OFC Champions League 2018

OFC Champions League 2018
Cup winners	Team Wellington (1st title)
Beginning	20th January 2018
final	H : May 13, 2018 R : May 20, 2018
Final stadium	H: David Farrington Park , Wellington D: Churchill Park , Lautoka
Teams	16 (18 with qualification)
Games	34
Gates	138  (ø 4.06 per game)
spectator	89,886  (ø 2,644 per game)
Top scorer	Angus Kilkolly (Team Wellington) Emiliano Tade ( Auckland City FC ; 8 goals each)
yellow cards	130  (ø 3.82 per game)
Yellow and red cards	6  (ø 0.18 per game)
Red cards	7  (ø 0.21 per game)
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The OFC Champions League 2018 was the 17th season of the most important oceanic competition for club teams in football . The season began with the qualification on January 20, 2018 and ended with the finals in May 2018. The defending champions were New Zealand club Auckland City FC .

Team Wellington won the title for the first time and qualified as representative of the OFC for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates .

qualification

The qualification draw took place in Auckland on September 15, 2017 . The four clubs played a round -robin tournament from January 20 to 26, 2018 in Pago Pago , American Samoa . All games were played at the Pago Park Soccer Stadium .

The group first and second reached the group stage. The other two teams were eliminated.

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tupapa FC	3	3	0	0	015: 200	+13	09
2.	Lupe ole Soaga	3	2	0	1	019: 200	+17	06th
3.	Veitongo FC	3	0	1	2	003:160	−13	01
4th	Pago Youth	3	0	1	2	002:190	−17	01

20th January 2018
Tupapa FC	1-0	Lupe ole Soaga
Veitongo FC	1: 1	Pago Youth
23rd January 2018
Veitongo FC	2: 9	Tupapa FC
Pago Youth	01:13	Lupe ole Soaga
January 26, 2018
Lupe ole Soaga	6-0	Veitongo FC
Pago Youth	0: 5	Tupapa FC

Group stage

16 clubs from 9 regional associations took part in the group stage. 14 teams were directly qualified, plus 2 that were able to qualify via a round-robin tournament. The group draw took place in Auckland on September 15, 2017 . The teams were drawn into four groups with four participants each. Teams from the same national association could not be drawn into the same group.

The group winners and runners-up qualified for the quarter-finals, while those placed third and fourth were eliminated from the competition. If two or more teams were tied, the placement was determined by the following criteria.

1. Goal difference from all group matches
2. Number of goals in all group matches
3. Number of points in direct comparison
4. Goal difference in direct comparison
5. Number of goals in direct comparison

Group A

All games took place at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila ( Vanuatu ).

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nalkutan FC	3	3	0	0	009: 100	+8	09
2.	Lae City FC	3	2	0	1	009: 600	+3	06th
3.	Ba FC	3	1	0	2	004: 300	+1	03
4th	Tupapa FC	3	0	0	3	003:150	−12	00

February 10, 2018
Tupapa FC	2: 7	Lae City Dwellers FC
Nalkutan FC	1-0	Ba FC
February 13, 2018
Lae City Dwellers FC	1-0	Ba FC
Tupapa FC	0: 4	Nalkutan FC
February 16, 2018
Ba FC	4: 1	Tupapa FC
Lae City Dwellers FC	1: 4	Nalkutan FC

Group B

All games took place in the Stade Pater Te Hono Nui in Papeete ( Tahiti ).

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	AS Dragon	3	2	0	1	009: 500	+4	06th
2.	Solomon Warriors FC	3	2	0	1	008: 400	+4	06th
3.	Erakor Golden Star	3	1	1	1	007: 600	+1	04th
4th	AS Lössi	3	0	1	2	003:120	−9	01

February 11, 2018
Erakor Golden Star	2-0	Solomon Warriors FC
AS Dragon	4-0	AS Lössi
February 14, 2018
Solomon Warriors FC	6: 1	AS Lössi
Erakor Golden Star	3: 4	AS Dragon
17th February 2018
AS Lössi	2: 2	Erakor Golden Star
Solomon Warriors FC	2: 1	AS Dragon

Group C

All games were held in the Trusts Arena in Auckland ( New Zealand instead).

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Auckland City FC	3	3	0	0	013: 000	+13	09
2.	Lautoka FC	3	2	0	1	005: 300	+2	06th
3.	AS Vénus	3	1	0	2	003:100	−7	03
4th	Madang FC	3	0	0	3	002:100	−8	00

February 25, 2018
Lautoka FC	3: 1	Madang FC
AS Vénus	0: 7	Auckland City FC
February 28, 2018
AS Vénus	1: 2	Lautoka FC
Auckland City FC	5-0	Madang FC
March 3, 2018
Madang FC	1: 2	AS Vénus
Auckland City FC	1-0	Lautoka FC

Group D

All games found in Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara ( Solomon Islands instead).

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Team Wellington	3	2	1	0	013: 300	+10	07th
2.	Marist FC	3	1	2	0	005: 300	+2	05
3.	AS magenta	3	1	1	1	004: 600	−2	04th
4th	Lupe ole Soaga	3	0	0	3	002:120	−10	00

February 24, 2018
AS magenta	2-0	Lupe ole Soaga
Marist FC	1: 1	Team Wellington
February 27, 2018
Team Wellington	7: 1	Lupe ole Soaga
Marist FC	1: 1	AS magenta
2nd March 2018
Team Wellington	5: 1	AS magenta
Lupe ole Soaga	1: 3	Marist FC

Final round

Quarter finals

The draw took place on March 5, 2018. One group winner was drawn against a runner-up from another group, whereby the group winners will have home rights. The games were played on April 7th and 8th, 2018.

	Result
Team Wellington	11: 0	Lae City FC
Auckland City FC	2-0	Solomon Warriors FC
AS Dragon	1: 2	Lautoka FC
Nalkutan FC	1: 2	Marist FC

Semifinals

The first legs were played on April 22, the second legs on April 29, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Lautoka FC	2: 1	Marist FC	1: 1	1-0
Team Wellington	( a ) 2: 2(a)	Auckland City FC	0-0	2: 2

final

The first leg was played on May 13, the second leg on May 20, 2018.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Team Wellington	10: 3	Lautoka FC	6-0	4: 3

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the OFC Champions League season (without qualification).

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Angus Kilkolly	Team Wellington	8th
	Emiliano Tade	Auckland City FC	8th
3	Ross Allen	Team Wellington	7th
4th	Tamatoa Tetauira	Tupapa FC	5
5	Raymond Gunemba	Lae City FC	4th
	Nathanael Hailemariam	Team Wellington	4th
	Azariah Soromon	Nalkutan FC	4th

Web links

• Official OFC Champions League website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Groups confirmed for Champions League . In: OceaniaFootball.com . September 15, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
2. ↑ Quarter final fixtures confirmed . In: OceaniaFootball.com . March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.