2013–14 OFC Champions League

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2013–14 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesFiji (group stage)
American Samoa (preliminary stage)
Dates15–19 October 2013 (preliminary stage)
7 April – 18 May 2014 (final stage)
Teams12 (final stage)
15 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland City (6th title)
Runners-upVanuatu Amicale
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored110 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)French Polynesia Naea Bennett
Argentina Emiliano Tade
(6 goals each)
Best player(s)Argentina Emiliano Tade
Best goalkeeperVanuatu Chikau Mansale

The 2013–14 OFC Champions League was the 13th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League name. Auckland City became the first team to win four consecutive and six overall titles after defeating Amicale in the final. As the winner of the 2014 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. Both finalists also earned invitations to participate in the 2014 OFC President's Cup.[1][2]

Format change

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Location of teams of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League.
File:Red pog.svg Teams entering the group stage
File:Blue pog.svg Teams entering the preliminary stage

The OFC decided to change the format once again for the 2014 edition:[3]

  • The competition consisted of two stages – preliminary stage and final stage (group stage, semi-finals, and final).
  • For the preliminary stage, like in the previous season, four teams from the four weakest associations took part in this stage, with the tournament played in round-robin format at a single venue. From this season, the preliminary stage winner was granted direct qualification to the group stage.
  • For the group stage, 12 teams took part in this stage (increase from 8 teams in the past), and more importantly, it was played in a single country. Four associations were awarded two berths each, three associations were awarded one berth each, and one berth was given to the preliminary stage winner. The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams (teams from the same association may not be placed into the same group), where each group was played in round-robin format, with the group winners and the best runner-up progressing to the semi-finals.
  • For the semi-finals, like in the previous season, the two ties were played in home-and-away format over two legs.
  • For the final, the OFC Executive Committee decided that it was played in home-and-away format over two legs, instead of over one match at a pre-determined venue like in the previous season.[2]

Teams

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).

Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Fiji Fiji Ba 2013 Fiji National Football League champion
Nadi 2013 Fiji National Football League runner-up
New Caledonia New Caledonia Magenta 2012 New Caledonia Division Honneur champion
New Zealand New Zealand Waitakere United 2012–13 ASB Premiership grand final champion
2012–13 ASB Premiership regular season premier
Auckland City 2012–13 ASB Premiership regular season runner-up
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2013 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 2013–14 Telekom S-League champion
French Polynesia Tahiti Dragon 2012–13 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Pirae 2013–14 Tahiti Ligue 1 regular phase winner
Vanuatu Vanuatu Tafea 2013 Vanuatu National Super League champion
Amicale 2013 Vanuatu National Super League runner-up
Teams entering the preliminary stage
American Samoa American Samoa Pago Youth 2012 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook Islands Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2012 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Samoa Samoa Kiwi 2011–12 Samoa National League champion
Tonga Tonga Lotoha'apai United 2011–12 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]

Stage Date
Preliminary stage
(Host: American Samoa) 		Matchday 1 15 October 2013
Matchday 2 17 October 2013
Matchday 3 19 October 2013
Group stage
(Host: Fiji) 		Matchday 1 7–9 April 2014
Matchday 2 10–12 April 2014
Matchday 3 13–15 April 2014
Semi-finals
(Home-and-away) 		First leg 26–27 April 2014
Second leg 3–4 May 2014
Final
(Home-and-away) 		First leg 10–11 May 2014
Second leg 17–18 May 2014

Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage was played in Pago Pago, American Samoa from 15 to 19 October 2013 (all times UTC−11).[5] The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 8 October 2013 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 automatic qualifiers.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Samoa Kiwi 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
Tonga Lotoha'apai United 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
American Samoa Pago Youth 2 0 0 2 2 16 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]
Lotoha'apai United Tonga0–3Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report Best File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Harmon File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Fowler File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Kiwi Samoa5–1American Samoa Pago Youth
Gaughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (pen.), 30', 66'
Cowan File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 39'		 Report Kang File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'
Attendance: 700

Note: The Kiwi v Pago Youth match was originally scheduled to be played on 15 October 2013, 15:00 local time, but was postponed to the next day due to heavy rain.[7]

Lotoha'apai United Tonga2–4Samoa Kiwi
Moala File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
M. Uhatahi File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'		 Report Mason File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Cowan File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 51'
Gaughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Attendance: 800
Pago Youth American Samoa1–11Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Kang File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Report Paulus File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', 71' (pen.)
Best File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'
Strickland File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (pen.)
Margetts File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', 60' (pen.), 78', 87'
Ruka File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'
Turepu File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Harmon File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'
Attendance: 900
Pago Youth American SamoaCancelledTonga Lotoha'apai United
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Note: The Pago Youth v Lotoha'apai United match was cancelled due to heavy rain and the fact that neither team could advance to the group stage.[8]

Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands0–3Samoa Kiwi
Report Cowan File:Soccerball shade.svg 22'
Mason File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Gaughan File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Attendance: 1,000

Group stage

The group stage was played in Ba and Lautoka, Fiji from 7 to 15 April 2014 (all times UTC+12).[1] The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association not be placed into the same group. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 7 February 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[9][10][11] In each group, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
French Polynesia Pirae 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 4
New Zealand Waitakere United 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Samoa Kiwi 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source: [citation needed]
Kiwi Samoa0–2New Zealand Waitakere United
Report French File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Totori File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands1–2French Polynesia Pirae
Naka File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Report Vahirua File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Tepa File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Pirae French Polynesia8–0Samoa Kiwi
N. Bennett File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 6', 22', 90'
Vahirua File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
Li Fung Kuee File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (pen.), 45+2'
Dallera File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'		 Report
Waitakere United New Zealand1–1Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Seda File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (o.g.) Report Naka File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Kiwi Samoa0–8Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Report Naka File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
Lea'alafa File:Soccerball shade.svg 8', 20', 26', 89'
Ifunaoa File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Donga File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Feni File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Pirae French Polynesia3–1New Zealand Waitakere United
Li Fung Kuee File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
N. Bennett File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Tepa File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2'		 Report Stevens File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vanuatu Amicale 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
French Polynesia Dragon 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Fiji Nadi 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group B matches were originally scheduled to be played in Prince Charles Park, Nadi, but the venue was withdrawn after inspection by the OFC.[12]

Amicale Vanuatu1–0French Polynesia Dragon
Sakama File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Report
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Auckland City New Zealand3–0Fiji Nadi
Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Kim File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'		 Report
Dragon French Polynesia0–3New Zealand Auckland City
Report Kim File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Nadi Fiji0–6Vanuatu Amicale
Report Đorđević File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Vasilić File:Soccerball shade.svg 73', 89', 90+3'
Tangis File:Soccerball shade.svg 85', 90'
Nadi Fiji0–5French Polynesia Dragon
Report A. Tehau File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
T. Tehau File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Chong Hue File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Tetauira File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Vero File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (pen.)
Amicale Vanuatu1–0New Zealand Auckland City
Fred File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Report

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Fiji Ba 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
New Caledonia Magenta 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Vanuatu Tafea 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Tafea Vanuatu3–1Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Damalip File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Nawo File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Mansale File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report Tanito File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (pen.)
Magenta New Caledonia0–2Fiji Ba
Report Vakatalesau File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Zahid File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'
Ba Fiji4–0Vanuatu Tafea
Dunadamu File:Soccerball shade.svg 48', 51'
Rao File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'
Nakama File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report
Hekari United Papua New Guinea2–2New Caledonia Magenta
Dabinyaba File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Muri File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'		 Report Kaï File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Wajoka File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Tafea Vanuatu1–3New Caledonia Magenta
Kalo File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (pen.) Report Nicholls File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Kaï File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Gnipate File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Ba Fiji1–1Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Suwamy File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (pen.) Report Tanito File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'

Ranking of second-placed teams

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
A Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 4
C New Caledonia Magenta 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four teams were divided into two ties. In each tie, the two teams played each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The winners advanced to the final. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April 2014, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2014.[13]

First leg

Auckland City New Zealand3–0French Polynesia Pirae
Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 90+3'
Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'		 Report
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
Ba Fiji1–2Vanuatu Amicale
Suwamy File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Report Fred File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'
Tangis File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'

Second leg

Amicale Vanuatu0–0Fiji Ba
Report

Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pirae French Polynesia2–1New Zealand Auckland City
Tepa File:Soccerball shade.svg 4'
N. Bennett File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'		 Report Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2014 OFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two teams played each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The draw to determine the order of two legs was held on 30 April 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[14] The first leg was played on 10 May 2014, and the second leg was played on 18 May 2014.[15]

First leg

Amicale Vanuatu1–1New Zealand Auckland City
Fred File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Report Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Attendance: 10,000

Second leg

Auckland City New Zealand2–1Vanuatu Amicale
De Vries File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'
Tade File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Report Tangis File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'
Attendance: 3,000

Auckland City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards

Preliminary stage[16]
Award Player Team
Golden Ball New Zealand Byron Paulus Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Golden Boot New Zealand Adam Cowan Samoa Kiwi
Samoa Joseph Gaughan Samoa Kiwi
Golden Gloves American Samoa Taufaiula Mavaega American Samoa Pago Youth
Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final)[17]
Award Player Team
Golden Ball Argentina Emiliano Tade New Zealand Auckland City
Golden Boot French Polynesia Naea Bennett French Polynesia Pirae
Argentina Emiliano Tade New Zealand Auckland City
Golden Gloves Vanuatu Chikau Mansale Vanuatu Amicale
Fair Play Award Football fans of Vanuatu

Top goalscorers

Preliminary stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1 New Zealand Adam Cowan Samoa Kiwi 5
Samoa Joseph Gaughan Samoa Kiwi
3 New Zealand Sam Margetts Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 4
Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 French Polynesia Naea Bennett French Polynesia Pirae 6
Argentina Emiliano Tade New Zealand Auckland City
3 Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 4
Portugal João Moreira New Zealand Auckland City
Vanuatu Kensi Tangis Vanuatu Amicale
6 Vanuatu Dominique Fred Vanuatu Amicale 3
French Polynesia Raimana Li Fung Kuee French Polynesia Pirae
Solomon Islands James Naka Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
French Polynesia Jimmy Tepa French Polynesia Pirae
Serbia Nikola Vasilić Vanuatu Amicale

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. November 23, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Changes afoot for OFC Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. June 24, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  4. ↑ "2014 Calendar of Events". Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19.
  5. ↑ "OFC Champions League Preliminary dates set". Oceania Football Confederation. September 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Draw reveals route to Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. October 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Heavy rain in Pago Pago leads to postponed match". Oceania Football Confederation. October 16, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "CANCELLATION: Pago Youth vs. Lotoha'apai United". Oceania Football Confederation. October 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  9. ↑ "OFC Champions League Draw". Oceania Football Confederation. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  10. ↑ "2014 OFC Champions League Draw revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. February 7, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
  11. ↑ "2014 OFC Champions League – Full schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
  12. ↑ "Nadi withdrawn as OFC Champions League venue". Oceania Football Confederation. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02.
  13. ↑ "OFC Champions League Media Accreditation". Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ "OFC Champions League Final venues take shape". Oceania Football Confederation. May 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Media Accreditation open for finals". Oceania Football Confederation. May 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Kiwi victory earns OFC Champions League berth". Oceania Football Confederation. October 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  17. ↑ "Auckland City comeback earns Morocco return". Oceania Football Confederation. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

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