2008–09 OFC Champions League

2008–09 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates1 November 2008 – 2 May 2009
Teams6 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions Auckland City (2nd title)
Runners-up Koloale
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored53 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) Keryn Jordan
(8 goals)

The 2008–09 OFC Champions League was the 8th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 3rd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The competition consisted of a home and away group stage, followed by a knockout round. It took place from 2 November 2008 until 3 May 2009.

A qualifying round was due to be played, but due to the withdrawal of the representatives from the Cook Islands and Tuvalu, the entrants from Papua New Guinea automatically gained entry to the main draw. It is unknown why the domestic champions of Tahiti and New Caledonia were unable to participate.

The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat Koloale of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.

Participating teams

Location of teams of the 2008–09 OFC Champions League.
Participated
Withdrew
Disallowed
Eligible but did not enter

Direct to group stage

O-League Preliminary

Entrants
Other OFC nations

Under the rules of the OFC Champions League, the winner of the O-League Preliminary competition replaces the last-placed member nation from the previous year's O-League.

Qualifying stage

Hekari United automatically qualified to the Group Stage following the withdrawal of the representative clubs from Cook Islands and Tuvalu.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hekari United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Automatically qualifield for group stage
2 Tupapa Maraerenga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
3 Nauti FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AUC WAI PVS
1 Auckland City 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 10 2–2 8–1
2 Waitakere United 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7 1–3 3–0
3 Port Vila Sharks 4 0 0 4 3 16 −13 0 0–2 2–3
Source:
Auckland City 2–2 Waitakere United
Jordan 45', 48' Report Totori 21'
Seaman 73'
Attendance: 1,200
Waitakere United 3–0 Port Vila Sharks
Seaman 21'
Krishna 28', 34'		 Report
Attendance: 400
Port Vila Sharks 0–2 Auckland City
Report Vava 8' (o.g.)
Urlovic 70'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jimmy Wright (New Caledonia)
Auckland City 8–1 Port Vila Sharks
Urlovic 9', 71'
Coombes 22', 47', 77'
Nikolic 30' (pen.), 81'
Feneridis 59'		 Report Feneridis 40' (o.g.)
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Port Vila Sharks 2–3 Waitakere United
Poida 17'
Sakama 57'		 Report Bale 10'
Seaman 54'
Hay 75'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Waitakere United 1–3 Auckland City
Krishna 83' Report Friel 68'
Jordan 75'
McGeorge 79'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp (New Zealand)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts KOL HSU BA
1 Koloale 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 3–1 1–0
2 Hekari United 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 1–0 1–2
3 Ba 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4 0–0 1–3
Source:
Ba 0–0 Koloale
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Koloale 3–1 Hekari United
Anisua 37'
Muri 39'
Nawo 77'		 Report Iniga 9'
Attendance: 10,000
Hekari United 1–2 Ba
Iniga 1' Report Vakatalesau 6'
Dunadamu 84'
Attendance: 8,000
Ba 1–3 Hekari United
Vakatalesau 58' Report Jack 17' (pen.)
Waroi 34'
Mela 37'
Attendance: 5,000
Hekari United 1–0 Koloale
Jack 35' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 5,000
Koloale 1–0 Ba
Muri 34' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Koloale 4–9 Auckland City 2–7 2–2
Koloale FC Honiara 2–7 Auckland City FC
Anisua 10', 76' Report Williams 23'
Ki-Hyung 39'
Urlovic 40'
Vicelich 58'
Jordan 65', 77', 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
Koloale FC Honiara:
2 Welshman Houkarawa  75'
3 Jeffrey Bule
5 Richard Anisua
6 Timothy Joe
13 Lency Saeni  ??'
14 Nicholas Muri
15 Mostyn Beui
16 Joses Nawo
18 Henry Koto  57'
19 Henry Fa'arodo
GK 16 Shadrack Ramoni
Substitutes:
8 Peter Taloga  57'
10 Ezra Sale
12 Oscar Sara
GK 21 Eddie Ramo
23 Leonard Rakoto
16 Kluivert Dagi  ??'
30 Tony Otini
Manager:
Luke Eroi
Auckland City FC:
DF 3 Matt Friel
MF 5 Matt Williams
DF 6 Lee Ki-Hyung
DF 7 James Pritchett
FW 9 Paul Urlovic  45'
FW 10 Grant Young
GK 12 Jacob Spoonley
MF 13 Alex Feneridis
DF 15 Ivan Vicelich
DF 16 George Suri  15'
FW 24 Milos Nikolic  80'
Substitutes:
GK 1 John Fletcher
DF 4 Sam Campbell  15'
FW 14 Keryn Jordan  45'
DF 21 Riki van Steeden
DF 22 Xavi Roca
MF 23 Liam Mulrooney  80'
DF 26 Jonathan Raj
Manager:
Paul Posa

Assistant referees:
Michael Mouauri (Cook Islands)
Hilary Ani (Papua New Guinea)
Fourth official:
Chris Beath (Australia)

Auckland City FC 2–2 Koloale FC Honiara
Jordan 56' (pen.), 58' Report Fa'arodo 40'
Saeni 60'
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Auckland City FC:
DF 3 Matt Friel
DF 4 Sam Campbell
MF 5 Matt Williams
DF 6 Lee Ki-Hyung  90'
DF 7 James Pritchett
FW 9 Paul Urlovic  50'
FW 10 Grant Young  86'
GK 12 Jacob Spoonley
MF 13 Alex Feneridis  39'
DF 15 Ivan Vicelich
FW 24 Milos Nikolic
Substitutes:
GK 1 John Fletcher
FW 14 Keryn Jordan  50'
DF 21 Riki van Steeden  90'
DF 22 Xavi Roca
MF 23 Liam Mulrooney  86'
DF 26 Jonathan Raj
Manager:
Paul Posa
Koloale FC Honiara:
2 Welshman Houkarawa
3 Jeffrey Bule
5 Richard Anisua
6 Timothy Joe
13 Lency Saeni  ??'
14 Nicholas Muri
15 Mostyn Beui
16 Joses Nawo
18 Henry Koto  57'
19 Henry Fa'arodo
GK 20 Shadrack Ramoni
Substitutes:
1 Santas Kabini
8 Peter Taloga  57'
10 Ezra Sale
26 Kluivert Dagi  ??'
30 Tony Otini
Manager:
Luke Eroi

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Mahit Chilia (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Auckland City won 9–4 on aggregate.

The OFC Champions League winner also advances to the qualifying round of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

OFC Champions League
2008–2009 Winners

Auckland City
Second title

Topscorers

Rank Player Club MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 F1 F2 Total
1 Keryn Jordan Auckland City 2 1 3 2 8
2 Paul Urlovic Auckland City 1 2 1 4
3 Richard Anisua Koloale 1 2 3
Chad Coombes Auckland City 3 3
Roy Krishna Waitakere United 2 1 3
Paul Seaman Waitakere United 1 1 1 3
7 Abraham Iniga Hekari United 1 1 2
Kema Jack Hekari United 1 1 2
Nicholas Muri Koloale 1 1 2
Milos Nikolic Auckland City 2 2
Osea Vakatalesau Ba 1 1 2
Last updated May 3, 2009

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