join the 7 direct entrants.[4] The qualifying stage was hosted in Apia by Football Federation Samoa.[5]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LUP | TUP | VEI | ITO | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 9 | Group stage | — | 7–1 | 9–0 | — | |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | — | — | 1–0 | 8–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
4 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | 0–13 | — | — | — |
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- ^ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[6][7] Both teams were already eliminated prior to the cancellation.
National play-offs
On 10 February 2023, OFC announced that 7 sets of national playoffs would take place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League. [8]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Suva ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Hienghène Sport ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Wellington Olympic ![]() | 4–6 | ![]() | 1–1 | 3–5 |
Hekari United ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Kossa FC ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Dragon ![]() | 3–9 | ![]() | 0–2 | 3–7 |
SiaRaga FC ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Group stage
The four teams in each group will play each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Vanuatu.[9] The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.
The draw of the group stage were announced by the OFC on 23 March 2023.[10][11] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. Ifira Black Bird were pre-determined to play in Port Vila and so were automatically drawn into group B.
Group A
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUC | SUV | SOL | LUP | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | 3–1 | — | |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 1–3 | — | — | 3–0[a] | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | 3–0[b] | ||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–3[c] | — | — | — |
Notes:
- ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Suva match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3–0.[12]
- ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Solomon Warriors match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3–0.[12]
- ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Auckland City match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3–0.[12]
Group B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PIR | IFI | HEK | TIG | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | — | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
(H) Hosts
Knockout stage
The four teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match at VFF Freshwater Stadium.
Bracket
The bracket was determined as follows:
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
24 May 2023 | ||||||
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27 May 2023 | ||||||
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24 May 2023 | ||||||
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Semi-finals
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Auckland City ![]() | 2–2 (5–4 p) | ![]() |
Pirae ![]() | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other. The final was played on 27 May 2023.
Auckland City ![]() | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report |
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Statistics
Top goalscorers
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
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4 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
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12 | ![]() | 2 | |
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Awards
Award | Winner[13] |
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Golden Ball | ![]() |
Golden Boot | ![]() |
References
- ^ "VFF 2023 National Champions League locked to start 1 February". Vanuatu Football Federation. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Auckland City FC are OFC Champions for 11th time". RNZ.co.nz. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025". FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "OFC Champions League Qualifying Stage dates announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 February 2023.
- ^ Gutu Faasau (18 February 2023). "OFC qualifiers kick off in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "LUPE OLE SOAGA BIG VICTORS IN OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "STATEMENT FROM OFC". Oceania Football Confederation Facebook. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "OFC Champions League explained". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "OFC Competitions 2023 Calendar confirmed 1/01/2023" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 DRAW COMPLETED". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "DRAW DATE CONFIRMED FOR OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "OFC STATEMENT ON LUPE OLE SOAGA SC". Oceania Football Confederation. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "AUCKLAND CITY FC CLAIM RECORD-EXTENDING 11TH OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE IN EXTRA-TIME NAIL-BITER". Oceania Football Confederation. 27 May 2023.