2006 OFC Club Championship

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2006 OFC Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates6 February – 21 May 2006
Teams11 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Auckland City (1st title)
Runners-up Pirae
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored96 (4.36 per match)
Top scorer(s) Benjamin Totori 7 goals
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The 2006 OFC Club Championship was the 5th edition of the top-level Oceanic club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the last tournament before it was rebranded as the OFC Champions League. The qualifying round was held at Govind Park in Ba, Fiji, from 6 February until 10 February 2006, with the main competition taking place at the North Harbour Stadium in Albany, New Zealand from 10 May until 21 May 2006.

Contents

The tournament was the first of its kind to not have a representative from Australia competing, due to the nation's migration to the Asian Football Confederation, meaning 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 under question – in March 2006 it was reported that the Oceania champions would have to play a preliminary match against the J. League champions for a place in the main competition. However, later that month, it was announced that FIFA president Sepp Blatter had been unable to get the necessary support for the new format and as a result Oceania retained direct entry to 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA reviewed the format the following year. [1]

The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat AS Pirae of Tahiti in the final.

Participants

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Location of teams of the 2006 OFC Champions League.
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The following teams entered the competition.

AssociationTeamQualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Flag of France.svg New Caledonia AS Magenta 2004–05 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Auckland City 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion
2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier
YoungHeart Manawatu 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Sobou FC 2005 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship champion
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Makuru FC 2006 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti AS Pirae 2004–05 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Tafea FC 2005 Vanuatu National Super League champion
Teams entering the preliminary round
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa PanSa [a] 2005 ASFA Soccer League champion
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Nikao Sokattak 2005 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Nokia Eagles 2006 Fiji Club Franchise League champion
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Tuanaimato Breeze 2005 Samoa National League champion
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Lotoha'apai United 2005 Tonga Major League champion
Notes
  1. ↑ PanSa withdrew from the competition.

Preliminary round

A preliminary round was held to determine the 8th and final participant in the final. The format was a group stage, with each team playing each other once. The winner of the group would qualify for the main draw.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Nokia Eagles 321072+57Advance to group stage
2 Flag of Samoa.svg Tuanaimato Breeze 31114404
3 Flag of Tonga.svg Lotohaʻapai 311157−24
4 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Nikao Sokattak 301225−31
Source: RSSSF

Group stage

The eight remaining teams were separated into two groups, each team playing the other teams once. The top two teams from each group progress to the semi-finals. This First Round was held in Albany, New Zealand.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 3300111+109Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Pirae 3201172+156
3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist 3102914−53
4 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Sobou 3003121−200
Source: RSSSF
Marist Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1–10 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
Iniga Soccerball shade.svg90+' Hmaé Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg53'Soccerball shade.svg90'
Bennett Soccerball shade.svg32'Soccerball shade.svg48'Soccerball shade.svg66'Soccerball shade.svg69'
Fa'aiuaso Soccerball shade.svg45'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg67'Soccerball shade.svg82'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Pirae Flag of French Polynesia.svg 7–0 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Sobou
Williams Soccerball shade.svg16'Soccerball shade.svg54'Soccerball shade.svg79'
Lenu Soccerball shade.svg27'Soccerball shade.svg64'
Fa'aiuaso Soccerball shade.svg77'Soccerball shade.svg90'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Sobou Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1–7 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist
Wate Soccerball shade.svg45+' Samani Soccerball shade.svg31'Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)Soccerball shade.svg43'
Iniga Soccerball shade.svg45'
Wayne Soccerball shade.svg54'
Wagiro Soccerball shade.svg74'
Misiga Soccerball shade.svg82'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg YoungHeart Manawatu 312085+35Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Nokia Eagles 311163+34
3 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Tafea 311147−34
4 Flag of France.svg AS Magenta 310214−33
Source: RSSSF
Magenta 0–1 Tafea

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
19 May – Auckland
 
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 9
 
21 May – Auckland
 
 Flag of Fiji.svg Nokia Eagles 1
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 3
 
19 May – Auckland
 
 Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Pirae 1
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg YoungHeart Manawatu 1
 
 
 Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Pirae 2
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
21 May – Auckland
 
 
 Flag of Fiji.svg Nokia Eagles 0
 
 
 Flag of New Zealand.svg YoungHeart Manawatu 4

Semi finals

The top two teams from both groups progressed to the semifinals.

Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 9–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Nokia Eagles
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Seaman Soccerball shade.svg52'
Jordan Soccerball shade.svg55'
Young Soccerball shade.svg61', 62'
Hayne Soccerball shade.svg68'
Bunce Soccerball shade.svg84'
Little Soccerball shade.svg89', 90+'		 (Report) Tiwa Soccerball shade.svg17'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

Third Place Playoff

Final

Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
Jordan Soccerball shade.svg23', 41', 63' (pen.) (Report) Fa'aiuaso Soccerball shade.svg84'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 2,000

Auckland City are the 2006 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

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References

  1. ↑ Maddaford, Terry (31 March 2006). "Soccer: Oceania winner retains direct entry to club champs". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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