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2017 OFC Champions League final

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2017 OFC Champions League Final
Event2017 OFC Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)
VenueKiwitea Street, Auckland
RefereeNick Waldron (New Zealand)
Attendance1,000
Second leg
Date7 May 2017 (2017-05-07)
VenueDavid Farrington Park, Wellington
RefereeNorbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Attendance1,000
2016
2018

The 2017 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 OFC Champions League, the 16th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 11th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. The first leg was hosted by Auckland City at Kiwitea Street, Auckland on 30 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Team Wellington at David Farrington Park, Wellington on 7 May 2017.[1] The winner would earn the right to represent the OFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City won the first leg 3–0 and the second leg 2–0, to defeat Team Wellington 5–0 on aggregate and won the OFC Champions League seven consecutive seasons and nine seasons successively.[2][3]

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
New Zealand Auckland City 8 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
New Zealand Team Wellington 2 (2015, 2016)

The final was a rematch of the previous two season's finals, which were both played as a single match. Auckland City had won both finals, 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) in 2015, and 3–0 in 2016.

Auckland City were the six-time defending champions. They had played in eight previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

This was the third OFC club final for Team Wellington, following the defeats to Auckland City in 2015 and 2016.

Venues

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Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the first leg.

David Farrington Park in Wellington, New Zealand hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

New Zealand Auckland City Round New Zealand Team Wellington
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Solomon Islands Western United 2–1 Matchday 1 Cook Islands Puaikura 4–1
Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers 2–0 Matchday 2 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport 3–1
Vanuatu Malampa Revivors 11–0 Matchday 3 Fiji Ba 8–0
Group C winner

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 New Zealand Auckland City (H) 3 9
2 Solomon Islands Western United 3 6
3 Papua New Guinea Lae City Dwellers 3 3
4 Vanuatu Malampa Revivors 3 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group B winner

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 New Zealand Team Wellington 3 9
2 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport (H) 3 4
3 Fiji Ba 3 4
4 Cook Islands Puaikura 3 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
French Polynesia Tefana 4–0 2–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals New Caledonia Magenta 9–3 2–2 (A) 7–1 (H)

Format

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The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker.

Matches

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First leg

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Auckland City New Zealand3–0New Zealand Team Wellington
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Auckland City
Team Wellington
GK 1 Spain Eñaut Zubikarai
RB 9 England Darren White
CB 16 South Korea Kim Dae-wook
CB 5 Spain Ángel Berlanga (c)
LB 3 Japan Takuya Iwata
CM 4 Croatia Mario Bilen downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 8 Spain Albert Riera Yellow card 24'
CM 6 New Zealand Cameron Howieson
RW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 17 Portugal João Moreira downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW 14 New Zealand Clayton Lewis
Substitutes:
GK 18 New Zealand Danyon Drake
DF 13 New Zealand Alfie Rogers
DF 21 New Zealand Harry Edge
MF 7 New Zealand Reid Drake upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
MF 11 Mexico Fabrizio Tavano upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 19 Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa
FW 10 New Zealand Ryan De Vries upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx
GK 1 New Zealand Scott Basalaj Yellow card 18'
CB 5 England Bill Robertson (c)
CB 2 New Zealand Justin Gulley
CB 4 Argentina Guillermo Moretti Yellow card 77'
RM 19 New Zealand Josh Margetts downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 7 Argentina Leonardo Villa downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 12 New Zealand Andy Bevin
CM 11 Argentina Mario Barcia
LM 15 New Zealand Joel Stevens
CF 18 Chile Nicolas Zambrano downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 England Tom Jackson
Substitutes:
GK 23 New Zealand James McPeake
DF 6 New Zealand Taylor Schrijvers
DF 14 New Zealand Billy Scott
MF 21 New Zealand Niko Kirwan upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 10 New Zealand Nathanael Hailemariam upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 16 England Ben Harris Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 17 New Zealand Sam Blackburn
Manager:
England José Figueira

Assistant referees:
Glen Lochrie (New Zealand)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Second leg

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Team Wellington New Zealand0–2New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Team Wellington
Auckland City
GK 1 New Zealand Scott Basalaj
CB 6 New Zealand Taylor Schrijvers downward-facing red arrow 43'
CB 2 New Zealand Justin Gulley
CB 5 England Bill Robertson (c)
RM 19 New Zealand Josh Margetts
CM 7 Argentina Leonardo Villa
CM 12 New Zealand Andy Bevin downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 11 Argentina Mario Barcia Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 78'
LM 15 New Zealand Joel Stevens
CF 16 England Ben Harris Yellow card 74'
CF 9 England Tom Jackson
Substitutes:
GK 23 New Zealand James McPeake
DF 4 Argentina Guillermo Moretti upward-facing green arrow 43'
DF 14 New Zealand Billy Scott
MF 21 New Zealand Niko Kirwan upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 10 New Zealand Nathanael Hailemariam
FW 18 Chile Nicolas Zambrano
FW 17 New Zealand Sam Blackburn upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
England José Figueira
GK 1 Spain Eñaut Zubikarai
RB 9 England Darren White Yellow card 58'
CB 16 South Korea Kim Dae-wook downward-facing red arrow 85'
CB 5 Spain Ángel Berlanga (c)
LB 3 Japan Takuya Iwata Yellow card 54'
CM 4 Croatia Mario Bilen
CM 8 Spain Albert Riera
CM 6 New Zealand Cameron Howieson
RW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade Yellow card 73' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 17 Portugal João Moreira downward-facing red arrow 40'
LW 14 New Zealand Clayton Lewis
Substitutes:
GK 18 New Zealand Danyon Drake
DF 13 New Zealand Alfie Rogers
DF 23 Serbia Marko Đorđević upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 7 New Zealand Reid Drake
MF 11 Mexico Fabrizio Tavano upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 19 Solomon Islands Micah Lea'alafa
FW 10 New Zealand Ryan De Vries upward-facing green arrow 40'
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

References

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  1. ^ "All Kiwi final coming to Auckland and Wellington". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Three goals give City Leg 2 advantage". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Navy Blues claim seventh in-a-row". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2017.
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