2024 OFC Champions League final explained

2024 OFC Champions League Final
Event:2024 OFC Champions League
Team1:Auckland City
Team1association:
Team1score:4
Team2:Pirae
Team2score:0
Stadium:Stade Pater
City:Pirae
Referee:Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Man Of The Match1a:Michael den Heijer (Auckland City)
Attendance:819[1]
Weather:Partly Cloudy
82°F
84% humidity[2]
Previous:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 OFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2024 OFC Champions League, the 23rd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 18th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Tahiti's Pirae. The match took place at Stade Pater in Pirae on 24 May 2024.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Defending champions Auckland City FC defeated Tahitian Pirae 4–0 to win a record-extending twelfth title and their third in a row. Auckland City earned the right to play at the inaugural 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, taking place in December 2024.[7]

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)
Auckland City11 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023)
Pirae1 (2006)

Venue

Stade Pater was the venue for the final. This was the second time that the stadium hosted an OFC Champions League final, after the 2005 OFC Club Championship final.

Road to the final

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

Auckland CityRound Pirae
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legNational play-offsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Wellington Olympic4–31–0 (H)3–3 (A)Semi-finals Tefana2–2 1–1 (H)1–1 (A)
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Rewa2–2Matchday 1 Vaivase-Tai FC6–0
Hekari United1–0Matchday 2 Ifira Black Bird5–1
Solomon Warriors5–0Matchday 3 AS Magenta0–0
Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup B winners
OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult
AS MagentaSemi-finals Rewa

Format

If the match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will 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 will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[8]

Match

Details

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GK 1 Conor Tracey
RB 12
CB 3 Adam Mitchell
CB 4
CB 25 Michael den Heijer
LB 13
CM 8
CM 10
CM 7 Cameron Howieson (c)
CF 27
CF 19
Substitutes:
GK 24 Joe Wallis
DF 21 Adam Bell
DF 23
MF 22
FW 9
FW 11
FW 16
Manager:
Albert Riera
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GK 1 Francois Decoret
RB 26
CB 2
CB 3 Matatia Paama
LB 5
CM 8
CM 19
CAM 13
RW 14 Alvin Tehau (c)
CF 9
LW 11
Substitutes:
GK 16 Titouan Courtois
GK 23 Reihaamana Le Blastier
GK 32 Teva Durot
DF 4
DF 12
MF 27
FW 7
FW 10
FW 18
FW 22
FW 25
FW 28
Manager:
Vatea Terai
Man of the Match:
Michael den Heijer (Auckland City)

Assistant referees


Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official


Lachlan Keevers (Australia)
Fifth official


Malaetala Salanoa (Samoa)

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: MATCH . 24 May 2024. Oceania Football Confederation . 25 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia Weather History . . 24 May 2024 . 25 May 2024.
  3. Web site: OFC Competition Calendars Confirmed for 2024 . December 2023 . Oceania Football Confederation . 5 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Tahiti side need extra time to join Auckland City in OFC Champions League final . friendsoffootballnz.com. 23 May 2024. 24 May 2024.
  5. Web site: AUCKLAND CITY BOOK FINAL PLACE IN HARD-FOUGHT OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL . Oceania Football Confederation. 23 May 2024. 24 May 2024.
  6. Web site: AS PIRAE EDGE OUT REWA FC IN EPIC OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL . Oceania Football Confederation. 23 May 2024. 24 May 2024.
  7. Web site: AUCKLAND CITY FC POWER THEIR WAY TO 12TH OFC MEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE. Oceaniafootball. 25 May 2024. 25 May 2024.
  8. Web site: REGULATIONS OFC Men's Champions League 2024 . Oceania Football Confederation. 24 May 2024.