2015 OFC Champions League Final
# 2015 OFC Champions League Final

The 2015 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, the 14th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 9th 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 National Stadium in Suva on 26 April 2015. The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their fifth consecutive and seventh overall OFC club title.

## Background

This was the second final to be played as a single match during the OFC Champions League era. The previous single-match final, in 2013, was also the only previous final to feature two New Zealand teams, where Auckland City defeated Waitakere United.

Auckland City were the four-time defending champions. They had played in six previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. For Team Wellington, this was the first time that they reach an OFC club final.

On 16 March 2014, Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 1–0 in the 2013–14 ASB Premiership grand final to be crowned domestic champions. Both teams qualified for the 2014–15 OFC Champions League as they also finished first and second in the regular season. On 19 October 2014, Team Wellington defeated Auckland City 4–3 on penalties (2–2 full-time) in the season-opening ASB Charity Cup. In the 2014–15 ASB Premiership, both teams again finished first and second in the regular season, with the two teams each winning their home match against their final opponent (Team Wellington 4–0 Auckland City on 29 November 2014; Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington on 15 February 2015).

## Road to final

The final stage of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League was played in Fiji.

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 |
| Suva | 3–0 | Group stage | Tefana | 2–1 |
| Western United | 3–0 | Group stage | Hekari United | 2–0 |
| Tafea | 3–0 | Group stage | Amicale | 3–2 |
| Group B winner Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to semi-finals 2 Amicale 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 3 Suva 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 4 Western United 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 Source: OFC | Group B winner Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to semi-finals 2 Amicale 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 3 Suva 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 4 Western United 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 Source: OFC | Group stage | Group C winner Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to semi-finals 2 Hekari United 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 3 Tafea 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1 4 Tefana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 Source: OFC | Group C winner Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to semi-finals 2 Hekari United 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 3 Tafea 3 0 1 2 5 7 −2 1 4 Tefana 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 Source: OFC |
| Gaïtcha | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Ba | 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 took the lead in the 14th minute through João Moreira's penalty, but Team Wellington equalized in the 79th minute, when Ian Hogg hammered in a loose ball after a free kick. The match went to extra time, and Auckland City missed the chance to retake the lead when Michael O'Keeffe saved Darren White's penalty, and the match ended 1–1, meaning the title had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

In the penalty shoot-out, both teams missed one penalty in the first four rounds, with Tamati Williams saving from Luis Corrales and O'Keeffe saving from Ángel Berlanga. In the fifth round, Hogg sent his penalty over the bar, and Kim Dae-wook converted his shot to give Auckland City the title.

| Auckland City | Team Wellington |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Tamati Williams |
| DF | 2 | Marko Đorđević |
| DF | 3 | Takuya Iwata |
| MF | 4 | Mario Bilen | 108' |
| DF | 5 | Ángel Berlanga |
| DF | 9 | Darren White |
| FW | 10 | Ryan De Vries |
| MF | 13 | Iván Carril | 41' | 89' |
| MF | 15 | Ivan Vicelich (c) | | 98' |
| FW | 17 | João Moreira | | 85' |
| FW | 19 | David Browne | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 8 | Anthony Hobbs |
| MF | 11 | Cameron Lindsay |
| MF | 12 | Adam McGeorge | | 98' |
| MF | 14 | Colin Murphy |
| MF | 16 | Kim Dae-wook | | 89' |
| GK | 18 | Danyon Drake |
| FW | 20 | Óscar García |
| FW | 21 | Gustavo Souto | | 85' |
| DF | 22 | Andrew Milne |
| MF | 23 | Sam Burfoot |
| GK | 24 | Jacob Spoonley |
| MF | 25 | Michael den Heijer |
| Manager: ||
| Ramon Tribulietx ||
| GK | 1 | Michael O'Keeffe |
| FW | 2 | Tom Jackson | | 33' |
| DF | 3 | Aaron Scott | | 78' |
| DF | 5 | Bill Robertson |
| MF | 8 | Cole Peverley (c) |
| FW | 10 | Luis Corrales |
| MF | 11 | Michael Gwyther | 33' |
| DF | 12 | Ian Hogg | 73' |
| MF | 13 | Alex Feneridis | 38' |
| MF | 16 | Justin Gulley |
| MF | 19 | Chris Bale | 112' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 6 | Sean Lovemore | 98' | 33' |
| DF | 15 | Tim Myers | | 78' |
| MF | 18 | Mickaël Partodikromo |
| MF | 20 | Adam Cowan |
| GK | 22 | Daniel Clarke |
| GK | 23 | Alex Carr |
| FW | 9 | Jarrod Smith (injured) |
| MF | 17 | Jake Butler (injured) |
| DF | 4 | Tyler Lissette (absent) |
| MF | 7 | Henry Fa'arodo (absent) |
| MF | 14 | Cory Chettleburgh (absent) |
| DF | 21 | Tamupiwa Dimairo (absent) |
| Manager: ||
| Matt Calcott ||

* Assistant referees:
* Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
* Paul Ahupu (Tahiti)
* Fourth official:
* Robinson Banga (Vanuatu)
