2024 OFC Men's Champions League final
| Event | 2024 OFC Men's Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade Pater, Pirae | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michael den Heijer (Auckland City) | ||||||
| Referee | Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 819[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 82 °F (28 °C) 84% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League, the 23rd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 18th season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.
The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Tahiti's Pirae. The match took place at Stade Pater in Pirae on 24 May 2024.[3][4][5][6]
Defending champions Auckland City FC defeated Tahitian Pirae 4–0 to win a record-extending twelfth title and their third in a row. Auckland City earned the right to play at the inaugural 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, taking place in December 2024.[7]
Teams
In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Auckland City | 11 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023) |
| Pirae | 1 (2006) |
Venue
Stade Pater was the venue for the final. This was the second time that the stadium hosted an OFC Men's Champions League final, after the 2005 OFC Club Championship final.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
| Auckland City | Round | Pirae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | National play-offs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wellington Olympic | 4–3 | 1–0 (H) | 3–3 (A) | Semi-finals | Tefana | 2–2 (6–5 p) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rewa | 2–2 | Matchday 1 | Vaivase-Tai FC | 6–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hekari United | 1–0 | Matchday 2 | Ifira Black Bird | 5–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solomon Warriors | 5–0 | Matchday 3 | AS Magenta | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group A winners
Source: OFC |
Final standings | Group B winners
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AS Magenta | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Rewa | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
If the match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team would be allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[8]
Match
Details
| Auckland City | 4–0 | Pirae |
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Match rules
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Notes
References
- ^ "MATCH". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Tahiti, Windward Islands, French Polynesia Weather History". Weather Underground. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "OFC Competition Calendars Confirmed for 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Tahiti side need extra time to join Auckland City in OFC Champions League final". friendsoffootballnz.com. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "AUCKLAND CITY BOOK FINAL PLACE IN HARD-FOUGHT OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "AS PIRAE EDGE OUT REWA FC IN EPIC OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "AUCKLAND CITY FC POWER THEIR WAY TO 12TH OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE". Oceaniafootball. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "REGULATIONS OFC Men's Champions League 2024" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 May 2024.