2026 OFC Professional League

OFC Professional League

Season	2026
Dates	11 January – May 2026
2027 →

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 organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and is planned to feature eight clubs from seven nations, competing in a circuit series format across various Pacific locations. The league champion will qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and provide a pathway to the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

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.

Team	City	Home ground	Cap.
Auckland FC	Auckland	TBD	TBD
Bula FC	Suva	HFC Bank Stadium	15,446
PNG Hekari	Port Moresby	PNG Football Stadium	14,800
Solomon Kings	Honiara	National Stadium	10,000
South Island United	Christchurch	TBD	TBD
South Melbourne	Melbourne	Lakeside Stadium [8] [9]	12,000
Tahiti United	Pīraʻe	Stade Pater [10] [11]	15,000
Vanuatu United	Port Vila	Port Vila Municipal Stadium	10,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Auckland FC
Bula FC	Stéphane Auvray [12]
PNG Hekari	Marcos Gusmão [13]
Solomon Kings
South Island United	Rob Sherman [14] [15]
South Melbourne
Tahiti United
Vanuatu United	Lars Hopp [16]

Format

The competition features five circuit series rounds followed by two playoff groups (Leaders and Challengers) before the semi-finals and final. ^[17]

Venues

The round-robin matches will be played in Auckland, Port Moresby, Melbourne, Honiara and Fiji. ^[18]

Auckland	Suva	Port Moresby
Mount Smart Stadium	HFC Bank Stadium	PNG Football Stadium
Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 15,446	Capacity: 14,800
Melbourne	Honiara
Lakeside Stadium	National Stadium
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 10,000

Circuit Series

League table

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

First match(es) will be played: 11 January 2026. Source: Oceania Football Confederation
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 ^[19]

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