OFC Men's Champions League
Football tournament
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The OFC Men's Champions League is the second-tier men's club football competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been organised since 2007 under its current format. The first four Club Championship titles were won by Australian clubs. Since 2006, when Australia left the OFC, 16 OFC titles have been won by clubs from New Zealand, one by a Papua New Guinean club and one by a New Caledonian club.
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| Organiser(s) | OFC |
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| Founded | 1987 (rebranded in 2007) |
| Region | Oceania |
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| Current champions |  Auckland City(14th title) |
| Most championships | Auckland City (14 titles) |
| Broadcaster | FIFA+ (live streaming) |
| Website | oceaniafootball.com/ofcchampionsleague |
 2026 OFC Men's Champions League | |
Trophies for OFC tournament winners are made by London-based silversmiths Thomas Lyte.[1] The winning club used to qualify for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, entering at the African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off stage. Additionally, the best-ranked champion in a 4-year period, Auckland City FC, qualified for the 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. Qualifications for those tournaments are now handled by the OFC Professional League.[2]
History
| Season | Winners |
|---|---|
| Oceania Club Championship | |
| 1987 |  Adelaide City |
| 1988–1998: Not held | |
| 1999 | South Melbourne |
| 2000: Not held | |
| 2001 | Wollongong Wolves |
| 2002–2004: Not held | |
| 2005 | Sydney FC |
| 2006 | Auckland City |
| OFC Champions League | |
| 2007 | Waitakere United |
| 2007–08 | Waitakere United (2) |
| 2008–09 | Auckland City (2) |
| 2009–10 |  Hekari United |
| 2010–11 | Auckland City (3) |
| 2011–12 | Auckland City (4) |
| 2012–13 | Auckland City (5) |
| 2013–14 | Auckland City (6) |
| 2014–15 | Auckland City (7) |
| 2016 | Auckland City (8) |
| 2017 | Auckland City (9) |
| 2018 | Team Wellington |
| 2019 |  Hienghène Sport |
| 2020–2021: Cancelled | |
| 2022 | Auckland City (10) |
| 2023 | Auckland City (11) |
| 2024 | Auckland City (12) |
| 2025 | Auckland City (13) |
| 2026 | Auckland City (14) |
Oceania Club Championship
The Oceania Club Championship was initially held in one or two venues in a single host nation. The format featured groups playing single round-robin matches, followed by semi-finals and a final, typically lasting around ten days.[3] The inaugural competition in 1987 was played as a single play-off match between the domestic champions of New Zealand and Australia, won by Adelaide City.[4] Following a twelve-year hiatus, the OFC revived the competition as an all-Oceania tournament in January 1999 in Nadi and Lautoka, Fiji. Nine teams participated, with Australian side South Melbourne claiming the title and qualifying for the inaugural 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.[3]
Subsequent editions saw Wollongong Wolves (2001), Sydney FC (2005), and Auckland City (2006) secure titles.[4] Sydney FC did not defend its title in 2006 as Football Federation Australia left the OFC to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
OFC Champions League
2007–2014
In 2007, the tournament was rebranded as the OFC Champions League.[3] The revised format initially featured two groups, with group winners advancing to a two-legged final played over home and away legs across a seven-month season running from October to April. For the 2012–13 season, a preliminary qualifying stage was introduced for the champions of smaller member associations. The knockout stage was expanded to include semi-finals and a single-leg final at a neutral venue in Auckland, where Auckland City defeated Waitakere United to earn their fifth title. The 2013–14 season saw the group stage centralized in Fiji, while semi-finals and finals returned to a two-legged home-and-away format.
2014–present
The tournament was briefly renamed as the Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for the 2014–15 edition.[5] In 2017, the main group stage was expanded to 16 teams hosted across four nations, with group winners advancing to two-legged semi-finals and finals. Quarter-finals were introduced in 2018.
The 2019 final between New Caledonian sides Hienghène Sport and AS Magenta marked the first final without a New Zealand representative since 2005. Following cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the tournament returned in 2022, with Auckland City FC continuing a dominant run by winning consecutive titles through 2025.[4] In 2024, the tournament was officially renamed the OFC Men's Champions League. Winners of the competition qualify for the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup, while global representation at the expanded FIFA Club World Cup transitioned to the newly established OFC Professional League.[3]
Format
The OFC Men's Champions League currently features eight teams split into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, starting with the semi-finals.
Broadcasting
List of finals
| † | Match was won during extra time |
| * | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
| & | Finals decided on away goals |
- The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
- The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.
Records and statistics
Performances by club
| Club | Title(s) | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland City |
14 | — | 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | — |
| Waitakere United |
2 | 2 | 2007, 2008 | 2010, 2013 |
| Team Wellington |
1 | 3 | 2018 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Hekari United |
1 | 1 | 2010 | 2025 |
| Adelaide City |
1 | — | 1987 | — |
| South Melbourne |
1 | — | 1999 | — |
| Wollongong Wolves |
1 | — | 2001 | — |
| Sydney FC |
1 | — | 2005 | — |
| Hienghène Sport |
1 | — | 2019 | — |
 Pirae |
— | 2 | — | 2006, 2024 |
| Magenta |
— | 2 | — | 2005, 2019 |
 Amicale |
— | 2 | — | 2011, 2014 |
| Uni-Mount Bohemian |
— | 1 | — | 1987 |
 Nadi |
— | 1 | — | 1999 |
| Tafea |
— | 1 | — | 2001 |
| Ba |
— | 1 | — | 2007 |
 Kossa |
— | 1 | — | 2008 |
| Koloale |
— | 1 | — | 2009 |
| Tefana |
— | 1 | — | 2012 |
| Lautoka |
— | 1 | — | 2018 |
| Vénus |
— | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Suva |
— | 1 | — | 2023 |
| Central Coast |
— | 1 | — | 2026 |
Performance by nation
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Winning clubs | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
17 | 6 | Auckland City (14) Waitakere United (2) Team Wellington (1) |
Waitakere United (2) Team Wellington (3) Uni-Mount Bohemian (1) |
| Australia[a] |
4 | 0 | Adelaide City (1) South Melbourne (1) Wollongong Wolves (1) Sydney FC (1) |
N/a |
| New Caledonia |
1 | 2 | Hienghène Sport (1) | AS Magenta (2) |
| Papua New Guinea |
1 | 1 | Hekari United (1) | Hekari United (1) |
| Fiji |
0 | 4 | N/a | Nadi (1) Ba (1) Lautoka (1) Suva (1) |
| Tahiti |
0 | 4 | N/a | AS Pirae (2) AS Tefana (1) AS Vénus (1) |
| Solomon Islands |
0 | 3 | N/a | Kossa (1) Koloale (1) Central Coast (1) |
| Vanuatu |
0 | 3 | N/a | Amicale (2) Tafea (1) |
| Nation | Titles | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
17 | 6 | 23 |
| Australia[a] |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| New Caledonia |
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Papua New Guinea |
1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fiji |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tahiti |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| Solomon Islands |
0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vanuatu |
0 | 3 | 3 |
All-time top 10 OFC Champions League rankings
- As of 12 April 2025
| Best Finish | Winner | Runners-up | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City (20) |
115 | 85 | 21 | 9 | 333 | 82 | +251 | 276 |
| 2 | Waitakere United (8) |
49 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 99 | 47 | +52 | 90 |
| 3 | Hekari United (13) |
58 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 103 | 76 | +27 | 89 |
| 4 | Magenta (11) |
50 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 110 | 63 | +47 | 85 |
| 5 | Ba (13) |
55 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 79 | 90 | −11 | 79 |
| 6 | Tafea (9) |
38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 62 |
| 7 | Team Wellington (5) |
27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 26 | +68 | 61 |
| 8 | AS Pirae (8) |
35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 57 |
| 9 |  Tupapa Maraerenga (10) |
38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 110 | 116 | −6 | 55 |
| 10 | Amicale (6) |
35 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 53 |
| Rank | Club | Years | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City |
20 | 112 | 83 | 20 | 9 | 326 | 81 | +245 | 321 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
* Number in parentheses show number of participations. In italic, defunct teams.
All-time table by leagues
- As of 9 November 2022. All matches including qualifying were taken into account with a game decided by penalties counted as draw. No awarded/withdrawn games were counted.
| # | League | Teams Apps |
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | RU | SF | QF | 16 | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand National League |
40 | 193 | 128 | 37 | 28 | 557 | 165 | +392 | 421 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
193 | 128 | 37 | 28 | 557 | 165 | +392 | 421 |
| 2 | Fiji |
119 | 47 | 16 | 56 | 187 | 242 | −55 | 157 |
| 3 | Vanuatu |
109 | 44 | 22 | 43 | 205 | 188 | +17 | 154 |
| 4 | New Caledonia |
97 | 38 | 16 | 43 | 178 | 187 | −9 | 130 |
| 5 | Tahiti |
108 | 38 | 15 | 55 | 224 | 221 | +3 | 129 |
| 6 | Solomon Islands |
102 | 36 | 18 | 48 | 203 | 225 | −22 | 126 |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea |
89 | 28 | 14 | 47 | 143 | 239 | −96 | 98 |
| 8 |  Samoa |
54 | 19 | 4 | 31 | 112 | 176 | −64 | 61 |
| 9 | Cook Islands |
44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 99 | 128 | −29 | 53 |
| 10 | Australia[b] |
17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 9 | +81 | 49 |
| 11 |  Tonga |
34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 153 | −107 | 23 |
| 12 |  American Samoa |
22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 128 | −103 | 5 |
| 13 |  Palau[c] |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
- Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.
- Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006.