2024 OFC Men's Champions League
International football competition
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The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League was the 22rd edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. This was the first season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.
8 February – 16 March
Competition proper:
11–24 May[1]
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
Auckland City (12th title)| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tahiti (final tournament) |
| Dates | Qualifying: 8 February – 16 March Competition proper: 11–24 May[1] |
| Teams | Competition proper: 8 Total: 18 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Auckland City (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Pirae |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 62 (4.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,491 (233 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Germain Haewegene(5 goals) (AS Magenta) |
| Best player(s) | Liam Gillion (Auckland City FC) |
| Best goalkeeper | Conor Tracey (Auckland City FC) |
| Fair play award | Auckland City |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The tournament winner qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. By winning the 2022 OFC Champions League and the 2023 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States before even playing the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.[2]
Teams
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.
- Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top-two clubs in their league.
- Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage.
Hekari United
Southern Strikers
Honiara teams:
Solomon Warriors
Central Coast
Nouméa teams
AS Magenta
ASC Gaïca
Teams entering the National playoffs
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host| Entry round | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | NP |  Lautoka (CW) |
Rewa (2nd) |
AS Magenta (1st) |
ASC Gaïca (2nd) |
| Wellington Olympic (CW) |
Auckland City (2nd) |
 Hekari United (CW) |
Port Moresby Strikers (2nd) | ||
 Solomon Warriors (CW) |
Central Coast (2nd) |
A.S. Tefana (CW) |
Pirae (2nd) | ||
 Ifira Black Bird (CW) |
Classic FC (2nd) |
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| PR |  Vaiala Tonga (6th) |
 Tupapa Maraerenga (CW) |
 Vaivase-Tai (3rd) |
 Veitongo (CW) | |
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | Preliminary group ( Tonga) |
17 January | 17 February | |
| 20 February | ||||
| 23 February | ||||
| National Play-off | 8 February – 12 March | 11 February – 16 March | ||
| Group stage[3] | Matchday 1 | 11–12 & 20 May | ||
| Matchday 2 | 14–16 May | |||
| Matchday 3 | 17–18 May | |||
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 22 May | ||
| Final | 24 May | |||
Qualifying stage
Preliminary group
The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 17 January 2024 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue (in Nuku'alofa, Tonga). The winners advanced to the group stage to join the seven winners from the national playoffs.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VPN | TUP | VEI | RYP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaivase-Tai FC |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 7 | Advance to Group stage | — | 4–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 6 | — | — | 3–2 | 14–0 | ||
| 3 | Veitongo (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 4 | 0–0 | — | — | 13–0 | ||
| 4 | Vaiala Tongan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | −41 | 0 | 0–14 | — | — | — |
National play-offs
Seven sets of national playoffs took place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rewa | 3–2 | Lautoka | 0–0 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| ASC Gaïca | 1–2 | AS Magenta | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Auckland City | 4–3 | Wellington Olympic | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Port Moresby Strikers | 0–5 | Hekari United | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Central Coast | 1–2 | Solomon Warriors | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Pirae | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Tefana | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Classic | 2–3 | Ifira Black Bird | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Final tournament
Qualified teams
| Teams qualified from the National playoff[a] | Teams qualified from the qualifying round |
|---|---|
Seeding
Draw result
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Venues
Final tournament venues being played in Tahiti in two host cities in Pirae and Pāʻea.
Group stage
The group stage matches took place in Tahiti between 11 and 20 May 2024.[3][6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUC | REW | HEK | SOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Rewa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 2–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Hekari United |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | 2–3 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Solomon Warriors |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PIR | MAG | IFI | VPN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirae (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Advance to Knockout stage | — | — | 5–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | AS Magenta |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | 0–0 | — | — | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Ifira Black Bird |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 3 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Vaivase-Tai FC |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | — | — | 1–5 | — |
Knockout stage
The four teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match at Stade Pater.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 May – Pirae | ||||||
| Auckland City | 1 | |||||
| 24 May – Pirae | ||||||
| Magenta | 0 | |||||
| Auckland City | 4 | |||||
| 22 May – Pirae | ||||||
| Pirae | 0 | |||||
| Pirae (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
| Rewa | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland City | 1–0 | AS Magenta |
| Pirae | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Rewa |
Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other. The final was played on 24 May 2024.
| Auckland City | 4–0 | Pirae |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germain Haewegene |
Magenta |
5 |
| 2 | Ariiura Labaste |
Pirae |
4 |
| 3 | Dylan Manickum |
Auckland City |
3 |
| Josaia Sela |
Rewa | ||
| Samuela Kautoga |
Rewa | ||
| 6 | Gagame Feni |
Solomon Warriors |
2 |
| Jonathan Spokeyjack |
Ifira Black Bird | ||
| Ryan De Vries |
Auckland City | ||
| Sandro Tau |
Pirae | ||
| Yohann Tihoni |
Pirae |
Awards
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Liam Gillion |
Auckland City FC |
| Golden Boot | Germain Haewegene |
AS Magenta |
| Golden Glove | Conor Tracey |
Auckland City FC |
| Fair Play Award | N/a | Auckland City FC |
Qualification to 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
On 17 December 2023 FIFA confirmed the sporting criteria for the four-year ranking used to determine the OFC representative in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, awarding 3 points for a win, one point for a draw, and three points for "advanced phase" in the Confederations primary club competition. On the same day, FIFA confirmed Auckland City as the OFC representative.[7] As champions of the previous two iterations of the OFC Champions League, there was no mathematical possibility for Auckland City to be overtaken by another club during the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.
The four-year rankings is as follows:[8]
| Rank | Club | TP | CP | MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City |
66 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | AS Pirae |
31 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | Rewa |
20 | 9 | 11 |
| 4 | AS Vénus |
18 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Suva |
17 | 9 | 8 |
| Ifira Black Bird |
17 | 9 | 8 | |
| 7 | AS Magenta |
13 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Central Coast |
12 | 6 | 6 |
| Hienghène Sport |
12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Hekari United |
12 | 6 | 6 | |
| 11 | Solomon Warriors |
9 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Galaxy |
7 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Tiga Sport |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Lae City |
4 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Vaivase-Tai |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nikao Sokattak |
3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lupe o le Soaga SC |
3 | 3 | 0 | |