2014–15 OFC Champions League

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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 →

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.

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[]

Location of teams of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League.
Red pog.svg Teams entering the group stage
Blue pog.svg 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[]

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[]

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) Host

All times UTC+14.

SKBC American Samoa1–1Cook Islands Puaikura
Goal 90' Report Goal 45+1'
Joseph S. Blatter Football Complex, Apia
Referee: (Fiji)
Lotoha'apai United Tonga0–1Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
Report L. Gosche Goal 83'
Joseph S. Blatter Football Complex, Apia
Referee: (Vanuatu)
SKBC American Samoa1–4Tonga Lotoha'apai United
Goal 81' Report Ma. Uhatahi Goal 4' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Mafi Goal 32'
Maamaaloa Goal 56'
Joseph S. Blatter Football Complex, Apia
Lupe ole Soaga Samoa3–2Cook Islands Puaikura
Malo Goal 8', 45+4'
Setefano Goal 75'		 Report Kelly Goal 9'
Goal 10'
Joseph S. Blatter Football Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Puaikura Cook Islands1–0Tonga Lotoha'apai United
Kelly Goal 83' Report
Joseph S. Blatter Football Complex, Apia
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Lupe ole Soaga Samoa6–0American Samoa SKBC
Malo Goal 21', 48', 53'
Toni Goal 77'
L. Gosche Goal 81'
Setefano Goal 90+4'		 Report
Joseph S. Blatter Football Complex, Apia
Referee: (Vanuatu)

Group stage[]

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
  • Fiji Suva
  • Papua New Guinea Hekari United
  • Samoa Lupe ole Soaga (preliminary winner)

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[]

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) Host
Pirae French Polynesia3–3Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
Warren Goal 2'
Goal 16'
Tehau Goal 23'		 Report Goal 8'
Ataga Goal 58'
L. Gosche Goal 69'
Attendance: 2,500[7]
Referee: (Vanuatu)
Ba Fiji3–0New Caledonia Gaïtcha
Goal 21'
Tiwa Goal 33'
Suwamy Goal 88'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500[8]
Referee: (New Zealand)

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

Lupe ole Soaga Samoa1–3Fiji Ba
Malo Goal 37' Report Waqa Goal 32', 46', 53'
Attendance: 1,600[10]
Gaïtcha New Caledonia5–2French Polynesia Pirae
Wakanumune Goal 24'
Wajoka Goal 37', 66'
Goal 43'
Kaï Goal 85'		 Report Goal 49'
Goal 88'
Attendance: 1,600[11]
Referee: (Vanuatu)
Gaïtcha New Caledonia8–1Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
Goal 8'
Wajoka Goal 9'
Kaï Goal 45+2' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Goal 49'
Sansot Goal 51'
Goal 52'
Goal 88'		 Report Toni Goal 5'
Attendance: 2,500[12]
Referee: (New Zealand)
Pirae French Polynesia0–2Fiji Ba
Report Waqa Goal 15', 55'
Attendance: 2,600[13]
Referee: (Vanuatu)

Group B[]

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) Host
Auckland City New Zealand3–0Fiji Suva
Browne Goal 12' (pen.)
Goal 64'
McGeorge Goal 86'		 Report
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 5,000[14]
Western United Solomon Islands0–1Vanuatu Amicale
Report Goal 49'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 7,000[15]
Referee: (Fiji)
Auckland City New Zealand3–0Solomon Islands Western United
Goal 68', 87'
Souto Goal 73'		 Report
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,000[16]
Referee: (Fiji)
Amicale Vanuatu3–2Fiji Suva
Vakatalesau Goal 16', 47'
Masauvakalo Goal 90+1'		 Report Chand Goal 36'
Goal 69'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,000[17]
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Suva Fiji3–1Solomon Islands Western United
Goal 36' (pen.)
Goal 42'
Rabo Goal 84'		 Report Nawo Goal 54'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[18]
Referee: (Tonga)
Amicale Vanuatu0–3New Zealand Auckland City
Report Moreira Goal 3', 56', 64'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[19]

Group C[]

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 Vanuatu2–3Papua New Guinea Hekari United
J. Kaltack Goal 61', 90' Report Goal 1'
Semmy Goal 11'
Maemae Goal 54'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[20]
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Team Wellington New Zealand2–1French Polynesia Tefana
Goal 36'
Smith Goal 67'		 Report O'Keeffe Goal 44' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[21]
Referee: (Solomon Islands)
Hekari United Papua New Guinea0–2New Zealand Team Wellington
Report Aengari Goal 22' (o.g.)
Smith Goal 45+1'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 700[22]
Tefana French Polynesia1–1Vanuatu Tafea
Tchen Goal 85' (pen.) Report J. Kaltack Goal 36'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 900[23]
Referee: (Fiji)
Tefana French Polynesia2–3Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Tchen Goal 35' (pen.)
Tinorua Goal 49'		 Report Goal 13'
Aengari Goal 45+3'
Semmy Goal 58'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500[24]
Referee: (Fiji)
Tafea Vanuatu2–3New Zealand Team Wellington
J. Kaltack Goal 28'
Nicholls Goal 56'		 Report Goal 19'
Smith Goal 53'
Goal 82'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500[25]

Ranking of second-placed teams[]

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[]

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[]

 
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[]

Gaïtcha New Caledonia0–1New Zealand Auckland City
Report Đorđević Goal 72'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 4,500[27]
Referee: (Fiji)
Ba Fiji0–2New Zealand Team Wellington
Report Goal 11', 16'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 7,200[28]

Final[]

Main article: 2015 OFC Champions League Final
Auckland City New Zealand1–1 (a.e.t.)New Zealand Team Wellington
Moreira Goal 14' (pen.) Report Hogg Goal 79'
Penalties
Đorđević Penalty scored
Berlanga Penalty missed
McGeorge Penalty scored
Browne Penalty scored
Kim Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty scored Feneridis
Penalty missed
Penalty scored Peverley
Penalty scored Gulley
Penalty missed Hogg
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,000[29]

Awards[]

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 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[]

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 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 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 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 New Zealand Auckland City

Source: OFC[31]

See also[]

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