2005 OFC Club Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti |
| Dates | Qualifying: 10 February – 6 April 2005 Competition proper: 31 May – 10 June 2005 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 8 Total: 13 (from 12 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Australia Sydney FC (1st title) |
| Runners-up | New Caledonia AS Magenta |
| Third place | Vanuatu Tafea |
| Fourth place | French Polynesia AS Pirae |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 75 (4.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | David Zdrilic (Sydney FC) 9 goals |
← 2001 2006 → | |
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The 2005 OFC Club Championship was the 4th edition of the top-level Oceanic club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 1st since 2001. The tournament was held in Papeete, Tahiti. The preliminary rounds were played from 10 February until 6 April 2005, with the finals beginning on 30 May and ending on 10 June 2005. The tournament was initially planned to take place in September 2002, in anticipation of the upcoming FIFA Club World Championship in the following year, in order to decide which team would represent Oceania at the tournament. However, this tournament was cancelled, and therefore so too was the Oceanic competition. With the return of the tournament in 2005, the OFC Club Championship went ahead, and the winner went on to represent Oceania at the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship. The winner of the tournament was Sydney FC of Australia, who beat AS Magenta of New Caledonia in the final.
Participants
File:Red pog.svg Automatic entrants
File:Blue pog.svg Preliminary round entrants
The following teams entered the competition.
Preliminary round
A preliminary round was held, with the format being a two-legged playoff to determine who went through to the final round. The Australian representative (Sydney FC), as the representative of the strongest OFC Nation, and the two Tahitian Teams (AS Pirae and AS Manu Ura), as hosts, were seeded to the main draw. The travelling team played two matches in the host country. The aggregate scores are shown.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manumea American Samoa | w/o[note 1] | New Zealand Auckland City | — | — |
| Nikao Sokattak Cook Islands | 1–9 | New Caledonia AS Magenta | 0–4 | 1–5 |
| Sobou Papua New Guinea | 7–0 | Samoa Tuinaimato Breeze | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Lotohaʻapai Tonga | 1–7 | Vanuatu Tafea | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| Ba Electric Fiji | 2–8 | Solomon Islands Makuru | 1–4 | 1–4 |
Group stage
The eight remaining teams were separated into two groups, each team playing the other teams once. The top two teams from each group progressed to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia Sydney FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | French Polynesia AS Pirae | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | New Zealand Auckland City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea Sobou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia AS Magenta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Vanuatu Tafea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Solomon Islands Makuru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | French Polynesia AS Manu-Ura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
{{#lst:2005 OFC Club Championship knockout stage|Bracket}}
Semi-finals
{{#lst:2005 OFC Club Championship knockout stage|SF}}
Third place play-off
{{#lst:2005 OFC Club Championship knockout stage|TPP}}
Final
{{#lst:2005 OFC Club Championship knockout stage|F}}
Top scorers
NB: This table does not include Preliminary round results
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia David Zdrilic | Australia Sydney FC | 9 |
Notes
- ↑ Manumea was withdrawn by the OFC, due to administration concerns from the American Samoa Football Association and not guranteeing the facilities and infrastructure to host an international match.[1]
References
- ↑ "OFC CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS KICK OFF". 9 February 2005. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005.
