2012–13 OFC Champions League

The 2012–13 OFC Champions League was the 12th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2012–13 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates1–8 May 2012 (preliminary stage)
30 March – 19 May 2013 (final stage)
Teams8 (final stage)
12 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Auckland City (5th title)
Runners-up Waitakere United
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored132 (3.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sanni Issa
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Sanni Issa
Best goalkeeper Danny Robinson

Auckland City became the first team to win three consecutive title after defeating Waitakere United in an all-New Zealand final.[1] As the winner of the 2013 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[2]

Format change
Location of teams of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the group stage
Team entering the play-off round
Teams entering the preliminary round

The OFC decided on the following format changes for the 2013 edition:

  • A preliminary stage was added to the tournament such that teams from all eleven OFC member associations have a chance to contest the title of O-League Champion.[3]
  • Instead of kicking off in late October or early November, the group stage was played in a one-month period in March and April, and games took place every weekend, including mid-week matches.[4]
  • Unlike in previous years, a semi-final stage was played and featured the two highest-placed teams in each group. These matches were played over two legs on a home-and-away basis.[4]
  • The victorious semi-final teams then clashed in a winner-takes-all final at a pre-determined venue. The one-match final is a change from previous seasons, in which the final was played over two legs, home and away.[4]

Teams

The following teams entered the competition.

Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Fiji Ba 2011 Fiji National Football League champion[5]
New Zealand Waitakere United 2011–12 ASB Premiership grand final champion[6]
Auckland City 2011–12 ASB Premiership regular season premier[7]
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion[8]
Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 2011–12 Solomon Islands S-League champion[9]
Tahiti Dragon 2011–12 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion[10]
Vanuatu Amicale 2012 Vanuatu National Soccer League champion[11]
Team entering the play-off round
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 2011 New Caledonia Division Honneur champion[12]
Teams entering the preliminary round
American Samoa Pago Youth 2011 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2011 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Samoa Kiwi 2010–11 Samoa National League champion
Tonga Lotoha'apai United 2010–11 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Stage Date (local time)
Preliminary stage Matchday 1 1 May 2012
Matchday 2 3 May 2012
Matchday 3 5 May 2012
Play-off 8 May 2012
Group stage Matchday 1 30 March 2013
Matchday 2 3, 5–7 April 2013
Matchday 3 12–13 April 2013
Matchday 4 17 April 2013
Matchday 5 20–21, 23 April 2013
Matchday 6 27–28 April 2013
Semi-finals First leg 4–5 May 2013
Second leg 11–12 May 2013
Final 19 May 2013

Matches played in Tahiti are one day behind the other countries in global time as Tahiti is on the other side of the International Date Line.

Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage matches were played in Tonga from 1 May to 8 May 2012.[3]

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the play-off round.[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7
Lotoha'apai United 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
Kiwi 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
Pago Youth 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0
Source:
Pago Youth 1–5 Kiwi
P. Samuelu  90' Report Malo  7', 23'
Saofaiga  26', 80'
Gosche  70'
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Lotoha'apai United 3–3 Tupapa Maraerenga
Maamaaloa  68'
M. Uhatahi  75'
Moala  81'		 Report Best  37'
Berlim  55', 69'
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mirko Benischke (New Zealand)
Lotoha'apai United 6–0 Pago Youth
M. Uhatahi  23', 30'
Maamaaloa  54', 71', 89'
S. T. Faupula  83'		 Report
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 200
Kiwi 1–2 Tupapa Maraerenga
Saofaiga  19' Report Harmon  29'
Best  31'
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 150
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Tupapa Maraerenga 9–0 Pago Youth
Tiro  3'
Berlim  23', 30', 53', 71'
Fowler  45+2'
Manuel  51', 69'
Harmon  88'		 Report
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Kiwi 1–2 Lotoha'apai United
Saofaiga  84' Report M. Uhatahi  45+5'
Uele  57' (pen.)
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mirko Benischke (New Zealand)

Play-off round

In the play-off round, the winner of the preliminary round and the team entering in this round played each other over one match. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the seven automatic qualifiers.[2]

Tupapa Maraerenga 1–3 Mont-Dore
Harmon  90+2' Report Kenon  33'
Bessières  45'
Wamytan  85' (pen.)
Loto-Tonga Centre, ‘Atele
Attendance: 400

Group stage

In the group stage, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four. In each group, the four teams played each other on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.[2]

On 5 February 2013, the OFC announced the draw and schedule of the group stage.[13] The group stage matches were played from 30 March to 28 April 2013.[14]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BA AMI SOL HEK
Ba 6 5 1 0 16 4 +12 16 2–0 5–0 2–0
Amicale 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 1–2 2–0 2–0
Solomon Warriors 6 1 1 4 7 15 −8 4 2–2 0–2 4–2
Hekari United 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 1–3 0–0 2–1
Source:
Solomon Warriors 0–2 Amicale
Report Masauvakalo  64'
Gueye  76' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Hekari United 1–3 Ba
Jack  50' Report Tiwa  44'
Issa  52'
Manuca  90+2'
Solomon Warriors 2–2 Ba
Billy  32'
Lea'alafa  90+2'		 Report Issa  6', 20'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)
Hekari United 0–0 Amicale
Report
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Ba 2–0 Hekari United
Tiwa  18'
Issa  80'		 Report
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Ba 5–0 Solomon Warriors
Tiwa  2'
Issa  47', 63', 75'
Naioko  86'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)
Amicale 2–0 Hekari United
Nawo  38'
Masauvakalo  76'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Warriors 4–2 Hekari United
G. Feni  11', 44'
Kilifa  13', 27'		 Report Waroi  43'
Gunemba  89'
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Amicale 1–2 Ba
Masauvakalo  19' Report Suwamy  60' (pen.)
Issa  67' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mirko Benischke (New Zealand)
Ba 2–0 Amicale
Issa  60' (pen.)
Shaheed  83'		 Report
Hekari United 2–1 Solomon Warriors
Gunemba  17'
Dabinyaba  27'		 Report Kilifa  54'
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts WAI AUC DRA MON
Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 1–3 0–0 3–1
Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 0–1 1–3 12–2
Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9 0–1 1–1 1–1
Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1 2–3 0–2 1–4
Source:
Waitakere United 0–0 Dragon
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Mont-Dore 0–2 Auckland City
Report Souto  61'
Dickinson  67' (pen.)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Mont-Dore 1–4 Dragon
Painbéni  10' Report T. Tehau  40', 81'
Teikihakaupoko  86'
Chong Hue  88'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Waitakere United 1–3 Auckland City
Krishna  55' Report Dickinson  5', 62' (pen.)
Souto  51'
Attendance: 1,500
Auckland City 12–2 Mont-Dore
Dickinson  4', 34', 43'
White  8'
Souto  9'
Bale  18'
Bilen  26', 38'
Riera  28'
Expósito  61', 65', 81'		 Report Bob  46'
Painbéni  78'
Dragon 0–1 Waitakere United
Report Butler  43'
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Auckland City 1–3 Dragon
Dickinson  45+1' (pen.) Report T. Tehau  76'
Vicelich  84' (o.g.)
Graglia  90+1'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Waitakere United 3–1 Mont-Dore
Palmer  2' (pen.)
Krishna  49', 55'		 Report Maou  75'
Attendance: 800
Auckland City 0–1 Waitakere United
Report Butler  26'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)
Dragon 1–1 Mont-Dore
Vallar  35' Report Vakie  73'
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Dragon 1–1 Auckland City
T. Tehau  5' Report Expósito  39'
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Mont-Dore 2–3 Waitakere United
Bessières  36'
Bob  66'		 Report Palmer  1', 53' (pen.)
De Vries  78'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the winner of Group A play the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B play the runner-up of Group A. In each tie, teams play each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the group winners hosting the second leg. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied. If away goals are also tied, extra time is played, and the away goals rule is applied again after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still tied, the away team qualifies. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winner is determined by penalty shoot-out.[2]

The first legs were played on 4 and 5 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 May 2013.[15]

First leg
Amicale 0–2 Waitakere United
Report Krishna  33', 45+2'
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Auckland City 6–1 Ba
Expósito  31', 73'
Tade  63'
White  80', 89'
Bilen  86'		 Report Manuca  34'
Attendance: 3,000

Second leg
Ba 0–1 Auckland City
Report Feneridis  51'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)

Auckland City won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Waitakere United won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the final.

Final
Main article: 2013 OFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other over one match at a pre-determined venue, with extra time and penalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.[2] The final was played at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand on 19 May 2013.

Waitakere United 1–2 Auckland City
Coombes  39' Report Dickinson  16'
Feneridis  19'
Attendance: 3,000

Awards
Award[1] Player Team
Golden Ball Sanni Issa Ba
Golden Boot Sanni Issa Ba
Golden Gloves Danny Robinson Waitakere United
Fair Play Award — Solomon Warriors

Goalscorers

Preliminary stage

In the preliminary stage (preliminary round and play-off round), there were 37 goals in 7 matches, for an average of 5.29 goals per match.

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Leo Berlim Tupapa Maraerenga 6
2 Mike Saofaiga Kiwi 4
Timote Maamaaloa Lotoha'apai United
Mark Uhatahi Lotoha'apai United
5 Grover Harmon Tupapa Maraerenga 3
6 Campbell Best Tupapa Maraerenga 2
Roger Manuel Tupapa Maraerenga
Silao Malo Kiwi
10 Puni Samuelu Pago Youth 1
Hone Fowler Tupapa Maraerenga
Twin Tiro Tupapa Maraerenga
Loïc Bessières Mont-Dore
Pascal Kenon Mont-Dore
Jacques Wamytan Mont-Dore
Luki Gosche Kiwi
Soane Faupula Lotoha'apai United
Lafaele Moala Lotoha'apai United
Kilifi Uele Lotoha'apai United

Source:[16]

Final stage

In the final stage (group stage, semi-finals and final), there were 95 goals in 29 matches, for an average of 3.28 per match.

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Sanni Issa Ba 9
2 Adam Dickinson Auckland City 8
3 Manel Expósito Auckland City 6
Roy Krishna Waitakere United
5 Teaonui Tehau Dragon 4
6 Malakai Tiwa Ba 3
Mario Bilen Auckland City
Gustavo Souto Auckland City
Darren White Auckland City
Chris Palmer Waitakere United
Moffat Kilifa Solomon Warriors
Fenedy Masauvakalo Amicale
13 Tuimasi Manuca Ba 2
Jean-Pierre Bob Mont-Dore
Romain Painbéni Mont-Dore
Alex Feneridis Auckland City
Jake Butler Waitakere United
Chad Coombes Waitakere United
Raymond Gunemba Hekari United
Gagame Feni Solomon Warriors
Joses Nawo Amicale
22 Laisenia Raura Naioko Ba 1
Abbu Zahid Shaheed Ba
Avinesh Suwamy Ba
Loïc Bessières Mont-Dore
Dan Vakie Mont-Dore
Chris Bale Auckland City
Albert Riera Auckland City
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Ryan De Vries Waitakere United
Nigel Dabinyaba Hekari United
Kema Jack Hekari United
Joachim Waroi Hekari United
Kidston Billy Solomon Warriors
Micah Lea'alafa Solomon Warriors
Steevy Chong Hue Dragon
Sylvain Graglia Dragon
Andre Teikihakaupoko Dragon
Nicolas Vallar Dragon
Alphonse Bongnaim Amicale
Dominique Fred Amicale
Papa Gueye Amicale
Own goals
Rank Player Team Goals Opponent
1 Ivan Vicelich Auckland City 1 Dragon

See also

References
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