The 2024 OFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. The 2024 edition of the tournament was the 18th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti (final tournament) |
| Dates | Qualifying: 8 February – 16 March Competition proper: 11–24 May[1] |
| Teams | Competition proper: 8 Total: 18 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Auckland City (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Pirae |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 62 (4.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,491 (233 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Germain Haewegene(5 goals) (AS Magenta) |
| Best player(s) | Liam Gillion (Auckland City FC) |
| Best goalkeeper | Conor Tracey (Auckland City FC) |
| Fair play award | Auckland City FC |
The tournament winner qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. By winning the 2022 OFC Champions League and the 2023 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States before even playing the 2024 OFC Champions League.[2]
Teams edit
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.
- Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top-two clubs in their league.
- Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage.
Hekari United
Southern Strikers
Honiara teams:
Solomon Warriors
Central Coast
Nouméa teams
AS Magenta
ASC Gaïca
Teams entering the National playoffs
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
Vaiala Tongan | 2023 FFAS Senior League seventh place |
 Cook Islands
|
Tupapa Maraerenga | 2023 Cook Islands Round Cup champion |
 Samoa
|
Vaivase-Tai | 2023 Samoa National League third place |
 Tonga
|
Veitongo | 2023 Tonga Major League champion |
Schedule edit
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | Preliminary group ( Tonga)
|
17 January | 17 February | |
| 20 February | ||||
| 23 February | ||||
| National Play-off | 8 February – 12 March | 11 February – 16 March | ||
| Group stage[3] | Matchday 1 | 11–12 & 20 May | ||
| Matchday 2 | 14–16 May | |||
| Matchday 3 | 17–18 May | |||
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 22 May | ||
| Final | 24 May | |||
Qualifying stage edit
Preliminary group edit
The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 17 January 2024 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue (in Nuku'alofa, Tonga). The winners advanced to the group stage to join the seven winners from the national playoffs.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VPN | TUP | VEI | RYP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaivase-Tai FC
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 7 | Group stage | — | 4–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Tupapa Maraerenga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 6 | — | — | 3–2 | 14–0 | ||
| 3 | Veitongo (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 4 | 0–0 | — | — | 13–0 | ||
| 4 | Vaiala Tongan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | −41 | 0 | 0–14 | — | — | — |
National play-offs edit
Seven sets of national playoffs took place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rewa 
|
3–2 | Lautoka
|
0–0 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| ASC Gaïca
|
1–2 | AS Magenta
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Auckland City
|
4–3 | Wellington Olympic
|
1–0 | 3–3 |
Port Moresby Strikers 
|
0–5 | Hekari United
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
Central Coast 
|
1–2 | Solomon Warriors
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Pirae
|
2–2 (6–5 p) | Tefana
|
1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Classic 
|
2−3 | Ifira Black Bird
|
1–2 | 1−1 |
Group stage edit
The group stage matches will be played in Tahiti between 11 and 20 May 2024.[3][6]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUC | REW | HEK | SOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Rewa
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 2–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Hekari United
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | 2–3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Solomon Warriors
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | — |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PIR | MAG | IFI | VPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirae (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | — | 5–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | AS Magenta
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | 0–0 | — | — | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Ifira Black Bird
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Vaivase-Tai FC
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | — | — | 1–5 | — |
Knockout stage edit
The four teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match at Stade Pater.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 May 2024 | ||||||
| Auckland City | 1 | |||||
| 24 May 2024 | ||||||
| AS Magenta | 0 | |||||
| Auckland City | 4 | |||||
| 22 May 2024 | ||||||
| Pirae | 0 | |||||
| Pirae (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| Rewa | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland City
|
1–0 | AS Magenta
|
| Pirae
|
4–2 (a.e.t.) | Rewa
|
Final edit
In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other. The final was played on 24 May 2024.
| Auckland City | 4–0 | Pirae |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Statistics edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Harmon
|
Tupapa Maraerenga
|
7 |
| 2 | Dilo Tumua
|
Vaivase-Tai FC
|
6 |
| 3 | Elias Kendler
|
Veitongo
|
5 |
| 4 | Dylan Connolly
|
Tupapa Maraerenga
|
4 |
| Falaniko Nanumea
|
Vaivase-Tai FC
| ||
| Vaa Taualai
|
Vaivase-Tai FC
| ||
| 7 | Sione Uhatahi
|
Veitongo
|
3 |
Awards edit
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Liam Gillion
|
Auckland City FC
|
| Golden Boot | Germain Haewegene
|
AS Magenta
|
| Golden Glove | Conor Tracey
|
Auckland City FC
|
| Fair Play Award | — | Auckland City FC
|
Qualification to 2025 FIFA Club World Cup edit
On 17 December 2023 FIFA confirmed the sporting criteria for the four-year ranking used to determine the OFC representative in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, awarding 3 points for a win, one point for a draw, and three points for "advanced phase" in the Confederations primary club competition. On the same day, FIFA confirmed Auckland City as the OFC representative.[7] As champions of the previous two iterations of the OFC Champions League, there was no mathematical possibility for Auckland City to be overtaken by another club during the 2024 OFC Champions League.
The four-year rankings is as follows:[8]
| Rank | Club | TP | CP | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City
|
66 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | AS Pirae
|
31 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | Rewa
|
20 | 9 | 11 |
| 4 | AS Vénus
|
18 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Suva
|
17 | 9 | 8 |
| Ifira Black Bird
|
17 | 9 | 8 | |
| 7 | AS Magenta
|
13 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Central Coast
|
12 | 6 | 6 |
| Hienghène Sport
|
12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Hekari United
|
12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 11 | Solomon Warriors
|
9 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Galaxy
|
7 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Tiga Sport
|
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Lae City
|
4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Vaivase-Tai
|
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nikao Sokattak
|
3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lupe o le Soaga SC
|
3 | 3 | 0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oceania football confirms key venues, dates for 2024 competitions". Radio New Zealand. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025". FIFA. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS CAUSE FURTHER SCHEDULE CHANGES AT OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Draw Confirmed For OFC Men's Champions League 2024 And OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b "OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying Draw". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
- ^ "OFC Competition Calendars Confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/fifa-club-world-cup/articles/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-club-world-cup-2025
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Confederations ranking".