2022 OFC Champions League

The 2022 OFC Champions League will be the 21st edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 16th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2022 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
TBD
Group stage:
TBD
DatesQualifying stage:
January 2022 (provisional)
Competition proper:
February – May 2022 (provisional)
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)

Teams

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations enter the competition.

  • The seven developed associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded two berths each in the group stage.
  • The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.
  • The three associate members (Kiribati, Niue, Tuvalu) are to be included in OFC competitions from 2021 onwards.[2]
Teams entering the group stage
Association Team Qualifying method
 Fiji 2021 Fiji Premier League champions
2021 Fiji Premier League runners-up
 New Caledonia 2021 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
2021 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
 New Zealand 2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship champions
2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
 Papua New Guinea 2021 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions
2021 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers
 Solomon Islands 2021–22 Solomon Islands S-League champions
2021–22 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
 Tahiti 2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
2020–21 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
 Vanuatu 2021 VFF National Super League champions
2021 VFF National Super League runners-up
Teams entering the qualifying stage
Association Team Qualifying method
 American Samoa 2021 FFAS Senior League champions
 Cook Islands 2021 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
 Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 2020 Samoa National League top eight round winners
 Tonga 2021 Tonga Major League champions
Associate members
Association Team Qualifying method
 Kiribati 2021 Kiribati National Championship champions
 Niue 2021 Niue Soccer Tournament champions
 Tuvalu 2021 Tuvalu A-Division champions

References
  1. "New expanded format for 2017". Oceania Football Confederation. 28 June 2016.
  2. Ola Bjerkvoll (15 March 2020). "OFC confirms: Associate members to be included". Football in Oceania.
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