Tourney Name: | OFC Champions League |
Year: | 2023 |
Country: | Group stage: Vanuatu |
Dates: | Qualifying: 11 February – 18 March Competition proper: 14 – 27 May[1] |
Num Teams: | Total: 18 |
Associations: | 11 |
Count: | 11 |
Second Other: | Suva |
Matches: | 14 |
Goals: | 50 |
Top Scorer: | Ryan De Vries (5 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2022 |
Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 OFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 17th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
Defending champions Auckland City FC, defeated Fijian Suva to win a record eleventh title and earned the right to play at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.[2] As they also won the 2021 OFC Champions League and the 2022 OFC Champions League, they also earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.[3]
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.
Association | Team | Qualifying method | |
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Teams entering the National playoffs | |||
Fiji | Rewa | 2022 Fiji National Football League champions | |
Suva | 2022 Fiji National Football League runners-up | ||
New Caledonia | AS Tiga Sport | 2022 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions | |
Hienghène Sport | 2022 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up | ||
New Zealand | Auckland City | 2022 New Zealand National League grand final champions | |
Wellington Olympic | 2022 New Zealand National League grand final runners-up | ||
Papua New Guinea | Lae City | 2022 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions | |
Hekari United | 2022 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League runners-up | ||
Solomon Islands | Solomon Warriors | 2022–23 Solomon Islands S-League champions | |
Kossa | 2022–23 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up | ||
Tahiti | AS Pirae | 2021–22 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions | |
AS Dragon | 2021–22 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up | ||
Vanuatu | Ifira Black Bird F.C. | 2022 VFF National Super League grand final champions | |
Sia-Raga F.C. | 2022 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up | ||
Teams entering the qualifying stage | |||
American Samoa | Ilaoa and To'omata | 2022 FFAS Senior League champions | |
Cook Islands | Tupapa Maraerenga | 2022 Cook Islands Round Cup champions | |
Samoa | Lupe ole Soaga | 2022 Samoa National League third place | |
Tonga | Veitongo | 2022 Tonga Major League champions |
See main article: 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage.
See main article: 2023 OFC Champions League group stage.
The four teams in each group will play each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Vanuatu.[4] The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.
The draw of the group stage were announced by the OFC on 23 March 2023.[5] [6] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. Ifira Black Bird were pre-determined to play in Port Vila and so were automatically drawn into group B.
See main article: 2023 OFC Champions League knockout stage.
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Michael Tumua Leo | Lupe ole Soaga | 7 |
2 | Ryan De Vries | Auckland City | 5 |
Azariah Soromon | Suva | ||
4 | Tamatoa Tetauira | Pirae | 4 |
5 | Liam Gillion | Auckland City | 3 |
Angus Kilkolly | |||
Emiliano Tade | |||
Marlon Tahioa | Suva | ||
Alex Saniel | |||
Ariiura Labaste | Pirae | ||
Godine Tenene | Ifira Black Bird | ||
12 | Kenny Iawak | 2 | |
Joseph Joe | Hekari United | ||
Joe Naime | |||
Rusiate Matarerega | Suva | ||
Yohann Tihoni | Pirae | ||
Roonui Tinirauarii | Dragon | ||
Hamish Watson | Wellington Olimpic | ||
Shene Wélépane | Tiga Sport | ||
Yagi Yasasa | Hekari United | ||
Award | Winner[7] |
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Golden Ball | Cameron Howieson |
Golden Boot | Ryan de Vries |