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2019 OFC Champions League group stage

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The 2019 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 10 February to 2 March 2019.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019 OFC Champions League.

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 13 November 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four, with the following mechanism:[3]

  • The champions of the four host associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu) were drawn into Position 1 of Groups A–D.
  • The champions of the three remaining developed associations, and the runners-up of New Zealand, by virtue of having the best second team in the 2018 OFC Champions League, were drawn into Position 2 of Groups A–D.
  • The runners-up of the six developed associations apart from New Zealand were drawn into Position 3 of Groups A–D and Position 4 of Groups A–B (first team drawn to Groups A–B allocated to Position 3, second team drawn to Groups A–B allocated to Position 4). Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
  • The winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were drawn into Position 4 of Groups C–D.
Host teams Remaining champions
& New Zealand runners-up
Remaining runners-up Teams advancing from
qualifying stage
  • Qualifying stage winners
  • Qualifying stage runners-up

The following were the winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage which joined the 14 direct entrants in the group stage.

Qualifying stage winners Qualifying stage runners-up
Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga Samoa Kiwi

Format

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The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule

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Matches were played on the following dates and venues:

  • Group A matches were played between 10–16 February 2019 in New Caledonia.
  • Group B matches were played between 10–16 February 2019 in Fiji.
  • Group C matches were played between 23 February – 1 March 2019 in Vanuatu.
  • Group D matches were played between 24 February – 2 March 2019 in the Solomon Islands.

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1]

Matchday Dates Matches
Groups A & B Group C Group D
Matchday 1 10 February 2019 23 February 2019 24 February 2019 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 13 February 2019 26 February 2019 27 February 2019 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3 16 February 2019 1 March 2019 2 March 2019 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2

Groups

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Group A

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All times were local, NCT (UTC+11).[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIE TOT TEF MAL
1 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport (H) 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Knockout stage 1–1 1–0
2 Papua New Guinea Toti City 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 5 3–3
3 French Polynesia Tefana 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2 3–3
4 Vanuatu Malampa Revivors 3 0 1 2 5 12 −7 1 0–5 2–4
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Toti City Papua New Guinea3–3French Polynesia Tefana
Report
Malampa Revivors Vanuatu0–5New Caledonia Hienghène Sport
Report

Malampa Revivors Vanuatu2–4Papua New Guinea Toti City
Report
Attendance: 100
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia1–0French Polynesia Tefana
Report
Attendance: 1,368

Tefana French Polynesia3–3Vanuatu Malampa Revivors
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia1–1Papua New Guinea Toti City
Report
Attendance: 1,336

Group B

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All times were local, FJT (UTC+12).[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEN HEN LAU MOR
1 French Polynesia Central Sport 3 2 1 0 12 4 +8 7 Knockout stage 3–2
2 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels 3 2 0 1 15 8 +7 6 7–0
3 Fiji Lautoka (H) 3 1 1 1 12 8 +4 4 2–2 5–6
4 Papua New Guinea Morobe Wawens 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0 0–7 0–5
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Central Sport French Polynesia3–2Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Morobe Wawens Papua New Guinea0–5Fiji Lautoka
Report
Attendance: 1,900

Morobe Wawens Papua New Guinea0–7French Polynesia Central Sport
Report
Lautoka Fiji5–6Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
Report
Attendance: 700

Henderson Eels Solomon Islands7–0Papua New Guinea Morobe Wawens
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Lautoka Fiji2–2French Polynesia Central Sport
Report

Group C

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All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WEL BAF ERA KIW
1 New Zealand Team Wellington 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Knockout stage 2–0
2 Fiji Ba 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 5–1
3 Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star (H) 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 0–3 1–1
4 Samoa Kiwi 3 0 0 3 1 20 −19 0 0–13 0–2
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Team Wellington New Zealand2–0Fiji Ba
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Kiwi Samoa0–2Vanuatu Erakor Golden Star
Report

Kiwi Samoa0–13New Zealand Team Wellington
Report
Erakor Golden Star Vanuatu1–1Fiji Ba
  • Kaltack 45+1'
Report
  • Suwamy 81'

Ba Fiji5–1Samoa Kiwi
Report
Erakor Golden Star Vanuatu0–3New Zealand Team Wellington
Report
Attendance: 4,000

Group D

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All times were local, SBT (UTC+11).[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC MAG SWA TUP
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 9 Knockout stage 2–1
2 New Caledonia Magenta 3 2 0 1 14 3 +11 6 10–1
3 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors (H) 3 1 0 2 10 10 0 3 0–6 0–3
4 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3 0 0 3 2 35 −33 0 0–15 1–10
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Auckland City New Zealand2–1New Caledonia Magenta
Report
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands1–10Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)

Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands0–15New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands0–3New Caledonia Magenta
Report
Attendance: 4,000

Magenta New Caledonia10–1Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands0–6New Zealand Auckland City
Report

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The identity of the teams from Solomon Islands was not known at the time of the draw.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "2019 OFC Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ "Draw reveals 2019 OFC Champions League journey". Oceania Football Confederation. 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 OFC Champions League Official Draw". YouTube. 15 November 2018.
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