The 2010–11

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, also known as the 2011 O-League for short, was the 10th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship,

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's premier club

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tournament organized by the

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(OFC), and the 5th season under the current OFC Champions League name. It was contested by eight teams from seven countries. The teams were split into two four-team pools, the winner of each pool contesting the title of O-League Champion and the right to represent the OFC at the

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. The tournament was won by

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Participants

Schedule

The match schedule is as follows.

Group stage

The official draw was conducted at the OFC Executive Committee meeting in

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in June 2010, and announced by the OFC on 11 June 2010. In each group, the teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, with the group winner advancing to the final. If two or more teams are tied on points, the tiebreakers are as follow:Regulations 2011 O-League
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Group A

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Group B

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Final

The winners of groups A and B played in the final over two legs. The hosts of each leg was decided by draw, and announced by the OFC on 22 March 2011. The

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would be applied, and

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and

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would be used to decide the winner if necessary. ----

won 6–1 on aggregate. As OFC Champions League winners they qualify for the qualifying round of the

Goalscorers

* Goalscorer statistics correct as of 17 April 2011.

References

External links

OFC Champions League
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