2023 OFC Champions League group stage

The 2023 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 14 to 21 May 2023.[1] A total of 8 teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw of the group stage were announced by the OFC on 23 March 2023.[3][4][5] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. Ifira Black Bird were pre-determined to play in Port Vila and so were automatically drawn into group B.

National playoff winners Preliminary group winner

Format

The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at two centralised venues in Vanuatu.[1][6] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.[7]

Schedule

Matches were played on the following dates and venues:

  • Group matches were played between 14–21 May 2023 in Vanuatu.

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Group A Group B
Matchday 1 14 May 2023 15 May 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 17 May 2023 18 May 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 20 May 2023 21 May 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3

Groups

Group A

All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC SUV SOL LUP
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Knockout stage — — 3–1 —
2 Fiji Suva 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 1–3 — — 3–0[a]
3 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 — 0–2 — 3–0[b]
4 Samoa Lupe ole Soaga 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 0–3[c] — — —
Source: OFC
Notes:
  1. ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Suva match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3–0.[8]
  2. ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Solomon Warriors match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3–0.[8]
  3. ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Auckland City match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3–0.[8]
Auckland City New Zealand3–1Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
  • Kilkolly 55' (pen.)
  • Garriga 77'
  • de Vries 81'
 Report
  • Tigi 9'
Suva Fiji6–0Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands3–1Samoa Lupe ole Soaga
  • Ifunaoa 15', 67'
  • Mala 36'
 Report
  • Siba 63'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)
Suva Fiji1–3New Zealand Auckland City
 Report
  • Gillion 14', 55'
  • Garriga 34'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Lupe ole Soaga Samoa0–3[a]New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands0–2Fiji Suva
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Group B

All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PIR IFI HEK TIG
1 French Polynesia Pirae 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout stage — — — 3–0
2 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird (H) 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 2–2 — 0–2 —
3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 1–2 — — —
4 New Caledonia Tiga Sport 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3 — 0–1 1–0 —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Pirae French Polynesia3–0New Caledonia Tiga Sport
  • Tihoni 7'
  • Teumere 25'
  • Labaste 40'
 Report
Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Ifira Black Bird Vanuatu0–2Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
  • Yasasa 58'
  • Naime 82'
Attendance: 5,576
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Tiga Sport New Caledonia1–0Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
Attendance: 5,777
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Ifira Black Bird Vanuatu2–2French Polynesia Pirae
  • Wohale 43'
  • Kaloros 58'
 Report
  • Pito 84'
  • Labaste 90+5'
Hekari United Papua New Guinea1–2French Polynesia Pirae
  • Joe 55' (pen.)
 Report
  • Tave 45+1'
  • Tihoni 63'
Tiga Sport New Caledonia0–1Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
Report
  • Tenene 18'
Attendance: 4,252
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Notes

  1. ^ The Lupe ole Soaga v Auckland City match was cancelled due to injuries in the Lupe ole Soaga squad. Lupe ole Soaga SC will have all its matches cancelled and considered null and void. OFC will award victory and the resultant three points to the opposing team as well as the score of 3-0.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "OFC Competitions 2023 Calendar confirmed 1/01/2023" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Seven clubs confirm their places for this year's OFC Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 DRAW COMPLETED". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "DRAW DATE CONFIRMED FOR OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Lupe outclass everyone in OCL qualifier". Football in Oceania. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Battle lines drawn for 2023 OFC Champions League in Vanuatu". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Auckland City learn their group opponents for OFC Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "OFC STATEMENT ON LUPE OLE SOAGA SC". Oceania Football Confederation. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

External links

  • OFC Champions League 2023, oceaniafootball.com
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