2019_OFC_Champions_League_qualifying_stage
The 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 26 January to 1 February 2019.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019 OFC Champions League.
The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 13 November 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The champions of the host association (Cook Islands) were allocated to Position 1, and the champions of the three remaining developing associations were drawn to determine the fixtures (first team drawn allocated to Position 2, second team drawn allocated to Position 3, third team drawn allocated to Position 4).[3]
| Host team | Remaining teams |
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The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants. According to the group stage draw:[2]
Matches were played between 26 January – 1 February 2019 in the Cook Islands. The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1]
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 26 January 2019 | Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 29 January 2019 | Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 3 | 1 February 2019 | Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
All times were local, CKT (UTC−10).[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUP | KIW | LOT | PAG | |
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| 1 |  Tupapa Maraerenga (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Group stage | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Kiwi |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4–3 | ||
| 3 |  Lotohaʻapai United |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | — | 1–9 | — | — | ||
| 4 |  Pago Youth |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 | — | — | 1–5 | — |
| Pago Youth | 1–5 | Lotohaʻapai United |
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| Tupapa Maraerenga | 4–1 | Kiwi |
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| Tupapa Maraerenga | 4–1 | Lotohaʻapai United |
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| Tupapa Maraerenga | 2–1 | Pago Youth |
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- The identity of the teams from Samoa and Tonga was not known at the time of the draw.
- "2019 OFC Champions League Qualifier". Oceania Football Confederation.
- "Draw reveals 2019 OFC Champions League journey". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 November 2018.
- "2019 OFC Champions League Official Draw". YouTube. 15 November 2018.
- OFC Champions League 2019, oceaniafootball.com