2014 OFC Champions League Final

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2014 OFC Champions League Final
Event2013–14 OFC Champions League
Amicale Auckland City
Vanuatu New Zealand
2 3
on aggregate
First leg
Amicale Auckland City
1 1
Date10 May 2014
VenuePort Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila
RefereeKader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Second leg
Auckland City Amicale
2 1
Date18 May 2014
VenueKiwitea Street, Auckland
RefereeNorbert Hauata (Tahiti)
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The 2014 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League, the 13th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Amicale of Vanuatu and Auckland City of New Zealand. The first leg was hosted by Amicale at Port Vila Municipal Stadium in Port Vila on 10 May 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Auckland City at Kiwitea Street in Auckland on 18 May 2014.[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round. Both finalists also earned invitations to participate in the 2014 OFC President's Cup.

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,[2] and Auckland City won the second leg 2–1,[3] giving them a record-setting sixth OFC club title.

Background[]

Amicale had played in one previous OFC Champions League final, where they lost to Auckland City 6–1 on aggregate in 2011. Auckland City were the three-time defending champions and had played in five previous finals, winning all of them in , 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

The two teams were drawn into Group B of this season's group stage with Nadi of Fiji and Dragon of Tahiti. Both Amicale and Auckland City won their first two matches, and Amicale won 1–0 in the final match to finish top of the group stage, while Auckland City also advanced to the semi-finals as the best runner-up. In the semi-finals, Amicale eliminated Ba of Fiji, while Auckland City eliminated Pirae of Tahiti.

Road to final[]

Further information: 2013–14 OFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Vanuatu Amicale Round New Zealand Auckland City
Opponent Result Group stage
(Host: Fiji) 		Opponent Result
French Polynesia Dragon 1–0 Fiji Nadi 3–0
Fiji Nadi 6–0 French Polynesia Dragon 3–0
New Zealand Auckland City 1–0 Vanuatu Amicale 0–1
Group B winner
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vanuatu Amicale 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
French Polynesia Dragon 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Fiji Nadi 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source:[citation needed]
 Group B runner-up
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vanuatu Amicale 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
French Polynesia Dragon 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Fiji Nadi 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source:[citation needed]
Fiji Ba 2–1 (away) Semi-finals
(Home-and-away) 		French Polynesia Pirae 3–0 (home)
0–0 (home) 1–2 (away)
Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate. Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Rules[]

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Matches[]

First leg[]

Amicale Vanuatu1���1New Zealand Auckland City
Fred Goal 75' Report Tade Goal 29'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Amicale
Auckland City
GK 1 Vanuatu Chikau Mansale
DF 4 Italy
DF 17 Solomon Islands Nelson Sale Kilifa (c) Yellow card 90'
DF 31 Serbia Marko Đorđević
DF 34 Scotland Colin Marshall
MF 6 Fiji Substituted off 68'
MF 9 Fiji Yellow card 84'
MF 29 Vanuatu Dominique Fred
FW 10 Serbia Nikola Vasilić Substituted off 54'
FW 22 Vanuatu Fenedy Masauvakalo
FW 30 Solomon Islands Substituted off 76'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia
DF 21 Vanuatu Paul Young
DF 25 Fiji Ilaitia Tuilau
MF 8 Serbia
MF 16 Vanuatu Daniel Natou
MF 35 Solomon Islands
FW 11 Nigeria Substituted in 68'
FW 13 Vanuatu François Sakama Substituted in 76'
FW 24 Vanuatu Kensi Tangis Substituted in 54'
Manager:
Australia Nathan Hall
GK 1 New Zealand Tamati Williams Yellow card 63'
DF 3 Japan Takuya Iwata
DF 4 Croatia Mario Bilen Substituted off 77'
DF 6 England John Irving
DF 15 New Zealand Ivan Vicelich (c)
DF 22 New Zealand
MF 23 England
MF 26 United States Sean Morris
FW 10 South Africa Ryan De Vries
FW 17 Portugal João Moreira Substituted off 72'
FW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade Substituted off 49'
Substitutes:
GK 18 England
DF 7 New Zealand James Pritchett
MF 16 South Korea Kim Dae-wook Substituted in 77'
MF 21 New Zealand
FW 19 Papua New Guinea David Browne Substituted in 49'
FW 25 New Zealand Sean Lovemore Substituted in 72'
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Terry Piri (Cook Islands)
Didier Hmuzo (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Second leg[]

Auckland City New Zealand2–1Vanuatu Amicale
De Vries Goal 67'
Tade Goal 87'		 Report Tangis Goal 45+1'
Attendance: 3,000
Auckland City
Amicale
GK 1 New Zealand Tamati Williams
DF 3 Japan Takuya Iwata
DF 4 Croatia Mario Bilen
DF 6 England John Irving
DF 15 New Zealand Ivan Vicelich (c) Yellow card 27'
DF 22 New Zealand Yellow card 90'
MF 16 South Korea Kim Dae-wook
MF 23 England Substituted off 66'
FW 10 South Africa Ryan De Vries Substituted off 90+1'
FW 17 Portugal João Moreira Substituted off 78'
FW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade Yellow card 88'
Substitutes:
GK 18 England
DF 7 New Zealand James Pritchett
MF 9 England Substituted in 90+1'
MF 21 New Zealand
MF 26 United States Sean Morris Substituted in 78'
FW 19 Papua New Guinea David Browne Substituted in 66'
FW 25 New Zealand Sean Lovemore
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx
GK 1 Vanuatu Chikau Mansale (c)
DF 4 Italy
DF 25 Fiji Ilaitia Tuilau Yellow card 32'
DF 31 Serbia Marko Đorđević
DF 34 Scotland Colin Marshall
MF 9 Fiji Yellow card 15'
MF 29 Vanuatu Dominique Fred
FW 11 Nigeria Substituted off 62'
FW 22 Vanuatu Fenedy Masauvakalo
FW 24 Vanuatu Kensi Tangis
FW 30 Solomon Islands Substituted off 69'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia
DF 18 Vanuatu Robert Tom
DF 21 Vanuatu Paul Young
MF 6 Fiji
MF 8 Serbia
MF 16 Vanuatu Daniel Natou
MF 35 Solomon Islands
FW 10 Serbia Nikola Vasilić Substituted in 62'
FW 13 Vanuatu François Sakama Substituted in 69'
Manager:
Australia Nathan Hall

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Phillipe Revel (Tahiti)
Fourth official:
Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

References[]

  1. ^ "Official programme of the 2014 OFC Champions League Final" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  2. ^ "Amicale, Auckland produce thrilling draw". Oceania Football Confederation. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Auckland City comeback earns Morocco return". Oceania Football Confederation. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

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