The 2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 20 to 26 January 2018.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 OFC Champions League.
Draw
editThe draw for the qualifying stage was held on 15 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The champions of the four developing associations were drawn from Pot A into each of the four positions 1–4 to determine the fixtures.[3]
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Format
editThe four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants.
According to the group stage draw:[2]
Schedule
editMatches were played between 20 and 26 January 2018 in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][4][5]
Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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Matchday 1 | 20 January 2018 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 2 | 23 January 2018 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 3 | 26 January 2018 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Matches
editAll times were local, SST (UTC−11).[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUP | LUP | VEI | PAG | |
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1 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Group stage | — | 1–0 | — | — | |
2 | Lupe o le Soaga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 6 | — | — | 6–0 | — | ||
3 | Veitongo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | 2–9 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Pago Youth (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 0–5 | 1–13 | — | — |
Veitongo | 1–1 | Pago Youth |
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Veitongo | 2–9 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
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Pago Youth | 1–13 | Lupe o le Soaga |
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Pago Youth | 0–5 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Match Schedule 2018" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ a b "Groups confirmed for Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW". YouTube. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "OFC Champions League 2018 Qualifier Match Schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
External links
edit- OFC Champions League 2018, oceaniafootball.com