2014–15 OFC Champions League
# 2014–15 OFC Champions League

The 2014–15 OFC Champions League (officially the 2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 9th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

In an all-New Zealand final, four-time defending champions Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title. As the winner of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.

## Teams

A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the 2013–14 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).

| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
| - | - | - |
| Teams entering the group stage |||
| Fiji | Suva | 2014 Fiji National Football League champion |
| Fiji | Ba | 2014 Fiji National Football League runner-up |
| New Caledonia | Gaïtcha | 2013 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion |
| New Zealand | Auckland City | 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier |
| New Zealand | Team Wellington | 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up |
| Papua New Guinea | Hekari United | 2014 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion |
| Solomon Islands | Western United | 2014–15 Solomon Islands S-League champion |
| Tahiti | Pirae | 2013–14 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion |
| Tahiti | Tefana | 2014–15 Tahiti Ligue 1 regular phase winner |
| Vanuatu | Tafea | 2014 VFF National Super League champion |
| Vanuatu | Amicale | 2014 VFF National Super League runner-up |
| Teams entering the preliminary stage |||
| American Samoa | SKBC | 2013 FFAS Senior League champion |
| Cook Islands | Puaikura | 2013 Cook Islands Round Cup champion |
| Samoa | Lupe ole Soaga | 2012–13 Samoa National League champion |
| Tonga | Lotoha'apai United | 2013 Tonga Major League champion |

## Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this edition, the semi-finals and final were played as single matches (instead of over two legs on a home-and-away format as in the previous edition).

| Stage | Stage | Date |
| - | - | - |
| Preliminary stage (Host: Samoa) | Matchday 1 | 7 October 2014 |
| Preliminary stage (Host: Samoa) | Matchday 2 | 9 October 2014 |
| Preliminary stage (Host: Samoa) | Matchday 3 | 11 October 2014 |
| Group stage (Host: Fiji) | Matchday 1 | 11–12 April 2015 |
| Group stage (Host: Fiji) | Matchday 2 | 14–15 April 2015 |
| Group stage (Host: Fiji) | Matchday 3 | 17–18 April 2015 |
| Knockout stage (Host: Fiji) | Semi-finals | 21 April 2015 |
| Knockout stage (Host: Fiji) | Final | 26 April 2015 |

## Preliminary stage

The preliminary stage was played in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 11 October 2014. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 22 September 2014 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 automatic qualifiers.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lupe ole Soaga (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | Puaikura | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Lotoha'apai United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | SKBC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |

All times UTC+14.

## Group stage

The group stage was played in Ba and Suva, Fiji from 11 to 18 April 2015. The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2014 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four, with each group containing one team from each of the four pots. The allocation of teams into pots was based on the results of their associations in the previous edition of the OFC Champions League. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Auckland City Pirae Tafea | Ba Team Wellington Western United | Gaïtcha Tefana Amicale | Suva Hekari United Lupe ole Soaga (preliminary winner) |

The schedule was confirmed on 4 February 2015. In each group, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.

All times UTC+12.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ba (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gaïtcha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Pirae | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lupe ole Soaga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |

The kick-off of Group A matches on matchday 2 were delayed by 30 minutes due to heavy rain.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Auckland City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Amicale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Suva (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Western United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Team Wellington | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A | Gaïtcha | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Hekari United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | B | Amicale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |

## Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played in Suva, Fiji from 21 to 26 April 2015. The four teams played on a single-elimination basis.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gaïtcha | 0 |
| Auckland City | 1 | | |
| Auckland City | 1 | Auckland City (p) | 1 (4) |
| | | Team Wellington | 1 (3) |
| Ba | 0 | Team Wellington | 1 (3) |
| Team Wellington | 2 | | |

All times UTC+12.

## Top goalscorers

Source: OFC

