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2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

The 2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 20 to 26 January 2018.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 OFC Champions League.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 15 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The champions of the four developing associations were drawn from Pot A into each of the four positions 1–4 to determine the fixtures.[3]

Pot A

Format

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The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants.

According to the group stage draw:[2]

  • The qualifying stage winners advanced to Group A.
  • The qualifying stage runners-up advanced to Group D.

Schedule

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Matches were played between 20 and 26 January 2018 in Pago Pago, American Samoa.

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][4][5]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 20 January 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 23 January 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 26 January 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Matches

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All times were local, SST (UTC−11).[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TUP LUP VEI PAG
1   Tupapa Maraerenga 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Group stage — 1–0 — —
2   Lupe o le Soaga 3 2 0 1 19 2 +17 6 — — 6–0 —
3   Veitongo 3 0 1 2 3 16 −13 1 2–9 — — 1–1
4   Pago Youth (H) 3 0 1 2 2 19 −17 1 0–5 1–13 — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Tupapa Maraerenga  1–0  Lupe o le Soaga
  • Latimer   74' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 300
Veitongo  1–1  Pago Youth
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Veitongo  2–9  Tupapa Maraerenga
 Report
Attendance: 150
Pago Youth  1–13  Lupe o le Soaga
 Report
Attendance: 200
Lupe o le Soaga  6–0  Veitongo
 Report
Attendance: 200
Pago Youth  0–5  Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Attendance: 500

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The identity of the teams from Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga was not known at the time of the draw.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Match Schedule 2018" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b "Groups confirmed for Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW". YouTube. 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b "OFC Champions League 2018 Qualifier Match Schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
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