2013–14 OFC Champions League explained

Tourney Name:OFC Champions League
Year:2013–14
Country:Fiji (group stage)
Country2:American Samoa (preliminary stage)
Dates:15–19 October 2013 (preliminary stage)
7 April – 18 May 2014 (final stage)
Num Teams:12 (final stage)
15 (total)
Associations:11
Champion Other: Auckland City
Count:6
Second Other: Amicale
Matches:29
Goals:110
Top Scorer: Naea Bennett
Emiliano Tade
(6 goals each)
Player: Emiliano Tade
Goalkeeper: Chikau Mansale
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 OFC Champions League was the 13th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

Auckland City became the first team to win four consecutive and six overall titles after defeating Amicale in the final. As the winner of the 2014 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. Both finalists also earned invitations to participate in the 2014 OFC President's Cup.[1] [2]

Format change

The OFC decided to change the format once again for the 2014 edition:[3]

Teams

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).

AssociationTeamQualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
FijiBa2013 Fiji National Football League champion
Nadi2013 Fiji National Football League runner-up
New CaledoniaMagenta2012 New Caledonia Division Honneur champion
New ZealandWaitakere United2012–13 ASB Premiership grand final champion
2012–13 ASB Premiership regular season premier
Auckland City2012–13 ASB Premiership regular season runner-up
Papua New GuineaHekari United2013 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Solomon IslandsSolomon Warriors2013–14 Telekom S-League champion
TahitiDragon2012–13 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Pirae2013–14 Tahiti Ligue 1 regular phase winner
VanuatuTafea2013 Vanuatu National Super League champion
Amicale2013 Vanuatu National Super League runner-up
Teams entering the preliminary stage
American SamoaPago Youth2012 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook IslandsTupapa Maraerenga2012 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
SamoaKiwi2011–12 Samoa National League champion
TongaLotoha'apai United2011–12 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]

StageDate
Preliminary stage
(Host: American Samoa)
Matchday 115 October 2013
Matchday 217 October 2013
Matchday 319 October 2013
Group stage
(Host: Fiji)
Matchday 17–9 April 2014
Matchday 210–12 April 2014
Matchday 313–15 April 2014
Semi-finals
(Home-and-away)
First leg26–27 April 2014
Second leg3–4 May 2014
Final
(Home-and-away)
First leg10–11 May 2014
Second leg17–18 May 2014

Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage was played in Pago Pago, American Samoa from 15 to 19 October 2013 (all times UTC−11).[5] The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 8 October 2013 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 automatic qualifiers.

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Group stage

The group stage was played in Ba and Lautoka, Fiji from 7 to 15 April 2014 (all times UTC+12).[1] The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association not be placed into the same group. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 7 February 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[7] [8] [9] In each group, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Group B

Group B matches were originally scheduled to be played in Prince Charles Park, Nadi, but the venue was withdrawn after inspection by the OFC.[10]

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Group C

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four teams were divided into two ties. In each tie, the two teams played each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The winners advanced to the final. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April 2014, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2014.[11]

First leg

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Second leg

Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate.----Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2014 OFC Champions League Final.

In the final, the two teams played each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The draw to determine the order of two legs was held on 30 April 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[12] The first leg was played on 10 May 2014, and the second leg was played on 18 May 2014.[13]

Second leg

Auckland City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards

+Preliminary stage[14]
AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball Byron Paulus Tupapa Maraerenga
Golden Boot Adam Cowan Kiwi
Joseph Gaughan Kiwi
Golden Gloves Taufaiula Mavaega Pago Youth
+Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final)[15]
AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Golden Boot Naea Bennett Pirae
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Golden Gloves Chikau Mansale Amicale
Fair Play Awardalign=left colspan=2Football fans of Vanuatu

Top goalscorers

+Preliminary stage
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Adam Cowan Kiwi5
Joseph Gaughan Kiwi
3 Sam Margetts Tupapa Maraerenga4
+Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final)
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Naea Bennett Pirae6
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
3 Micah Lea'alafa Solomon Warriors4
João Moreira Auckland City
Kensi Tangis Amicale
6 Dominique Fred Amicale3
Raimana Li Fung Kuee Pirae
James Naka Solomon Warriors
Jimmy Tepa Pirae
Nikola Vasilić Amicale

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced . Oceania Football Confederation . November 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230930/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/62921ee9-defd-41b1-a1d2-eb6df2a59caa/language/en-US/Default.aspx . December 2, 2013 .
  2. Web site: OFC Executive Committee decisions . Oceania Football Confederation . April 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181721/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/701d2613-f23f-4125-ae92-0700e8ec8787/language/en-US/Default.aspx . March 3, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Changes afoot for OFC Champions League. Oceania Football Confederation. June 24, 2013. 2013-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627034106/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/4f753c0c-3029-42ad-b317-98136290fe62/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2013-06-27. dead.
  4. Web site: 2014 Calendar of Events . Oceania Football Confederation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019212135/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/AboutOFC/tabid/182/PageContentType/CALENDAR/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2013-10-19 .
  5. Web site: OFC Champions League Preliminary dates set. Oceania Football Confederation. September 27, 2013.
  6. Web site: Draw reveals route to Champions League. Oceania Football Confederation. October 8, 2013.
  7. Web site: OFC Champions League Draw . Oceania Football Confederation . February 6, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222131158/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/b42d2189-f020-41ad-8751-389b1c3539b7/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2014-02-22 .
  8. Web site: 2014 OFC Champions League Draw revealed . Oceania Football Confederation . February 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222131201/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/e98d9a76-131a-44e0-a8fa-97133706722a/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2014-02-22 .
  9. Web site: 2014 OFC Champions League – Full schedule . Oceania Football Confederation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144545/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/Match%20Schedule%20-%20OCL%202014.pdf . 2014-02-22 .
  10. Web site: Nadi withdrawn as OFC Champions League venue . Oceania Football Confederation . February 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302042731/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/6fa3b66f-3ce6-4b08-a1ab-52f23a18aea4/language/en-US/Default.aspx . 2014-03-02 .
  11. Web site: OFC Champions League Media Accreditation. Oceania Football Confederation. April 23, 2014. April 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140424074633/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/6c6a6889-d1d0-4af9-9102-e4f91527f195/language/en-US/Default.aspx. April 24, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  12. Web site: OFC Champions League Final venues take shape. Oceania Football Confederation. May 1, 2014.
  13. Web site: Media Accreditation open for finals. Oceania Football Confederation. May 7, 2014. May 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025313/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/6456b0e2-6ada-476b-8044-d401c2f2e806/language/en-US/Default.aspx. May 8, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  14. Web site: Kiwi victory earns OFC Champions League berth. Oceania Football Confederation. October 20, 2013. 2013-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924090024/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/46ffefee-e81d-4ac7-8b29-e4fa98f10a11/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2015-09-24. dead.
  15. Web site: Auckland City comeback earns Morocco return. Oceania Football Confederation. May 18, 2014. 2014-05-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518101734/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/75e43f46-0e6b-4c9d-9f93-3271e5e9b765/language/en-US/Default.aspx. 2014-05-18. dead.