2017_OFC_Champions_League
2017 OFC Champions League
International football competition
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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Qualifying stage: TongaGroup stage:  New Caledonia New Zealand Tahiti |
| Dates | Qualifying stage: 28 January – 3 February 2017 Competition proper: 25 February – 7 May 2017 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 18 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Auckland City (9th title) |
| Runners-up | Team Wellington |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 161 (4.47 per match) |
| Attendance | 26,100 (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 |
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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]
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 entering the group stage; (H) Group stage host
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage hostA 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.
- Notes
- ^ 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]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Stage | Draw date | Match dates | Matchday | Matches |
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| 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 | |||
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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 |
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.
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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.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- Notes
- The identity of the teams from Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu were not known at the time of the draw.
- Hekari United were included as part of the draw, but were disqualified and replaced by Madang after the draw.
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 | |
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| 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 | — | — |
| Veitongo | 0–4 | Puaikura |
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| Puaikura | 2–1 | Lupe o le Soaga |
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| Puaikura | 3–1 | Utulei Youth |
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| Lupe o le Soaga | 1–1 | Veitongo |
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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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Lupe o le Soaga | 1–2 | Magenta |
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| Central Sport | 3–0 | Lupe o le Soaga |
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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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Puaikura | 1–4 | Team Wellington |
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| Team Wellington | 3–1 | Hienghène Sport |
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| Hienghène Sport | 3–1 | Puaikura |
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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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Malampa Revivors | 2–5 | Lae City Dwellers |
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| Western United | 2–1 | Malampa Revivors |
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| Auckland City | 2–0 | Lae City Dwellers |
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| Lae City Dwellers | 3–5 | Western United |
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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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Marist | 4–2 | Rewa |
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| Erakor Golden Star | 2–4 | Tefana |
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| Erakor Golden Star | 2–1 | Marist |
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| Rewa | 2–1 | Erakor Golden Star |
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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
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| 1 | Tefana
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Auckland City
| 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Auckland City
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Team Wellington
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Magenta
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Team Wellington
| 2 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Matches were played on 8 and 16 April 2017.[11]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Tefana |
0–4 | Auckland City |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Magenta |
3–9 | Team Wellington |
2–2 | 1–7 |
Auckland City won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Team Wellington | 7–1 | Magenta |
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Team Wellington won 9–3 on aggregate.
Final
Matches were played on the 30 April and 7 May 2017.[12]
Auckland City won 5–0 on aggregate.
— Team eliminated / inactive for this stage.
| Rank | Player | Team | Q | GS | SF | F | Total |
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| 1 | Ryan De Vries |
Auckland City |
— | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Jackson |
Team Wellington |
— | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| João Moreira |
Auckland City |
— | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 |  Guilherme Guedes |
Marist |
— | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Tony Kaltack |
Erakor Golden Star |
— | 5 | — | — | ||
 Nicolas Marin |
Magenta |
— | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| 7 |  César Castillo |
Central Sport |
— | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Bertrand Kaï |
Hienghène Sport |
— | 4 | — | — | ||
| 9 | Suivai Ataga |
Lupe o le Soaga |
3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Andy Bevin |
Team Wellington |
— | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Maro Bonsu-Maro |
Puaikura |
3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| Cherbel Khouchaba |
Lupe o le Soaga |
0 | 3 | — | — | ||
| Clayton Lewis |
Auckland City |
— | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
 Emiliano Tade |
Auckland City |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lapalapa Toni |
Lupe o le Soaga |
2 | 1 | — | — |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[13]
| Award | Player | Team |
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| Golden Ball | Ángel Berlanga |
Auckland City |
| Golden Boot | João Moreira |
Auckland City |
| Golden Glove | Eñaut Zubikarai |
Auckland City |
| Fair Play Award | — | Auckland City |
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- 2017 OFC Champions League Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com
- Qualifying stage results
- Competition proper results Archived 2017-02-18 at the Wayback Machine