2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage

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The 2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 7 April to 20 May 2018. [1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 OFC Champions League.

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Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Vanuatu.svg Nalkutan Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City
B Flag of French Polynesia.svg Dragon Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
C Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
D Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist

Format

The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis. In the quarter-finals, each tie was played as a single match, while in the semi-finals and final, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

Bracket

The bracket was determined as follows:

RoundMatchups
Quarter-finals(Group winners host match, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
  • QF1
  • QF2
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
  • SF1
  • SF2
Final(Order of legs decided by draw)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) was held on 5 March 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington 11
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington (a) 0 2 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0 2 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington 6 4 10
Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 0 3 3
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Dragon 1
Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 2
Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 1 1 2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist 1 0 1
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Nalkutan 1
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist 2

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. [4] [1]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Quarter-finals7–8 April 2018
Semi-finals22 April 201829 April 2018
Final13 May 201820 May 2018

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group cannot play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 11–0 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
Dragon Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Nalkutan Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1–2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist
Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 11–0 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Toti City
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Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
Report
Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Attendance: 350
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Dragon Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Joel Hopkken (Vanuatu)

Nalkutan Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1–2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist
Report

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg 2–1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist 1–1 1–0
Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 0–0 2–2
Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg 1–1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Marist
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Marist Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 0–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Abdelkader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Lautoka won 2–1 on aggregate.


Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 0–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington
Report
Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Attendance: 500
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

2–2 on aggregate. Team Wellington won on away goals.

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.

Team Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg 6–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Report
Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg 3–4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Team Wellington
Report
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Team Wellington won 10–3 on aggregate.

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