2016 OFC Champions League

The 2016 OFC Champions League was the 15th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final stage of the tournament was held in New Zealand for the first time under its current format, with the preliminary stage held in the Cook Islands.[1]

2016 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesPreliminary stage:
 Cook Islands
Final stage:
 New Zealand
DatesPreliminary stage:
26–30 January 2016
Final stage:
8–23 April 2016
TeamsFinal stage: 12
Total: 15 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland City (8th title)
Runners-upNew Zealand Team Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored131 (4.85 per match)
Attendance7,170 (266 per match)
Top scorer(s)Preliminary stage:
New Zealand Jared Colligan
Final stage:
Portugal João Moreira
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Scott Basalaj
Fair play awardPapua New Guinea Hekari United

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions, and won their sixth title in a row and eighth overall title with a 3–0 final victory over fellow New Zealand opponents Team Wellington. As the winners of the 2016 OFC Champions League, they qualified as the OFC representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan (a record eighth Club World Cup appearance).[2] Their sixth consecutive continental club title was also a record, surpassing a tie they previously shared with Real Madrid, who won five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960.[3]

Teams
Location of teams of the 2016 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the group stage; (H) Group stage host
Teams entering the preliminary stage; (h) Preliminary stage host

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.

  • The four associations with the best results in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea) were awarded two berths each in the group stage.
  • Three other associations (Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded one berth each in the group stage.
  • The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) were awarded one berth each in the preliminary stage, with the winner advancing to the group stage.
Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Fiji Fiji Nadi 2015 Fiji National Football League champion
Suva 2015 Fiji National Football League runner-up
New Caledonia New Caledonia Magenta 2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
Lössi 2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue runner-up
New Zealand New Zealand Auckland City 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion
2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier
Team Wellington 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage winner
Lae City Dwellers 2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage runner-up
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League regular season winner
French Polynesia Tahiti Tefana 2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Vanuatu Vanuatu Amicale 2015 VFF National Super League champion
Teams entering the preliminary stage
American Samoa American Samoa Utulei Youth 2014 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook Islands Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2015 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Samoa Samoa Kiwi 2013–14 Samoa National League champion
Tonga Tonga Veitongo 2015 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]

Stage Host country Venues Round Dates
Preliminary stage Cook Islands CIFA Academy Field,
Matavera		 Round 1 26 January 2016
Round 2 28 January 2016
Round 3 30 January 2016
Final stage
(Group stage &
Knockout stage)		 New Zealand QBE Stadium (Main Field & Oval),
Auckland		 Round 1 8–10 April 2016
Round 2 11–13 April 2016
Round 3 15–17 April 2016
Semi-finals 20 April 2016
Final 23 April 2016

Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage was played in Matavera, Cook Islands from 26 to 30 January 2016. The draw for the fixtures was held on 16 November 2015, 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13) at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 direct entrants.

All times UTC−10.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Samoa Kiwi 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9 Group stage
2 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga (H) 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
3 American Samoa Utulei Youth 3 1 0 2 6 17 −11 3
4 Tonga Veitongo 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Utulei Youth American Samoa2–6Samoa Kiwi
Collins 8'
Tomasi 75'		 Report Saofaiga 32'
Mosquera 34' (pen.), 90+1'
Samuelu 39' (o.g.)
Packer 75', 77'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 120[7]
Veitongo Tonga0–7Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report Colligan 7' (pen.), 12' (pen.), 41', 59'
Simiona 30', 70'
Tiro 90'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 200[8]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Utulei Youth American Samoa3–2Tonga Veitongo
Kang 13'
Samuelu 34'
Siligi 84'		 Report Polovili 39'
Uele 73' (pen.)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 100[9]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands1–2Samoa Kiwi
Simiona 75' Report Saofaiga 37'
Mosquera 65'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 200[10]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands9–1American Samoa Utulei Youth
Colligan 15'
Ruka 29'
Best 44', 57', 59'
Karika 74', 88', 90+6'
Harmon 89'		 Report Siligi 61'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 150[11]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Kiwi Samoa7–1Tonga Veitongo
Mason 25', 68', 90+5'
Blackburn 30', 64', 90'
Sutcliffe 47'		 Report Polovili 23'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera
Attendance: 200[12]

Group stage

The group stage was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 8 to 17 April 2016. The draw for the group stage was held on 16 November 2015, 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13) at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four, with each group containing one team from each of the four pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on the results of their associations in the previous edition of the OFC Champions League. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. New Caledonia Lössi
  2. Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers
  3. Samoa Kiwi (Preliminary winner)

In each group, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times UTC+12.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2 Vanuatu Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4 Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Auckland City New Zealand4–0Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Kim 54'
Moreira 73', 85', 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 250[13]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Lae City Dwellers Papua New Guinea0–3Vanuatu Amicale
Report Dickinson 28', 37'
Nadaya 81'
Attendance: 650[14]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Amicale Vanuatu3–0
Awarded		Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Bertacchi 90+3' Report Ifunaoa 53'
Attendance: 100[15]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

The match originally ended 1–1. However, Solomon Warriors were later ruled to have forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player.[16]

Lae City Dwellers Papua New Guinea1–2New Zealand Auckland City
Gunemba 86' Report Kim 65'
Moreira 89'
Attendance: 300[17]
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

The kick-off of Group A matches on matchday 9 were delayed due to heavy rain.[18]

Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands5–4Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers
Kaltack 7'
Nelson 44' (o.g.)
Donga 59', 87'
Tigi 78'		 Report Gunemba 3'
Fakari 35' (o.g.)
Dabinyaba 66'
Foster 76' (pen.)
Attendance: 200[19]
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Auckland City New Zealand3–1Vanuatu Amicale
White 71'
De Vries 90'
Moreira 90+6'		 Report Dickinson 24'
Attendance: 450[20]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout stage
2 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Fiji Suva 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 New Caledonia Lössi 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: OFC
Team Wellington New Zealand2–0Fiji Suva
Harris 73', 80' Report
Attendance: 150[21]
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Lössi New Caledonia1–5Papua New Guinea Hekari United
D. Kauma 30' Report Nawo 2'
Semmy 9'
Wama 38'
Feni 54'
Simon 72'
Attendance: 350[22]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Hekari United Papua New Guinea3–0Fiji Suva
Feni 16'
Semmy 31'
Nawo 77'		 Report
Attendance: 100[23]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Lössi New Caledonia1–2New Zealand Team Wellington
Ouka 42' Report Jackson 48'
Barcia 64'
Attendance: 250[24]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Suva Fiji3–1New Caledonia Lössi
Wahnyamalla 10' (o.g.)
Hughes 19'
Matarerega 47'		 Report Ouka 67'
Attendance: 100[25]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Team Wellington New Zealand4–0Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Robertson 21', 37'
Bolatoga 55' (o.g.)
Corrales 63'		 Report
Attendance: 200[26]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Caledonia Magenta 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2 French Polynesia Tefana 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6
3 Fiji Nadi 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4 Samoa Kiwi 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: OFC
Nadi Fiji1–6French Polynesia Tefana
Roche 62' (o.g.) Report Tinorua 21'
Atani 30'
Keck 48', 56'
Tevaerai 66'
Lucas 78'
Attendance: 150[27]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Kiwi Samoa0–2New Caledonia Magenta
Report Aucher 24'
Nicholls 70'
Attendance: 150[28]
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
Magenta New Caledonia4–2French Polynesia Tefana
J. Wajoka 5'
Bearune 25', 27' (pen.), 86' (pen.)		 Report Tevaerai 18'
Tiatia 47'
Attendance: 200[29]
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Kiwi Samoa3–4Fiji Nadi
Saofaiga 2', 21'
Scanlan 10'		 Report Khem 8', 87', 90+6', 90+8'
Attendance: 300[30]
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Tefana French Polynesia7–0Samoa Kiwi
A. Tehau 31', 45'
Tiatia 41'
Tinorua 52'
Atani 60'
Chong Hue 63'
Lucas 68'		 Report
Attendance: 100[31]
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
Nadi Fiji0–3New Caledonia Magenta
Report Jelewed 21'
Nicholls 39'
Dokunengo 57'
Attendance: 100[32]
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Ranking of second-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C French Polynesia Tefana 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6 Knockout stage
2 A Vanuatu Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 B Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
Source: OFC

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 20 to 23 April 2016. The four teams played on a single-elimination basis. The semi-final matchups were:[4]

  • Winner Group A vs. Best runner-up
  • Winner Group B vs. Winner Group C

All times UTC+12.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 April
 
 
New Zealand Auckland City4
 
23 April
 
French Polynesia Tefana2
 
New Zealand Auckland City3
 
20 April
 
New Zealand Team Wellington0
 
New Zealand Team Wellington2
 
 
New Caledonia Magenta0
 

Semi-finals
Auckland City New Zealand4–2French Polynesia Tefana
Lea'alafa 7', 23'
Lewis 25', 44'		 Report Keck 10'
Tinorua 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 400[33]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Team Wellington New Zealand2–0New Caledonia Magenta
Jackson 74' (pen.), 77' Report
Attendance: 200[34]

Final
Main article: 2016 OFC Champions League Final
Auckland City New Zealand3–0New Zealand Team Wellington
Lea'alafa 2', 84'
Lewis 67'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500[35]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Statistics

Tournament statistics
Stage Matches Goals Avg. goals Attendance Avg. attendance
Preliminary stage 6 41 6.83 970 162
Final stage
(Group stage &
Knockout stage)		 21 90 4.29 6200 295

Top goalscorers
Preliminary stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1 New Zealand Jared Colligan Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 5
2 Cook Islands Campbell Best Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3
New Zealand Sam Blackburn Samoa Kiwi
Cook Islands Josh Karika Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
New Zealand Jamie Mason Samoa Kiwi
New Zealand Tomas Mosquera Samoa Kiwi
Cook Islands Harlem Simiona Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
8 England Martin Packer Samoa Kiwi 2
Tonga Hemaloto Polovili Tonga Veitongo
Samoa Mike Saofaiga Samoa Kiwi
American Samoa Kaleopa Siligi American Samoa Utulei Youth
Final stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Portugal João Moreira New Zealand Auckland City 5
2 Fiji Anish Khem Fiji Nadi 4
Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa New Zealand Auckland City
4 New Caledonia Georges Bearune New Caledonia Magenta 3
England Adam Dickinson Vanuatu Amicale
New Zealand Tom Jackson New Zealand Team Wellington
French Polynesia Tauhiti Keck French Polynesia Tefana
New Zealand Clayton Lewis New Zealand Auckland City
French Polynesia Temarii Tinorua French Polynesia Tefana
10 French Polynesia Stanley Atani French Polynesia Tefana 2
Solomon Islands Jerry Donga Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Solomon Islands Gagame Feni Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Papua New Guinea Raymond Gunemba Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers
England Ben Harris New Zealand Team Wellington
South Korea Kim Dae-wook New Zealand Auckland City
French Polynesia Tauatua Lucas French Polynesia Tefana
Solomon Islands Joses Nawo Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Vanuatu Bill Nicholls New Caledonia Magenta
New Caledonia Jim Ouka New Caledonia Lössi
England Bill Robertson New Zealand Team Wellington
Samoa Mike Saofaiga Samoa Kiwi
Papua New Guinea Tommy Semmy Papua New Guinea Hekari United
French Polynesia Alvin Tehau French Polynesia Tefana
French Polynesia Tunoa Tevaerai French Polynesia Tefana
French Polynesia Taumihau Tiatia French Polynesia Tefana

Awards
Award[36] Player Team
Golden Ball Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa New Zealand Auckland City
Golden Boot Portugal João Moreira New Zealand Auckland City
Golden Gloves New Zealand Scott Basalaj New Zealand Team Wellington
Fair Play Award — Papua New Guinea Hekari United

See also

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