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.
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 B | Pot C |
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The following were the winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage which join the 14 direct entrants in the group stage.
Qualifying stage winners | Qualifying stage runners-up |
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Tupapa Maraerenga | Lupe o le Soaga |
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.
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]
Matchday | Dates | Matches | |||
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||
Matchday 1 | 10 February 2018 | 11 February 2018 | 25 February 2018 | 24 February 2018 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 2 | 13 February 2018 | 14 February 2018 | 28 February 2018 | 27 February 2018 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 3 | 16 February 2018 | 17 February 2018 | 3 March 2018 | 2 March 2018 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
All times were local, VUT (UTC+11). [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NAL | TOT | BAF | TUP | |
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1 | Nalkutan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | — | |
2 | Toti City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
3 | Ba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 0–4 | 2–7 | — | — |
Tupapa Maraerenga | 2–7 | Toti City |
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Ba | 4–1 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
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All times were local, TAHT (UTC−10). [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DRA | SOL | ERA | LOS | |
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1 | Dragon (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Knockout stage | — | — | — | 4–0 | |
2 | Solomon Warriors | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 2–1 | — | — | 6–1 | ||
3 | Erakor Golden Star | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | 3–4 | 2–0 | — | — | ||
4 | Lössi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | — | — | 2–2 | — |
Erakor Golden Star | 2–0 | Solomon Warriors |
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Solomon Warriors | 6–1 | Lössi |
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Erakor Golden Star | 3–4 | Dragon |
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Lössi | 2–2 | Erakor Golden Star |
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Solomon Warriors | 2–1 | Dragon |
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All times were local, NZDT (UTC+13). [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUC | LAU | VEN | MAD | |
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1 | Auckland City (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |
2 | Lautoka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | — | — | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Vénus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 0–7 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
4 | Madang | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | — | — | 1–2 | — |
Vénus | 0–7 | Auckland City |
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Auckland City | 1–0 | Lautoka |
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All times were local, SBT (UTC+11). [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WEL | MAR | MAG | LUP | |
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1 | Team Wellington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | — | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
2 | Marist (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | ||
3 | Magenta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Lupe o le Soaga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | — | 1–3 | — | — |
Marist | 1–1 | Team Wellington |
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Team Wellington | 7–1 | Lupe o le Soaga |
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Team Wellington | 5–1 | Magenta |
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