2024 OFC Champions League group stage

The 2024 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 11 to 20 May 2024.[1][2] A total of 8 teams competed in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2024 OFC Champions League.[3]

Draw

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The draw of the group stage took place at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand on 17 January 2024.[4][5] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. None of the teams were known at the time of the draw.

National playoff winners Preliminary group winner

Format

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The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at two centralised venues in Tahiti.[1] The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule

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Originally, each group was scheduled to host their matchdays on the same day, however flight cancellations for Ifira Black Bird meant the schedule was changed twice to accommodate all their matches.[2][6] The final schedule for each matchday is shown below:[7]

Matchday Dates Matches
Group A Group B
Matchday 1 11 May 2024 12 and 20 May 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 14 May 2024 15 and 16 May 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 17 May 2024 18 May 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3

Groups

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Group A

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All times are local, TAH (UTC-10).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC REW HEK SOL
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Knockout stage 1–0 5–0
2 Fiji Rewa 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7 2–2
3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3 2–3
4 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 2–3 0–2
Source: OFC
Rewa Fiji2–2New Zealand Auckland City
  • Sela 62', 64'
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands0–2Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 150

Auckland City New Zealand1–0Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 101
Referee: Tim Danaskos (Australia)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands2–3Fiji Rewa
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 102
Referee: Lachlan Keevers (Australia)

Hekari United Papua New Guinea2–3Fiji Rewa
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 101
Referee: Tim Danaskos (Australia)
Auckland City New Zealand5–0Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Group B

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All times are local, TAH (UTC-10).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PIR MAG IFI VPN
1 French Polynesia Pirae (H) 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Knockout stage 5–1 6–0
2 New Caledonia AS Magenta 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7 0–0 8–0
3 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3 1–2
4 Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0 1–5
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Pirae French Polynesia6–0Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Attendance: 288
Ifira Black Bird Vanuatu1–2New Caledonia AS Magenta
Report
Attendance: 178

AS Magenta New Caledonia8–0Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Attendance: 82
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Pirae French Polynesia5–1Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
Report
Attendance: 335

Vaivase-Tai FC Samoa1–5Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
Report
Attendance: 204
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
AS Magenta New Caledonia0–0French Polynesia Pirae
Report
Attendance: 200

References

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  1. ^ a b "OFC COMPETITIONS CALENDAR CONFIRMED FOR 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS CAUSE FURTHER SCHEDULE CHANGES AT OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Draw made for eight-club OFC Men's Champions League tournament". friendsoffootballnz.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "DRAW CONFIRMED FOR OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 AND OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 – QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 DRAW". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "RESHUFFLE TO OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP B SCHEDULE". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Fixtures update — here's revised schedule for OFC Men's Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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