| Tourney Name: | OFC Champions League |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Country: | Preliminary stage: |
| Country2: | Final stage: |
| Dates: | Preliminary stage: 26–30 January 2016 Final stage: 8–23 April 2016 |
| Num Teams: | Final stage: 12 Total: 15 |
| Associations: | 11 |
| Champion Other: |  Auckland City |
| Count: | 8 |
| Second Other: | Team Wellington |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Goals: | 131 |
| Top Scorer: | Preliminary stage: Jared Colligan Final stage: João Moreira |
| Player: | Micah Lea'alafa |
| Goalkeeper: | Scott Basalaj |
| Fair Play: |  Hekari United |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 OFC Champions League was the 15th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final stage of the tournament was held in New Zealand for the first time under its current format, with the preliminary stage held in the Cook Islands.[1]
Auckland City were the five-time defending champions, and won their sixth title in a row and eighth overall title with a 3–0 final victory over fellow New Zealand opponents Team Wellington. As the winners of the 2016 OFC Champions League, they qualified as the OFC representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan (a record eighth Club World Cup appearance).[2] Their sixth consecutive continental club title was also a record, surpassing a tie they previously shared with Real Madrid, who won five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960.[3]
A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams entering the group stage | |||
| Fiji | Nadi | 2015 Fiji National Football League champion | |
| Suva | 2015 Fiji National Football League runner-up | ||
 New Caledonia | Magenta | 2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion | |
| Lössi | 2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue runner-up | ||
| New Zealand | Auckland City | 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier | |
| Team Wellington | 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up | ||
| Papua New Guinea | Hekari United | 2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage winner | |
| Lae City Dwellers | 2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage runner-up | ||
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Warriors | 2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League regular season winner | |
| Tahiti | Tefana | 2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion | |
| Vanuatu | Amicale | 2015 VFF National Super League champion | |
| Teams entering the preliminary stage | |||
| American Samoa | Utulei Youth | 2014 FFAS Senior League champion | |
 Cook Islands | Tupapa Maraerenga | 2015 Cook Islands Round Cup champion | |
| Samoa | Kiwi | 2013–14 Samoa National League champion | |
| Tonga | Veitongo | 2015 Tonga Major League champion | |
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]
| Stage | Host country | Venues | Round | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Cook Islands | CIFA Academy Field, Matavera | Round 1 | 26 January 2016 |
| Round 2 | 28 January 2016 | |||
| Round 3 | 30 January 2016 | |||
| Final stage (Group stage &<br />Knockout stage) | New Zealand | QBE Stadium (Main Field & Oval), Auckland | Round 1 | 8–10 April 2016 |
| Round 2 | 11–13 April 2016 | |||
| Round 3 | 15–17 April 2016 | |||
| Semi-finals | 20 April 2016 | |||
| Final | 23 April 2016 |
The preliminary stage was played in Matavera, Cook Islands from 26 to 30 January 2016. The draw for the fixtures was held on 16 November 2015, 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13) at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] [6] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 direct entrants.
All times UTC−10.
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The group stage was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 8 to 17 April 2016. The draw for the group stage was held on 16 November 2015, 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13) at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] [6] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four, with each group containing one team from each of the four pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on the results of their associations in the previous edition of the OFC Champions League. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
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.
All times UTC+12.
----The match originally ended 1–1. However, Solomon Warriors were later ruled to have forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player.[7] ----The kick-off of Group A matches on matchday 9 were delayed due to heavy rain.[8]
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The knockout stage was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 20 to 23 April 2016. The four teams played on a single-elimination basis. The semi-final matchups were:[4]
All times UTC+12.
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See main article: article and 2016 OFC Champions League Final.
| Stage | Matches | Goals | Avg. goals | Attendance | Avg. attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 970 | 162 | |
| Final stage (Group stage &<br />Knockout stage) | 21 | 90 | 4.29 | 6200 | 295 |
| +Preliminary stage | |||
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Colligan | Tupapa Maraerenga | 5 |
| 2 | Campbell Best | Tupapa Maraerenga | 3 |
| Sam Blackburn | Kiwi | ||
| Josh Karika | Tupapa Maraerenga | ||
| Jamie Mason | Kiwi | ||
| Tomas Mosquera | Kiwi | ||
| Harlem Simiona | Tupapa Maraerenga | ||
| 8 | Martin Packer | Kiwi | 2 |
| Hemaloto Polovili | Veitongo | ||
| Mike Saofaiga | Kiwi | ||
| Kaleopa Siligi | Utulei Youth |
| +Final stage | |||
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Moreira | Auckland City | 5 |
| 2 | Anish Khem | Nadi | 4 |
| Micah Lea'alafa | Auckland City | ||
| 4 | Georges Bearune | Magenta | 3 |
| Adam Dickinson | Amicale | ||
| Tom Jackson | Team Wellington | ||
| Tauhiti Keck | Tefana | ||
| Clayton Lewis | Auckland City | ||
| Temarii Tinorua | Tefana | ||
| 10 | Stanley Atani | Tefana | 2 |
| Jerry Donga | Solomon Warriors | ||
| Gagame Feni | Hekari United | ||
| Raymond Gunemba | Lae City Dwellers | ||
| Ben Harris | Team Wellington | ||
 Kim Dae-wook | Auckland City | ||
| Tauatua Lucas | Tefana | ||
| Joses Nawo | Hekari United | ||
| Bill Nicholls | Magenta | ||
| Jim Ouka | Lössi | ||
| Bill Robertson | Team Wellington | ||
| Mike Saofaiga | Kiwi | ||
| Tommy Semmy | Hekari United | ||
| Alvin Tehau | Tefana | ||
| Tunoa Tevaerai | Tefana | ||
| Taumihau Tiatia | Tefana |
| Award[9] | Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Micah Lea'alafa | Auckland City | |
| Golden Boot | João Moreira | Auckland City | |
| Golden Gloves | Scott Basalaj | Team Wellington | |
| Fair Play Award | — | Hekari United |