2016 OFC Champions League final

The 2016 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 OFC Champions League, the 15th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2016 OFC Champions League Final
Event2016 OFC Champions League
Date23 April 2016
VenueQBE Stadium, Auckland
RefereeAverii Jacques (Tahiti)
Attendance1,500
2015
2017

The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the QBE Stadium in Auckland on 23 April 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall OFC club title.[2]

Background

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The final was a rematch of the previous season's final, won by Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time).

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions. They have played in seven previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

This was the second OFC club final for Team Wellington, following last year's defeat to Auckland City.

Road to final

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The final stage of the 2016 OFC Champions League was played in Auckland, New Zealand.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

  Auckland City Round   Team Wellington
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Solomon Warriors 4–0   Suva 2–0
  Lae City Dwellers 2–1   Lössi 2–1
  Amicale 3–1   Hekari United 4–0
Group A winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2   Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3   Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4   Lae City Dwellers 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Group B winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2   Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3   Suva 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4   Lössi 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: OFC
  Tefana 4–2 Semi-finals   Magenta 2–0

Rules

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The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match

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Auckland City  3–0  Team Wellington
Lea'alafa   2', 84'
Lewis   67'
Report
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Auckland City
 
 
 
 
 
 
Team Wellington
GK 24   Diego Rivas
DF 3   Takuya Iwata
DF 5   Ángel Berlanga (c)
DF 9   Darren White
MF 4   Mario Bilen   82'
MF 11   Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi    51'
MF 16   Kim Dae-wook
MF 19   Micah Lea'alafa
FW 10   Ryan De Vries
FW 14   Clayton Lewis
FW 17   João Moreira   86'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Jacob Spoonley
GK 18   Danyon Drake
DF 2   Marko Đorđević
DF 6   Jesse Edge
DF 8   Michael den Heijer
DF 13   Alfie Rogers
MF 7   Reid Drake
MF 12   Nicolai Berry
MF 15   Ivan Vicelich
FW 20   Emiliano Tade   86'
FW 25   Fabrizio Tavano
Manager:
  Ramon Tribulietx
GK 1   Scott Basalaj
DF 4   Anthony Hobbs   60'
DF 5   Bill Robertson (c)
MF 6   Chris Bale   90'
MF 7   Leonardo Villa
FW 9   Tom Jackson
FW 10   Luis Corrales   88'
MF 11   Mario Barcia   25'   72'
MF 13   Alex Feneridis   36'   83'
FW 16   Ben Harris   89'
DF 17   Fergus Neil
Substitutes:
GK 22   Alex Carr
DF 2   Taylor Hough
MF 3   Steven Gulley   72'
FW 12   Andy Bevin   89'
DF 14   Billy Scott
MF 15   Mark Jones
MF 18   Saul Halpin   88'
DF 19   Conner McGlinchey
MF 21   Taylor Schhrijvers
Manager:
  Matt Calcott
 
North Harbour Stadium (also known as QBE Stadium) in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the final.

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

References

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  1. ^ "2016 OFC Champions League Match Schedule". OFC.
  2. ^ "Six in a row for Auckland City". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 OFC Champions League Match Summary: Auckland City FC - Team Wellington" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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