2025 OFC Men's Champions League

2025 OFC Men's Champions League

Tournament details
Host countries	Qualifying stage: Cook Islands Final tournament: Solomon Islands [1]
Dates	Qualifying: 8–14 February [2] Competition proper: 30 March–13 April [3]
Teams	Competition proper: 8 Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
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The 2025 OFC Men's Champions League will be the 24th edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. The 2025 edition of the tournament will be the 19th season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.

The winners of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. They will also have the chance to qualify for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup as the best OFC Men's Champions League winners in the OFC 4-year ranking from 2025–2028.

Teams

Rewa

Auckland City

Hekari United

Gulf Komara

Central Coast (H)

Tiga Sport

Pirae

AS Tefana

Ifira Black Bird

Classic Kapalpal

Royal Puma

Tupapa Maraerenga (h)

Vaipuna

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Location of teams of the 2025 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the Group Stage; (H) Final tournament host
Teams entering the National playoffs
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.

• Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top two clubs in their league.
• Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage. However, for this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw.

Teams entering the Group stage

Association	Team	Qualifying method
Fiji (1 berth)	Rewa	2024 Fiji Premier League champions
New Caledonia (1 berth)	Tiga Sport	2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue leader [Note NCL]
Solomon Islands (1 berths)	Central Coast	2024 Solomon Islands S-League champions
New Zealand (1 berth)	Auckland City	2024 New Zealand National League grand final champions [3] [4]

Teams entering the National playoffs

Association	Team	Qualifying method
Papua New Guinea (2 berths)	Hekari United	2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League champions [5]
	Gulf Komara	2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League runners-up
Tahiti (2 berths)	AS Tefana	2023–24 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
	AS Pirae	2023–24 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
Vanuatu (2 berths)	Ifira Black Bird	2024 VFF Champions League grand final champions
	Classic Kapalpal	2024 VFF Champions League grand final runners-up

Teams entering the qualifying stage

Association	Team	Qualifying method
American Samoa	Royal Puma	2024 FFAS Senior League 3rd Place
Cook Islands	Tupapa Maraerenga	2024 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
Samoa	Vaipuna	2024 Samoa National League champions
Tonga	–	2024 Tonga Major League champions

Notes

1. New Caledonia (NCL): No champion was declared for the 2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue season due to its mid-season cancellation. The New Caledonian Football Federation has consulted the Confederation for the New Caledonian representatives in the OCL, and is confirmed to be the league leaders AS Tiga Sport. ^{[6] [7]}

Schedule

Schedule for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying stage	Preliminary group (  Cook Islands)	11 December 2024 [3]	8 February
			11 February
			14 February
	National Play-off		TBC	TBC
Group stage [2]	Matchday 1		30 March
	Matchday 2		TBC
	Matchday 3		TBC
Knockout phase	Semi-finals		TBC
	Final		12 April

Qualifying stage

Main article: 2025 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage

Preliminary group

The draw was held on 11 December 2024 at OFC Headquarters in Auckland. ^{[8] [9]} For this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw. The three teams in the qualifying stage will play each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Cook Islands. The winners will advance to the group stage to join Rewa, Tiga Sport, Auckland City and the four winners from the national playoffs. ^[2]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VAI	TUP	RPU
1	Vaipuna	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3	Group stage		—	14 Feb	—
2	Tupapa Maraerenga (H)	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1			—	—	—
3	Royal Puma (E)	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	1			0–4	3–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2025. Source: OFC
(E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts

Group stage

Main article: 2025 OFC Men's Champions League group stage

The group stage matches were originally scheduled to take place in Fiji. ^[2] However, due to venue availability issues, the group stage is moved to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and will be played from 30 March to 12 April 2025. ^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AUC	TAH	TIG	REW
1	Auckland City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage		—	TBD	TBD	—
2	Tahiti Representative	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	TBD	—
3	Tiga Sport	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	TBD
4	Rewa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	—

First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: OFC

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VAN	QUA	PNG	CEN
1	Vanuatu Representative	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage		—	TBD	TBD	—
2	Qualifying winner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	TBD	—
3	Papua New Guinea Representative	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			—	—	—	TBD
4	Central Coast (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			TBD	TBD	—	—

First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

References

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