2016 OFC Champions League final explained

2016 OFC Champions League Final
Event:2016 OFC Champions League
Team1:Auckland City
Team1association:
Team1score:3
Team2:Team Wellington
Team2association:
Team2score:0
Date:23 April 2016
Stadium:QBE Stadium
City:Auckland
Referee:Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Attendance:1,500
Previous:2015
Next:2017

The 2016 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 OFC Champions League, the 15th edition of the Oceania Cup, 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 was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the QBE Stadium in Auckland on 23 April 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall OFC club title.[2]

Background

The final was a rematch of the previous season's final, won by Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time).

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions. They have played in seven previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

This was the second OFC club final for Team Wellington, following last year's defeat to Auckland City.

Road to final

The final stage of the 2016 OFC Champions League was played in Auckland, New Zealand.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Auckland CityRound Team Wellington
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Solomon Warriors4–0 Suva2–0
Lae City Dwellers2–1 Lössi2–1
Amicale3–1 Hekari United4–0
Group A winnerGroup B winner
Tefana4–2Semi-finals Magenta2–0

Rules

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match

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GK 24 Diego Rivas
DF 3 Takuya Iwata
DF 5 Ángel Berlanga (c)
DF 9 Darren White
MF 4
MF 11 Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi 
MF 16 Kim Dae-wook
MF 19 Micah Lea'alafa
FW 10 Ryan De Vries
FW 14 Clayton Lewis
FW 17 João Moreira
Substitutes:
GK 1 Jacob Spoonley
GK 18 Danyon Drake
DF 2 Marko Đorđević
DF 6 Jesse Edge
DF 8 Michael den Heijer
DF 13 Alfie Rogers
MF 7 Reid Drake
MF 12 Nicolai Berry
MF 15 Ivan Vicelich
FW 20
FW 25 Fabrizio Tavano
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx
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GK 1 Scott Basalaj
DF 4
DF 5 Bill Robertson (c)
MF 6
MF 7 Leonardo Villa
FW 9 Tom Jackson
FW 10
MF 11
MF 13
FW 16
DF 17 Fergus Neil
Substitutes:
GK 22 Alex Carr
DF 2 Taylor Hough
MF 3
FW 12
DF 14 Billy Scott
MF 15 Mark Jones
MF 18
DF 19 Conner McGlinchey
MF 21 Taylor Schhrijvers
Manager:
Matt Calcott
Assistant referees


Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official


Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 OFC Champions League Match Schedule. OFC.
  2. Web site: Six in a row for Auckland City . Oceania Football Confederation . 23 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160703032045/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/791c2409-827c-48f5-94d0-a8522b10629e/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 3 July 2016 .