The 2007 OFC Champions League was the 6th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 1st season under the current OFC Champions League name. Under the new format there was to be no qualifying round, and instead six teams from the six best Oceanic nations would play each other home and away in a group stage before the knockout round. The tournament took place from 21 January until 29 April 2007.
Auckland City qualified as the reigning champions of the OFC Club Championship. The other 5 teams gained their qualifications due to their domestic league performances. Following the withdrawal of Vanuatu’s Port Vila Sharks, the OFC awarded a second berth to Waitakere United, the leader after the first phase of the New Zealand Football Championship.
The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who beat Ba Electric of Fiji in the final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan the following December.
Participants
A total of 6 teams from 5 OFC member associations entered the competition.
AssociationTeamQualifying methodTeams entering the group stage Fiji4R Electrical Ba2006 Fiji National Football League champion New CaledoniaMont-Dore2005–06 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion New ZealandAuckland City2006 OFC Club Championship championWaitakere United2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship league leader after Round 7 Solomon IslandsMarist2005–06 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion TahitiTemanava2006 Cup of Polynesia winnerTeams eligible, but did not enter American SamoaTafuna Jets2006 ASFA Soccer League champion Cook IslandsNikao Sokattack2006 Cook Islands Round Cup champion Papua New GuineaUniversity Inter2006 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship champion SamoaVaivase-Tai2006 Samoa National League champion TongaLotoha'apai2006 Tonga Major League champion VanuatuPort Vila Sharks2006 Vanuatu VFF Bred Cup winner
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Final
4R Electrical Ba: 1 Laisenia Tuba 3 Shalen Lal 5 Roneel Kumar 6 Jone Vesikula 8 Keni Doidoi 9 Josaia Bukalidi 10 Ronald Chandra 11 Robert Wise 14 Luke Vidovi 16 Malakai Tiwa 17 Malakai KainiheweSubstitutes: 2 Avinesh Swamy 4 Leone Vurukania 7 Niumaia Tagi 12 Semesa Doidoi 13 Kiniviliame Kainehewe 15 Osea Vakatalesau Manager: ??Waitakere United: GK 1 Michael Utting DF 2 George Suri DF 5 Danny Hay FW 8 Commins Menapi FW 10 Allen Pearce FW 11 Craig Wylie 12 Jakub Sinkora MF 13 Danijel Koprivčić MF 14 Hoani Edwards DF 19 Rupesh Puna FW 23 Jeff Campbell Substitutes:DF 4 Hone Fowler MF 6 Sam Jasper FW 9 Pedro Santos MF 15 Prince Quansah 16 Michael Gwyther DF 21 Graham Pearce GK 22 Simon Eaddy Manager: Chris Milicich Referee: Job Ponis Minan
Assistant referees: Mahit Chilia Michael Joseph Fourth official: Lencie Fred
Champion
Top goal-scorers
#PlayerTeamGoals1 Commins Menapi Waitakere United52 Daniel Koprivcic Waitakere United43 Paul Urlovic Auckland City3 Grant Young Auckland City Joe Luwi MaristLast updated April 29, 2007
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