2018 OFC Champions League group stage

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The 2018 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 February to 3 March 2018. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018 OFC Champions League.

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Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four, with each group containing two teams from Pot B (which were drawn into positions 1–2 to determine the fixtures) and two teams from Pot C (which were drawn into positions 3–4 to determine the fixtures). Teams from the same association, as well as the two teams advancing from the qualifying stage, could not be drawn into the same group. The teams were seeded based on the following: [3]

Pot BPot C

The following were the winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage which join the 14 direct entrants in the group stage.

Qualifying stage winnersQualifying stage runners-up
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga

Format

The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule

The hosts of each group were announced by OFC on 31 October 2017. [4]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows. [1] [5] [6]

MatchdayDatesMatches
Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
Matchday 110 February 201811 February 201825 February 201824 February 2018Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 213 February 201814 February 201828 February 201827 February 2018Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 316 February 201817 February 20183 March 20182 March 2018Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

All times were local, VUT (UTC+11). [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification NAL TOT BAF TUP
1 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Nalkutan (H)330091+89 Knockout stage 1–0
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City 320196+36 1–4 1–0
3 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba 310243+13 4–1
4 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 3003315120 0–4 2–7
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 2–7 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City
  • Latimer Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.)
  • Bonsu-Maro Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Nalkutan Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
Report

Toti City Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
Report
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 0–4 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Nalkutan
Report
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Ba Flag of Fiji.svg 4–1 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Toti City Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1–4 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Nalkutan
Report
Korman Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Group B

All times were local, TAHT (UTC−10). [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DRA SOL ERA LOS
1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Dragon (H)320195+46 Knockout stage 4–0
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 320184+46 2–1 6–1
3 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Erakor Golden Star 311176+14 3–4 2–0
4 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Lössi 301231291 2–2
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Erakor Golden Star Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2–0 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
  • Mansale Soccerball shade.svg66'
  • Kaltack Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Dragon Flag of French Polynesia.svg 4–0 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Lössi
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Solomon Warriors Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 6–1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Lössi
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 602
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Erakor Golden Star Flag of Vanuatu.svg 3–4 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Dragon
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 602
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Lössi New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2–2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Erakor Golden Star
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Peter Linney (New Zealand)
Solomon Warriors Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2–1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Dragon
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Group C

All times were local, NZDT (UTC+13). [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AUC LAU VEN MAD
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City (H)3300130+139 Knockout stage 1–0 5–0
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 320153+26 3–1
3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus 310231073 0–7 1–2
4 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Madang 300321080 1–2
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg 3–1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Madang
Report
Vénus Flag of French Polynesia.svg 0–7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report

Vénus Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 5–0 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Madang
Report

Madang Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1–2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus
Report
The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 50
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Report

Group D

All times were local, SBT (UTC+11). [6]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WEL MAR MAG LUP
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington 3210133+107 Knockout stage 5–1 7–1
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist (H)312053+25 1–1 1–1
3 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta 31114624 2–0
4 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga 3003212100 1–3
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Magenta New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2–0 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
Marist Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 7–1 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Marist Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1–1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta
Report

Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 5–1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Lupe o le Soaga Flag of Samoa.svg 1–3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist
Report

Notes

  1. 1 2 The identity of the teams from Solomon Islands was not known at the time of the draw.

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