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OFC Champions League
The OFC Men's Champions League is the premier men's club football competition in Oceania. It is organised by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. Beginning as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006), it has been organised since 2007 under its current format. The first four Club Championship titles were won by Australian clubs. Since 2006, when Australia left the OFC, 16 OFC titles have been won by clubs from New Zealand, one by a Papua New Guinean club and one by a New Caledonian club. Trophies for OFC tournament winners are made by London-based silversmiths Thomas Lyte. History Oceania Club Championship The Oceania Club Championship was played in one or two venues, in one host country. There were two or three groups with single round-robin format, semi-finals and final. The tournament usually lasted about ten days, with matches being played every two days. At first, this competition was played as a single play-off match between champions of New Zealand and Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, the OFC's then largest and most successful nation, Australia, left for a second time to join the Asian Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Oceania Club Championship
The 2001 OFC Club Championship was the third season of Oceania's premier club football tournament organised by OFC. Wollongong Wolves defeated Tafea 1–0 in the final, which was played at Lloyd Robines Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. As winners, Wollongong Wolves qualified for the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which was however cancelled. South Melbourne were the defending champions, but did not qualify for the tournament. Participants A total of 11 teams from 11 OFC member associations entered the competition. Schedule Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ''Note:'' The OFC disciplinary committee ruled that 7 of PanSa's 18 players were not registered according to international transfer rules, some of which had been fielded in their first two matches. The first two matches were thus awarded 2–0 to the opposition, whilst PanSa were unable to field a team in the 3rd match (which was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 OFC Champions League
The 2012–13 OFC Champions League was the 12th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club association football, football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name. Auckland City FC, Auckland City became the first team to win three consecutive title after defeating Waitakere United in an all-New Zealand 2013 OFC Champions League Final, final. As the winner of the 2013 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. Format change The OFC decided on the following format changes for the 2013 edition: *A preliminary stage was added to the tournament such that teams from all eleven OFC member associations have a chance to contest the title of O-League Champion. *Instead of kicking off in late October or early November, the group stage was played in a one-month period in March and April, and games took place every weekend, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. The title was won by the defending champions Auckland City. Participants From the 2011–12 season, the two New Zealand clubs were placed in different groups (in previous tournaments they were placed in the same group) – one was drawn with the club champions of Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti while the other competed in the second group with the champions of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Again no preliminary tournament for the 2011–12 O-League wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 OFC Champions League
The 2010–11 OFC Champions League, also known as the 2011 O-League for short, was the 10th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (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 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. The tournament was won by Auckland City of New Zealand. Participants Schedule The match schedule is as follows. Group stage The official draw was conducted at the OFC Executive Committee meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa 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 ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 OFC Champions League
The 2009–10 OFC Champions League, also known as the 2010 O-League for short, was the 9th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 4th 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 2010 FIFA Club World Cup. This was an expansion from previous tournaments which feature six teams in the group stage. The tournament was won by Hekari United of Papua New Guinea. They became the first team from outside New Zealand and Australia to be crowned Oceanian club champion. Participants Group stage Winners of each group advance to the final. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final The two group winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 OFC Champions League
The 2008–09 OFC Champions League was the 8th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 3rd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The competition consisted of a home and away group stage, followed by a knockout round. It took place from 2 November 2008 until 3 May 2009. A qualifying round was due to be played, but due to the withdrawal of the representatives from the Cook Islands and Tuvalu, the entrants from Papua New Guinea automatically gained entry to the main draw. It is unknown why the domestic champions of Tahiti and New Caledonia were unable to participate. The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat Koloale of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Participating teams Direct to group stage * Auckland City (New Zealand) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 OFC Champions League
The 2007–08 OFC Champions League was the 7th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 2nd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The qualifying round was held at Stade Numa-Daly in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from 12 to 16 February 2007, with the main competition taking the form of a home and away group stage followed by a knockout round, which was played from 27 October 2007 until 11 May 2008. The qualifying round was contested by teams from the three lowest ranked nations in Oceania and Vanuatu, who lost their automatic qualification place due to the withdrawal of their representative in the previous year's competition. The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who reclaimed their title by beating Kossa FC of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final. The winners claimed Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waitakere United
Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeū and The Trusts Arena. History Waitakere United was formed as a special franchise club in 2004 to play in the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC), New Zealand's top domestic football competition. The team represented 12 member clubs from Mt Albert to the Kaipara. In the inaugural season (2004–05) of the NZFC, Waitakere United finished runners-up to the champions Auckland City but they followed up with a very disappointing 6th place in the next season. In the following season, however, Waitakere finished as NZFC premiers but lost in the grand final once again to Auckland City FC 3–2. Due to the withdrawal of Vanuatu's Port Vila Sharks, Waitakere was given a berth in the inaugural OFC Champions League, for 2007, as NZFC premiers. They finished atop their group, edging ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 OFC Champions League
The 2007 OFC Champions League was the 6th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 1st season under the current OFC Champions League name. Under the new format there was to be no qualifying round, and instead six teams from the six best Oceanic nations would play each other home and away in a group stage before the knockout round. The tournament took place from 21 January until 29 April 2007. Auckland City qualified as the reigning champions of the OFC Club Championship. The other 5 teams gained their qualifications due to their domestic league performances. Following the withdrawal of Vanuatu’s Port Vila Sharks, the OFC awarded a second berth to Waitakere United, the leader after the first phase of the New Zealand Football Championship. The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who beat Ba Electric of Fiji in the final, claiming Oceania's US$1 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Oceania Club Championship
The 2006 OFC Club Championship was the 5th edition of the top-level Oceania, Oceanic club Association football, football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the last tournament before it was rebranded as the OFC Men's Champions League, OFC Champions League. The qualifying round was held at Govind Park in Ba (town), Ba, Fiji, from 6 February until 10 February 2006, with the main competition taking place at the North Harbour Stadium in Albany, New Zealand, Albany, New Zealand from 10 May until 21 May 2006. The tournament was the first of its kind to not have a representative from Football Federation Australia, Australia competing, due to the nation's migration to the Asian Football Confederation, meaning that Sydney FC could not defend their 2005 title and 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 2006 FIFA Club World Cup was und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
