2013 OFC Champions League final

2013 OFC Champions League Final
Event2012–13 OFC Champions League
Date19 May 2013
VenueMount Smart Stadium (Arena 2), Auckland
RefereePeter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Attendance3,000

The 2013 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, the 12th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested between two New Zealand teams, Waitakere United and Auckland City, at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19 May 2013. The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.[1]

Auckland City won the final 2–1 to record their third consecutive and fifth overall Champions League title.[2]

Background

This is the first ever OFC club final which involves two teams from the same country. Either Auckland City or Waitakere United have appeared in the previous seven OFC club finals. Auckland City are the two-time defending champions and have played in four previous finals, winning all of them (2006, 2009, 2011, and 2012), while Waitakere United have played in three previous finals, winning two (2007 and 2008) and losing one (2010).

Road to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Waitakere United Round Auckland City
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Dragon 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Mont-Dore 2–0 (A)
Auckland City 1–3 (H) Matchday 2 Waitakere United 3–1 (A)
Dragon 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Mont-Dore 12–2 (H)
Mont-Dore 3–1 (H) Matchday 4 Dragon 1–3 (H)
Auckland City 1–0 (A) Matchday 5 Waitakere United 0–1 (H)
Mont-Dore 3–2 (A) Matchday 6 Dragon 1–1 (A)
Group B winner

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10
Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1
Source:
Final standings Group B runner-up

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10
Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Semi-finals Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Amicale 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Ba 7–1 6–1 (H) 1–0 (A)

Rules

The final was played as a single match at a pre-determined venue (a change from previous OFC Champions League finals which had been played on a home-and-away two-legged basis). If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.[1]

Match

Waitakere United 1–2 Auckland City
Coombes 39' Report Dickinson 16'
Feneridis 19'
Attendance: 3,000
Waitakere United
Auckland City
GK 1 Danny Robinson
DF 2 Aaron Scott
DF 4 Tim Myers  31'  59'
DF 5 Brian Shelley
DF 6 Matt Cunneen
MF 8 Chad Coombes
MF 18 Sam Mathews  76'
MF 20 Ryan De Vries
FW 10 Allan Pearce  53'
FW 12 Roy Krishna
FW 17 Jake Butler (c)
Substitutes:
GK 28 Alex Carr
DF 3 Jack Beguely
MF 7 Jeremy Christie
MF 19 Daniel Morgan  76'
MF 23 Masaki Nomoto
MF 27 Chris Palmer  53'
FW 30 Rory Turner
Manager:
Paul Marshall
GK 12 Tamati Williams
DF 3 Takuya Iwata
DF 7 James Pritchett
DF 15 Ivan Vicelich (c)
DF 19 Mario Bilen
MF 8 Chris Bale  90+4'
MF 11 Daniel Koprivcic  55'
MF 13 Alex Feneridis  43'  88'
FW 16 Albert Riera  45+2'
FW 9 Manel Expósito  64'
FW 14 Adam Dickinson  90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Jacob Spoonley
DF 22 Andrew Milne  90+4'
MF 4 Adam McGeorge  88'
MF 5 Darren White  55'
MF 17 Pedro García
FW 20 Emiliano Tade
FW 21 David Browne
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

References

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the 2013 OFC Champions League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. ^ "Auckland City book ticket to Morocco". oceaniafootball.com. May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-05-20.