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2014–15 OFC Champions League

The 2014–15 OFC Champions League (officially the 2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 14th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 9th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2014–15 OFC Champions League
2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesPreliminary stage:
 Samoa
Final stage:
 Fiji
DatesPreliminary stage:
7–11 October 2014
Final stage:
11–26 April 2015
TeamsFinal stage: 12
Total: 15 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland City (7th title)
Runners-upNew Zealand Team Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored97 (3.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)Preliminary stage:
Samoa Silao Malo
Final stage:
Fiji Saula Waqa
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Tamati Williams
Fair play awardFiji Suva
2016

In an all-New Zealand final, four-time defending champions Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title.[2] As the winner of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League.
  Teams entering the group stage
  Teams entering the preliminary stage

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the 2013–14 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).

Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Fiji  Fiji Suva 2014 Fiji National Football League champion
Ba 2014 Fiji National Football League runner-up
New Caledonia  New Caledonia Gaïtcha 2013 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
New Zealand  New Zealand Auckland City 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion
2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier
Team Wellington 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2014 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Solomon Islands  Solomon Islands Western United 2014–15 Solomon Islands S-League champion
French Polynesia  Tahiti Pirae 2013–14 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Tefana 2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 regular phase winner
Vanuatu  Vanuatu Tafea 2014 VFF National Super League champion
Amicale 2014 VFF National Super League runner-up
Teams entering the preliminary stage
American Samoa  American Samoa SKBC 2013 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook Islands  Cook Islands Puaikura 2013 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Samoa  Samoa Lupe ole Soaga 2012–13 Samoa National League champion
Tonga  Tonga Lotoha'apai United 2013 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this edition, the semi-finals and final were played as single matches (instead of over two legs on a home-and-away format as in the previous edition).[3]

Stage Date
Preliminary stage
(Host: Samoa)
Matchday 1 7 October 2014
Matchday 2 9 October 2014
Matchday 3 11 October 2014
Group stage
(Host: Fiji)
Matchday 1 11–12 April 2015
Matchday 2 14–15 April 2015
Matchday 3 17–18 April 2015
Knockout stage
(Host: Fiji)
Semi-finals 21 April 2015
Final 26 April 2015

Preliminary stage

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The preliminary stage was played in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 11 October 2014. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 22 September 2014 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[4] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 automatic qualifiers.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga (H) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to group stage
2 Cook Islands  Puaikura 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Tonga  Lotoha'apai United 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
4 American Samoa  SKBC 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

All times UTC+14.

SKBC American Samoa 1–1Cook Islands  Puaikura
Kang   90' Report Pennycook   45+1'

SKBC American Samoa 1–4Tonga  Lotoha'apai United
Kang   81' Report Ma. Uhatahi   4' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Mafi   32'
Maamaaloa   56'
Lupe ole Soaga Samoa 3–2Cook Islands  Puaikura
Malo   8', 45+4'
Setefano   75'
Report Kelly   9'
Tiputoa   10'

Puaikura Cook Islands 1–0Tonga  Lotoha'apai United
Kelly   83' Report
Lupe ole Soaga Samoa 6–0American Samoa  SKBC
Malo   21', 48', 53'
Toni   77'
L. Gosche   81'
Setefano   90+4'
Report

Group stage

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The group stage was played in Ba and Suva, Fiji from 11 to 18 April 2015. The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2014 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four, with each group containing one team from each of the four pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on the results of their associations in the previous edition of the OFC Champions League. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

The schedule was confirmed on 4 February 2015.[6] In each group, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times UTC+12.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fiji  Ba (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 New Caledonia  Gaïtcha 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
3 French Polynesia  Pirae 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1
4 Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Pirae French Polynesia 3–3Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga
Warren   2'
Tavanae   16'
Tehau   23'
Report Gannon   8'
Ataga   58'
L. Gosche   69'
Attendance: 2,500[7]
Ba Fiji 3–0New Caledonia  Gaïtcha
Shaheed   21'
Tiwa   33'
Suwamy   88'
Report
Attendance: 2,500[8]

The kick-off of Group A matches on matchday 2 were delayed by 30 minutes due to heavy rain.[9]

Lupe ole Soaga Samoa 1–3Fiji  Ba
Malo   37' Report Waqa   32', 46', 53'
Attendance: 1,600[10]
Gaïtcha New Caledonia 5–2French Polynesia  Pirae
Wakanumune   24'
Wajoka   37', 66'
Drawilo   43'
Kaï   85'
Report Vaki   49'
Tinirauarii   88'
Attendance: 1,600[11]

Gaïtcha New Caledonia 8–1Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga
Pawawi   8'
Wajoka   9'
Kaï   45+2' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Toto   49'
Sansot   51'
Ouka   52'
Kaqea   88'
Report Toni   5'
Attendance: 2,500[12]
Pirae French Polynesia 0–2Fiji  Ba
Report Waqa   15', 55'
Attendance: 2,600[13]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand  Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Vanuatu  Amicale 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3 Fiji  Suva (H) 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Solomon Islands  Western United 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Auckland City New Zealand 3–0Fiji  Suva
Browne   12' (pen.)
Burfoot   64'
McGeorge   86'
Report
Attendance: 5,000[14]
Western United Solomon Islands 0–1Vanuatu  Amicale
Report Magnoni   49'
Attendance: 7,000[15]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Auckland City New Zealand 3–0Solomon Islands  Western United
White   68', 87'
Souto   73'
Report
Attendance: 3,000[16]
Amicale Vanuatu 3–2Fiji  Suva
Vakatalesau   16', 47'
Masauvakalo   90+1'
Report Chand   36'
Navunigasau   69'

Suva Fiji 3–1Solomon Islands  Western United
Medina   36' (pen.)
Aman   42'
Rabo   84'
Report Nawo   54'
Attendance: 2,000[18]
Amicale Vanuatu 0–3New Zealand  Auckland City
Report Moreira   3', 56', 64'
Attendance: 2,000[19]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Zealand  Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Papua New Guinea  Hekari United 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 Vanuatu  Tafea 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
4 French Polynesia  Tefana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: OFC
Tafea Vanuatu 2–3Papua New Guinea  Hekari United
J. Kaltack   61', 90' Report Ifunaoa   1'
Semmy   11'
Maemae   54'
Team Wellington New Zealand 2–1French Polynesia  Tefana
Corrales   36'
Smith   67'
Report O'Keeffe   44' (o.g.)

Hekari United Papua New Guinea 0–2New Zealand  Team Wellington
Report Aengari   22' (o.g.)
Smith   45+1'
Tefana French Polynesia 1–1Vanuatu  Tafea
Tchen   85' (pen.) Report J. Kaltack   36'
Attendance: 900[23]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Tefana French Polynesia 2–3Papua New Guinea  Hekari United
Tchen   35' (pen.)
Tinorua   49'
Report Ifunaoa   13'
Aengari   45+3'
Semmy   58'
Attendance: 500[24]
Tafea Vanuatu 2–3New Zealand  Team Wellington
J. Kaltack   28'
Nicholls   56'
Report Robertson   19'
Smith   53'
Gwyther   82'

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A New Caledonia  Gaïtcha 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 C Papua New Guinea  Hekari United 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 B Vanuatu  Amicale 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Source: OFC

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage was played in Suva, Fiji from 21 to 26 April 2015.[26] The four teams played on a single-elimination basis.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
New Caledonia  Gaïtcha0
 
 
 
New Zealand  Auckland City1
 
New Zealand  Auckland City (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
New Zealand  Team Wellington1 (3)
 
Fiji  Ba0
 
 
New Zealand  Team Wellington2
 

All times UTC+12.

Semi-finals

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Gaïtcha New Caledonia 0–1New Zealand  Auckland City
Report Đorđević   72'
Attendance: 4,500[27]

Ba Fiji 0–2New Zealand  Team Wellington
Report Gwyther   11', 16'
Attendance: 7,200[28]

Final

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Auckland City New Zealand 1–1 (a.e.t.)New Zealand  Team Wellington
Moreira   14' (pen.) Report Hogg   79'
Penalties
Đorđević soccer ball with check mark 
Berlanga soccer ball with red X 
McGeorge soccer ball with check mark 
Browne soccer ball with check mark 
Kim soccer ball with check mark 
4–3 soccer ball with check mark  Feneridis
soccer ball with red X  Corrales
soccer ball with check mark  Peverley
soccer ball with check mark  Gulley
soccer ball with red X  Hogg
Attendance: 3,000[29]

Awards

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Preliminary stage[30]
Award Player Team
Golden Ball Samoa  Silao Malo Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga
Golden Boot Samoa  Silao Malo Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga
Golden Gloves Tonga  Sione Faupula Tonga  Lotoha'apai United
Fair Play Award Cook Islands  Puaikura
Final stage (Group stage & Knockout stage)[2]
Award Player Team
Golden Ball New Zealand  Ivan Vicelich New Zealand  Auckland City
Golden Boot Fiji  Saula Waqa Fiji  Ba
Golden Gloves New Zealand  Tamati Williams New Zealand  Auckland City
Fair Play Award Fiji  Suva

Top goalscorers

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Preliminary stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Samoa  Silao Malo Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga 5
2 Samoa  Luki Gosche Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga 2
South Korea  Kang Gun-chul American Samoa  SKBC
Scotland  Stuart Kelly Cook Islands  Puaikura
Samoa  Andrew Setefano Samoa  Lupe ole Soaga
Tonga  Mark Uhatahi Tonga  Lotoha'apai United
Final stage (Group stage & Knockout stage)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Fiji  Saula Waqa Fiji  Ba 5
2 Vanuatu  Jean Kaltack Vanuatu  Tafea 4
Portugal  João Moreira New Zealand  Auckland City
4 New Zealand  Michael Gwyther New Zealand  Team Wellington 3
New Caledonia  Bertrand Kaï New Caledonia  Gaïtcha
New Zealand  Jarrod Smith New Zealand  Team Wellington
New Caledonia  Jean-Christ Wajoka New Caledonia  Gaïtcha
8 Solomon Islands  Dennis Ifunaoa Papua New Guinea  Hekari United 2
Papua New Guinea  Tommy Semmy Papua New Guinea  Hekari United
French Polynesia  Angelo Tchen French Polynesia  Tefana
Fiji  Osea Vakatalesau Vanuatu  Amicale
England  Darren White New Zealand  Auckland City

Source: OFC[31]

See also

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References

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