2016 OFC Champions League Final

The 2016 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 OFC Champions League, the 15th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2016 OFC Champions League Final
Event2016 OFC Champions League
Auckland City Team Wellington
3 0
Date23 April 2016
VenueQBE Stadium, Auckland
RefereeAverii Jacques (Tahiti)
Attendance1,500

The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the QBE Stadium in Auckland on 23 April 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall OFC club title.[2]

Background

The final was a rematch of the previous season's final, won by Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time).

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions. They have played in seven previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

This was the second OFC club final for Team Wellington, following last year's defeat to Auckland City.

Road to final
Further information: 2016 OFC Champions League

The final stage of the 2016 OFC Champions League was played in Auckland, New Zealand.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Auckland City Round Team Wellington
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Solomon Warriors 4–0 Suva 2–0
Lae City Dwellers 2–1 Lössi 2–1
Amicale 3–1 Hekari United 4–0
Group A winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2 Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4 Lae City Dwellers 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
 Group B winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2 Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Suva 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 Lössi 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: OFC
Tefana 4–2 Semi-finals Magenta 2–0

Rules

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match
Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington
Lea'alafa  2', 84'
Lewis  67'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Auckland City
Team Wellington
GK24 Diego Rivas
DF3 Takuya Iwata
DF5 Ángel Berlanga (c)
DF9 Darren White
MF4 Mario Bilen 82'
MF11 Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi  51'
MF16 Kim Dae-wook
MF19 Micah Lea'alafa
FW10 Ryan De Vries
FW14 Clayton Lewis
FW17 João Moreira 86'
Substitutes:
GK1 Jacob Spoonley
GK18 Danyon Drake
DF2 Marko Đorđević
DF6 Jesse Edge
DF8 Michael den Heijer
DF13 Alfie Rogers
MF7 Reid Drake
MF12 Nicolai Berry
MF15 Ivan Vicelich
FW20 Emiliano Tade 86'
FW25 Fabrizio Tavano
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx
GK1 Scott Basalaj
DF4 Anthony Hobbs 60'
DF5 Bill Robertson (c)
MF6 Chris Bale 90'
MF7 Leonardo Villa
FW9 Tom Jackson
FW10 Luis Corrales 88'
MF11 Mario Barcia 25' 72'
MF13 Alex Feneridis 36'  83'
FW16 Ben Harris 89'
DF17 Fergus Neil
Substitutes:
GK22 Alex Carr
DF2 Taylor Hough
MF3 Steven Gulley 72'
FW12 Andy Bevin 89'
DF14 Billy Scott
MF15 Mark Jones
MF18 Saul Halpin 88'
DF19 Conner McGlinchey
MF21 Taylor Schhrijvers
Manager:
Matt Calcott
North Harbour Stadium (also known as QBE Stadium) in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the final.

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

References
  1. "2016 OFC Champions League Match Schedule". OFC.
  2. "Six in a row for Auckland City". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
  3. "2016 OFC Champions League Match Summary: Auckland City FC - Team Wellington" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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