The 2007–08 OFC Champions League was the 7th 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 2nd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The qualifying round was held at Stade Numa-Daly in

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, 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

and

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, 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

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, who reclaimed their title by beating Kossa FC of the

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in the two legged final. The winners claimed Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the

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Participants

The following teams entered the competition. ;Notes:

OFC O-League preliminary tournament

The Preliminary Tournament was played at Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Final

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win 6–3 on aggregate and advance to the

Top goal-scorers

References

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