2019 OFC Champions League explained

Tourney Name:OFC Champions League
Year:2019
Country:Qualifying stage:
Cook Islands
Country2:Group stage:
Vanuatu
Fiji
Solomon Islands
New Caledonia
Dates:Qualifying stage:

Competition proper:
10 February – 11 May 2019
Num Teams:Competition proper: 16
Total: 18
Associations:11
Champion Other: Hienghène Sport
Count:1
Second Other: Magenta
Matches:37
Goals:206
Top Scorer: Ross Allen (11 goals)
Player: Bertrand Kaï
Goalkeeper: Rocky Nyikeine
Fair Play: Auckland City
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020
2021
2022

The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

In the final, Hienghène Sport defeated Magenta 1–0, becoming the first team from New Caledonia to win the tournament. As the winners of the 2019 OFC Champions League, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Team Wellington were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Hienghène Sport in the semi-finals.

Teams

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.

Teams entering the group stage
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Lautoka2018 Fiji Premier League champions
Ba2018 Fiji Premier League runners-up
Hienghène Sport2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
Magenta2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
Auckland City2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions
2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
Team Wellington2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runners-up
Toti City2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League playoffs champions
2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers
Morobe Wawens2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season runners-up
Solomon Warriors2018 Solomon Islands S-League champions
Henderson Eels2018 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
Central Sport2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
Tefana2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
Erakor Golden Star2018 VFF National Super League grand final champions
Malampa Revivors2018 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up
Teams entering the qualifying stage
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Pago Youth2017 FFAS Senior League champions
Tupapa Maraerenga2018 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
Kiwi2018 Samoa National League champions
Lotohaʻapai United2018 Tonga Major League champions

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this season, all ties in the knockout stage were played as a single match.

StageDraw dateMatch dates
Qualifying stage13 November 2018
(Auckland, New Zealand)
26 January – 1 February 2019 (Cook Islands)
Group stage
Quarter-finals5 March 2019
(Auckland, New Zealand)
6–7 April 2019
Semi-finals28 April 2019
Final11 May 2019

Qualifying stage

See main article: 2019 OFC Champions League qualifying stage.

Group stage

See main article: 2019 OFC Champions League group stage.

Group D

Knockout stage

See main article: 2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage.

Final

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeam        Total
1 Ross Allen Team Wellington161311
2 David Browne Auckland City2136
Yorick Hnautra Magenta42
Kevin Nemia Magenta231
Paulo Scanlan Kiwi24
6 Sylvain Graglia Central Sport145
Micah Lea'alafa Auckland City1211
8 Maro Bonsu-Maro Auckland City44
Nigel Dabinyaba Toti City211
Raymond Gunemba Toti City13
Bertrand Kaï Hienghène Sport31
Richard Sele Magenta121
Jack-Henry Sinclair Team Wellington22
Fabrizio Tavano Auckland City31

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[1]

AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball Bertrand Kaï Hienghène Sport
Golden Boot Ross Allen Team Wellington
Golden Glove Rocky Nyikeine Hienghène Sport
Fair Play Award Auckland City

External links

Notes and References

  1. OFCfootball . 1127125793451196416 . 11 May 2019 . Awards Fair Play Award: Auckland City FC, Golden Boot Award: Ross Allen, Team Wellington, Golden Gloves Award: Rocky Nyikeine, Golden Ball Award: Bertrand Kai, Hienghéne Sport . 11 May 2019.