2024 OFC Women's Champions League

2024 OFC Women's Champions League

Tournament details
Host country	Solomon Islands
Dates	10–23 March 2024
Teams	8 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Auckland United (1st title)
Runners-up	Hekari United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	42 (2.8 per match)
Attendance	3,862 (257 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jane Alatoa (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Talisha Green
Best goalkeeper	Amberley Hollis
Fair play award	Auckland United
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The 2024 OFC Champions League was the second edition of the OFC Women's Champions League, Oceania's premier women's club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

It was played from 10 to 23 March in Honiara in the Solomon Islands.^[1]

Auckland United from New Zealand won the title for the first time after they defeated the previous edition's runners-up Hekari United 1–0 in the final.^[2][3][4]

Teams

A total of 8 teams of 8 OFC member associations entered the competition. The draw was held on 17 January 2024 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.^[5][6]

Labasa

AS Academy

Avatiu

Auckland United

Hekari United

Henderson Eels

Veitongo

Tafea

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Location of teams of the 2024 OFC Women's Champions League.

Association	Team	Qualifying method
Fiji	Labasa	2023 Fiji Women's Super League champions
New Caledonia	AS Academy	2023 National Championship champions
Cook Islands	Avatiu	2023 Rarotonga Club Championship champions
New Zealand	Auckland United	2023 New Zealand Women's National League grand final champions
Papua New Guinea	Hekari United	2022–23 Papua New Guinea Women's National Soccer League champions
Solomon Islands	Henderson Eels	2023 Women's Premier League champions
Tonga	Veitongo	2023 Tonga Women's Major League champions
Vanuatu	Tafea	2023 Vanuatu Women's Champion League champions

Format

After the expansion from five to eight teams. There is now a group stage of two groups of four. The top two teams advance to the semi-finals.

Group stage

All times are local, SBT (UTC+11).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HEK	TAF	HEN	AVA
1	Hekari United	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7	Advance to semi-finals		—	—	—	5–0
2	Tafea	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7			1–1	—	—	4–2
3	Henderson Eels (H)	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4	3			0–3	0–3	—	—
4	Avatiu	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0			—	—	0–2	—

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10)

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

Tafea	1–1	Hekari United
Alatoa 37' (pen.)	Report	Pala 45+8' (pen.)

SIFF Academy, Honiara

Attendance: 300

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

11 March 2024 (2024-03-11)^[a]

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

Avatiu	0–2	Henderson Eels
	Report	Arukau 54' Vakatao 61'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 261

Referee: Sarah Jones (New Zealand)

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13)

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

Tafea	4–2	Avatiu
Sine 35', 45+3' Alatoa 85', 90+6'	Report	Uini 6', 51'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 124

Referee: Yantama Atoa (Tonga)

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13)

15:00 (UTC+11:00)

Henderson Eels	0–3	Hekari United
	Report	Kaipu 20' Gunemba 53' Maneu 90'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 350

Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16)

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

Hekari United	5–0	Avatiu
Kaipu 7', 51' Gunemba 43' Maneu 45' Kimit 80'	Report

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 200

Referee: Kyllian Lelarge (New Caledonia)

16 March 2024 (2024-03-16)

15:00 (UTC+11:00)

Henderson Eels	0–3	Tafea
	Report	Sine 6' Alatoa 13' Aiviji 54'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 312

Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)

Group B

Group B fixtures were brought forward earlier than originally scheduled due to floodlight problems.^[9] The opening matches were pushed back a day on 10 March 2024 after the postponement of a Group A game due to waterlogged pitch.^[8]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AUC	LAB	ASA	VEI
1	Auckland United	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Advance to semi-finals		—	—	—	1–0
2	Labasa	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5			1–1	—	—	2–0
3	AS Academy	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4			0–5	0–0	—	—
4	Veitongo	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0			—	—	1–4	—

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

Veitongo	1–4	AS Academy
Polovili 20'	Report	Wenessia 30', 90' Kourevi 86' Neporo 90+4'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 198

Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea)

12 March 2024 (2024-03-12)

15:00 (UTC+11:00)

Labasa	1–1	Auckland United
Kumar 79' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 63'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 300

Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14)

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

AS Academy	0–5	Auckland United
	Report	Wasi 4', 45+4', 54' Brill 88' Roche 90+2'

National Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 100

Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14)

15:00 (UTC+11:00)

Labasa	2–0	Veitongo
Narieta Leba 25', 39'	Report

National Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 249

Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)

12:00 (UTC+11:00)

Auckland United	1–0	Veitongo
O'Brien 29'	Report

National Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 150

Referee: Gerard Ionatana (Samoa)

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17)

15:00 (UTC+11:00)

AS Academy	0–0	Labasa
	Report

National Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 208

Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea)

Knockout stage

The four teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match at National Stadium.^[6]

Bracket

The bracket was determined as follows:

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 March 2024
	Hekari United (a.e.t.)	2
					23 March 2024
	Labasa	0
					Hekari United	0
	20 March 2024
					Auckland United	1
	Auckland United (a.e.t.)	2
	Tafea	1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Hekari United	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Labasa
Auckland United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Tafea

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other. The final was played on 23 March 2024.

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23)

15:00 UTC+11

Hekari United	0–1	Auckland United
	Report	Johnson 25'

National Stadium, Honiara

Attendance: 510

Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank[10]	Player	Team	Goals
1	Jane Alatoa	Tafea	4
2	Marie Kaipu	Hekari United	3
	Christie Maneu	Hekari United
	Rene Wasi	Auckland United
	Diana Sine	Tafea
6	Bree Johnson	Auckland United	2
	Anashtasia Gunemba	Hekari United
	Alice Wenessia	AS Academy
	Narieta Leba	Labasa
	Kimberly Uini	Avatiu
11	16 players		1

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[11][12]

Award	Player	Team
Golden Ball	Talisha Green	Auckland United
Golden Boot	Jane Alatoa	Tafea
Golden Glove	Amberley Hollis	Auckland United
Fair Play Award	—	Auckland United

See also

• 2024 OFC Champions League

Notes

References