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.

The seven developed associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded two berths each in the group stage.
The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.

Teams entering the group stage
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	Lautoka	2018 Fiji Premier League champions
	Ba	2018 Fiji Premier League runners-up
	Hienghène Sport	2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
	Magenta	2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
	Auckland City	2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions 2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
	Team Wellington	2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runners-up
	Toti City	2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League playoffs champions 2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers
	Morobe Wawens	2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season runners-up
	Solomon Warriors	2018 Solomon Islands S-League champions
	Henderson Eels	2018 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
	Central Sport	2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
	Tefana	2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
	Erakor Golden Star	2018 VFF National Super League grand final champions
	Malampa Revivors	2018 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up

Teams entering the qualifying stage
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	Pago Youth	2017 FFAS Senior League champions
	Tupapa Maraerenga	2018 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
	Kiwi	2018 Samoa National League champions
	Lotohaʻapai United	2018 Tonga Major League champions

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

Stage	Draw date	Match dates
Qualifying stage	13 November 2018 (Auckland, New Zealand)	26 January – 1 February 2019 (Cook Islands)
Group stage	13 November 2018 (Auckland, New Zealand)	Group A: 10–16 February 2019 (New Caledonia) Group B: 10–16 February 2019 (Fiji) Group C: 23 February – 1 March 2019 (Vanuatu) Group D: 24 February – 2 March 2019 (Solomon Islands)
Quarter-finals	5 March 2019 (Auckland, New Zealand)	6–7 April 2019
Semi-finals		28 April 2019
Final		11 May 2019

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