2025 OFC Men's Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Qualifying stage: Cook Islands Final tournament: Solomon Islands[1] |
| Dates | Qualifying: 8–14 February[2] Competition proper: 30 March – 12 April[3] |
| Teams | Competition proper: 8 Total: 10 (from 10 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Auckland City (13th title) |
| Runners-up | Hekari United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 26,969 (1,798 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hudson Oreinima (5 goals) (Central Coast) |
| Best player(s) | Dylan Manickum (Auckland City) |
| Best goalkeeper | Dave Tomare (Hekari United) |
| Fair play award | Auckland City |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 OFC Men's Champions League was the 24th edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. This edition was the second season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.
The winners of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League automatically qualified for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. They will also have the chance to qualify for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup as the best OFC Men's Champions League winners in the OFC 4-year ranking from 2025–2028.
Teams
Teams entering the Group Stage; (H) Final tournament host
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host
A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.
- Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top two clubs in their league.
- Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage. However, for this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw.
| Entry round | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Rewa (CW) | Tiga Sport (1st)[Note NCL] | Auckland City (CW)[3][4] | Hekari United (CW)[5] | |
| Central Coast (CW) | Pirae (CW) | Ifira Black Bird (CW)[6] | |||
| Qualifying stage | PR | Royal Puma (3rd) | Tupapa Maraerenga (CW) | Vaipuna (CW) | |
- Notes
- New Caledonia (NCL): No champion was declared for the 2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue season due to its mid-season cancellation. The New Caledonian Football Federation has consulted the Confederation for the New Caledonian representatives in the OCL, and is confirmed to be the league leaders AS Tiga Sport.[7][8]
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying stage | Preliminary group ( Cook Islands) | 11 December 2024[3] | 8 February | |
| 11 February | ||||
| 14 February | ||||
| Group stage[2] | Matchday 1 | 30-31 March | ||
| Matchday 2 | 2-3 April | |||
| Matchday 3 | 5-6 April | |||
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 9 April | ||
| Final | 12 April | |||
Qualifying stage
Preliminary group
The draw was held on 11 December 2024 at OFC Headquarters in Auckland.[9][10] For this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw. The three teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Cook Islands. The winners advanced to the group stage to join Rewa, Tiga Sport, Auckland City and the four winners from the national playoffs.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUP | VAI | RPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tupapa Maraerenga (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Group stage | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Vaipuna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Royal Puma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — |
Final tournament
Qualified teams
| Teams entering the Group stage | Teams qualified from the qualifying round |
|---|---|
Seeding
Draw result
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Venues
All matches were held at the Lawson Tama Stadium and the National Stadium in Honiara.
| Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|
| Honiara | |
| Lawson Tama Stadium | Solomon Islands National Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
Group stage
The group stage matches were originally scheduled to take place in Fiji.[2] However, due to venue availability issues, the group stage is moved to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and was played from 30 March to 6 April 2025.[3]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AUC | TIG | PIR | REW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2−0 | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Tiga Sport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 4–2 | ||
| 3 | Pirae | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | 1–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Rewa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 1–1 | — | 0−1 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HEK | IFI | CEN | TUP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hekari United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | — | 3−0 | — | |
| 2 | Ifira Black Bird | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | 1−1 | — | — | 3−0 | ||
| 3 | Central Coast (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | — | 1−1 | — | 7−0 | ||
| 4 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | 0−9 | — | — | — |
Knockout stage
The four teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match at the Solomon Islands National Stadium.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 April 2025 | ||||||
| Auckland City | 2 | |||||
| 12 April 2025 | ||||||
| Ifira Black Bird | 0 | |||||
| Auckland City | 2 | |||||
| 9 April 2025 | ||||||
| Hekari United | 0 | |||||
| Hekari United | 1 | |||||
| Tiga Sport | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland City | 2–0 | Ifira Black Bird |
| Hekari United | 1–0 | Tiga Sport |
Grand Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other. The final was played on 12 April 2025.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson Oreinima | Central Coast | 5 |
| 2 | Rex Naime | Hekari United | 4 |
| 3 | Myer Bevan | Auckland City | 3 |
| Haris Zeb | Auckland City | ||
| 5 | Nathaniel Eddie | Hekari United | 2 |
| Joseph Joe | Hekari United | ||
| Dylan Manickum | Auckland City | ||
| John Orobulu | Rewa | ||
| Mickael Partodikromo | Tiga Sport | ||
| Pala Paul | Hekari United | ||
| Lucas Santos | Hekari United | ||
| Jordy Tasip | Ifira Black Bird |
Awards
| Award | Winner[11] | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Dylan Manickum | Auckland City |
| Golden Boot | Hudson Oreinima | Central Coast |
| Golden Glove | Dave Tomare | Hekari United |
| Fair Play Award | — | Auckland City |
Notes
References
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- ^ a b c d "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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- ^ "OFC Champions League pools confirmed". The National. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "OFC Champions League 2025". Port Vila Football Association. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Fin des compétitions fédérales pour 2024 Gilles – TAVERGEUX - Président de la FCF" (in French). Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - OFFICIEL FCF - Le club de TIGA SPORT sera le futur représentant calédonien lors de la prochaine LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS de l'OCÉANIE 2025 #fedcalfoot" (in French). Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Draw confirmed for OFC Men's Champions League 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Draw made for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League in Solomon Islands". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Tournament awards, reaction after Auckland City's OFC Champions League win". friendsoffootballnz.com. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.