2023 OFC Champions League final
Event | 2023 OFC Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 27 May 2023 | ||||||
Venue | VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila | ||||||
Man of the Match | Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) | ||||||
Referee | David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) | ||||||
Attendance | 5,420[1] | ||||||
Weather | Partly Cloudy 26 °C (79 °F) 65% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2023 OFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2023 OFC Champions League, the 22nd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 17th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Fiji's Suva. The match took place at VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila on 27 May 2023.[3][4][5]
Defending champions Auckland City FC, defeated Fijian Suva 4–2 after extra time to win a record eleventh title and earned the right to play at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.[6] As they also won the 2022 OFC Champions League, they also earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
Teams
[edit]In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.
Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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10 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022) |
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None |
Venue
[edit]VFF Freshwater Stadium was the venue for the final. This is the first time that the stadium hosted an OFC Champions League final.
Road to the final
[edit]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | National play-offs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6–4 | 1–1 (A) | 5–3 (H) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–1 | Matchday 1 | ![]() |
6–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–1 | Matchday 2 | ![]() |
1–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–0[a] | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A winners
Source: OFC |
Final standings | Group A runners-up
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–2 (5–4 p) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
4–2 (a.e.t.) |
Format
[edit]If the match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team would be allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]Auckland City ![]() | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Auckland City vs Suva". Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu Weather History". Weather Underground. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "OFC Competitions 2023 Calendar confirmed 1/01/2023" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Seven clubs confirm their places for this year's OFC Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "DRAW DATE CONFIRMED FOR OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Auckland City claim record extending 11th OFC Champions League title in extra time nail-biter". Oceaniafootball. 27 May 2023.
- ^ "OFC STATEMENT ON LUPE OLE SOAGA SC". Oceania Football Confederation. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.