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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
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland City (7th title)
Runners-upNew Zealand Team Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored97 (3.59 per match)
Top scorer(s)Preliminary stage:
Samoa Silao Malo
Final stage:
Fiji Saula Waqa
(5 goals each)
Best player(s)New Zealand Ivan Vicelich
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Tamati Williams
Fair play awardFiji Suva
2016 →

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

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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

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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

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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) Hosts

All times UTC+14.

SKBC  1–1  Puaikura
Kang   90' Report Pennycook   45+1'
Lotoha'apai United  0–1  Lupe ole Soaga
Report L. Gosche   83'
SKBC  1–4  Lotoha'apai United
Kang   81' Report Ma. Uhatahi   4' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Mafi   32'
Maamaaloa   56'
Lupe ole Soaga  3–2  Puaikura
Malo   8', 45+4'
Setefano   75'		 Report Kelly   9'
Tiputoa   10'
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Puaikura  1–0  Lotoha'apai United
Kelly   83' Report
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
Lupe ole Soaga  6–0  SKBC
Malo   21', 48', 53'
Toni   77'
L. Gosche   81'
Setefano   90+4'		 Report

Group stage

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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

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

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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) Hosts
Pirae  3–3  Lupe ole Soaga
Warren   2'
Tavanae   16'
Tehau   23'		 Report Gannon   8'
Ataga   58'
L. Gosche   69'
Attendance: 2,500[7]
Ba  3–0  Gaïtcha
Shaheed   21'
Tiwa   33'
Suwamy   88'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500[8]

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]
Gaïtcha  5–2  Pirae
Wakanumune   24'
Wajoka   37', 66'
Drawilo   43'
Kaï   85'		 Report Vaki   49'
Tinirauarii   88'
Attendance: 1,600[11]
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]
Pirae  0–2  Ba
Report Waqa   15', 55'
Attendance: 2,600[13]

Group B

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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) Hosts
Auckland City  3–0  Suva
Browne   12' (pen.)
Burfoot   64'
McGeorge   86'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000[14]
Western United  0–1  Amicale
Report Magnoni   49'
Attendance: 7,000[15]
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Auckland City  3–0  Western United
White   68', 87'
Souto   73'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000[16]
Amicale  3–2  Suva
Vakatalesau   16', 47'
Masauvakalo   90+1'		 Report Chand   36'
Navunigasau   69'
Attendance: 3,000[17]
Suva  3–1  Western United
Medina   36' (pen.)
Aman   42'
Rabo   84'		 Report Nawo   54'
Attendance: 2,000[18]
Amicale  0–3  Auckland City
Report Moreira   3', 56', 64'
Attendance: 2,000[19]

Group C

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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'
Attendance: 2,000[20]
Team Wellington  2–1  Tefana
Corrales   36'
Smith   67'		 Report O'Keeffe   44' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,000[21]
Hekari United  0–2  Team Wellington
Report Aengari   22' (o.g.)
Smith   45+1'
Attendance: 700[22]
Tefana  1–1  Tafea
Tchen   85' (pen.) Report J. Kaltack   36'
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'
Attendance: 500[24]
Tafea  2–3  Team Wellington
J. Kaltack   28'
Nicholls   56'		 Report Robertson   19'
Smith   53'
Gwyther   82'
Attendance: 500[25]

Ranking of second-placed teams

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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

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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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Gaïtcha0
 
 
 
  Auckland City1
 
  Auckland City (p)1 (4)
 
 
 
  Team Wellington1 (3)
 
  Ba0
 
 
  Team Wellington2
 

All times UTC+12.

Semi-finals

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Gaïtcha  0–1  Auckland City
Report Đorđević   72'
Attendance: 4,500[27]
Ba  0–2  Team Wellington
Report Gwyther   11', 16'
Attendance: 7,200[28]

Final

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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
Attendance: 3,000[29]

Awards

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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

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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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References

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