2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage

The 2024 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage was played from 17 to 23 February 2024.[1][2] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2024 OFC Men's Champions League.

Preliminary group

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 17 January 2024 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

Format

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue (in Nuku'alofa, Tonga). The winners advanced to the group stage to join the seven winners from the national playoffs.[2]

Matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VPN TUP VEI RYP
1 Vaivase-Tai FC 3 2 1 0 18 0 +18 7 Advance to group stage — 4–0 — —
2 Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 17 6 +11 6 — — 3–2 14–0
3 Veitongo (H) 3 1 1 1 15 3 +12 4 0–0 — — 13–0
4 Vaiala Tongan 3 0 0 3 0 41 −41 0 0–14 — — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Vaivase-Tai FC 4–0 Tupapa Maraerenga
  • Taualai 16', 43'
  • Kwan 45'
  • Tumua 90'
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)
Veitongo 13–0 Vaiala Tongan
  • Uhatahi 11'
  • Polovili 15'
  • Kendler 22', 43', 62'
  • Feke 26', 85'
  • Lutu 33', 61'
  • Uhatahi 76', 87', 90+3'
  • Fifita 77'
 Report
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
Tupapa Maraerenga 14–0 Vaiala Tongan
  • Fuhiniu 1', 82'
  • Harmon 4', 16', 31', 45', 45', 73', 75'
  • Harmon 5'
  • Connolly 67', 90'
  • Taokia 79'
  • Gibbens 84'
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Veitongo 0–0 Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Vaiala Tongan 0–14 Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
  • Tumua 2', 18' (pen.), 46', 66', 80'
  • Nanumea 13', 14', 45', 48'
  • Taualai 26', 45+3', 64'
  • Leiatava 45+6'
  • Tanielu 90+6'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Tupapa Maraerenga 3–2 Veitongo
 Report
  • Kendler 23', 70'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

National play-offs

Seven sets of national playoffs took place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League.[3]

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Rewa 3–2 Lautoka0–03–2 (a.e.t.)
ASC Gaïca 1–2 AS Magenta1–20–0
Auckland City 4–3 Wellington Olympic1–03–3
Port Moresby Strikers 0–5 Hekari United0–20–3
Central Coast 1–2 Solomon Warriors0–11–1
Pirae 2–2 (6–5 p) Tefana1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Classic 2–3 Ifira Black Bird1–21–1
Rewa 0–0 Lautoka
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Lautoka 2–3 (a.e.t.) Rewa
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)

Rewa won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASC Gaïca 1–2 AS Magenta
  • Wahiobe 90+10'
 Report
  • Jewine 35'
  • Watu 65'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sebastien Pelissier (New Caledonia)
AS Magenta 0–0 ASC Gaïca
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

AS Magenta won 2–1 on aggregate.

Auckland City 1–0 Wellington Olympic
  • Ukich 72'
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Wellington Olympic 3–3 Auckland City
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Auckland City won 4–3 on aggregate.

Port Moresby Strikers 0–2 Hekari United
Report
Attendance: 369
Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)
Hekari United 3–0 Port Moresby Strikers
  • Kila 25'
  • Rani 75'
  • Joe 90+4' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 279
Referee: Charles Arangi (Papua New Guinea)

Hekari United won 5–0 on aggregate.

Central Coast 0–1 Solomon Warriors
Report
Attendance: 1,817
Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Warriors 1–1 Central Coast
 Report
  • Leslie 8'
Attendance: 1,647

Solomon Warriors won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pirae 1–1 Tefana
 Report
  • Leon 88'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)
Tefana 1–1 (a.e.t.) Pirae
 Report
  • Labaste 120+1'
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 2,500

2–2 on aggregate. Pirae won 6–5 on penalties.

Classic 1–2 Ifira Black Bird
  • Ollie 49'
 Report
  • Kalotang 28'
  • Wohale 45+2'
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)
Ifira Black Bird 1−1 Classic
  • Spokeyjack 29'
 Report
  • Toata 42'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

Ifira Black Bird won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "OFC Competitions Calendar Confirmed For 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Draw Confirmed For OFC Men's Champions League 2024 And OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying Draw". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
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