2022 OFC Champions League final explained

2022 OFC Champions League Final
Event:2022 OFC Champions League
Team1:Vénus
Team1score:0
Team2:Auckland City
Team2association:
Team2score:3
Stadium:Ngahue Reserve
City:Auckland
Referee:David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Attendance:400[1]
Weather:Mostly Cloudy/Windy
17°C
82% humidity[2]
Previous:2019
Next:2023

The 2022 OFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2022 OFC Champions League, the 21st edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 16th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested as a single match between Tahitian team Vénus and New Zealand team Auckland City. The match took place at Ngahue Reserve in Auckland on 17 August 2022.[3]

Auckland City won the final 3–0 for their tenth OFC Champions League title.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
VénusNone
Auckland City9 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

Venue

Ngahue Reserve was the venue for the final. This was the first time that the stadium hosted an OFC Champions League final.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).

VénusRound Auckland City
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Central Coast3–0Matchday 1 Hienghène Sport5–0
Lae City1–0Matchday 2 Rewa3–0
Galaxy0–1Matchday 3 Nikao Sokattack4–1
Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup B winners
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
Hienghène Sport4–0Semi-finals Central Coast2–0

Format

If the match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team would be allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.

Match

Details

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GK 1 Teave Teamotuaitau
RB 2 Tevaitini Teumere
CB 8 Pothin Poma
CB 3
LB 4 Jean-Claude Paraue
CM 11 Roonui Tehau
CM 17 Terai Bremond
AM 29 Yann Pennequin-Le Bras
RF 26
CF 10 Teaonui Tehau (c)
LF 9 Tauhiti Keck
Substitutes:
GK 16 Anapa Debruyne
GK 22 Indra Suarjana
DF 13 Ariimona Greseque
DF 23 Mauri Heitaa
MF 15 Teivarii Kaiha
MF 20 Mana Teniau
MF 27
FW 6 Manuarii Shan
Manager:
Samuel Garcia
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GK 1 Conor Tracey
RB 15 Aidan Carey
CB 3 Adam Mitchell
CB 12 Sam Brotherton
LB 14 Jordan Vale
CM 8
CM 2 Mario Ilich
CM 7 Cameron Howieson (c)
RW 10 Dylan Manickum
CF 11
LW 16
Substitutes:
GK 18 Finn Dockerty
GK 24 Cameron Brown
DF 4 Christian Gray
DF 5 Ángel Berlanga
DF 23 Alfie Rogers
MF 6 Matt Ellis
MF 17
MF 21 Ilham Hameedi
FW 9 Will Eng
FW 19
FW 20
Manager:
Albert Riera
Man of the Match:
Gerard Garriga (Auckland City)

Assistant referees


Bernard Mutukera (Solomon Islands)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official


Veer Singh (Fiji)
Fifth official


Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Venus vs Auckland City. Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. Web site: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Weather History . . 17 August 2022 . 17 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Venue and match details confirmed for Oceania Champions League 2022. Oceania Football Confederation.