2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

The 2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage is being played from 17 to 23 February 2024.[1][2] A total of four teams will compete in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2024 OFC Champions League.

Preliminary group edit

Draw edit

The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 17 January 2024 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

Format edit

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.[2]

Matches edit

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 Advance to 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
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Vaivase-Tai FC  4–0  Tupapa Maraerenga
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Veitongo  13–0  Vaiala Tongan
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Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

Tupapa Maraerenga  14–0  Vaiala Tongan
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Veitongo  0–0  Vaivase-Tai FC
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Vaiala Tongan  0–14  Vaivase-Tai FC
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Tupapa Maraerenga  3–2  Veitongo
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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.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Rewa  0–0  Lautoka
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Attendance: 700
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Lautoka  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Rewa
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)

Rewa won 3–2 on aggregate.


ASC Gaïca  1–2  AS Magenta
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AS Magenta  0–0  ASC Gaïca
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AS Magenta won 2–1 on aggregate.


Auckland City  1–0  Wellington Olympic
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Wellington Olympic  3–3  Auckland City
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Auckland City won 4–3 on aggregate.


Port Moresby Strikers  0–2  Hekari United
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Hekari United  3–0  Port Moresby Strikers
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Hekari United won 5–0 on aggregate.


Central Coast  0–1  Solomon Warriors
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Solomon Warriors  1–1  Central Coast
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Solomon Warriors won 2–1 on aggregate.


Pirae  1–1  Tefana
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Attendance: 1,500
Tefana  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Pirae
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Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 2,500

2–2 on aggregate. Pirae won 6–5 on penalties.


Classic  1–2  Ifira Black Bird
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Ifira Black Bird  1−1  Classic
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Ifira Black Bird won 3–2 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ "OFC Competitions Calendar Confirmed For 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Draw Confirmed For OFC Men's Champions League 2024 And OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying Draw". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.

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