2020 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

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The 2020 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 25 to 31 January 2020. [1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group 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 champions of the four developing associations were drawn to positions 1 to 4 determine the fixtures.

Teams

Format

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. According to the group stage draw: [1]

Schedule

Matches were played between 25–31 January 2020 in New Zealand. The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

MatchdayDatesMatches
Matchday 125 January 2020Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 228 January 2020Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 331 January 2020Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2

Matches

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

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 On 17 December 2019, the OFC announced that Pago Youth had withdrawn from the qualifying stage due to concerns about the measles outbreak in the Pacific. [2]
Lupe o le Soaga Flag of Samoa.svg 2–0 Flag of Tonga.svg Veitongo
  • Chant Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Ataga Soccerball shade.svg31'
Report
Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
Attendance: 300
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 0–0 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe o le Soaga
Report
Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)

Veitongo Flag of Tonga.svg 2–2 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Ngahue Reserve, Auckland
Attendance: 250
Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Champions League group hosts named". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 December 2019.
  2. "Champions League qualifying confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 December 2019.