The 2014 OFC President's Cup was the first edition of the

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, a competition organised by the

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(OFC) between invitational club and/or national sides. A decision to create this competition was confirmed at the OFC's executive committee in March 2014. The inaugural competition took place in

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between 17 and 23 November 2014, with

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defeating Amicale in the final to win the 2014 President's Cup.

Format

A total of six teams participated in the tournament: the reigning

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winners and runners-up, two teams from the

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and one team from

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. The competition was played in two groups of three teams with the top team in each group advancing to the final, and the remaining teams advancing to the third and fifth place matches.

Teams

The OFC formally announced the participating teams on 19 September 2014.

Venue

The tournament was staged at the Trusts Arena in

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 8 October 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in

. The six teams were drawn into two groups of three, with

and

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seeded. In each group, the three teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners advanced to the

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, the runners-up advanced to the

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, and the third-placed teams advanced to the

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. All times

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Group A

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Group B

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Final stage

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Final ranking

Awards

Top goalscorers

References

External links

OFC President's Cup 2014
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