The 2016 OFC Champions League final was the final of the 2016 OFC Champions League, the 15th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the QBE Stadium in Auckland on 23 April 2016. The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.
Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall OFC club title.
Background The final was a rematch of the previous season's final, won by Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time).
Auckland City were the five-time defending champions. They have played in seven previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
This was the second OFC club final for Team Wellington, following last year's defeat to Auckland City.
Road to final
The final stage of the 2016 OFC Champions League was played in Auckland, New Zealand.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Auckland CityRound Team WellingtonOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Solomon Warriors4–0 Suva2–0 Lae City Dwellers2–1 Lössi2–1 Amicale3–1 Hekari United4–0Group A winnerGroup B winner Tefana4–2Semi-finals Magenta2–0
Rules The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.
Match
GK 24 Diego Rivas DF 3 Takuya Iwata DF 5 Ángel Berlanga (c) DF 9 Darren White MF 4 Mario Bilen MF 11 Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi MF 16 Kim Dae-wook MF 19 Micah Lea'alafa FW 10 Ryan De Vries FW 14 Clayton Lewis FW 17 João Moreira Substitutes: GK 1 Jacob Spoonley GK 18 Danyon Drake DF 2 Marko Đorđević DF 6 Jesse Edge DF 8 Michael den Heijer DF 13 Alfie Rogers MF 7 Reid Drake MF 12 Nicolai Berry MF 15 Ivan Vicelich FW 20 Emiliano Tade FW 25 Fabrizio TavanoManager: Ramon Tribulietx GK 1 Scott Basalaj DF 4 Anthony Hobbs DF 5 Bill Robertson (c) MF 6 Chris Bale MF 7 Leonardo Villa FW 9 Tom Jackson FW 10 Luis Corrales MF 11 Mario Barcia MF 13 Alex Feneridis FW 16 Ben Harris DF 17 Fergus NeilSubstitutes: GK 22 Alex Carr DF 2 Taylor Hough MF 3 Steven Gulley FW 12 Andy Bevin DF 14 Billy Scott MF 15 Mark Jones MF 18 Saul Halpin DF 19 Conner McGlinchey MF 21 Taylor SchhrijversManager: Matt Calcott
Assistant referees: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji) Fourth official: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
References
External links 2016 OFC Champions League, oceaniafootball.com