2026 OFC Professional League

2026 OFC Professional League

Tournament details
Dates	Circuit series: 17 January – 18 April 2026 Playoff groups: May – 24 May 2026
Teams	8 (from 7 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	11 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eleven players 1 goal each
2027 → All statistics correct as of 18 January 2026.

The 2026 OFC Professional League will be the inaugural season of the OFC Professional League, a men's professional football league in the Oceania region. It is organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and features eight clubs from seven nations, competing in a circuit series format across various Pacific locations.

The league champion will qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and provide a pathway to the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup, ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} apart from the South Melbourne team (who cannot qualify for other competitions as they are based in Australia, which is part of the Asian Football Confederation).

The fixtures were released on 24 November 2025. ^[8]

Clubs

Bula FC

Auckland FC

South Island United

PNG Hekari

Solomon Kings

Tahiti United

Vanuatu United

South Melbourne

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Locations of clubs competing in the 2026 season.

Clubs and locations

Team	City
Auckland FC	Auckland
Bula FC	Suva
PNG Hekari	Port Moresby
Solomon Kings	Honiara
South Island United	Christchurch
South Melbourne	Melbourne
Tahiti United	Pīraʻe
Vanuatu United	Port Vila

Personnel and kits

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Auckland FC	Luke Casserly [9]	Tass Mourdoukoutas [10]	New Balance [11]	ANZ [12]
Bula FC	Stéphane Auvray [13]	Roy Krishna [14]	RK21 [15]	Extra Supermarket [16]
PNG Hekari	Marcos Gusmão [17]	David Tomare [18]		MRDC [19]
Solomon Kings	Ben Cahn [20]	Philip Mango	Stanno [21]	Solomon Ports [22]
South Island United	Rob Sherman [23] [24]	Christian Gray [25]	New Balance [26]	Go Media [27]
South Melbourne	Siniša Cohadzić [28]	Marko Janković [29]	Kappa [30]	Directed Group [31]
Tahiti United	Samuel Garcia [32]	Teaonui Tehau [33]	Adidas [34]
Vanuatu United	Lars Hopp [35]	Michel Coulon [36]	Cikers

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position on table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
South Island United	Inaugural			Pre-season	Rob Sherman [23]	2 October 2025
PNG Hekari					Marcos Gusmão [17]	10 October 2025
Vanuatu United					Lars Hopp [35]	17 October 2025
Bula FC					Stéphane Auvray [13]	24 October 2025
Tahiti United					Samuel Garcia [32]	30 October 2025
Auckland FC					Luke Casserly [37]	1 December 2025
Solomon Kings					Ben Cahn [20]	13 December 2025
Vanuatu United	Lars Hopp [38]	Resigned	26 January 2026

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	OFC player 1	OFC player 2	OFC player 3
Auckland FC	Tass Mourdoukoutas [39]	Daniel Normann [40]	Jonathon Robinson [41]
Bula FC	Didier Desprez [42]	Yuta Konagaya [43]	Kaïlé Auvray [44]	Matthew Foord [45]	Fergus Gillion [46]	Adam Supyk [47]
PNG Hekari	Erick Joe [48]	Kaue Silva [48]	Rafael Chaves [48]	Leon Kofana [49]	John Orobulu [50]	John Alick [50]
Solomon Kings	Jez Lofthouse [51]	Sota Higashide
South Island United	Deen Hasanovic [52]	Jacob Krayem [53]	Steven van Dijk [54]	Dauntae Mariner [55]	Rovu Boyers [56]
South Melbourne	Yuki Uchida [57]			Ishveer Singh [53]
Tahiti United	Jackson Gardner [53]			Joseph Athale [53]	Tevita Waranaivalu [53]	Germain Haewegene
Vanuatu United	Matt Acton [58]	Hassan Ramazani [59]	William Cardona [60]	Otto Ingham [61]	Owen Smith [62]	Raymond Diho [63]

Format

The competition features five circuit series rounds followed by two playoff groups (Leaders and Challengers) before the semi-finals and final. ^[64]

Venues

The circuit-series matches will be played in Auckland, Australia, Ba, Honiara, Port Moresby and Suva. ^[65]

Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
Auckland		Port Moresby	Australia
Eden Park	North Harbour Stadium	PNG Football Stadium	TBD Stadium
Capacity: 50,000	Capacity: 14,000	Capacity: 14,800	Capacity: TBD
Round 4	Round 5		Round 6
Honiara	Ba	Suva	Auckland
National Stadium	Govind Park	Buckhurst Park	Eden Park
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 13,500	Capacity: 15,446	Capacity: 50,000

Circuit Series

Main article: 2026 OFC Professional League circuit series

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland FC	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3	Qualification for Leaders play-off group
2	South Melbourne	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
3	Solomon Kings	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
4	Bula FC	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
5	Vanuatu United	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	Qualification for Challengers play-off group
6	Tahiti United	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
7	PNG Hekari	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
8	South Island United	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2026. Source: OFC Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head to head; 5) Head to head goal difference; 6) Head to head goals scored; 7) Disciplinary record; 8) Coin toss ^[66]

Results

Circuit 1

Home team	Score	Away team
Vanuatu United	2–2	Bula FC
Auckland FC	3–0	South Island United
Tahiti United	1–2	South Melbourne
PNG Hekari	0–1	Solomon Kings
Bula FC	20 Jan	South Island United
Auckland FC	20 Jan	Vanuatu United
Tahiti United	21 Jan	PNG Hekari
South Melbourne	21 Jan	Solomon Kings
South Island United	23 Jan	Vanuatu United
Auckland FC	23 Jan	Bula FC
Solomon Kings	24 Jan	Tahiti United
PNG Hekari	24 Jan	South Melbourne

Circuit 2

Home team	Score	Away team
Vanuatu United	31 Jan	Tahiti United
PNG Hekari	31 Jan	Auckland FC
South Island United	1 Feb	South Melbourne
Bula FC	1 Feb	Solomon Kings
Tahiti United	3 Feb	Auckland FC
PNG Hekari	3 Feb	Vanuatu United
Solomon Kings	4 Feb	South Island United
Bula FC	4 Feb	South Melbourne
Auckland FC	7 Feb	Solomon Kings
PNG Hekari	7 Feb	South Island United
South Melbourne	8 Feb	Vanuatu United
Tahiti United	8 Feb	Bula FC

Circuit 3

Home team	Score	Away team
Tahiti United	21 Feb	South Island United
South Melbourne	21 Feb	Auckland FC
Bula FC	22 Feb	Vanuatu United
Solomon Kings	22 Feb	PNG Hekari
South Island United	24 Feb	Auckland FC
South Melbourne	24 Feb	Tahiti United
Vanuatu United	25 Feb	Solomon Kings
PNG Hekari	25 Feb	Bula FC
Auckland FC	27 Feb	Tahiti United
South Melbourne	27 Feb	South Island United
Vanuatu United	28 Feb	PNG Hekari
Solomon Kings	28 Feb	Bula FC

Circuit 4

Home team	Score	Away team
South Island United	14 Mar	PNG Hekari
Solomon Kings	14 Mar	Auckland FC
Vanuatu United	15 Mar	South Melbourne
Bula FC	15 Mar	Tahiti United
Vanuatu United	18 Mar	Auckland FC
PNG Hekari	18 Mar	Tahiti United
South Island United	19 Mar	Bula FC
Solomon Kings	19 Mar	South Melbourne

Circuit 5

Home team	Score	Away team
Vanuatu United	11 Apr	South Island United
Tahiti United	11 Apr	Solomon Kings
Auckland FC	12 Apr	South Melbourne
Bula FC	12 Apr	PNG Hekari
South Island United	14 Apr	Tahiti United
Solomon Kings	14 Apr	Vanuatu United
Auckland FC	15 Apr	PNG Hekari
South Melbourne	15 Apr	Bula FC
South Island United	17 Apr	Solomon Kings
Tahiti United	17 Apr	Vanuatu United
South Melbourne	18 Apr	PNG Hekari
Bula FC	18 Apr	Auckland FC

Season statistics

As of 18 January 2026

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Nabil Begg	Bula FC	1
	William Cardona	Vanuatu United
	Oscar Faulds	Auckland FC
	Bailey Ferguson	Auckland FC
	Liam Gillion	Auckland FC
	Sota Higashide	Solomon Kings
	Roy Krishna	Bula FC
	Andrew Mesourouni	South Melbourne
	Alex Saniel	Vanuatu United
	Manuarii Shan	Tahiti United
	Yuki Uchida	South Melbourne

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Philip Mango	Solomon Kings	1
	Oscar Mason	Auckland FC

See also

• 2026 OFC Men's Champions League

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