2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

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The 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 18 to 24 February 2023. [1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League, in which the hosts Lupe ole Soaga secured that spot by winning all three of their games.

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Preliminary group

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 1 February 2023 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. [1]

Host teamRemaining teams

Format

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners, Lupe ole Soaga, advanced to the group stage to join the 7 direct entrants. [1] The qualifying stage was hosted in Apia by Football Federation Samoa. [2]

Matches

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification LUP TUP VEI ITO
1 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe ole Soaga (H)3300291+289Advance to group stage — 7–1 9–0 —
2 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 3201107+36—— 1–0 8–0
3 Flag of Tonga.svg Veitongo 2002010−100——— Canc. [lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of American Samoa.svg Ilaoa and To'omata 2002021−210 0–13 ———
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa. [3] [4] Both teams were already eliminated prior to the cancellation.
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 1–0 Flag of Tonga.svg Veitongo
  • Saghabi Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
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National Soccer Stadium, Apia
Attendance: 234
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
Ilaoa and To'omata Flag of American Samoa.svg 0–13 Flag of Samoa.svg Lupe ole Soaga
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National Soccer Stadium, Apia
Attendance: 547
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 8–0 Flag of American Samoa.svg Ilaoa and To'omata
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National Soccer Stadium, Apia
Attendance: 106
Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)
Lupe ole Soaga Flag of Samoa.svg 9–0 Flag of Tonga.svg Veitongo
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National Soccer Stadium, Apia
Attendance: 480
Referee: Ben O'Connell (New Zealand)
Lupe ole Soaga Flag of Samoa.svg 7–1 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
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National Soccer Stadium, Apia
Attendance: 620
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

National play-offs

On 10 February 2023, OFC announced that 7 sets of national playoffs would take place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League. [5]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Suva Flag of Fiji.svg 3–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 1–1 2–1
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 1–5 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport 1–3 0–2
Wellington Olympic Flag of New Zealand.svg 4–6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 1–1 3–5
Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 4–1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City 2–1 2–0
Kossa FC Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2–3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 1–1 1–2
Dragon Flag of French Polynesia.svg 3–9 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae 0–2 3–7
SiaRaga FC Flag of Vanuatu.svg 0–4 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird FC 0–3 0–1
Suva Flag of Fiji.svg 1–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Rewa Flag of Fiji.svg 1–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Suva
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HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 850
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

Suva won 3–2 on aggregate.

Hienghène Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 1–3 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport
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Stade Numa Daly, Nouméa
Referee: Marius Gaicoin (New Caledonia)
Tiga Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 2–0 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Hienghène Sport
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Stade Numa Daly, Nouméa
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

Tiga Sport won 5–1 on aggregate.

Wellington Olympic Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
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Martin Luckie Park, Wellington
Attendance: 520
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 5–3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Olympic
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Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Auckland City won 6–4 on aggregate.

Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2–1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Lae City
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Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Charles Aragni (Papua New Guinea)
Lae City Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 0–2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
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Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Hekari United won 4–1 on aggregate.

Kossa Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1–1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors
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Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Warriors Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 2–1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Kossa
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Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Solomon Warriors won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dragon Flag of French Polynesia.svg 0–2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
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Stade Pater, Pirae
Referee: Aurelien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
Pirae Flag of French Polynesia.svg 7–3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Dragon
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Stade Pater, Pirae
Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)

Pirae won 9–3 on aggregate.

SiaRaga FC Flag of Vanuatu.svg 0–3 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird FC
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VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
Ifira Black Bird FC Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1–0 Flag of Vanuatu.svg SiaRaga FC
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Luganville Soccer City Stadium, Luganville
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Ifira Black Bird won 4–0 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa. [3] [4]

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  2. ↑ Gutu Faasau (18 February 2023). "OFC qualifiers kick off in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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