2016 OFC Champions League final

2016 OFC Champions League Final
Event2016 OFC Champions League
Date23 April 2016
VenueQBE Stadium, Auckland
RefereeAverii Jacques (Tahiti)
Attendance1,500

The 2016 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 OFC Champions League, the 15th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 10th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was played between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. It was played at the QBE Stadium in Auckland on 23 April 2016.[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall OFC club title.[2]

Background

The final was a rematch of the previous season's final, won by Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time).

Auckland City were the five-time defending champions. They have played in seven previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

This was the second OFC club final for Team Wellington, following last year's defeat to Auckland City.

Road to final

The final stage of the 2016 OFC Champions League was played in Auckland, New Zealand.

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

Auckland City Round Team Wellington
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Solomon Warriors 4–0 Suva 2–0
Lae City Dwellers 2–1 Lössi 2–1
Amicale 3–1 Hekari United 4–0
Group A winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Auckland City (H) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
2 Amicale 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 Solomon Warriors 3 1 0 2 5 11 −6 3
4 Lae City Dwellers 3 0 0 3 5 10 −5 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Group B winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
2 Hekari United 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Suva 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 Lössi 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: OFC
Tefana 4–2 Semi-finals Magenta 2–0

Rules

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner.

Match

Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington
Lea'alafa 2', 84'
Lewis 67'
Report
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Auckland City
Team Wellington
GK 24 Diego Rivas
DF 3 Takuya Iwata
DF 5 Ángel Berlanga (c)
DF 9 Darren White
MF 4 Mario Bilen  82'
MF 11 Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi   51'
MF 16 Kim Dae-wook
MF 19 Micah Lea'alafa
FW 10 Ryan De Vries
FW 14 Clayton Lewis
FW 17 João Moreira  86'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Jacob Spoonley
GK 18 Danyon Drake
DF 2 Marko Đorđević
DF 6 Jesse Edge
DF 8 Michael den Heijer
DF 13 Alfie Rogers
MF 7 Reid Drake
MF 12 Nicolai Berry
MF 15 Ivan Vicelich
FW 20 Emiliano Tade  86'
FW 25 Fabrizio Tavano
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx
GK 1 Scott Basalaj
DF 4 Anthony Hobbs  60'
DF 5 Bill Robertson (c)
MF 6 Chris Bale  90'
MF 7 Leonardo Villa
FW 9 Tom Jackson
FW 10 Luis Corrales  88'
MF 11 Mario Barcia  25'  72'
MF 13 Alex Feneridis  36'  83'
FW 16 Ben Harris  89'
DF 17 Fergus Neil
Substitutes:
GK 22 Alex Carr
DF 2 Taylor Hough
MF 3 Steven Gulley  72'
FW 12 Andy Bevin  89'
DF 14 Billy Scott
MF 15 Mark Jones
MF 18 Saul Halpin  88'
DF 19 Conner McGlinchey
MF 21 Taylor Schhrijvers
Manager:
Matt Calcott

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

References

  1. ^ "2016 OFC Champions League Match Schedule". OFC.
  2. ^ "Six in a row for Auckland City". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 OFC Champions League Match Summary: Auckland City FC - Team Wellington" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.