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.

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). 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.

Teams

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.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodTeams entering the group stage FijiNadi2015 Fiji National Football League championSuva2015 Fiji National Football League runner-up New CaledoniaMagenta2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue championLössi2014 New Caledonia Super Ligue runner-up New ZealandAuckland City2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premierTeam Wellington2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up Papua New GuineaHekari United2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage winnerLae City Dwellers2015 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League first stage runner-up Solomon IslandsSolomon Warriors2015–16 Solomon Islands S-League regular season winner TahitiTefana2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion VanuatuAmicale2015 VFF National Super League championTeams entering the preliminary stage American SamoaUtulei Youth2014 FFAS Senior League champion Cook IslandsTupapa Maraerenga2015 Cook Islands Round Cup champion SamoaKiwi2013–14 Samoa National League champion TongaVeitongo2015 Tonga Major League champion

Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.

StageHost countryVenuesRoundDatesPreliminary stageCook IslandsCIFA Academy Field,MataveraRound 126 January 2016Round 228 January 2016Round 330 January 2016Final stage(Group stage &Knockout stage)New ZealandQBE Stadium (Main Field & Oval),AucklandRound 18–10 April 2016Round 211–13 April 2016Round 315–17 April 2016Semi-finals20 April 2016Final23 April 2016

Preliminary stage 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. 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.

Group stage 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. 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 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

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

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

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

Group B

Group C

Ranking of second-placed teams

Knockout stage 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: Winner Group A vs. Best runner-up Winner Group B vs. Winner Group C

All times UTC+12.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics Tournament statistics StageMatchesGoalsAvg. goalsAttendanceAvg. attendancePreliminary stage6416.83970162Final stage(Group stage &Knockout stage)21904.296200295

Top goalscorers +Preliminary stageRankPlayerTeamGoals1 Jared Colligan Tupapa Maraerenga52 Campbell Best Tupapa Maraerenga3 Sam Blackburn Kiwi Josh Karika Tupapa Maraerenga Jamie Mason Kiwi Tomas Mosquera Kiwi Harlem Simiona Tupapa Maraerenga8 Martin Packer Kiwi2 Hemaloto Polovili Veitongo Mike Saofaiga Kiwi Kaleopa Siligi Utulei Youth

+Final stageRankPlayerTeamGoals1 João Moreira Auckland City52 Anish Khem Nadi4 Micah Lea'alafa Auckland City4 Georges Bearune Magenta3 Adam Dickinson Amicale Tom Jackson Team Wellington Tauhiti Keck Tefana Clayton Lewis Auckland City Temarii Tinorua Tefana10 Stanley Atani Tefana2 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 AwardPlayerTeamGolden Ball Micah Lea'alafa Auckland CityGolden Boot João Moreira Auckland CityGolden Gloves Scott Basalaj Team WellingtonFair Play Award— Hekari United

2016 OFC Champions League

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