The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League was the 22rd edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. This was the first season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.
The tournament winner qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. By winning the 2022 OFC Champions League and the 2023 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States before even playing the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.
Teams A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition. Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top-two clubs in their league. Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage.
+Qualified teams for 2024 OFC Men's Champions LeagueEntry roundTeamsQualifying stage Lautoka Rewa AS Magenta ASC Gaïca Wellington Olympic Auckland City Hekari United Port Moresby Strikers Solomon Warriors Central Coast A.S. Tefana Pirae Ifira Black Bird Classic FC Vaiala Tonga Tupapa Maraerenga Vaivase-Tai Veitongo
Schedule +Schedule for 2024 OFC Men's Champions LeaguePhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying stagePreliminary group()17 January17 February20 February23 FebruaryNational Play-off8 February – 12 March11 February – 16 MarchGroup stageMatchday 111–12 & 20 MayMatchday 214–16 MayMatchday 317–18 MayKnockout phaseSemi-finals22 MayFinal24 May
Qualifying stage
Preliminary group
National play-offs
Final tournament Qualified teams Teams qualified from the National playoff Teams qualified from the qualifying round
Seeding Draw result + Group A Team A1 A2 Hekari United A3 Rewa A4 Auckland City+ Group B Team B1 Pirae B2 B3 Ifira Black Bird B4 AS Magenta
Venues Final tournament venues being played in Tahiti in two host cities in Pirae and Pāʻea. Pirae Pāʻea Stade Pater Te Hono Nui Stade Paea Capacity: 11,700 Capacity: 10,000
Group stage
The group stage matches took place in Tahiti between 11 and 20 May 2024.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Germain Haewegene Magenta52 Ariiura Labaste Pirae43 Dylan Manickum Auckland City3 Josaia Sela Rewa Samuela Kautoga Rewa6 Gagame Feni Solomon Warriors2 Jonathan Spokeyjack Ifira Black Bird Ryan De Vries Auckland City Sandro Tau Pirae Yohann Tihoni Pirae
Awards AwardWinnerTeamGolden Ball Liam Gillion Auckland City FCGolden Boot Germain Haewegene AS MagentaGolden Glove Conor Tracey Auckland City FCFair Play Award Auckland City FC
Qualification to 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
On 17 December 2023 FIFA confirmed the sporting criteria for the four-year ranking used to determine the OFC representative in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, awarding 3 points for a win, one point for a draw, and three points for "advanced phase" in the Confederations primary club competition. On the same day, FIFA confirmed Auckland City as the OFC representative.https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/fifa-club-world-cup/articles/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-club-world-cup-2025 As champions of the previous two iterations of the OFC Champions League, there was no mathematical possibility for Auckland City to be overtaken by another club during the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.
The four-year rankings is as follows:
+Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World CupRankClub1 Auckland City6627392 AS Pirae3115163 Rewa209114 AS Vénus18995 Suva1798 Ifira Black Bird17987 AS Magenta13678 Central Coast1266 Hienghène Sport1266 Hekari United126611 Solomon Warriors96312 Galaxy73413 Tiga Sport63314 Lae City43115 Vaivase-Tai330 Nikao Sokattak330 Lupe o le Soaga SC330
Notes
See also 2024 OFC Women's Champions League
References
External links
Competition Regulation (Archived)