2016 OFC Champions League final

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2016 OFC Champions League Final
Event 2016 OFC Champions League
Auckland City Team Wellington
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Date23 April 2016
Venue QBE Stadium, Auckland
Referee Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Attendance1,500
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The 2016 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 OFC Champions League, the 15th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

Contents

The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the QBE Stadium in Auckland on 23 April 2016. [1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall OFC club title. [2]

Background

The final was a rematch of the previous season's final, won by Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time).

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions. They have played in seven previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

This was the second OFC club final for Team Wellington, following last year's defeat to Auckland City.

Road to final

The final stage of the 2016 OFC Champions League was played in Auckland, New Zealand.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Round Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 4–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva 2–0
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City Dwellers 2–1 Flags of New Caledonia.svg Lössi 2–1
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Amicale 3–1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 4–0
Group A winner
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City (H)330092+79
2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Amicale 320173+46
3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 3102511−63
4 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City Dwellers 3003510−50
Source: OFC
(H) Host
 Group B winner
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington 330081+79
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 320185+36
3 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva 310236−33
4 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Lössi 3003310−70
Source: OFC
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tefana 4–2 Semi-finals Flags of New Caledonia.svg Magenta 2–0

Rules

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match

Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 3–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington
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QBE Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 1,500 [3]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
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Auckland City
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Team Wellington
GK24 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Rivas
DF3 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwata
DF5 Flag of Spain.svg Ángel Berlanga (c)
DF9 Flag of England.svg Darren White
MF4 Flag of Croatia.svg Mario Bilen Yellow card.svg 82'
MF11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi  Yellow card.svg 51'
MF16 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-wook
MF19 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Micah Lea'alafa
FW10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan De Vries
FW14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Clayton Lewis
FW17 Flag of Portugal.svg João Moreira Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jacob Spoonley
GK18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danyon Drake
DF2 Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Đorđević
DF6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jesse Edge
DF8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael den Heijer
DF13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfie Rogers
MF7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Reid Drake
MF12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nicolai Berry
MF15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Vicelich
FW20 Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Tade Sub on.svg 86'
FW25 Flag of Mexico.svg Fabrizio Tavano
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Ramon Tribulietx
GK1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Basalaj
DF4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Hobbs Yellow card.svg 60'
DF5 Flag of England.svg Bill Robertson (c)
MF6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Bale Yellow card.svg 90'
MF7 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonardo Villa
FW9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Jackson
FW10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Luis Corrales Sub off.svg 88'
MF11 Flag of Argentina.svg Mario Barcia Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 72'
MF13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alex Feneridis Yellow card.svg 36' Yellow-red card.svg 83'
FW16 Flag of England.svg Ben Harris Sub off.svg 89'
DF17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fergus Neil
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alex Carr
DF2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Taylor Hough
MF3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Gulley Sub on.svg 72'
FW12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Andy Bevin Sub on.svg 89'
DF14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Scott
MF15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Jones
MF18 Flag of England.svg Saul Halpin Sub on.svg 88'
DF19 Flag of Scotland.svg Conner McGlinchey
MF21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Taylor Schhrijvers
Manager:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Calcott
North Harbour Stadium (also known as QBE Stadium) in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the final. North Harbour Stadium East Side.jpg
North Harbour Stadium (also known as QBE Stadium) in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the final.

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 OFC Champions League Match Schedule". OFC.
  2. ↑ "Six in a row for Auckland City". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "2016 OFC Champions League Match Summary: Auckland City FC - Team Wellington" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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