The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
In the final, Hienghène Sport defeated Magenta 1–0, becoming the first team from New Caledonia to win the tournament. As the winners of the 2019 OFC Champions League, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Team Wellington were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Hienghène Sport in the semi-finals.
Teams
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition. The seven developed associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded two berths each in the group stage. The four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.
+Teams entering the group stageAssociationTeamQualifying methodLautoka2018 Fiji Premier League championsBa2018 Fiji Premier League runners-upHienghène Sport2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue championsMagenta2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-upAuckland City2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiersTeam Wellington2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runners-upToti City2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League playoffs champions2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiersMorobe Wawens2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season runners-upSolomon Warriors2018 Solomon Islands S-League championsHenderson Eels2018 Solomon Islands S-League runners-upCentral Sport2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 championsTefana2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-upErakor Golden Star2018 VFF National Super League grand final championsMalampa Revivors2018 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up +Teams entering the qualifying stageAssociationTeamQualifying methodPago Youth2017 FFAS Senior League championsTupapa Maraerenga2018 Cook Islands Round Cup championsKiwi2018 Samoa National League championsLotohaapai United2018 Tonga Major League champions
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this season, all ties in the knockout stage were played as a single match.
StageDraw dateMatch datesQualifying stage13 November 2018(Auckland, New Zealand)26 January – 1 February 2019 (Cook Islands)Group stageQuarter-finals5 March 2019(Auckland, New Zealand)6–7 April 2019Semi-finals28 April 2019Final11 May 2019
Qualifying stage
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeam Total1 Ross Allen Team Wellington 1613 112 David Browne Auckland City 213 6 Yorick Hnautra Magenta 42 Kevin Nemia Magenta 231 Paulo Scanlan Kiwi 24 6 Sylvain Graglia Central Sport 14 5 Micah Lea'alafa Auckland City 121 18 Maro Bonsu-Maro Auckland City 4 4 Nigel Dabinyaba Toti City 211 Raymond Gunemba Toti City 13 Bertrand Kaï Hienghène Sport 3 1 Richard Sele Magenta 12 1 Jack-Henry Sinclair Team Wellington 22 Fabrizio Tavano Auckland City 31
Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
AwardPlayerTeamGolden Ball Bertrand Kaï Hienghène SportGolden Boot Ross Allen Team WellingtonGolden Glove Rocky Nyikeine Hienghène SportFair Play Award— Auckland City
References
External links OFC Champions League 2019, oceaniafootball.com News > 2019 OFC Champions League