The 2012 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the
2011–12 OFC Champions League
The 2011–12 OFC Champions League, also known as the 2012 O-League, was the 11th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under ...
, the 11th season of the Oceania Cup,
Oceania
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's premier club
football tournament organized by the
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under the current name of the
OFC Champions League
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(also known as O-League).
The final was played over two legs between
Tefana from
Tahiti
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and
Auckland City from
New Zealand
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, on 29 April and 12 May 2012. After winning the first leg 2–1, Auckland City also won the second leg 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate win. As the OFC Champions League winners, they qualified for the
2012 FIFA Club World Cup
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as the
OFC representative, entering the qualifying play-off round.
Background
Auckland City were the defending champions, winning the title in
2010–11
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after beating
Amicale in the
2011 OFC Champions League Final. They also won two other finals in
2009 and
2006.
Tefana finished fourth in the group stage in the previous season. They became the second Tahitian side to reach an Oceanian club final, after
Pirae
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in 2006 where they lost to Auckland City.
Road to final
Rules
The winners of the two groups played in the final over
two legs, with the order of matches decided by a random draw. The
away goals rule applied, with
extra time and a
penalty shootout
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used to decide the winner if necessary.
Match summary
First leg
Second leg
References
External links
OFC Champions League
{{2012 in Oceanian football (OFC)
OFC Champions League finals