2020 OFC Champions League

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2020 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
New Zealand
Group stage:
Papua New Guinea
Vanuatu
New Caledonia
Tahiti
DatesQualifying stage:
25–31 January 2020
Group stage:
15 February – 7 March 2020
Knockout stage:
Cancelled (originally 4 April – 16 May 2020)
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNot awarded
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored92 (3.83 per match)
Attendance27,400 (1,142 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Bueno (6 goals)
2019
2021
2022

The 2020 OFC Champions League was the 19th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 14th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

Contents

The tournament was suspended in March 2020 after the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 4 September 2020, the OFC announced that the tournament was abandoned due to the border and travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and no champions would be awarded. [1] The OFC representative at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, which would originally be the winners of the 2020 OFC Champions League, was confirmed to be Auckland City on 19 November 2020 following a decision by the OFC Executive Committee, based on the principles within the competition regulations of the OFC Champions League which established a ranking of each team after the group stage, which was topped by Auckland City. [2] However, on 15 January 2021, FIFA announced that Auckland City had withdrawn from the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, [3] meaning that no OFC representatives competed in the tournament.

Hienghène Sport were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Teams

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Red pog.svg
Ba
Red pog.svg
Magenta (H)
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Vénus (H)
Location of teams of the 2020 OFC Champions League.
Red pog.svg Teams entering the group stage; (H) Group stage host
Blue pog.svg Teams entering the qualifying stage; Teams which withdrew

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.

Teams entering the group stage
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Ba 2019 Fiji Premier League champions
Lautoka 2019 Fiji Premier League runners-up
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Magenta 2018 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
Hienghène Sport 2018 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Eastern Suburbs 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions
Auckland City 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Lae City 2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champions
Hekari United 2019 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League runners-up
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League champions [Note SOL]
Henderson Eels 2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up [Note SOL]
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Vénus 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
Tiare Tahiti 2018–19 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Malampa Revivors 2019 VFF National Super League grand final champions
Galaxy 2019 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up
Teams entering the qualifying stage
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Pago Youth 2018 FFAS Senior League champions
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2019 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 2019 Samoa National League champions
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Veitongo 2019 Tonga Major League champions
Notes
  1. ^
    Solomon Islands (SOL): Since the 2019–20 Solomon Islands S-League was not finished at the end of 2019, Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels, which were both assured of a top two finish and thus had qualified for the 2020 OFC Champions League at that time, were placed in the group stage following their ranking at the end of 2019. [4] [5] The league continued in 2020, and Solomon Warriors and Henderson Eels eventually finished in the same positions as champions and runners-up respectively. [6]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows. [7] For this season, the qualifying stage was originally brought forward from January 2020 to December 2019 to coincide with the end of the participating Member Associations' national league seasons, and to be played in Samoa. [8] However, it was later delayed to January 2020 and moved to New Zealand.

On 9 March 2020, the OFC announced that all OFC tournaments were postponed until 6 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] On 14 May 2020, it was announced that the quarter-finals had been postponed until September 2020 at the earliest. [10] On 28 July 2020, the OFC announced that the knockout matches would take place at a single location, with the decision of the dates and venue to be made by the OFC Executive Committee on 31 August 2020. [11] On 4 September 2020, the OFC announced that the tournament was abandoned. [1]

StageDraw dateMatch dates
Qualifying stage13 December 201925–31 January 2020 (New Zealand) [12]
Group stage
Quarter-finalsCancelledCancelled (originally 4–5 April 2020) [15]
Semi-finalsCancelled (originally 25–26 April 2020) [16]
FinalCancelled (originally 16 May 2020) [17]

Qualifying stage

The draw and the hosts of the qualifying stage were announced by the OFC on 13 December 2019. [7] The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants. Matches were played between 25–31 January 2020 in New Zealand.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LUP TUP VEI PAG
1 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga 211020+24 Group stage 2–0
2 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 20202202 0–0
3 Flag of Tonga.svg Veitongo 20112421 2–2
4 Flag of American Samoa.svg Pago Youth 00000000Withdrew [lower-alpha 1]
Source: OFC
Notes:
  1. On 17 December 2019, the OFC announced that Pago Youth had withdrawn from the qualifying stage due to concerns about the measles outbreak in the Pacific. [18]

Group stage

The draw and the hosts of the qualifying stage were announced by the OFC on 13 December 2019. [7] The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four. 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. Matches were played on the following dates and venues:

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification EAS GAL HEK HIE
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs 321083+57 Knockout stage 2–1
2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Galaxy 311175+24 2–2 4–1
3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United (H)31115504 2–1
4 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Hienghène Sport 301231071 0–4 2–2
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MAL HEN LAE LAU
1 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Malampa Revivors (H)312063+35 Knockout stage 2–2 3–0
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels 312087+15 3–2
3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City 3111106+44 3–3
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 301231181 1–1 0–7
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MAG WAR TIA TUP
1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta (H)330082+69 Knockout stage 2–0 3–2
2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 320142+26 1–0
3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tiare Tahiti 310254+13 3–0 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 30030990Withdrew [lower-alpha 2] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tupapa Maraerenga were ruled to have forfeited all matches, which were awarded as 3–0 wins to their opponents, due to their withdrawal. [19]
  2. On 1 March 2020, the OFC announced that Tupapa Maraerenga had withdrawn from the group stage due to three of their players not being allowed to compete by the Directorate of Health and Social Affairs of New Caledonia as their immunization for measles could not be confirmed. [20]

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AUC VEN LUP BAF
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 330090+99 Knockout stage 2–0
2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus (H)3201103+76 0–1 4–2
3 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga 310241173 0–6 4–3
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba 300351490 0–6
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage would have played in the knockout stage, before it was cancelled. [1]

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs Flag of Vanuatu.svg Galaxy
B Flag of Vanuatu.svg Malampa Revivors Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels
C New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
D Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus

Qualification to FIFA Club World Cup

Due to the abandonment of the tournament, the OFC decided to nominate the team with the best record in the group stage as their representative at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. [2]

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 D Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 330090+99 2020 FIFA Club World Cup
2 C New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta 330082+69
3 A Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs 321083+57
4 D Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus 3201103+76
5 C Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 320142+26
6 B Flag of Vanuatu.svg Malampa Revivors 312063+35
7 B Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels 312087+15
8 B Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City 3111106+44
9 A Flag of Vanuatu.svg Galaxy 311175+24
10 A Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 31115504
11 C Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tiare Tahiti 310254+13
12 D Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga 310241173
13 A New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Hienghène Sport 301231071
14 B Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 301231181
15 D Flag of Fiji.svg Ba 300351490
16 C Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 30030990
Source: OFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored (Regulations Article 31). [2]

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
RankPlayerTeamQS1QS2QS3GS1GS2GS3Total
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Bueno Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs 2226
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Emmanuel Simon Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City 224
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Teaonui Tehau Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus 13
4 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Andre Batick Flag of Vanuatu.svg Malampa Revivors 33
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nigel Dabinyaba Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City 12
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Joses Nawo Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels 21
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tamatoa Tetauira Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus 3
8 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Joseph Athale New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Hienghène Sport 112
Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 11
Flag of England.svg Terence Carter Flag of Vanuatu.svg Galaxy 11
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jack Caunter Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka 11
Flag of Fiji.svg Samuela Drudru Flag of Fiji.svg Ba 11
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Raymond Gunemba Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City 2
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Brian Kaltak Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 11
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Ati Kepo Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Raphael Le'ai Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels 11
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Kevin Nemia New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta 2
Flag of Tonga.svg Hema Polovili Flag of Tonga.svg Veitongo 2
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Manarii Porlier Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tiare Tahiti 2
Flag of Brazil.svg Roberson Flag of Vanuatu.svg Galaxy 11
Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Tade Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Tutizama Tanito Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels 2

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