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
Champions Auckland City (7th title)
Runners-up Team Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored97 (3.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)Preliminary stage:
Silao Malo
Final stage:
Saula Waqa
(5 goals each)
Best player(s) Ivan Vicelich
Best goalkeeper Tamati Williams
Fair play award Suva

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
Team
Wellington
Hekari United
Puaikura
Lupe ole Soaga
Lotoha'apai
United
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 Suva 2014 Fiji National Football League champion
Ba 2014 Fiji National Football League runner-up
New Caledonia Gaïtcha 2013 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
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 Hekari United 2014 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Solomon Islands Western United 2014–15 Solomon Islands S-League champion
Tahiti Pirae 2013–14 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Tefana 2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 regular phase winner
Vanuatu Tafea 2014 VFF National Super League champion
Amicale 2014 VFF National Super League runner-up
Teams entering the preliminary stage
American Samoa SKBC 2013 FFAS Senior League champion
Cook Islands Puaikura 2013 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Samoa Lupe ole Soaga 2012–13 Samoa National League champion
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 Lupe ole Soaga (H) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to group stage
2 Puaikura 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Lotoha'apai United 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
4 SKBC 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: OFC
(H) Host.

All times UTC+14.

SKBC 1–1 Puaikura
Kang  90' Report Pennycook  45+1'
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Lotoha'apai United 0–1 Lupe ole Soaga
Report L. Gosche  83'
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
SKBC 1–4 Lotoha'apai United
Kang  81' Report Ma. Uhatahi  4' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Mafi  32'
Maamaaloa  56'
Referee: Amos Anio (Papua New Guinea)
Lupe ole Soaga 3–2 Puaikura
Malo  8', 45+4'
Setefano  75'		 Report Kelly  9'
Tiputoa  10'
Puaikura 1–0 Lotoha'apai United
Kelly  83' Report
Lupe ole Soaga 6–0 SKBC
Malo  21', 48', 53'
Toni  77'
L. Gosche  81'
Setefano  90+4'		 Report
Referee: Robinson Banga (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
  • Suva
  • Hekari United
  • 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 Ba (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Gaïtcha 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6
3 Pirae 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1
4 Lupe ole Soaga 3 0 1 2 5 14 −9 1
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Pirae 3–3 Lupe ole Soaga
Warren  2'
Tavanae  16'
Tehau  23'		 Report Gannon  8'
Ataga  58'
L. Gosche  69'
Attendance: 2,500[7]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Ba 3–0 Gaïtcha
Shaheed  21'
Tiwa  33'
Suwamy  88'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500[8]
Referee: Nick Waldron (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 1–3 Ba
Malo  37' Report Waqa  32', 46', 53'
Attendance: 1,600[10]
Referee: Albert Maru (Papua New Guinea)
Gaïtcha 5–2 Pirae
Wakanumune  24'
Wajoka  37', 66'
Drawilo  43'
Kaï  85'		 Report Vaki  49'
Tinirauarii  88'
Attendance: 1,600[11]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Gaïtcha 8–1 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]
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Pirae 0–2 Ba
Report Waqa  15', 55'
Attendance: 2,600[13]
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Amicale 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3 Suva (H) 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 Western United 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Auckland City 3–0 Suva
Browne  12' (pen.)
Burfoot  64'
McGeorge  86'		 Report
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 5,000[14]
Western United 0–1 Amicale
Report Magnoni  49'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 7,000[15]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Auckland City 3–0 Western United
White  68', 87'
Souto  73'		 Report
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,000[16]
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Amicale 3–2 Suva
Vakatalesau  16', 47'
Masauvakalo  90+1'		 Report Chand  36'
Navunigasau  69'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,000[17]
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Suva 3–1 Western United
Medina  36' (pen.)
Aman  42'
Rabo  84'		 Report Nawo  54'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[18]
Referee: Ichikawa Polovili (Tonga)
Amicale 0–3 Auckland City
Report Moreira  3', 56', 64'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[19]

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Hekari United 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 Tafea 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1
4 Tefana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: OFC
Tafea 2–3 Hekari United
J. Kaltack  61', 90' Report Ifunaoa  1'
Semmy  11'
Maemae  54'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[20]
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Team Wellington 2–1 Tefana
Corrales  36'
Smith  67'		 Report O'Keeffe  44' (o.g.)
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 2,000[21]
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)
Hekari United 0–2 Team Wellington
Report Aengari  22' (o.g.)
Smith  45+1'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 700[22]
Tefana 1–1 Tafea
Tchen  85' (pen.) Report J. Kaltack  36'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 900[23]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Tefana 2–3 Hekari United
Tchen  35' (pen.)
Tinorua  49'		 Report Ifunaoa  13'
Aengari  45+3'
Semmy  58'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 500[24]
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Tafea 2–3 Team Wellington
J. Kaltack  28'
Nicholls  56'		 Report Robertson  19'
Smith  53'
Gwyther  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 Gaïtcha 3 2 0 1 13 6 +7 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 C Hekari United 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
3 B 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
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Gaïtcha0
 
 
 
 Auckland City1
 
 Auckland City (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
 Team Wellington1 (3)
 
 Ba0
 
 
 Team Wellington2
 

All times UTC+12.

Semi-finals
Gaïtcha 0–1 Auckland City
Report Đorđević  72'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 4,500[27]
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)
Ba 0–2 Team Wellington
Report Gwyther  11', 16'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 7,200[28]

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

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

Top goalscorers
Preliminary stage
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Silao Malo Lupe ole Soaga 5
2 Luki Gosche Lupe ole Soaga 2
Kang Gun-chul SKBC
Stuart Kelly Puaikura
Andrew Setefano Lupe ole Soaga
Mark Uhatahi Lotoha'apai United
Final stage (Group stage & Knockout stage)
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Saula Waqa Ba 5
2 Jean Kaltack Tafea 4
João Moreira Auckland City
4 Michael Gwyther Team Wellington 3
Bertrand Kaï Gaïtcha
Jarrod Smith Team Wellington
Jean-Christ Wajoka Gaïtcha
8 Dennis Ifunaoa Hekari United 2
Tommy Semmy Hekari United
Angelo Tchen Tefana
Osea Vakatalesau Amicale
Darren White Auckland City

Source: OFC[31]

See also

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