2020 OFC Champions League group stage

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The 2020 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 15 February to 7 March 2020. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2020 OFC Champions League.

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Draw

The draw and the hosts of the qualifying stage were announced by the OFC on 13 December 2019. [1] The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four.

Association champions
& New Caledonia runners-up		Remaining runners-upTeams advancing from qualifying stage

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

Matches were played on the following dates and venues:

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

MatchdayDatesMatches
Group AGroup BGroups C & D
Matchday 116 February 202015 February 20201 March 2020Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 219 February 202018 February 20204 March 2020Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 322 February 202021 February 20207 March 2020Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2

Groups

Group A

All times were local, PGT (UTC+10).

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 3012310−71 0–4 — 2–2 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Galaxy Flag of Vanuatu.svg 4–1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Hienghène Sport
Report
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Eastern Suburbs Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Report
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Galaxy Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2–2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs
Report
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2–2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Report
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 500
Referee: Deepak Raj (Fiji)
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 0–4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Eastern Suburbs
Report
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2–1 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Galaxy
Report
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Group B

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

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 3012311−81 1–1 — 0–7 —
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Lae City Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 3–3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels
Report
Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg 1–1 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Malampa Revivors
Report
Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Lautoka Flag of Fiji.svg 0–7 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City
Report
Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sione Mau (American Samoa)
Malampa Revivors Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2–2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Henderson Eels
Report
Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
Henderson Eels Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 3–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Lautoka
Report
Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Malampa Revivors Flag of Vanuatu.svg 3–0 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City
Report
Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Group C

All times were local, NCT (UTC+11).

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 300309−90Withdrew [lower-alpha 2] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] ——
Source: OFC
(H) Host
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. [2]
  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. [3]
Solomon Warriors Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1–0 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tiare Tahiti
Report
Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cancelled
0–3 Awarded		 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Magenta
Report
Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cancelled
0–3 Awarded		 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
Report
Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa
Magenta New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 3–2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tiare Tahiti
Report
Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa
Attendance: 450
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Tiare Tahiti Flag of French Polynesia.svg Cancelled
3–0 Awarded		 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa
Magenta New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2–0 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
Report
Stade Numa-Daly, Nouméa
Attendance: 550
Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

Group D

Following a proposal by the Local Organising Committee in Tahiti, the OFC agreed to change the venue for Group D from Stade Pater, Pirae to Stade Municipal de Mahina, Mahina. [4] However, due to heavy rain, the first match day of Group D would be played at Stade Pater after Stade Mahina was deemed not suitable for use by the Oceania Football Confederation in conjunction with the Local Organising Committee. [5] All times were local, TAHT (UTC−10).

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 3102411−73— 0–6 — 4–3
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba 3003514−90 0–6 ———
Source: OFC
(H) Host
Ba Flag of Fiji.svg 0–6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 350
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Lupe o le Soaga Flag of Samoa.svg 0–6 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vénus
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 750
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
Lupe o le Soaga Flag of Samoa.svg 4–3 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
Report
Stade Municipal de Mahina, Mahina
Attendance: 350
Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)
Vénus Flag of French Polynesia.svg 0–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
Stade Municipal de Mahina, Mahina
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–0 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga
Report
Stade Municipal de Mahina, Mahina
Attendance: 250
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Vénus Flag of French Polynesia.svg 4–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Ba
Report
Stade Municipal de Mahina, Mahina
Attendance: 850
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Notes

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Champions League group hosts named". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 December 2019.
  2. ↑ @OFCfootball (7 March 2020). "This is how Group C of the OFC Champions League 2020 ended up in Noumea 👇 Congrats to AS Magenta 🇳🇨 🇫🇷 and Solomon Warriors 🇸🇧 on their qualification to the quarterfinals 👏 👊 ⚽ #OFCCL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Tupapa withdraws from Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Change of venue for Group D in Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Weather forces Group D venue change". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 March 2020.
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