2016 OFC Champions League Final
# 2016 OFC Champions League Final

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. 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.

## 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 | Auckland City | Round | Team Wellington | Team Wellington |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Solomon Warriors | 4–0 | Group stage | Suva | 2–0 |
| Lae City Dwellers | 2–1 | Group stage | Lössi | 2–1 |
| Amicale | 3–1 | Group stage | Hekari United | 4–0 |
| Group A winner Pos Teamvte 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) Host | Group A winner Pos Teamvte 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) Host | Group stage | Group B winner Pos Teamvte 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 | Group B winner Pos Teamvte 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 | 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)
