The 2012–13 OFC Champions League was the 12th 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 7th season under the current

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name.

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became the first team to win three consecutive title after defeating

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in an all-New Zealand

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. As the winner of the 2013 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the

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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, including mid-week matches. *Unlike in previous years, a semi-final stage was played and featured the two highest-placed teams in each group. These matches were played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. *The victorious semi-final teams then clashed in a winner-takes-all final at a pre-determined venue. The one-match final is a change from previous seasons, in which the final was played over two legs, home and away.

Teams

The following teams entered the competition.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches played in

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are one day behind the other countries in global time as Tahiti is on the other side of the

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Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage matches were played in

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from 1 May to 8 May 2012.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the

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Play-off round

In the play-off round, the winner of the preliminary round and the team entering in this round played each other over one match. The winner advanced to the

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to join the seven automatic qualifiers.

Group stage

In the group stage, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four. In each group, the four teams played each other on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the

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. On 5 February 2013, the OFC announced the draw and schedule of the group stage. The group stage matches were played from 30 March to 28 April 2013.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the winner of Group A play the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B play the runner-up of Group A. In each tie, teams play each other on a home-and-away

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basis, with the group winners hosting the second leg. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the

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is applied. If away goals are also tied,

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is played, and the away goals rule is applied again after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still tied, the away team qualifies. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winner is determined by

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. The first legs were played on 4 and 5 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 May 2013.

First leg

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Second leg

won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

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won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other over one match at a pre-determined venue, with

and

used to decide the winner if necessary. The final was played at Arena 2 of

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on 19 May 2013.

Awards

Goalscorers

Preliminary stage

In the preliminary stage (preliminary round and play-off round), there were 37 goals in 7 matches, for an average of 5.29 goals per match.

Final stage

In the final stage (group stage, semi-finals and final), there were 95 goals in 29 matches, for an average of 3.28 per match.

References

External links

O-League Preliminary Schedule & ResultsOFC Champions League Schedule & Results
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Format change

Teams

Schedule

Preliminary stage

Preliminary round

Play-off round

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

Preliminary stage

Final stage

See also

References

External links