2025 OFC Men's Champions League group stage

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The 2025 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 30 March to 6 April 2025. [1] A total of 8 teams competed 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 qualifiersPreliminary group winner

Format

The four teams in each group played 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 TIG PIR REW
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 321041+37 Knockout stage — 2−0 1–0 —
2 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport 31115504——— 4–2
3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae 31112204— 1–1 ——
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 301236−31 1–1 — 0−1 —
Source: OFC
Tiga Sport New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg 4–2 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–0 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
Manickum Soccerball shade.svg41' Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Rewa Flag of Fiji.svg 0−1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae
Report Tihoni Soccerball shade.svg90+18' (pen.)
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanunatu)
Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 2−0 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Pirae Flag of French Polynesia.svg 1–1 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 752
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Rewa Flag of Fiji.svg 1–1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,077
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Group B

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification HEK IFI CEN TUP
1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 3210131+127 Knockout stage —— 3−0 —
2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 312052+35 1−1 —— 3−0
3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Central Coast (H)311184+44— 1−1 — 7−0
4 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 3003019−190 0−9 ———
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Ifira Black Bird Flag of Vanuatu.svg 3−0 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Hekari United Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 3−0 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Central Coast
Report
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: CK Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
Ifira Black Bird Flag of Vanuatu.svg 1−1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Tasip Soccerball shade.svg67' Report E. Joe Soccerball shade.svg81'
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,382
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Central Coast Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 7−0 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 500
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Tupapa Maraerenga Flag of the Cook Islands.svg 0−9 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
Report
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 1,596
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Central Coast Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg 1−1 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird
Tahioa Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Tenene Soccerball shade.svg47'
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 3,617
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)

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.
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