2025 OFC Men's Champions League final

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2025 OFC Men's Champions League Final
Event 2025 OFC Men's Champions League
Auckland City Hekari United
Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
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Date12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)
Venue National Stadium, Honiara
Man of the Match Myer Bevan (Auckland City)
Referee Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Attendance6,000 [1]
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The 2025 OFC Men's Champions League final was the final match of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League, the 24th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 19th season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.

Contents

The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Papua New Guinea's Hekari United. The match took place at the National Stadium in Honiara on 12 April 2025. It was the first time since 2013 that an OFC Champions League final was contested between two former champions.

Auckland City won the match 2-0 for a record-extending 13th title.

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 12 ( 2006 , 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 )
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 1 ( 2010 )

Venue

The National Stadium was the venue for the final. This was the first time that the stadium hosted an OFC Men's Champions League 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 Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae 1–0 Matchday 1 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Central Coast 3–0
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport 2–0 Matchday 2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 1–1
Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 1–1 Matchday 3 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 9–0
Group A winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City 37
2 New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport 34
3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Pirae 34
4 Flag of Fiji.svg Rewa 31
Source: OFC
Final standings Group B winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United 37
2 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 35
3 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Central Coast (H)34
4 Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Tupapa Maraerenga 30
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Ifira Black Bird 2–0 Semi-finals New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Tiga Sport 1–0

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. [2]

Match

Details

Auckland City Flag of New Zealand.svg 2−0 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Hekari United
  • Bevan Soccerball shade.svg39', 83' (pen.)
 Report
National Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
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Auckland City
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Hekari United
GK1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Conor Tracey
RB17 Flag of Colombia.svg Jerson Lagos
CB3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Mitchell (c)
CB4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nikko Boxall
LB13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Lobo
CM26 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Yoo Sub off.svg 88'
CM25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael den Heijer Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CM8 Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Garriga Sub off.svg 80'
RW10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dylan Manickum Sub off.svg 80'
CF7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Myer Bevan
LW27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Haris Zeb Yellow card.svg 51'Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutes:
GK24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Garrow
DF4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Christian Gray Sub on.svg 88'
DF22 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Tong
DF14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jordan Vale Sub on.svg 80'
DF19 Flag of Ireland.svg Dylan Connolly
DF30 Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Bell
MF20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Ellis Sub on.svg 74'
FW11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan de Vries Sub on.svg 80'
FW28 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otto Ingham
Manager:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Posa
GK1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Dave Tomare (c)
RB3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Godfrey Haro
CB4 Flag of Brazil.svg Erick Joe Yellow card.svg 6'
CB6 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Solomon Rani
LB7 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Joseph Joe Sub off.svg 86'
CM9 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Ati Kepo Yellow card.svg 13'Sub off.svg 69'
CM10 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Kolu Kepo
CAM11 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Pala Paul
RW26 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Santos
CF27 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Rex Naime
LW34 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nelson Karaun
Substitutes:
GK20 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Christinus Biasu
DF5 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Moses Joe
DF17 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nathaniel Eddie
DF29 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Ismael Kila
MF15 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Donald Panile
MF16 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nathan James
MF21 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Kule Leslie Sub on.svg 86'
MF25 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Gogi Wally
MF32 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Ritzoki Tamgol Yellow card.svg 72'Sub on.svg 69'
MF37 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Jericho Som
FW13 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Peter Dabinyaba
FW31 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Creonie Walo
Manager:
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Jerry Allen

Man of the Match:
Myer Bevan (Auckland City) [3]

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)

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

    References

    1. ↑ "MATCH". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
    2. ↑ "REGULATIONS OFC Men's Champions League 2024" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
    3. ↑ "Auckland City FC win record-extending 13th OFC Men's Champions League title". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
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