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]
The OFC decided to change the format once again for the 2014 edition:[3]
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).
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]
Stage | Date | |
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Preliminary stage (Host: American Samoa) | Matchday 1 | 15 October 2013 |
Matchday 2 | 17 October 2013 | |
Matchday 3 | 19 October 2013 | |
Group stage (Host: Fiji) | Matchday 1 | 7–9 April 2014 |
Matchday 2 | 10–12 April 2014 | |
Matchday 3 | 13–15 April 2014 | |
Semi-finals (Home-and-away) | First leg | 26–27 April 2014 |
Second leg | 3–4 May 2014 | |
Final (Home-and-away) | First leg | 10–11 May 2014 |
Second leg | 17–18 May 2014 |
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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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.
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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]
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Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate.----Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.
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]
Auckland City won 3–2 on aggregate.
+Preliminary stage[14] | |||
Award | Player | Team | |
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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] | |||
Award | Player | Team | |
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Golden Ball | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City | |
Golden Boot | Naea Bennett | Pirae | |
Emiliano Tade | Auckland City | ||
Golden Gloves | Chikau Mansale | Amicale | |
Fair Play Award | align=left colspan=2 | Football fans of Vanuatu |
+Preliminary stage | ||||
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |
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1 | Adam Cowan | Kiwi | 5 | |
Joseph Gaughan | Kiwi | |||
3 | Sam Margetts | Tupapa Maraerenga | 4 |
+Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final) | |||
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Naea Bennett | Pirae | 6 |
Emiliano Tade | Auckland City | ||
3 | Micah Lea'alafa | Solomon Warriors | 4 |
João Moreira | Auckland City | ||
Kensi Tangis | Amicale | ||
6 | Dominique Fred | Amicale | 3 |
Raimana Li Fung Kuee | Pirae | ||
James Naka | Solomon Warriors | ||
Jimmy Tepa | Pirae | ||
Nikola Vasilić | Amicale |