2024 OFC Champions League final

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2024 OFC Champions League Final
Event 2024 OFC Champions League
Date24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)
Venue Stade Pater, Pirae
Man of the Match Michael den Heijer (Auckland City)
Referee Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Attendance819 [1]
WeatherPartly Cloudy
82 °F (28 °C)
84% humidity [2]
2023
2025

The 2024 OFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2024 OFC Champions League, the 23rd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 18th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

Contents

The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Tahiti's Pirae. The match took place at Stade Pater in Pirae on 24 May 2024. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Defending champions Auckland City FC defeated Tahitian Pirae 4–0 to win a record-extending twelfth title and their third in a row. Auckland City earned the right to play at the inaugural 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, taking place in December 2024. [7]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 11 ( 2006 , 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2022 , 2023 )
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae 1 (2006)

Venue

Stade Pater was the venue for the final. This was the second time that the stadium hosted an OFC Champions League final, after the 2005 OFC Club Championship final.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).

Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Round Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg National play-offs OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington Olympic 4–3 1–0 (H) 3–3 (A)Semi-finals Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tefana 2–2 (6–5 p) 1–1 (H) 1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (A)
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 2–2 Matchday 1 Flag of Samoa.svg Vaivase-Tai FC 6–0
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 1–0 Matchday 2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 5–1
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 5–0 Matchday 3 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Magenta 0–0
Group A winners

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 37
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 37
3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 33
4 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Warriors 30
Source: OFC
Final standings Group B winners

PosTeamPldPts
1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae (H)37
2 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Magenta 37
3 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 33
4 Flag of Samoa.svg Vaivase-Tai FC 30
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg AS Magenta 1–0 Semi-finals Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 4–2 ( a.e.t. )

Format

If the match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team would be allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. [8]

Match

Details

Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 4–0 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
Report
Stade Pater, Pirae
Attendance: 819
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
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Auckland City
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Pirae
GK1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Conor Tracey
RB12 Flag of Kosovo.svg Regont Murati
CB3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Mitchell
CB4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Christian Gray Yellow card.svg 90+3'
CB25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael den Heijer
LB13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Lobo Yellow card.svg 11'Sub off.svg 59'
CM8 Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Garriga Sub off.svg 70'
CM10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dylan Manickum Sub off.svg 84'
CM7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Cameron Howieson (c)
CF27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stipe Ukich Yellow card.svg 36'Sub off.svg 59'
CF19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Liam Gillion Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutes:
GK24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joe Wallis
DF21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Bell
DF23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Alfie Rogers Sub on.svg 59'
MF22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Tong Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Angus Kilkolly Sub on.svg 84'
FW11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan de Vries Sub on.svg 59'
FW16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joseph Lee Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Riera
GK1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Francois Decoret
RB26 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Etienne Tave
CB2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Taumihau Tiatia Sub off.svg 65'
CB3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Matatia Paama
LB5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Désiré Ngiamba
CM8 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Nick Tauotaha
CM19 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Heimano Bourebare Sub off.svg 104'
CAM13 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Ariiura Labaste Sub off.svg 65'
RW14 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Alvin Tehau (c)Yellow card.svg 26'
CF9 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Heirauarii Salem Sub off.svg 84'
LW11 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Sandro Tau Yellow card.svg 33'Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Titouan Courtois
GK23 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Reihaamana Le Blastier
GK32 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Teva Durot
DF4 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Haumau Tanetoa
DF12 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Thibault Pito Sub on.svg 65'
MF27 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Taniava Barsinas
FW7 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Raimana Li Fung Kuee Sub on.svg 65'
FW10 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Patrick Tepa Sub on.svg 65'
FW18 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Yohann Tihoni
FW22 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Kali Lenoir Sub on.svg 84'
FW25 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Teriitaumatatini Martin
FW28 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Obadiah Rattinassamy
Manager:
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Vatea Terai

Man of the Match:
Michael den Heijer (Auckland City)

Assistant referees:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Lachlan Keevers (Australia)
Fifth official:
Malaetala Salanoa (Samoa)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Notes

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