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2016 OFC Champions League

The 2016 OFC Champions League was the 15th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name. The final stage of the tournament was held in New Zealand for the first time under its current format, with the preliminary stage held in the Cook Islands.[1]

2016 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesPreliminary stage:
 Cook Islands
Final stage:
 New Zealand
DatesPreliminary stage:
26–30 January 2016
Final stage:
8–23 April 2016
TeamsFinal stage: 12
Total: 15 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland City (8th title)
Runners-upNew Zealand Team Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored131 (4.85 per match)
Attendance7,170 (266 per match)
Top scorer(s)Preliminary stage:
New Zealand Jared Colligan
Final stage:
Portugal João Moreira
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Scott Basalaj
Fair play awardPapua New Guinea Hekari United
2017 →

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions, and won their sixth title in a row and eighth overall title with a 3–0 final victory over fellow New Zealand opponents Team Wellington. As the winners of the 2016 OFC Champions League, they qualified as the OFC representative at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan (a record eighth Club World Cup appearance).[2] Their sixth consecutive continental club title was also a record, surpassing a tie they previously shared with Real Madrid, who won five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960.[3]

Teams edit

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Location of teams of the 2016 OFC Champions League.
  Teams entering the group stage; (H) Group stage host
  Teams entering the preliminary stage; (h) Preliminary stage host

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.

  • The four associations with the best results in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea) were awarded two berths each in the group stage.
  • Three other associations (Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded one berth each in the group stage.
  • The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) were awarded one berth each in the preliminary stage, with the winner advancing to the group stage.
Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
  Fiji Nadi 2015 Fiji National Football League champion
Suva 2015 Fiji National Football League runner-up
  New Caledonia Magenta 2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
Lössi 2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue runner-up
  New Zealand Auckland City 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion
2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier
Team Wellington 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
  Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage winner
Lae City Dwellers 2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage runner-up
  Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League regular season winner
  Tahiti Tefana 2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
  Vanuatu Amicale 2015 VFF National Super League champion
Teams entering the preliminary stage
  American Samoa Utulei Youth 2014 FFAS Senior League champion
  Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2015 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
  Samoa Kiwi 2013–14 Samoa National League champion
  Tonga Veitongo 2015 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]

Stage Host country Venues Round Dates
Preliminary stage Cook Islands CIFA Academy Field,
Matavera 		Round 1 26 January 2016
Round 2 28 January 2016
Round 3 30 January 2016
Final stage
(Group stage &
Knockout stage) 		New Zealand QBE Stadium (Main Field & Oval),
Auckland 		Round 1 8–10 April 2016
Round 2 11–13 April 2016
Round 3 15–17 April 2016
Semi-finals 20 April 2016
Final 23 April 2016

Preliminary stage edit

The preliminary stage was played in Matavera, Cook Islands from 26 to 30 January 2016. The draw for the fixtures was held on 16 November 2015, 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13) at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 direct entrants.

All times UTC−10.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Kiwi 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9 Group stage
2   Tupapa Maraerenga (H) 3 2 0 1 17 3 +14 6
3   Utulei Youth 3 1 0 2 6 17 −11 3
4   Veitongo 3 0 0 3 3 17 −14 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Utulei Youth  2–6  Kiwi
Collins   8'
Tomasi   75'		 Report Saofaiga   32'
Mosquera   34' (pen.), 90+1'
Samuelu   39' (o.g.)
Packer   75', 77'
Attendance: 120[7]
Veitongo  0–7  Tupapa Maraerenga
Report Colligan   7' (pen.), 12' (pen.), 41', 59'
Simiona   30', 70'
Tiro   90'
Attendance: 200[8]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Utulei Youth  3–2  Veitongo
Kang   13'
Samuelu   34'
Siligi   84'		 Report Polovili   39'
Uele   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 100[9]
Tupapa Maraerenga  1–2  Kiwi
Simiona   75' Report Saofaiga   37'
Mosquera   65'
Attendance: 200[10]
Tupapa Maraerenga  9–1  Utulei Youth
Colligan   15'
Ruka   29'
Best   44', 57', 59'
Karika   74', 88', 90+6'
Harmon   89'		 Report Siligi   61'
Attendance: 150[11]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Kiwi  7–1  Veitongo
Mason   25', 68', 90+5'
Blackburn   30', 64', 90'
Sutcliffe   47'		 Report Polovili   23'
Attendance: 200[12]

Group stage edit

The group stage was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 8 to 17 April 2016. The draw for the group stage was held on 16 November 2015, 15:00 NZDT (UTC+13) at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] 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
  1.   Lössi
  2.   Lae City Dwellers
  3.   Kiwi (Preliminary winner)

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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2   Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3   Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4   Lae City Dwellers 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Auckland City  4–0  Solomon Warriors
Kim   54'
Moreira   73', 85', 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 250[13]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Lae City Dwellers  0–3  Amicale
Report Dickinson   28', 37'
Nadaya   81'
Attendance: 650[14]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Amicale  3–0
Awarded		  Solomon Warriors
Bertacchi   90+3' Report Ifunaoa   53'
Attendance: 100[15]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

The match originally ended 1–1. However, Solomon Warriors were later ruled to have forfeited the match for fielding an ineligible player.[16]

Lae City Dwellers  1–2  Auckland City
Gunemba   86' Report Kim   65'
Moreira   89'
Attendance: 300[17]

The kick-off of Group A matches on matchday 9 were delayed due to heavy rain.[18]

Solomon Warriors  5–4  Lae City Dwellers
Kaltack   7'
Nelson   44' (o.g.)
Donga   59', 87'
Tigi   78'		 Report Gunemba   3'
Fakari   35' (o.g.)
Dabinyaba   66'
Foster   76' (pen.)
Attendance: 200[19]
Auckland City  3–1  Amicale
White   71'
De Vries   90'
Moreira   90+6'		 Report Dickinson   24'
Attendance: 450[20]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Knockout stage
2   Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Suva 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Lössi 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: OFC
Team Wellington  2–0  Suva
Harris   73', 80' Report
Attendance: 150[21]
Lössi  1–5  Hekari United
D. Kauma   30' Report Nawo   2'
Semmy   9'
Wama   38'
Feni   54'
Simon   72'
Attendance: 350[22]
Hekari United  3–0  Suva
Feni   16'
Semmy   31'
Nawo   77'		 Report
Attendance: 100[23]
Lössi  1–2  Team Wellington
Ouka   42' Report Jackson   48'
Barcia   64'
Attendance: 250[24]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Suva  3–1  Lössi
Wahnyamalla   10' (o.g.)
Hughes   19'
Matarerega   47'		 Report Ouka   67'
Attendance: 100[25]
Team Wellington  4–0  Hekari United
Robertson   21', 37'
Bolatoga   55' (o.g.)
Corrales   63'		 Report
Attendance: 200[26]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Magenta 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage
2   Tefana 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6
3   Nadi 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4   Kiwi 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: OFC
Nadi  1–6  Tefana
Roche   62' (o.g.) Report Tinorua   21'
Atani   30'
Keck   48', 56'
Tevaerai   66'
Lucas   78'
Attendance: 150[27]
Kiwi  0–2  Magenta
Report Aucher   24'
Nicholls   70'
Attendance: 150[28]
Magenta  4–2  Tefana
J. Wajoka   5'
Bearune   25', 27' (pen.), 86' (pen.)		 Report Tevaerai   18'
Tiatia   47'
Attendance: 200[29]
Kiwi  3–4  Nadi
Saofaiga   2', 21'
Scanlan   10'		 Report Khem   8', 87', 90+6', 90+8'
Attendance: 300[30]
Tefana  7–0  Kiwi
A. Tehau   31', 45'
Tiatia   41'
Tinorua   52'
Atani   60'
Chong Hue   63'
Lucas   68'		 Report
Attendance: 100[31]
Nadi  0–3  Magenta
Report Jelewed   21'
Nicholls   39'
Dokunengo   57'
Attendance: 100[32]

Ranking of second-placed teams edit

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C   Tefana 3 2 0 1 15 5 +10 6 Knockout stage
2 A   Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 B   Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
Source: OFC

Knockout stage edit

The knockout stage was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 20 to 23 April 2016. The four teams played on a single-elimination basis. The semi-final matchups were:[4]

  • Winner Group A vs. Best runner-up
  • Winner Group B vs. Winner Group C

All times UTC+12.

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 April
 
 
  Auckland City4
 
23 April
 
  Tefana2
 
  Auckland City3
 
20 April
 
  Team Wellington0
 
  Team Wellington2
 
 
  Magenta0
 

Semi-finals edit

Auckland City  4–2  Tefana
Lea'alafa   7', 23'
Lewis   25', 44'		 Report Keck   10'
Tinorua   86' (pen.)
Attendance: 400[33]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Team Wellington  2–0  Magenta
Jackson   74' (pen.), 77' Report
Attendance: 200[34]

Final edit

Main article: 2016 OFC Champions League Final
Auckland City  3–0  Team Wellington
Lea'alafa   2', 84'
Lewis   67'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500[35]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Statistics edit

Tournament statistics edit

Stage Matches Goals Avg. goals Attendance Avg. attendance
Preliminary stage 6 41 6.83 970 162
Final stage
(Group stage &
Knockout stage) 		21 90 4.29 6200 295

Top goalscorers edit

Preliminary stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1   Jared Colligan   Tupapa Maraerenga 5
2   Campbell Best   Tupapa Maraerenga 3
  Sam Blackburn   Kiwi
  Josh Karika   Tupapa Maraerenga
  Jamie Mason   Kiwi
  Tomas Mosquera   Kiwi
  Harlem Simiona   Tupapa Maraerenga
8   Martin Packer   Kiwi 2
  Hemaloto Polovili   Veitongo
  Mike Saofaiga   Kiwi
  Kaleopa Siligi   Utulei Youth
Final stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1   João Moreira   Auckland City 5
2   Anish Khem   Nadi 4
  Micah Lea'alafa   Auckland City
4   Georges Bearune   Magenta 3
  Adam Dickinson   Amicale
  Tom Jackson   Team Wellington
  Tauhiti Keck   Tefana
  Clayton Lewis   Auckland City
  Temarii Tinorua   Tefana
10   Stanley Atani   Tefana 2
  Jerry Donga   Solomon Warriors
  Gagame Feni   Hekari United
  Raymond Gunemba   Lae City Dwellers
  Ben Harris   Team Wellington
  Kim Dae-wook   Auckland City
  Tauatua Lucas   Tefana
  Joses Nawo   Hekari United
  Bill Nicholls   Magenta
  Jim Ouka   Lössi
  Bill Robertson   Team Wellington
  Mike Saofaiga   Kiwi
  Tommy Semmy   Hekari United
  Alvin Tehau   Tefana
  Tunoa Tevaerai   Tefana
  Taumihau Tiatia   Tefana

Awards edit

Award[36] Player Team
Golden Ball   Micah Lea'alafa   Auckland City
Golden Boot   João Moreira   Auckland City
Golden Gloves   Scott Basalaj   Team Wellington
Fair Play Award —   Hekari United

See also edit

References edit

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