2011–12 OFC Champions League explained

Tourney Name:OFC Champions League
Year:2011–12
Dates:29 October 2011 – 12 May 2012
Num Teams:8
Associations:7
Champion Other: Auckland City
Count:4
Second Other: Tefana
Matches:26
Goals:88
Top Scorer: Manel Expósito (6 goals)
Player: Albert Riera
Goalkeeper: Jacob Spoonley
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 OFC Champions League, also known as the 2012 O-League, was the 11th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under the current OFC Champions League name. It was contested by eight teams from seven countries. The teams were split into two four-team pools, the winner of each pool contesting the title of O-League Champion and the right to represent the OFC at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

The title was won by the defending champions Auckland City.

Participants

From the 2011–12 season, the two New Zealand clubs were placed in different groups (in previous tournaments they were placed in the same group) – one was drawn with the club champions of Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti while the other competed in the second group with the champions of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.[1]

Again no preliminary tournament for the 2011–12 O-League was played. Instead, the champion teams from American Samoa, Samoa, Cook Islands and Tonga would take part in a pilot stand-alone tournament in 2012. It was proposed that this competition would in future seasons became a preliminary tournament with the winner qualifying to play off for a place in the O-League (starting from 2012–13).[1]

AssociationTeamQualifying method
FijiBa2010 Fiji National Football League champion[2]
New CaledoniaMont-Dore2010 New Caledonia Division Honneur champion[3]
New ZealandWaitakere United2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship champion and premier[4]
Auckland City2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up[5]
Papua New GuineaHekari United2010–11 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion[6]
Solomon IslandsKoloale2011 Solomon Islands Champions League Playoff winner[7]
TahitiTefana2010–11 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion[8]
VanuatuAmicale2011 Vanuatu National Soccer League winner[9]

Schedule

The match schedule was as follows.[10]

RoundDate
Group stageMatchday 129–30 October 2011
Matchday 219–20 November 2011
Matchday 33–4 December 2011
Matchday 418–19 February 2012
Matchday 53–4 March 2012
Matchday 631 March–1 April 2012
FinalFirst leg28–29 April 2012
Second leg12–13 May 2012

Group stage

Based on seeding, sporting reasons and travel considerations, the OFC Executive Committee separated the teams into two groups in June 2011.[11] A draw was held at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand on 19 July 2011, 14:30, to decide the "position" of each team within those groups, which was used to determine the schedule.[12]

In each group, the teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, with the group winner advancing to the final. If two or more teams were tied on points, the tiebreakers would be as follows:[13]

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Head-to-head record among teams concerned (points; goal difference; goals scored)
  4. Fair play record
  5. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Notes
Note 1: Rescheduled due to Tefana's involvement in the 2011–12 Coupe de France.[10] Note 2: Originally scheduled to be played on 31 March 2012 at Govind Park, Ba, but postponed to 1 April 2012 and moved to Churchill Park, Lautoka, due to a severe storm that caused massive disruption across Fiji and left Govind Park in an unsuitable state to host the fixture.[14] Due to further deterioration in the weather situation and outlook, it was decided to postpone the match to a later date.[15] With Fiji still recovering from the flooding, it was proposed that the match would take place in Auckland.[16]

Group B

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Notes
Note 3: Postponed from 3 December 2011 due to ground availability issues.[17] Note 4: Rescheduled due to Auckland City's involvement in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.[10]

Final

See main article: 2012 OFC Champions League Final.

The winners of the two groups played in the final over two legs, with the order of matches decided by a random draw. The away goals rule applied, with extra time and a penalty shootout used to decide the winner if necessary.[13]

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Auckland City won 3–1 on aggregate. As OFC Champions League winners they qualified for the qualifying round of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Awards

The following awards were given:[18]

Goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Manel Expósito Auckland City6
2 Roy Krishna Waitakere United5
3 Kema Jack Hekari United4
4 Dave Mulligan Auckland City3
Benjamin Totori Koloale
Axel Williams Tefana
Ryan De Vries Waitakere United
Sean Lovemore Waitakere United
Allan Pearce Waitakere United
10 Joachim Waroi Amicale2
Adam Dickinson Auckland City
Daniel Koprivcic Auckland City
Avinesh Swamy Ba
Maciu Dunadamu Hekari United
James Naka Koloale
Roihau Degage Tefana
Taufa Neuffer Tefana
Angelo Tchen Tefana
Alvin Tehau Tefana
Chris Bale Waitakere United
Ross McKenzie Waitakere United
22 Alick Maemae Amicale1
Fenedy Masauvakalo Amicale
Kensi Tangis Amicale
Chad Coombes Auckland City
Alex Feneridis Auckland City
Andrew Milne Auckland City
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Ivan Vicelich Auckland City
Malakai Kainihewe Ba
Jone Salauneune Ba
Remueru Tekiate Ba
Osea Vakatalesau Ba
Jone Vesikula Ba
Pita Baleitoga Hekari United
Andrew Lepani Hekari United
Taniela Waqa Hekari United
Steven Anisi Koloale
Ezra Sale Koloale
José Hmaé Mont-Dore
Michel Hmaé Mont-Dore
Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang Tefana
Hiva Kamoise Tefana
Sebastian Labayen Tefana
Tetiamana Marmouyet Tefana
Matt Cunneen Waitakere United
Ross Haviland Waitakere United
Own goals
RankNameTeamGoalsOpponent
1 James Pritchett Auckland City1 Amicale
Jone Vesikula Ba Waitakere United
Francis Lafai Koloale Auckland City

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Outcomes of OFC Executive Committee meeting . oceaniafootball.com . May 14, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110515094149/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/31c9b594-fb59-4e94-a81e-d888beefe0b5/language/en-US/Default.aspx . May 15, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Fiji FA suspends technical director. The Fiji Times. July 11, 2011. July 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913014207/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=174824. September 13, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Mont Dore become champions. oceaniafootball.com. November 26, 2010. 2010-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404151111/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/a89f74f6-863d-474f-9188-1e345bc77672/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2012-04-04. dead.
  4. Web site: Waitakere crowned Minor Premiers at 10-man Otago. ASB Premiership. 6 March 2011.
  5. Web site: Waitakere retain ASB Premiership crown in five-goal thriller. ASB Premiership. 10 April 2011.
  6. Web site: Hekari and Bara crowned kings and queens. oceaniafootball.com. April 6, 2011. 2011-04-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110410163600/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/fa77fef6-4cf7-4592-a1b2-54160f15023d/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2011-04-10. dead.
  7. Web site: Koloale qualify for third O-League. oceaniafootball.com. June 17, 2011. 2011-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110619030746/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/70935e88-8286-4a35-83db-d0192b5df1c0/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2011-06-19. dead.
  8. Web site: AS Tefana cruise to consecutive titles. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111174047/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1439243.html. dead. November 11, 2012. FIFA. 16 May 2011.
  9. Web site: Amicale book O-League return. oceaniafootball.com. June 13, 2011. 2011-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829144247/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b0f74a5f-30a5-4852-9550-2e13cc4833da/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2012-08-29. dead.
  10. Web site: Match schedule brings intriguing clashes. oceaniafootball.com. July 20, 2011. 2011-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723085814/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/4d512061-6714-4c12-9bb6-dc2d6d932a4a/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2011-07-23. dead.
  11. Web site: Live streaming for official draw ceremonies. oceaniafootball.com. July 19, 2011. 2011-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720192703/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/dc3d0a42-3c43-4c56-a71b-a9c1029b4c40/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2011-07-20. dead.
  12. Web site: O-League and Pacific Games teams learn fate. oceaniafootball.com. July 19, 2011. 2011-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720192825/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/ac3cc498-b22a-4ae6-86b1-c0c8d8987294/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2011-07-20. dead.
  13. Web site: Regulations of the 2012 O-League. Oceania Football Confederation. 2011-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905093940/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Portals/0/Images/Articles/OL%20-%20Regulations%20of%20the%202012%20O-League.pdf. 2012-09-05. dead.
  14. Web site: Ba-Tefana clash postponed. Oceania Football Confederation. 30 March 2012. 2012-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401074017/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/6d598c79-29d9-49f7-bd35-44a7c5d99bf8/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2012-04-01. dead.
  15. Web site: Ba-Tefana game postponed until further notice. Oceania Football Confederation. 1 April 2012. 2012-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402134414/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/66e3a83f-21ed-468c-97b0-782238c3f352/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2012-04-02. dead.
  16. Web site: Ba-Tefana clash confirmed. Oceania Football Confederation. 4 April 2012. 2012-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20120409130806/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f245203a-9db9-41c7-8f78-832470f81131/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2012-04-09. dead.
  17. Web site: Hekari-Koloale clash postponed. oceaniafootball.com. November 30, 2011. 2011-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20111202145247/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/15c8c172-2319-4461-88d3-f7604a3efbc0/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2011-12-02. dead.
  18. Web site: Auckland book FIFA Club World Cup spot . oceaniafootball.com . May 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518051136/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f7ad798a-e568-4ab3-a00e-3d927225bf05/language/en-US/Default.aspx . May 18, 2012 .

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