2018 OFC Champions League group stage

The 2018 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 February to 3 March 2018.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018 OFC Champions League.

Draw

The draw of the group stage was held on 15 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] For the group stage, the 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four, with each group containing two teams from Pot B (which were drawn into positions 1–2 to determine the fixtures) and two teams from Pot C (which were drawn into positions 3–4 to determine the fixtures). Teams from the same association, as well as the two teams advancing from the qualifying stage, could not be drawn into the same group. The teams were seeded based on the following:[3]

  • Pot B contained the champions of the seven developed associations, and the runners-up of New Zealand, by virtue of having the best second team in the 2017 OFC Champions League.
  • Pot C contained the runners-up of the six developed associations apart from New Zealand, and the two teams advancing from the qualifying stage, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
Pot B Pot C

The following were the winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage which join the 14 direct entrants in the group stage.

Qualifying stage winners Qualifying stage runners-up
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga Samoa Lupe o le Soaga

Format

In the group stage, the four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue.. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 34):

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  6. Disciplinary points;
  7. Coin toss or drawing of lots.

Schedule

The hosts of each group were announced by OFC on 31 October 2017.[4]

  • Group A matches were played between 10–16 February 2018 in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
  • Group B matches were played between 11–17 February 2018 in Pirae, Tahiti.
  • Group C matches were played between 25 February – 3 March 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Group D matches were played between 24 February – 2 March 2018 in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

The schedule was as follows.[1][5][6]

Matchday Dates Matches
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Matchday 1 10 February 2018 11 February 2018 25 February 2018 24 February 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 13 February 2018 14 February 2018 28 February 2018 27 February 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 16 February 2018 17 February 2018 3 March 2018 2 March 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAL TOT BAF TUP
1 Vanuatu Nalkutan (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Quarter-finals — — 1–0 —
2 Papua New Guinea Toti City 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6 1–4 — 1–0 —
3 Fiji Ba 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3 — — — 4–1
4 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3 0 0 3 3 15 −12 0 0–4 2–7 — —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands 2–7 Papua New Guinea Toti City
  • Latimer  45+1' (pen.)
  • Bonsu-Maro  90+1'
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Nalkutan Vanuatu 1–0 Fiji Ba
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Toti City Papua New Guinea 1–0 Fiji Ba
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands 0–4 Vanuatu Nalkutan
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Ba Fiji 4–1 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
 Report
  • Latimer  76'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Toti City Papua New Guinea 1–4 Vanuatu Nalkutan
 Report
  • Soromon  47', 58', 90'
  • Manuriki  59'
Attendance: 3,200

Group B

All times were local, TAHT (UTC−10).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DRA SOL ERA LOS
1 French Polynesia Dragon (H) 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Quarter-finals — — — 4–0
2 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 2–1 — — 6–1
3 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 3–4 2–0 — —
4 New Caledonia Lössi 3 0 1 2 3 12 −9 1 — — 2–2 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Erakor Golden Star Vanuatu 2–0 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
 Report
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Dragon French Polynesia 4–0 New Caledonia Lössi
 Report
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands 6–1 New Caledonia Lössi
 Report
  • Mathelon  73'
Attendance: 602
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Erakor Golden Star Vanuatu 3–4 French Polynesia Dragon
 Report
Attendance: 602
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Lössi New Caledonia 2–2 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
 Report
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Peter Linney (New Zealand)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands 2–1 French Polynesia Dragon
 Report
  • Tze-Yu  77'
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Group C

All times were local, NZDT (UTC+13).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC LAU VEN MAD
1 New Zealand Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Quarter-finals — 1–0 — 5–0
2 Fiji Lautoka 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 — — — 3–1
3 French Polynesia Vénus 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3 0–7 1–2 — —
4 Papua New Guinea Madang 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 — — 1–2 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Lautoka Fiji 3–1 Papua New Guinea Madang
 Report
  • Pulung  40'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)
Vénus French Polynesia 0–7 New Zealand Auckland City
Report
  • Tade  7', 36' (pen.), 75'
  • Drake  37'
  • Lea'alafa  44'
  • McCowatt  60'
  • Wilkins  66'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Vénus French Polynesia 1–2 Fiji Lautoka
  • R. Tehau  4'
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Auckland City New Zealand 5–0 Papua New Guinea Madang
  • Morgan  13'
  • McCowatt  17'
  • Tade  74', 87'
  • Wilkins  90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Madang Papua New Guinea 1–2 French Polynesia Vénus
 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Auckland City New Zealand 1–0 Fiji Lautoka
 Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Group D

All times were local, SBT (UTC+11).[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WEL MAR MAG LUP
1 New Zealand Team Wellington 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 Quarter-finals — — 5–1 7–1
2 Solomon Islands Marist (H) 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 1–1 — 1–1 —
3 New Caledonia Magenta 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4 — — — 2–0
4 Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0 — 1–3 — —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Magenta New Caledonia 2–0 Samoa Lupe o le Soaga
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Marist Solomon Islands 1–1 New Zealand Team Wellington
  • Iniga  37'
 Report
  • Kilkolly  85'
Attendance: 12,000
Team Wellington New Zealand 7–1 Samoa Lupe o le Soaga
  • Schrijvers  2'
  • Allen  24', 31' (pen.), 68'
  • Sinclair  41'
  • Mulholland  79'
  • Hailemariam  87'
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Marist Solomon Islands 1–1 New Caledonia Magenta
 Report
Attendance: 7,500
Team Wellington New Zealand 5–1 New Caledonia Magenta
  • Allen  32', 66' (pen.)
  • Molloy  54'
  • Watson  76' (pen.)
  • Kilkolly  88'
 Report
Attendance: 2,600
Lupe o le Soaga Samoa 1–3 Solomon Islands Marist
 Report
  • Iani  45+3', 63'
  • Kaua  85'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Notes

  1. 1 2 The identity of the teams from Solomon Islands was not known at the time of the draw.

References

  1. 1 2 "Match Schedule 2018" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ↑ "Groups confirmed for Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW". YouTube. 15 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hosts announced for OFC Champions League 2018". Oceania Football Confederation. 31 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "OFC Champions League 2018 Match Schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
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