2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

The 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 18 to 24 February 2023.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League, in which the hosts Lupe ole Soaga secured that spot by winning all three of their games.

Preliminary group

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 1 February 2023 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Host team Remaining teams

Format

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners, Lupe ole Soaga, advanced to the group stage to join the 7 direct entrants.[1] The qualifying stage was hosted in Apia by Football Federation Samoa.[2]


Matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUP TUP VEI ITO
1 Lupe ole Soaga (H) 3 3 0 0 29 1 +28 9 Advance to group stage — 7–1 9–0 —
2 Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6 — — 1–0 8–0
3 Veitongo 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0 — — — Canc.[a]
4 Ilaoa and To'omata 2 0 0 2 0 21 −21 0 0–13 — — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[3][4] Both teams were already eliminated prior to the cancellation.
Tupapa Maraerenga 1–0 Veitongo
  • Saghabi 9' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 234
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
Ilaoa and To'omata 0–13 Lupe ole Soaga
Report
  • Taualai 14'
  • Toni 25', 37'
  • Tumua Leo 35', 44', 49', 67', 85'
  • Bolton-Roberts 52'
  • Mason 71'
  • Matau 73'
  • Tumua 82', 89'
Attendance: 547[5]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Tupapa Maraerenga 8–0 Ilaoa and To'omata
  • McCoy 13', 43'
  • Porter 22'
  • Saghabi 32', 39'
  • Harmon 36' (pen.)
  • Tiputoa 87'
  • Tuakana 88'
 Report
Attendance: 106
Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)
Lupe ole Soaga 9–0 Veitongo
 Report
Attendance: 480
Referee: Ben O'Connell (New Zealand)
Veitongo Cancelled[note 1] Ilaoa and To'omata
Report
Referee: Keith Kitumbing (Papua New Guinea)
Lupe ole Soaga 7–1 Tupapa Maraerenga
  • Cunniff 23', 89'
  • Alatina Talilai 55'
  • Mason 63'
  • Letutusa 79'
  • Tumua Leo 81'
  • Matau 90'
 Report
  • Trego 87'
Attendance: 620
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

National play-offs

On 10 February 2023, OFC announced that 7 sets of national playoffs would take place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League. [6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suva 3–2 Rewa 1–1 2–1
Hienghène Sport 1–5 Tiga Sport 1–3 0–2
Wellington Olympic 4–6 Auckland City 1–1 3–5
Hekari United 4–1 Lae City 2–1 2–0
Kossa FC 2–3 Solomon Warriors 1–1 1–2
Dragon 3–9 Pirae 0–2 3–7
SiaRaga FC 0–4 Ifira Black Bird FC 0–3 0–1
Suva 1–1 Rewa
 Report
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Rewa 1–2 Suva
 Report
  • Tahioa 49'
  • Matanisiga 80' (o.g.)
Attendance: 850
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

Suva won 3–2 on aggregate.

Hienghène Sport 1–3 Tiga Sport
 Report
Referee: Marius Gaicoin (New Caledonia)
Tiga Sport 2–0 Hienghène Sport
 Report
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

Tiga Sport won 5–1 on aggregate.

Wellington Olympic 1–1 Auckland City
 Report
Attendance: 520
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Auckland City 5–3 Wellington Olympic
 Report
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Auckland City won 6–4 on aggregate.

Hekari United 2–1 Lae City
  • Joe 50'
  • Naime 60'
 Report
  • Morgan 45+5'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Charles Aragni (Papua New Guinea)
Lae City 0–2 Hekari United
Report
  • Yasasa 88'
  • Joe 90+4'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Hekari United won 4–1 on aggregate.

Kossa 1–1 Solomon Warriors
 Report
  • Gagame 54'
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Warriors 2–1 Kossa
  • Ifunaoa 33'
  • Mala 60'
 Report

Solomon Warriors won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dragon 0–2 Pirae
Report
Referee: Aurelien Planchais-Godefroy (France)
Pirae 7–3 Dragon
 Report
  • Tinirauarii 73' (pen.), 78'
  • Chan Kat 90+7'
Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)

Pirae won 9–3 on aggregate.

SiaRaga FC 0–3 Ifira Black Bird FC
Report
  • Iawak 55'
  • Lency 64'
  • Kalotang 78'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
Ifira Black Bird FC 1–0 SiaRaga FC
  • Tenene 2'
 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Ifira Black Bird won 4–0 on aggregate.


Notes

  1. ^ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "OFC Champions League Qualifying Stage dates announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ Gutu Faasau (18 February 2023). "OFC qualifiers kick off in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "LUPE OLE SOAGA BIG VICTORS IN OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "STATEMENT FROM OFC". Oceania Football Confederation Facebook. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ https://samoaglobalnews.com/hosts-make-scintillating-start-to-ofc-champions-league-qualifying-tournament/
  6. ^ "OFC Champions League explained". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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