The 2023 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 14 to 21 May 2023. [1] A total of 8 teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League. [2]
The draw of the group stage were announced by the OFC on 23 March 2023. [3] [4] [5] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. Ifira Black Bird were pre-determined to play in Port Vila and so were automatically drawn into group B.
| National playoff winners | Preliminary group winner |
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The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at two centralised venues in Vanuatu. [1] [6] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage. [7]
Matches were played on the following dates and venues:
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.
| Matchday | Dates | Matches | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | ||
| Matchday 1 | 14 May 2023 | 15 May 2023 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 17 May 2023 | 18 May 2023 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 20 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUC | SUV | SOL | LUP | |
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| 1 |  Auckland City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Knockout stage | — | — | 3–1 | — | |
| 2 |  Suva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 1–3 | — | — | 3–0 [a] | ||
| 3 |  Solomon Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | — | 0–2 | — | 3–0 [b] | ||
| 4 |  Lupe ole Soaga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–3 [c] | — | — | — |
| Auckland City | 3–1 | Solomon Warriors |
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| Suva | 6–0 | Lupe ole Soaga |
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| Solomon Warriors | 3–1 | Lupe ole Soaga |
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| Suva | 1–3 | Auckland City |
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| Lupe ole Soaga | 0–3 [a] | Auckland City |
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| Solomon Warriors | 0–2 | Suva |
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All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PIR | IFI | HEK | TIG | |
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| 1 |  Pirae | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Ifira Black Bird (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | — | ||
| 3 |  Hekari United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 |  Tiga Sport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
| Pirae | 3–0 | Tiga Sport |
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| Tiga Sport | 1–0 | Hekari United |
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| Ifira Black Bird | 2–2 | Pirae |
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| Hekari United | 1–2 | Pirae |
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| Tiga Sport | 0–1 | Ifira Black Bird |
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