2025 OFC Men's Champions League

2025 OFC Men's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
Cook Islands
Final tournament:
Solomon Islands[1]
DatesQualifying:
8–14 February[2]
Competition proper:
29 March–13 April[3]
TeamsCompetition proper: 8
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
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The 2025 OFC Men's Champions League will be the 24th edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. The 2025 edition of the tournament will be the 19th season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name.

The winners of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup. They will also have the chance to qualify for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup as the best OFC Men's Champions League winners in the OFC 4-year ranking from 2025–2028.

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2025 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the Group Stage; (H) Final tournament host
Teams entering the National playoffs
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.

  • Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top two clubs in their league.
  • Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage. However, for this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw.
Teams entering the Group stage
Association Team Qualifying method
 Fiji
(1 berth) 		Rewa 2024 Fiji Premier League champions
 New Caledonia
(1 berth) 		Tiga Sport 2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue leader[Note NCL]
 Solomon Islands
(1 berths) 		Central Coast 2024 Solomon Islands S-League champions
 New Zealand
(1 berth) 		Auckland City 2024 New Zealand National League grand final champions[3][4]
Teams entering the National playoffs
Association Team Qualifying method
 Papua New Guinea
(2 berths) 		Hekari United 2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League champions[5]
Gulf Komara 2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League runners-up
 Tahiti
(2 berths) 		AS Tefana 2023–24 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
AS Pirae 2023–24 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
 Vanuatu
(2 berths) 		Ifira Black Bird 2024 VFF Champions League grand final champions
Classic Kapalpal 2024 VFF Champions League grand final runners-up
Teams entering the qualifying stage
Association Team Qualifying method
 American Samoa Royal Puma 2024 FFAS Senior League champions
 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2024 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
 Samoa Vaipuna 2024 Samoa National League champions
 Tonga – 2024 Tonga Major League champions
Notes
  1. New Caledonia (NCL): No champion was declared for the 2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue season due to its mid-season cancellation. The New Caledonian Football Federation has consulted the Confederation for the New Caledonian representatives in the OCL, and is confirmed to be the league leaders AS Tiga Sport.[6][7]

Schedule

Schedule for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Preliminary group ( Cook Islands) 11 December 2024[3] 8 February
February
14 February
National Play-off TBC TBC
Group stage[2] Matchday 1 30 March
Matchday 2 TBC
Matchday 3 TBC
Knockout phase Semi-finals TBC
Final 12 April

Qualifying stage

Main article: 2025 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage

Preliminary group

The draw was held on 11 December 2024 at OFC Headquarters in Auckland.[8][9] For this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw. The three teams in the qualifying stage will play each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Cook Islands. The winners will advance to the group stage to join Rewa, Tiga Sport, Auckland City and the four winners from the national playoffs.[2]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RPU VAI TUP
1 American Samoa Royal Puma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group stage — Feb —
2 Samoa Vaipuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Feb
3 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb — —
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2025. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Final tournament

Qualified teams

Seeding

Draw result

Venues

Group stage

Main article: 2025 OFC Men's Champions League group stage

The group stage matches were originally scheduled to take place in Fiji.[2] However, due to venue availability issues, the group stage is moved to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and will be played on 30 March to 12 April 2025.[3]

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC TAH TIG REW
1 New Zealand Auckland City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage — TBD TBD —
2 French Polynesia Tahiti Representative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — TBD —
3 New Caledonia Tiga Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — TBD
4 Fiji Rewa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — —
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: OFC

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN QUA PNG CEN
1 Vanuatu Vanuatu Representative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage — TBD TBD —
2 Qualifying winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — TBD —
3 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Representative 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — TBD
4 Solomon Islands Central Coast (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD — —
First match(es) will be played: March 2025. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

References

  1. ^ "OFC Champions League moves to Solomon Islands". FBC News. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Switch of venue for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League tournament". Friends of Football. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Extra time drama as Auckland City are crowned men's national champions". Friends of Football. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Komara-Hekari final set". The National. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Fin des compétitions fédérales pour 2024 Gilles – TAVERGEUX - Président de la FCF" (in French). Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ^ "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - OFFICIEL FCF - Le club de TIGA SPORT sera le futur représentant calédonien lors de la prochaine LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS de l'OCÉANIE 2025 #fedcalfoot" (in French). Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Draw confirmed for OFC Men's Champions League 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Draw made for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League in Solomon Islands". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.