The 2014–15 OFC Champions League (officially the 2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th 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 9th season under the current

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name. In an all-New Zealand final, four-time defending champions

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defeated

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4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title. As the winner of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to represent the OFC at the

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Teams

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the

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(Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this edition, the semi-finals and final were played as single matches (instead of over two legs on a home-and-away format as in the previous edition).

Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage was played in

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from 7 to 11 October 2014. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 22 September 2014 at the OFC headquarters in

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

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to join the 11 automatic qualifiers. All times

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Group stage

The group stage was played in Ba and

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from 11 to 18 April 2015. The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2014 at the OFC headquarters in

. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four, with each group containing one team from each of the four pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on the results of their associations in the previous edition of the OFC Champions League. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group. The schedule was confirmed on 4 February 2015. In each group, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners and the best runner-up 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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Group C

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Ranking of second-placed teams

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played in

, Fiji from 21 to 26 April 2015. The four teams played on a

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basis.

Bracket

All times

Semi-finals

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Final

Awards

Top goalscorers

References

External links

OFC Champions League Preliminary 2015
oceaniafootball.com
OFC Champions League 2015
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2014–15 Ofc Champions League The 2014–15 OFC Champions League (officially the 2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club association football, football tournament organized b ...