2007 OFC Champions League

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2007 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 21, 2007 – April 29, 2007
Teams6 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Fiji.svg 4R Electrical Ba
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored43 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Commins Menapi
(5 goals)
2006

The 2007 OFC Champions League was the 6th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 1st season under the current OFC Champions League name. Under the new format there was to be no qualifying round, and instead six teams from the six best Oceanic nations would play each other home and away in a group stage before the knockout round. The tournament took place from 21 January until 29 April 2007.

Contents

Auckland City qualified as the reigning champions of the OFC Club Championship. The other 5 teams gained their qualifications due to their domestic league performances. Following the withdrawal of Vanuatu’s Port Vila Sharks, the OFC awarded a second berth to Waitakere United, the leader after the first phase of the New Zealand Football Championship.

The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who beat Ba Electric of Fiji in the final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan the following December.

Participants

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Location of teams of the 2007 OFC Champions League.
Red pog.svg Participated
Blue pog.svg Eligible but did not enter

A total of 6 teams from 5 OFC member associations entered the competition.

AssociationTeamQualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 4R Electrical Ba 2006 Fiji National Football League champion
Flag of France.svg New Caledonia Mont-Dore 2005–06 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Auckland City 2006 OFC Club Championship champion
Waitakere United 2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship league leader after Round 7
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Marist 2005–06 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti Temanava 2006 Cup of Polynesia winner
Teams eligible, but did not enter
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Tafuna Jets 2006 ASFA Soccer League champion
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Nikao Sokattack 2006 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea University Inter 2006 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship champion
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Vaivase-Tai 2006 Samoa National League champion
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Lotoha'apai 2006 Tonga Major League champion
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Port Vila Sharks 2006 Vanuatu VFF Bred Cup winner

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 4220135+88
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 4220104+68
3 Flag of France.svg Mont-Dore 4004115140
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateHome team Score Away team
Jan 21 Mont-Dore 0–2 Auckland City
Jan 24 Waitakere United 2–2 Auckland City
Feb 20 Waitakere United 6–1 Mont-Dore
Feb 23 Auckland City 4–0 Mont-Dore
Mar 31 Mont-Dore 0–3 Waitakere United
Apr 4 Auckland City 2–2 Waitakere United

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of Fiji.svg 4R Electrical Ba 431073+410
2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Temanava 41123524
3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist 41035723
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateHome team Score Away team
Mar 12 4R Electrical Ba 3–2 Marist
Mar 4 Temanava 2–1 Marist
Feb 19 Marist 0–2 4R Electrical Ba
Feb 23 Temanava 1–1 4R Electrical Ba
Mar 19 4R Electrical Ba 1–0 Temanava
Mar 22 Marist 2–0 Temanava

Final

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
4R Electrical Ba Flag of Fiji.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 2–10–1
4R Electrical Ba Flag of Fiji.svg 21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United
Ronald Chandra Soccerball shade.svg7'
Josaia Bukalidi Soccerball shade.svg74'
(Report) Commins Menapi Soccerball shade.svg54'
Govind Park, Ba, Fiji
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: ?
4R Electrical Ba:
1 Flag of Fiji.svg Laisenia Tuba
3 Flag of Fiji.svg Shalen Lal
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Roneel Kumar Yellow card.svg 41'
6 Flag of Fiji.svg Jone Vesikula
8 Flag of Fiji.svg Keni Doidoi Sub off.svg 63'
9 Flag of Fiji.svg Josaia Bukalidi
10 Flag of Fiji.svg Ronald Chandra Sub off.svg 55'
11 Flag of Fiji.svg Robert Wise
14 Flag of Fiji.svg Luke Vidovi
16 Flag of Fiji.svg Malakai Tiwa
17 Flag of Fiji.svg Malakai Kainihewe
Substitutes:
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Avinesh Swamy
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Leone Vurukania Sub on.svg 90+2'
7 Flag of Fiji.svg Niumaia Tagi
12 Flag of Fiji.svg Semesa Doidoi
13 Flag of Fiji.svg Kiniviliame Kainehewe Sub on.svg 63'
15 Flag of Fiji.svg Osea Vakatalesau Sub on.svg 55'Sub off.svg 90+2'
Manager:
 ??
Waitakere United:
GK1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Utting
DF2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg George Suri
DF5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Hay
FW8 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Commins Menapi
FW10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Allen Pearce
FW11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig WylieSub off.svg 72'
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jakub Sinkora
MF13 Flag of Croatia.svg Danijel Koprivčić Sub off.svg 81'
MF14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hoani Edwards Sub off.svg 73'
DF19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rupesh Puna
FW23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Campbell
Substitutes:
DF4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hone Fowler Sub on.svg 72'
MF6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Jasper
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro SantosSub on.svg 73'
MF15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Prince Quansah
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Gwyther Sub on.svg 81'
DF21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham Pearce
GK22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Eaddy
Manager:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Milicich

Referee:
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Job Ponis Minan

Assistant referees:
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Mahit Chilia
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Michael Joseph
Fourth official:
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Lencie Fred

Waitakere United Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of Fiji.svg 4R Electrical Ba
Allan Pearce Soccerball shade.svg55' (Report)
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: ?

Champion

OFC Champions League
2007 Winners
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Waitakere United
First title

Top goal-scorers

#PlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Commins Menapi Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 5
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Koprivcic Flag of New Zealand.svg Waitakere United 4
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Urlovic Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Young Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Joe Luwi Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist
Last updated April 29, 2007

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