2024 OFC Men's Champions League

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = OFC Men's Champions League

| year = 2024

| other_titles =

| country = Tahiti (final tournament)

| dates = {{nowrap|Qualifying:
8 February – 16 March
Competition proper:
11–24 May{{cite web |title=Oceania football confirms key venues, dates for 2024 competitions |date=4 December 2023 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/503891/oceania-football-confirms-key-venues-dates-for-2024-competitions |publisher=Radio New Zealand |access-date=5 December 2023}}}}

| num_teams = Competition proper: 8
Total: 18

| associations = 11

| champion_other = {{nowrap|{{fbaicon|NZL}} Auckland City}}

| count = 12

| second_other = {{fbaicon|TAH}} Pirae

| matches = 15

| goals = 62

| attendance = {{#expr: 105 + 150 + 101 + 102 + 101 + 105 + 288 + 178 + 82 + 335 + 204 + 200 + 321 + 400 + 819}}

| top_scorer = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NCL|football}} Germain Haewegene
(5 goals)
(AS Magenta)}}

| player ={{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Gillion
(Auckland City FC)

| goalkeeper ={{flagicon|NZL}} Conor Tracey
(Auckland City FC)

| fair_play ={{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland City

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 2025

}}

The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League was the 23rd 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 first under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.

The tournament winner qualified for the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. By winning the 2022 OFC Champions League and the 2023 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States before even playing the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-for-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-tm |title=FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025 |publisher=FIFA |date=17 December 2023 |access-date=21 December 2023}}

Teams

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.

{{Location map+|Oceania|AlternativeMap=OFC laea location map.svg|width=600|float=right|caption=Location of teams of the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.
8px Teams entering the National playoffs
8px Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host|places=

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.606667|long=177.452222|label_size=80|label=Lautoka|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-18.03111|long=178.5353|label_size=80|label=Rewa|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-36.898155|long=174.736487|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Auckland City}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-41.288889|long=174.777222|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Wellington Olympic}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Oceania||lat=-9.4438|long=147.1803|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Port Moresby}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-9.435092|long=159.951239|label_size=80|label=Honiara|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=31.0|long=233.0|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Port Moresby teams:
Hekari United
Southern Strikers

Honiara teams:
Solomon Warriors
Central Coast

Nouméa teams
AS Magenta
ASC Gaïca}}|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-22.2758|long=166.4580|label_size=80|label=Nouméa|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.5321|long=-149.541|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Pirae}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.54|long=-149.551944|label_size=80|label=AS Tefana|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.733333|long=168.316667|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Ifira Black Bird}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-15.508|long=167.192|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Classic FC}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-14.279444|long=-170.700556|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Vaiala Tongan}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-21.206205|long=-159.768732|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Tupapa Maraerenga}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-13.836667|long=-171.751944|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Vaivase-Tai}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-21.190186|long=-175.223017|label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Veitongo (h)}}|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=bottom}}

}}

{{clear}}

class="wikitable"

|+Qualified teams for 2024 OFC Men's Champions League

colspan=2|Entry round

!colspan=4|Teams

rowspan=6|Qualifying stage

!rowspan=4|{{Abbr|NP|National play-offs}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|FIJ}} Lautoka {{small|(CW)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|FIJ}} Rewa {{small|(2nd)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|NCL}} AS Magenta {{small|(1st)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|NCL}} ASC Gaïca {{small|(2nd)}}

style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|NZL}} Wellington Olympic {{small|(CW)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|NZL}} Auckland City {{small|(2nd)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|PNG}} Hekari United {{small|(CW)}}

|style="min-width:10em"|{{fbaicon|PNG}} Port Moresby Strikers {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|SOL}} Solomon Warriors {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|SOL}} Central Coast {{small|(2nd)}}

|{{fbaicon|TAH}} A.S. Tefana {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|TAH}} Pirae {{small|(2nd)}}

{{fbaicon|VAN}} Ifira Black Bird {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|VAN}} Classic FC {{small|(2nd)}}

|colspan=2|

colspan=6|
{{Abbr|PR|Preliminary group}}

|{{fbaicon|ASA}} Vaiala Tonga {{small|(6th)}}

|{{fbaicon|COK}} Tupapa Maraerenga {{small|(CW)}}

|{{fbaicon|SAM}} Vaivase-Tai {{small|(3rd)}}

|{{fbaicon|TGA}} Veitongo {{small|(CW)}}

Schedule

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|+Schedule for 2024 OFC Men's Champions League

Phase

!Round

!Draw date

!First leg

!Second leg

rowspan=4|Qualifying stage

|rowspan=3|Preliminary group
({{TGA}})

|rowspan=9|17 January

|colspan=2|17 February

colspan=2|20 February
colspan=2|23 February
National Play-off

|8 February – 12 March

|11 February – 16 March

rowspan=3|Group stage{{cite web|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/flight-cancellations-cause-further-schedule-changes-at-ofc-mens-champions-league-2024/|title=FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS CAUSE FURTHER SCHEDULE CHANGES AT OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024

|publisher=Oceania Football Confederation|date=15 May 2024|access-date=15 May 2024}}

|Matchday 1

|colspan=2|11–12 & 20 May

Matchday 2

|colspan=2|14–16 May

Matchday 3

|colspan=2|17–18 May

rowspan=2|Knockout phase

|Semi-finals

|colspan=2|22 May

Final

|colspan=2|24 May

Qualifying stage

{{Main|2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage}}

=Preliminary group=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage|Draw}}}}

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage|Format}}}}

{{:2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage|transcludesection=Table|text_GS=Advance to Group stage}}

=National play-offs=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage|National play-offs}}}}

Final tournament

=Qualified teams=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
width=50%| Teams qualified from the National playoff{{efn|The identity of the National playoff winners was not known at the time of the final draw}}

!width=50%| Teams qualified from the qualifying round

valign=top|{{unbulleted list|

|valign=top|{{unbulleted list|

  • {{flagicon|SAM}} Vaivase-Tai FC{{efn|name=finaldraw|The identity of the qualifying winners was not known at the time of the final draw}}}}

=Seeding=

=Draw result=

valign=top

|

{| class="wikitable"

+ Group A
{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=160|Team
align=center| A1{{nowrap|{{fbaicon|SOL}} Solomon Warriors}}
align=center| A2{{fbaicon|PNG}} Hekari United
align=center| A3{{fbaicon|FIJ}} Rewa
align=center| A4{{fbaicon|NZL}} Auckland City

|

class="wikitable"
+ Group B
{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=160|Team
align=center| B1{{fbaicon|TAH}} Pirae
align=center| B2{{flagicon|SAM}} Vaivase-Tai FC{{efn|name=finaldraw|The identity of the qualifying winners was not known at the time of the final draw}}
align=center| B3{{fbaicon|VAN}} Ifira Black Bird
align=center| B4{{fbaicon|NCL|football}} AS Magenta

|}

=Venues=

Final tournament venues being played in Tahiti in two host cities in Pirae and Pāʻea.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=2|{{flag|Tahiti}}
Pirae

! Pāʻea

Stade Pater Te Hono Nui

| Stade Paea

Capacity: 11,700

| Capacity: 10,000

rowspan="4" colspan=2 |

{{location map+ |float=center |French Polynesia|width=400 |caption= |places=

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{{location map~ |French Polynesia|lat=-17.6928 |long=-149.587297|label=Pāʻea |position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}

}}

Group stage

{{main|2024 OFC Men's Champions League group stage}}

The group stage matches took place in Tahiti between 11 and 20 May 2024.{{cite web |title=OFC Competition Calendars Confirmed for 2024 |date=December 2023 |url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc-competitions-calendar-confirmed-for-2024/ |publisher=Oceania Football Confederation |access-date=5 December 2023}}

=Group A=

{{:2024 OFC Men's Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group A|text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage}}

=Group B=

{{:2024 OFC Men's Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group B|text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage}}

Knockout stage

{{Main|2024 OFC Men's Champions League knockout stage}}

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League knockout stage|Format}}}}

=Bracket=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League knockout stage|Bracket}}}}

=Semi-finals=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League knockout stage|Semi-finals}}}}

=Final=

{{trim|{{#section-h:2024 OFC Men's Champions League knockout stage|final}}}}

{{:2024 OFC Men's Champions League final}}

Statistics

=Top goalscorers=

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style="width:12%;"|Rank

!style="width:40%;"|Player

!style="width:36%;"|Team

!style="width:12%;"|Goals

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|NCL|football}} Germain Haewegene

|align=left|{{flagicon|NCL|football}} Magenta

|5

2

|align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Ariiura Labaste

|align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Pirae

|4

rowspan=3|3

|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Dylan Manickum

|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland City

|rowspan=3|3

align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Josaia Sela

|align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Rewa

align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Samuela Kautoga

|align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Rewa

rowspan=5|6

|align=left|{{flagicon|SOL}} Gagame Feni

|align=left|{{flagicon|SOL}} Solomon Warriors

|rowspan=5|2

align=left|{{flagicon|VAN}} Jonathan Spokeyjack

|align=left|{{flagicon|VAN}} Ifira Black Bird

align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Ryan De Vries

|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland City

align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Sandro Tau

|align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Pirae

align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Yohann Tihoni

|align=left|{{flagicon|TAH}} Pirae

Awards

class="wikitable"
Award

!Winner

!Team

Golden Ball

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Liam Gillion

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland City FC

Golden Boot

|{{flagicon|NCL|football}} Germain Haewegene

|{{flagicon|NCL|football}} AS Magenta

Golden Glove

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Conor Tracey

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland City FC

Fair Play Award

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Auckland City FC

Qualification to 2025 FIFA Club World Cup

On 17 December 2023 FIFA confirmed the sporting criteria for the four-year ranking used to determine the OFC representative in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, awarding 3 points for a win, one point for a draw, and three points for "advanced phase" in the Confederations primary club competition. On the same day, FIFA confirmed Auckland City as the OFC representative.https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/fifa-club-world-cup/articles/fifa-council-confirms-key-details-club-world-cup-2025 As champions of the previous two iterations of the OFC Champions League, there was no mathematical possibility for Auckland City to be overtaken by another club during the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.

The four-year rankings is as follows:{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-rankings/mundial-de-clubes |title=FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Confederations ranking }}

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+Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Rank

!Club

!{{Tooltip|TP|Total points}}

!{{Tooltip|CP|Competition points}}

!{{Tooltip|MP|Match points}}

bgcolor=#CCFFCC

!1

|align=left|{{fbaicon|NZL}} Auckland City

|66

|27

|39

2

|align=left|{{fbaicon|TAH}} AS Pirae

|31

|15

|16

3

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FIJ}} Rewa

|20

|9

|11

4

|align=left|{{fbaicon|TAH}} AS Vénus

|18

|9

|9

rowspan=2|5

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FIJ}} Suva

|17

|9

|8

align=left|{{fbaicon|VAN}} Ifira Black Bird

|17

|9

|8

7

|align=left|{{fbaicon|NCL}} AS Magenta

|13

|6

|7

rowspan=3|8

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SOL}} Central Coast

|12

|6

|6

align=left|{{fbaicon|NCL}} Hienghène Sport

|12

|6

|6

align=left|{{fbaicon|PNG}} Hekari United

|12

|6

|6

11

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SOL}} Solomon Warriors

|9

|6

|3

12

|align=left|{{fbaicon|VAN}} Galaxy

|7

|3

|4

13

|align=left|{{fbaicon|NCL}} Tiga Sport

|6

|3

|3

14

|align=left|{{fbaicon|PNG}} Lae City

|4

|3

|1

rowspan=3|15

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SAM}} Vaivase-Tai

|3

|3

|0

align=left|{{fbaicon|COK}} Nikao Sokattak

|3

|3

|0

align=left|{{fbaicon|SAM}} Lupe o le Soaga SC

|3

|3

|0

Notes

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See also

References

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