2012 OFC Champions League final

2012 OFC Champions League Final
Event	2011–12 OFC Champions League
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	29 April 2012
Venue	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee	John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Attendance	1,500
Second leg
Date	12 May 2012
Venue	Stade Louis Ganivet, Faaa
Referee	Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Attendance	1,900
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The 2012 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League, the 11th season of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under the current name of the OFC Champions League (also known as O-League).

The final was played over two legs between Tefana from Tahiti and Auckland City from New Zealand, on 29 April and 12 May 2012. After winning the first leg 2–1,^[1] Auckland City also won the second leg 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate win.^[2] As the OFC Champions League winners, they qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the OFC representative, entering the qualifying play-off round.^[3]

Background edit

Auckland City were the defending champions, winning the title in 2010–11 after beating Amicale in the 2011 OFC Champions League Final.^[4] They also won two other finals in 2009 and 2006.^[5]

Tefana finished fourth in the group stage in the previous season. They became the second Tahitian side to reach an Oceanian club final, after Pirae in 2006 where they lost to Auckland City.

Road to final edit

Tefana

Round

Auckland City

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Waitakere United

0–10 (A)

Matchday 1

Koloale

4–1 (A)

Mont-Dore

1–1 (A)

Matchday 2

Hekari United

2–0 (H)

Ba

4–1 (H)

Matchday 3

Amicale

3–2 (H)

Waitakere United

3–0 (H)

Matchday 4

Koloale

7–3 (H)

Mont-Dore

2–0 (H)

Matchday 5

Hekari United

1–1 (A)

Ba

5–0 (A)

Matchday 6

Amicale

0–1 (A)

Group A winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tefana	6	4	1	1	15	12	+3	13
Waitakere United	6	4	0	2	21	6	+15	12
Ba	6	3	0	3	7	16	−9	9
Mont-Dore	6	0	1	5	2	11	−9	1

Final standings

Group B winner

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Auckland City	6	4	1	1	17	8	+9	13
Hekari United	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11
Amicale	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7
Koloale	6	1	0	5	7	18	−11	3

Rules edit

The winners of the two groups played in the final over two legs, with the order of matches decided by a random draw. The away goals rule applied, with extra time and a penalty shootout used to decide the winner if necessary.^[6]

Match summary edit

First leg edit

29 April 2012

14:00 UTC+12:00

Auckland City	2 – 1	Tefana
Mulligan 57' Koprivcic 60'	Report	Williams 72'

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)

Auckland City

Tefana


AUCKLAND CITY:
GK	1	Jacob Spoonley
DF	3	Ian Hogg	62'
DF	5	Ángel Berlanga
DF	7	James Pritchett
MF	8	Dave Mulligan		65'
FW	9	Manel Expósito
FW	11	Daniel Koprivcic
MF	13	Alex Feneridis	60'
FW	14	Adam Dickinson		80'
DF	15	Ivan Vicelich (c)
MF	16	Albert Riera
Substitutes:
GK	12	Tamati Williams
DF	4	Riki van Steeden
MF	6	Chad Coombes	82'	80'
FW	10	Luis Corrales		65'
MF	17	Adam McGeorge
FW	22	Andrew Milne
DF	23	Simon Arms
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx


TEFANA:
GK	23	Xavier Samin
DF	2	Stephane Faatiarau
DF	3	Pierre Kugogne	79'
MF	6	Heimano Bourebare
FW	7	Taufa Neuffer	21'	86'
MF	8	Tetiamana Marmouyet (c)	31'
DF	11	Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang
MF	13	Stanley Atani	55'
MF	15	Lorenzo Tehau		67'
FW	19	Alvin Tehau
DF	21	Angelo Tchen	23'	81'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Leonce Roometua
DF	4	Luthy Bohl
DF	5	Mihimana Lemaire
FW	17	Roihau Degage		86'
DF	18	Tauraa Marmouyet		81'
FW	20	Axel Williams		67'
FW	24	David Chang Koei Chang
Manager:
Laurent Heinis

Assistant referees:
Jackson Namo (Solomon Islands)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Second leg edit

12 May 2012

16:00 UTC−10:00

Tefana	0 – 1	Auckland City
	Report	Expósito 41'

Stade Louis Ganivet, Faaa

Attendance: 1,900

Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Tefana

Auckland City


TEFANA:
GK	23	Xavier Samin
DF	3	Pierre Kugogne
MF	6	Heimano Bourebare	40'
FW	7	Taufa Neuffer		72'
MF	8	Tetiamana Marmouyet (c)
DF	11	Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang
MF	16	Sebastian Labayen	25'	77'
DF	18	Tauraa Marmouyet
FW	19	Alvin Tehau	63'
FW	20	Axel Williams		56'
DF	21	Angelo Tchen
Substitutes:
GK	25	Leonce Roometua
DF	2	Stephane Faatiarau
MF	10	Hiva Kamoise		77'
DF	12	Viritua Tiaiho
MF	13	Stanley Atani		72'
MF	15	Lorenzo Tehau		56'
FW	17	Roihau Degage
Manager:
Laurent Heinis


AUCKLAND CITY:
GK	1	Jacob Spoonley	90'
DF	3	Ian Hogg
DF	5	Ángel Berlanga
DF	7	James Pritchett
FW	9	Manel Expósito		90+1'
FW	11	Daniel Koprivcic		51'
MF	13	Alex Feneridis	69'
FW	14	Adam Dickinson	39'
DF	15	Ivan Vicelich (c)
MF	16	Albert Riera
MF	21	Ivan Diaz	65'	73'
Substitutes:
GK	12	Tamati Williams
MF	6	Chad Coombes		51'
MF	8	Dave Mulligan
FW	10	Luis Corrales
MF	17	Adam McGeorge		73'
FW	20	Emiliano Tade
FW	22	Andrew Milne		90+1'
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Michael Joseph (Vanuatu)
Didier Hmuso (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Bruce George (Vanuatu)

References edit

^ "Auckland take slim advantage into 2nd Leg". Oceania Football Confederation. April 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
^ "Auckland book FIFA Club World Cup spot". Oceania Football Confederation. May 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012.
^ "Auckland continue to reign in Oceania". FIFA.com. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Sport: O-League champs expect to be targeted". RNZ. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ "About Auckland City FC". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ "Regulations of the 2012 O-League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-28.

External links edit

OFC Champions League

[1] "Auckland take slim advantage into 2nd Leg". Oceania Football Confederation. April 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.

[2] "Auckland book FIFA Club World Cup spot". Oceania Football Confederation. May 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012.

[3] "Auckland continue to reign in Oceania". FIFA.com. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

[4] "Sport: O-League champs expect to be targeted". RNZ. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[5] "About Auckland City FC". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[regulations-6] "Regulations of the 2012 O-League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-28.

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