2025 OFC Men's Champions League final

2025 OFC Men's Champions League Final
Event2025 OFC Men's Champions League
Date12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)
VenueNational Stadium, Honiara
Man of the MatchMyer Bevan (Auckland City)
RefereeFacundo Tello (Argentina)
Attendance6,000[1]

The 2025 OFC Men's Champions League final was the final match of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League, the 24th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 19th season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.

The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Papua New Guinea's Hekari United. The match took place at the National Stadium in Honiara on 12 April 2025. It was the first time since 2013 that an OFC Champions League final was contested between two former champions.

Auckland City won the match 2-0 for a record-extending 13th title.

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)
Auckland City 12 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Hekari United 1 (2010)

Venue

The National Stadium was the venue for the final. This was the first time that the stadium hosted an OFC Men's Champions League 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 Hekari United
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Pirae 1–0 Matchday 1 Central Coast 3–0
Tiga Sport 2–0 Matchday 2 Ifira Black Bird 1–1
Rewa 1–1 Matchday 3 Tupapa Maraerenga 9–0
Group A winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Auckland City 3 7
2 Tiga Sport 3 4
3 Pirae 3 4
4 Rewa 3 1
Source: OFC
Final standings Group B winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Hekari United 3 7
2 Ifira Black Bird 3 5
3 Central Coast (H) 3 4
4 Tupapa Maraerenga 3 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Ifira Black Bird 2–0 Semi-finals Tiga Sport 1–0

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.[2]

Match

Details

Auckland City 2−0 Hekari United
  • Bevan 39', 83' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 6,000
Auckland City
Hekari United
GK 1 Conor Tracey
RB 17 Jerson Lagos
CB 3 Adam Mitchell (c)
CB 4 Nikko Boxall
LB 13 Nathan Lobo
CM 26 David Yoo  88'
CM 25 Michael den Heijer  90+1'
CM 8 Gerard Garriga  80'
RW 10 Dylan Manickum  80'
CF 7 Myer Bevan
LW 27 Haris Zeb  51'  74'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Nathan Garrow
DF 4 Christian Gray  88'
DF 22 Zhou Tong
DF 14 Jordan Vale  80'
DF 19 Dylan Connolly
DF 30 Adam Bell
MF 20 Matt Ellis  74'
FW 11 Ryan de Vries  80'
FW 28 Otto Ingham
Manager:
Paul Posa
GK 1 Dave Tomare (c)
RB 3 Godfrey Haro
CB 4 Erick Joe  6'
CB 6 Solomon Rani
LB 7 Joseph Joe  86'
CM 9 Ati Kepo  13'  69'
CM 10 Kolu Kepo
CAM 11 Pala Paul
RW 26 Lucas Santos
CF 27 Rex Naime
LW 34 Nelson Karaun
Substitutes:
GK 20 Christinus Biasu
DF 5 Moses Joe
DF 17 Nathaniel Eddie
DF 29 Ismael Kila
MF 15 Donald Panile
MF 16 Nathan James
MF 21 Kule Leslie  86'
MF 25 Gogi Wally
MF 32 Ritzoki Tamgol  72'  69'
MF 37 Jericho Som
FW 13 Peter Dabinyaba
FW 31 Creonie Walo
Manager:
Jerry Allen

Man of the Match:
Myer Bevan (Auckland City)[3]

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Fifth official:
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Notes

References

  1. ^ "MATCH". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. ^ "REGULATIONS OFC Men's Champions League 2024" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Auckland City FC win record-extending 13th OFC Men's Champions League title". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.