2013–14 OFC Champions League

The 2013–14 OFC Champions League was the 13th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2013–14 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesFiji (group stage)
American Samoa (preliminary stage)
Dates15–19 October 2013 (preliminary stage)
7 April – 18 May 2014 (final stage)
Teams12 (final stage)
15 (total) (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Auckland City (6th title)
Runners-up Amicale
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored110 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) Naea Bennett
Emiliano Tade
(6 goals each)
Best player(s) Emiliano Tade
Best goalkeeper Chikau Mansale

Auckland City became the first team to win four consecutive and six overall titles after defeating Amicale in the final. As the winner of the 2014 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. Both finalists also earned invitations to participate in the 2014 OFC President's Cup.[1][2]

Format change
Location of teams of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the group stage
Teams entering the preliminary stage

The OFC decided to change the format once again for the 2014 edition:[3]

  • The competition consisted of two stages – preliminary stage and final stage (group stage, semi-finals, and final).
  • For the preliminary stage, like in the previous season, four teams from the four weakest associations took part in this stage, with the tournament played in round-robin format at a single venue. From this season, the preliminary stage winner was granted direct qualification to the group stage.
  • For the group stage, 12 teams took part in this stage (increase from 8 teams in the past), and more importantly, it was played in a single country. Four associations were awarded two berths each, three associations were awarded one berth each, and one berth was given to the preliminary stage winner. The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams (teams from the same association may not be placed into the same group), where each group was played in round-robin format, with the group winners and the best runner-up progressing to the semi-finals.
  • For the semi-finals, like in the previous season, the two ties were played in home-and-away format over two legs.
  • For the final, the OFC Executive Committee decided that it was played in home-and-away format over two legs, instead of over one match at a pre-determined venue like in the previous season.[2]

Teams

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).

Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Fiji Ba 2013 Fiji National Football League champion
Nadi 2013 Fiji National Football League runner-up
New Caledonia Magenta 2012 New Caledonia Division Honneur champion
New Zealand Waitakere United 2012–13 ASB Premiership grand final champion
2012–13 ASB Premiership regular season premier
Auckland City 2012–13 ASB Premiership regular season runner-up
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2013 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 2013–14 Telekom S-League champion
Tahiti Dragon 2012–13 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Pirae 2013–14 Tahiti Ligue 1 regular phase winner
Vanuatu Tafea 2013 Vanuatu National Super League champion
Amicale 2013 Vanuatu National Super League runner-up
Teams entering the preliminary stage
American Samoa Pago Youth 2012 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2012 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Samoa Kiwi 2011–12 Samoa National League champion
Tonga Lotoha'apai United 2011–12 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule

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

Stage Date
Preliminary stage
(Host: American Samoa)		 Matchday 1 15 October 2013
Matchday 2 17 October 2013
Matchday 3 19 October 2013
Group stage
(Host: Fiji)		 Matchday 1 7–9 April 2014
Matchday 2 10–12 April 2014
Matchday 3 13–15 April 2014
Semi-finals
(Home-and-away)		 First leg 26–27 April 2014
Second leg 3–4 May 2014
Final
(Home-and-away)		 First leg 10–11 May 2014
Second leg 17–18 May 2014

Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage was played in Pago Pago, American Samoa from 15 to 19 October 2013 (all times UTC−11).[5] The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 8 October 2013 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 automatic qualifiers.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kiwi 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9
Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 14 4 +10 6
Lotoha'apai United 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0
Pago Youth 2 0 0 2 2 16 −14 0
Source:
Lotoha'apai United 0–3 Tupapa Maraerenga
Report Best  10'
Harmon  83'
Fowler  87'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Kiwi 5–1 Pago Youth
Gaughan  14' (pen.), 30', 66'
Cowan  23', 39'		 Report Kang  60'
Attendance: 700

Note: The Kiwi v Pago Youth match was originally scheduled to be played on 15 October 2013, 15:00 local time, but was postponed to the next day due to heavy rain.[7]

Lotoha'apai United 2–4 Kiwi
Moala  10'
M. Uhatahi  15'		 Report Mason  12'
Cowan  32', 51'
Gaughan  59'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Isaac Trevis (New Zealand)
Pago Youth 1–11 Tupapa Maraerenga
Kang  1' Report Paulus  17', 71' (pen.)
Best  45+1'
Strickland  50' (pen.)
Margetts  54', 60' (pen.), 78', 87'
Ruka  85'
Turepu  90'
Harmon  90+3'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Pago Youth Cancelled Lotoha'apai United
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Note: The Pago Youth v Lotoha'apai United match was cancelled due to heavy rain and the fact that neither team could advance to the group stage.[8]

Tupapa Maraerenga 0–3 Kiwi
Report Cowan  22'
Mason  27'
Gaughan  88'
Attendance: 1,000

Group stage

The group stage was played in Ba and Lautoka, Fiji from 7 to 15 April 2014 (all times UTC+12).[1] The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association not be placed into the same group. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 7 February 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[9][10][11] 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.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pirae 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9
Solomon Warriors 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 4
Waitakere United 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Kiwi 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0
Source:
Kiwi 0–2 Waitakere United
Report French  19'
Totori  32'
Referee: Nawen Hopken (Vanuatu)
Solomon Warriors 1–2 Pirae
Naka  56' Report Vahirua  12'
Tepa  26'
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Pirae 8–0 Kiwi
N. Bennett  5', 6', 22', 90'
Vahirua  25'
Li Fung Kuee  37' (pen.), 45+2'
Dallera  73'		 Report
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Waitakere United 1–1 Solomon Warriors
Seda  86' (o.g.) Report Naka  45'
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Kiwi 0–8 Solomon Warriors
Report Naka  6'
Lea'alafa  8', 20', 26', 89'
Ifunaoa  42'
Donga  59'
Feni  68'
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Pirae 3–1 Waitakere United
Li Fung Kuee  1'
N. Bennett  17'
Tepa  90+2'		 Report Stevens  56'
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Amicale 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
Dragon 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Nadi 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source:

Group B matches were originally scheduled to be played in Prince Charles Park, Nadi, but the venue was withdrawn after inspection by the OFC.[12]

Amicale 1–0 Dragon
Sakama  19' Report
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Auckland City 3–0 Nadi
Moreira  12'
Kim  23'
Tade  40'		 Report
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
Dragon 0–3 Auckland City
Report Kim  14'
Tade  48'
Moreira  59'
Referee: Nawen Hopken (Vanuatu)
Nadi 0–6 Amicale
Report Đorđević  59'
Vasilić  73', 89', 90+3'
Tangis  85', 90'
Nadi 0–5 Dragon
Report A. Tehau  33'
T. Tehau  62'
Chong Hue  69'
Tetauira  75'
Vero  84' (pen.)
Amicale 1–0 Auckland City
Fred  45+1' Report

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ba 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
Magenta 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Tafea 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Hekari United 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Tafea 3–1 Hekari United
Damalip  9'
Nawo  29'
Mansale  81'		 Report Tanito  41' (pen.)
Magenta 0–2 Ba
Report Vakatalesau  19'
Zahid  90+1'
Ba 4–0 Tafea
Dunadamu  48', 51'
Rao  83'
Nakama  90'		 Report
Hekari United 2–2 Magenta
Dabinyaba  51'
Muri  65'		 Report Kaï  62'
Wajoka  71'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Tafea 1–3 Magenta
Kalo  63' (pen.) Report Nicholls  31'
Kaï  45'
Gnipate  81'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Ba 1–1 Hekari United
Suwamy  66' (pen.) Report Tanito  37'
Referee: Nawen Hopken (Vanuatu)

Ranking of second-placed teams
Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
A Solomon Warriors 3 1 1 1 10 3 +7 4
C Magenta 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Source:

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four teams were divided into two ties. In each tie, the two teams played each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The winners advanced to the final. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April 2014, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2014.[13]

First leg
Auckland City 3–0 Pirae
Tade  36', 90+3'
Moreira  68'		 Report
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
Ba 1–2 Amicale
Suwamy  11' Report Fred  59'
Tangis  60'

Second leg
Amicale 0–0 Ba
Report
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pirae 2–1 Auckland City
Tepa  4'
N. Bennett  40'		 Report Moreira  45'
Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2014 OFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two teams played each other on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The draw to determine the order of two legs was held on 30 April 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[14] The first leg was played on 10 May 2014, and the second leg was played on 18 May 2014.[15]

First leg
Amicale 1–1 Auckland City
Fred  75' Report Tade  29'
Attendance: 10,000

Second leg
Auckland City 2–1 Amicale
De Vries  67'
Tade  87'		 Report Tangis  45+1'
Attendance: 3,000

Auckland City won 3–2 on aggregate.

Awards
Preliminary stage[16]
Award Player Team
Golden Ball Byron Paulus Tupapa Maraerenga
Golden Boot Adam Cowan Kiwi
Joseph Gaughan Kiwi
Golden Gloves Taufaiula Mavaega Pago Youth
Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final)[17]
Award Player Team
Golden Ball Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Golden Boot Naea Bennett Pirae
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Golden Gloves Chikau Mansale Amicale
Fair Play Award Football fans of Vanuatu

Top goalscorers
Preliminary stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Adam Cowan Kiwi 5
Joseph Gaughan Kiwi
3 Sam Margetts Tupapa Maraerenga 4
Final stage (Group stage, Semi-finals, Final)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Naea Bennett Pirae 6
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
3 Micah Lea'alafa Solomon Warriors 4
João Moreira Auckland City
Kensi Tangis Amicale
6 Dominique Fred Amicale 3
Raimana Li Fung Kuee Pirae
James Naka Solomon Warriors
Jimmy Tepa Pirae
Nikola Vasilić Amicale

See also

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