The 2006 OFC Club Championship was the 5th edition of the top-level

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club

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tournament organized by the

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(OFC), and the last tournament before it was rebranded as the

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. The qualifying round was held at

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in Ba,

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, from 6 February until 10 February 2006, with the main competition taking place at the

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in Albany,

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from 10 May until 21 May 2006. The tournament was the first of its kind to not have a representative from

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competing, due to the nation's migration to the

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, meaning the winners of the competition would for the first time be from a nation outside of Australia. Australia's departure from the OFC meant that qualification for the

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was under question – in March 2006 it was reported that the Oceania champions would have to play a preliminary match against the

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champions for a place in the main competition. However, later that month, it was announced that

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president

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had been unable to get the necessary support for the new format and as a result Oceania retained direct entry to

. FIFA reviewed the format the following year. The winner of the tournament was

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, who beat

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in the final.

Participants

The following teams entered the competition. ;Notes:

Preliminary round

A preliminary round was held to determine the 8th and final participant in the final. The format was a group stage, with each team playing each other once. The winner of the group would qualify for the main draw. ---- ----

First round

The eight remaining teams were separated into two groups, each team playing the other teams once. The top two teams from each group progress to the semi-finals. This First Round was held in Albany,

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi finals

The top two teams from both groups progressed to the semifinals.

Third Place Playoff

Final

are the 2006 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the

References

External links

RSSSF archive of the 2006 Oceania Club Championship

Oceania Football OFC Event Report
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OFC 2006 in Fiji