2025 OFC Men's Champions League group stage

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The 2025 OFC Champions League group stage will be played from 30 March to 6 April 2025. [1] A total of 8 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League. After originally being planned to be hosted by Fiji, OFC announced Solomon Islands would instead host the tournament due to lack of available venues in Fiji. [2]

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Draw

The draw of the group stage took place at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand on 11 December 2024. [3] [4] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. Not all teams were known at the time of the draw.

Direct qualfiersPreliminary group winner

Format

The four teams in each group play each other on a round-robin basis at two centralised venues in Solomon Islands. [1] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule

MatchdayDatesMatches
Group AGroup B
Matchday 130 March 202531 March 2025Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 22 April 20253 April 2025Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 35 April 20256 April 2025Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3

Groups

Group A

All times are local, SBT (UTC+11).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AUC PIR TIG REW
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 00000000 Knockout stage 30 Mar 2 Apr
2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae 00000000 5 Apr
3 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport 00000000 30 Mar
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 00000000 5 Apr 2 Apr
First match(es) will be played: 30 March 2025. Source: OFC
Tiga Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg v Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
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Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg v Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
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Rewa Flag of Fiji.svg v Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
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Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg v New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport
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Pirae Flag of French Polynesia.svg v New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport
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Rewa Flag of Fiji.svg v Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
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Group B

All times are local, TAH (UTC-10).

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification IFI TUP HEK CEN
1 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 00000000 Knockout stage 31 Mar 3 Apr
2 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 00000000 6 Apr
3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 00000000 31 Mar
4 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Central Coast (H)00000000 6 Apr 3 Apr
First match(es) will be played: 31 March 2025. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Ifira Black Bird Flag of Vanuatu.svg v Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
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Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg v Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Central Coast
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Ifira Black Bird Flag of Vanuatu.svg v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
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Central Coast Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg v Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
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Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg v Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
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Central Coast Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg v Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird
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References

  1. 1 2 "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. "Switch of venue for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League tournament". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  3. "Draw confirmed for OFC Men's Champions League 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. "Draw made for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League in Solomon Islands". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.