2008–09 OFC Champions League

2008–09 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates	1 November 2008 – 2 May 2009
Teams	6 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Auckland City (2nd title)
Runners-up	Koloale
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14

The 2008–09 OFC Champions League was the 8th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 3rd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The competition consisted of a home and away group stage, followed by a knockout round. It took place from 2 November 2008 until 3 May 2009.

A qualifying round was due to be played, but due to the withdrawal of the representatives from the Cook Islands and Tuvalu, the entrants from Papua New Guinea automatically gained entry to the main draw. It is unknown why the domestic champions of Tahiti and New Caledonia were unable to participate.

The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat Koloale of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final, claiming Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.

Participating teams

Konica Machine

Sinamoga

Tongans

Port Vila Sharks

Location of teams of the 2008–09 OFC Champions League.

Participated

Withdrew

Disallowed

Eligible but did not enter

Direct to group stage

Auckland City (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
Ba (Fiji) – 2008 Fiji National League premier
Koloale (Solomon Islands) – 2007–08 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
Port Vila Sharks (Vanuatu) – 2008 VFF Bred Cup winner
Waitakere United (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship champion and premier

O-League Preliminary

Entrants

Hekari United (Papua New Guinea) – 2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands)
Nauti FC (Tuvalu)

Other OFC nations

Magenta (New Caledonia) – disallowed
Sinamoga (Samoa) – did not enter
Tongans (Tonga) – did not enter
Konica Machine FC (American Samoa) – did not enter
(Tahiti) – member nation not eligible

Under the rules of the OFC Champions League, the winner of the O-League Preliminary competition replaces the last-placed member nation from the previous year's O-League.

Hekari United automatically qualified to the Group Stage following the withdrawal of the representative clubs from Cook Islands and Tuvalu.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Auckland City	4	3	1	0	15	4	+11	10
Waitakere United	4	2	1	1	9	7	+2	7
Port Vila Sharks	4	0	0	4	3	16	−13	0

	AUC	PVS	WAI
Auckland City	–	8–1	2–2
Port Vila Sharks	0–2	–	2–3
Waitakere United	1–3	3–0	–

Auckland City v Waitakere United

2 November 2008
15:00 UTC+13

Auckland City	2–2	Waitakere United
Keryn Jordan 45' 48'	Report	Benjamin Totori 21' Paul Seaman 73'

Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Waitakere United v Port Vila Sharks

22 November 2008
17:00 UTC+13

Waitakere United	3–0	Port Vila Sharks
Paul Seaman 21' Roy Krishna 28' 34'	Report

Douglas Field, Henderson
Attendance: 400
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Port Vila Sharks v Auckland City

13 December 2008
17:30 UTC+11

Port Vila Sharks	0–2	Auckland City
	Report	Fedy Vava 8' (o.g.) Paul Urlovic 70'

Municipal Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jimmy Wright (New Caledonia)

Auckland City v Port Vila Sharks

14 February 2009
15:00 UTC+13

Auckland City	8–1	Port Vila Sharks
Paul Urlovic 9' 71' Chad Coombes 22' 47' 77' Milos Nikolic 30' (pen.) 81' Alex Feneridis 59'	Report	Alex Feneridis 40' (o.g.)

Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

Port Vila Sharks v Waitakere United

7 March 2009
15:00 UTC+11

Port Vila Sharks	2–3	Waitakere United
Moise Poida 17' Francois Sakama 57'	Report	Christopher Bale 10' Paul Seaman 54' Danny Hay 75'

Municipal Stadium, Port Vila
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Waitakere United v Auckland City

5 April 2009
15:00 UTC+12

Waitakere United	1–3	Auckland City
Roy Krishna 83'	Report	Matt Friel 68' Keryn Jordan 75' Adam McGeorge 79'

Douglas Field, Henderson
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp (New Zealand)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Koloale	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
Hekari United	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6
Ba	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4

	BA	HSU	KOL
Ba	–	1–3	0–0
Hekari United	1–2	–	1–0
Koloale	1–0	3–1	–

Ba v Koloale

2 November 2008
15:00 UTC+12

Ba	0–0	Koloale
	Report

Govind Park, Ba
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Koloale v Hekari United

22 November 2008
15:00 UTC+11

Koloale	3–1	Hekari United
Richard Anisua 37' Nicholas Muri 39' Joses Nawo 77'	Report	Abraham Iniga 9'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)

Hekari United v Ba

13 December 2008
15:00 UTC+10

Hekari United	1–2	Ba
Abraham Iniga 1'	Report	Osea Vakatalesau 6' Maciu Dunadamu 84'

Port Moresby Rugby League Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Ba v Hekari United

14 February 2009
15:00 UTC+12

Ba	1–3	Hekari United
Osea Vakatalesau 58'	Report	Kema Jack 17' (pen.) Joachim Waroi 34' Benjamin Mela 37'

Govind Park, Ba
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Hekari United v Koloale

7 March 2009
15:00 UTC+10

Hekari United	1–0	Koloale
Kema Jack 35' (pen.)	Report

Port Moresby Rugby League Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Koloale v Ba

28 March 2009
15:00 UTC+11

Koloale	1–0	Ba
Nicholas Muri 34'	Report

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Final

Main article: 2008–09 OFC Champions League Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Koloale	4–9	Auckland City	2–7	2–2

Koloale v Auckland City

25 April 2009
15:00 UTC+11

Koloale	2–7	Auckland City
Richard Anisua 10' 76'	Report	Matt Williams 23' Ki-Hyung Lee 39' Paul Urlovic 40' Ivan Vicelich 58' Keryn Jordan 65' 77' 86'

Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)

Auckland City v Koloale

3 May 2009
14:00 UTC+12

Auckland City	2–2	Koloale
Keryn Jordan 56' (pen.) 58'	Report	Henry Fa'arodo 40' Lency Saeni 60'

Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Auckland City won 9 – 4 on aggregate.

The OFC Champions League winner also advances to the qualifying round of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

OFC Champions League 2008–2009 Winners

Auckland City Second Title

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Club	MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	F1	F2	Total
1	Keryn Jordan	Auckland City	2			1	3	2	8
2	Paul Urlovic	Auckland City		1	2		1		4
3	Richard Anisua	Koloale		1			2		3
	Chad Coombes	Auckland City			3				3
	Roy Krishna	Waitakere United		2		1			3
	Paul Seaman	Waitakere United	1	1	1				3
7	Abraham Iniga	Hekari United	1	1					2
	Kema Jack	Hekari United			1	1			2
	Nicholas Muri	Koloale		1		1			2
	Milos Nikolic	Auckland City			2				2
	Osea Vakatalesau	Ba		1	1				2
Last updated May 3, 2009

References

OceaniaFootball

Oceania Club Championship and OFC Champions League

Club Championship era, 1987–2006

Seasons	1987 1999 2001 2005 2006

Finals	1987 1999 2001 2005 2006

Champions League era, 2007–present

Seasons	2007 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2016 2017 2018

Finals	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

International club football

FIFA FIFA Club World Cup List of association football clubs

Africa	CAF – Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Top-division clubs

Asia	AFC – Champions League AFC Cup Top-division clubs

Europe	UEFA – Champions League Europa League Super Cup Top-division clubs

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Champions League Top-division clubs

Oceania	OFC – Champions League Top-division clubs

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Top-division clubs

See also: International women's club football

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