2023 OFC Women's Champions League

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2023 OFC Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryPapua New Guinea
Dates1–10 June 2023 [1]
Teams5 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored44 (4.4 per match)
Attendance18,132 (1,813 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Marie Kaipu (9 goals)
Best player(s) New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Edsy Matao
Best goalkeeper Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Sylvester Maenu’u
Fair play award Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
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The 2023 OFC Champions League was the inaugural edition of the OFC Women's Champions League, Oceania's premier women's club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

Contents

AS Academy won the first ever edition of the tournament after winning all four of their matches. [2] [3] [4]

Teams

A total of 6 teams from 6 (out of 11)OFC member associations entered the competition.

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Location of teams of the 2023 OFC Women's Champions League.
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Teams entering the group stage
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Labasa 2022 Fiji Women's Super League champions
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia AS Academy 2022 National Championship champions
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eastern Suburbs [5] 2022 New Zealand Women's National League grand final champions
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2021–22 Papua New Guinea Women's National Soccer League champions
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Kiwi 2022 FFS Women's National League champions
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Koloale 2022 Women's Premier League champions

Associations that did not enter a team

Group stage

Originally, the six teams were to be split into two groups of three with the two group winners advancing to the final. Eastern Suburbs withdrew after the draw, citing concerns about costs, timing and security. [5] The five remaining teams played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Papua New Guinea. [6] [7]

The draw of the original group stage was announced by the OFC on 4 May 2023. [8] [9] The 6 teams were drawn into two groups of three.

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts ASA HEK KOL LAB KIW
1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy (C)4400153+1212——— 4–1 5–0
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United (H)4301172+159 1–2 —— 2–0 —
3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Koloale 4202410−66 1–4 0–5 ———
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Labasa 41037703—— 0–1 — 6–0
5 Flag of Samoa.svg Kiwi 4004122−210— 0–9 1–2 ——
Source: OFC
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Labasa Flag of Fiji.svg 6–0 Flag of Samoa.svg Kiwi
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,232
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 1–2 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 874
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
Labasa Flag of Fiji.svg 0–1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Koloale
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Pari Oito (Tahiti)
Kiwi Flag of Samoa.svg 0–9 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Kiwi Flag of Samoa.svg 1–2 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Koloale
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
AS Academy New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 4–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Labasa
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
AS Academy New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 5–0 Flag of Samoa.svg Kiwi
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Tellos Kaufusi (Tonga)
Koloale Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 0–5 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,325
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Koloale Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1–4 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2–0 Flag of Fiji.svg Labasa
Report
Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 2,667
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank [10] PlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Marie Kaipu Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 9
2 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Christelle Wahnawe New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy 6
3 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Alice Wenessia New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy 4
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Unaisi Tuberi Flag of Fiji.svg Labasa 3
5 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nenny Elipas Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 2
Flag of Fiji.svg Stella Naivalulevu Flag of Fiji.svg Labasa
712 players1

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. [11] [12]

AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Edsy Matao New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Academy
Golden Boot Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Marie Kaipu Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Golden Glove Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Sylvester Maenu’u Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Koloale
Fair Play Award— Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United

See also

References

  1. ↑ "OFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESCHEDULED". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "AS Academy Feminine's glorious journey in 2023 OFC Women's Champions League". FIFA.com . 15 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "AS Academy Féminine fight back to win inaugural OFC Women's Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation . 10 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Academy Féminine win inaugural OFC Women's Champions League". FootballOceania.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Eastern Suburbs pull out of inaugural OFC Women's Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "OFC Competitions 2023 Calendar confirmed 1/01/2023" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "OFC Women's Champions League has new dates set". Oceania Football Center. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "WATCH: OFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 DRAW COMPLETED". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Eastern Suburbs to face sides from PNG and Solomon Islands in tournament". friendsoffootballnz.com. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "OFC Women's Champions League 2023". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Inaugural OFC Women's Champions League draws praise from FIFA". friendsoffootballnz.com. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Football: Fifa delighted with first women's Champions League". New Zealand Herald. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023– via Radio New Zealand.
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