2024 OFC Champions League group stage

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The 2024 OFC Champions League group stage will be played from 11 to 20 May 2024.[1][2] A total of 8 teams will compete in the group stage to decide the four places in the knockout stage of the 2024 OFC Champions League.[3]

Draw[edit]

The draw of the group stage took place at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand on 17 January 2024.[4][5] The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four. None of the teams were known at the time of the draw.

National playoff winners Preliminary group winner

Format[edit]

The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at two centralised venues in Tahiti.[1] The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the semi-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule[edit]

Flight cancellations caused many changes to the OFC Champions League 2024 schedule. Originally, each group was scheduled to host their matchdays on the same day.[6][2] The final schedule for each matchday is shown below:

Matchday Dates Matches
Group A Group B
Matchday 1 11 May 2024 12 and 20 May 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 14 May 2024 15 and 16 May 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 17 May 2024 18 May 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

All times are local, TAH (UTC-10).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REW AUC HEK SOL
1 Fiji Rewa 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4 Knockout stage 2–2
2 New Zealand Auckland City 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 1–0 17 May
3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 17 May
4 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors (E) 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 2–3 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2024. Source: OFC
(E) Eliminated
Rewa Fiji2–2New Zealand Auckland City
  • Sela 62', 64'
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 105
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands0–2Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 150

Auckland City New Zealand1–0Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 101
Referee: Tim Danaskos (Australia)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands2–3Fiji Rewa
Report
Stade Paea
Attendance: 102
Referee: Lachlan Keevers (Australia)

Hekari United Papua New GuineavFiji Rewa
Stade Paea
Auckland City New ZealandvSolomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Stade Paea

Group B[edit]

All times are local, TAH (UTC-10).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PIR MAG IFI VPN
1 French Polynesia Pirae (H) 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6 Knockout stage 5–1 6–0
2 New Caledonia AS Magenta 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 3 18 May 8–0
3 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 0 20 May
4 Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0 18 May
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2024. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Pirae French Polynesia6–0Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Attendance: 288
Ifira Black Bird VanuatuvNew Caledonia AS Magenta

AS Magenta New Caledonia8–0Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Attendance: 82
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Pirae French Polynesia5–1Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird

Vaivase-Tai FC SamoavVanuatu Ifira Black Bird
AS Magenta New CaledoniavFrench Polynesia Pirae

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "OFC COMPETITIONS CALENDAR CONFIRMED FOR 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS CAUSE FURTHER SCHEDULE CHANGES AT OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Draw made for eight-club OFC Men's Champions League tournament". friendsoffootballnz.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "DRAW CONFIRMED FOR OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 AND OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 – QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "OFC MEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024 DRAW". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Fixtures update — here's revised schedule for OFC Men's Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

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