2007–08 OFC Champions League

2007–08 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates June 12, 2007 - May 4, 2008
Teams 9 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Waitakere United (2nd title)
Runners-up Kossa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 17
Goals scored 53 (3.12 per match)
Top scorer(s) Allan Pearce 5 goals

The Oceania Champions League 2007-08 started in 12 June 2007 with the Preliminary Tournament and was played till 4 May 2008. The league was contested by clubs from seven member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The clubs from the 3 lower-ranking country in the some played a qualifying tournament, where the best team got a place to the final six, where clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.

The two group winners will meet in a home and away grand-final at April 26 and May 11, 2008. The winner will claim Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.

Contents

Participants

 

OFC O-League Preliminary Tournament

The Preleminary Tournament was played in New Caledonia.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Tafea 6 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9
Baco 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3
University-Inter 0 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6
Sokattack Nikao - - - - - - - -
Date Home Team Result Away Team
Jun 12 Baco 2 - 0 University-Inter
Jun 14 Tafea 5 - 1 University-Inter
Jun 16 Tafea 5 - 0 Baco

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Waitakere United 4 2 2 0 5 3 2 8
Auckland City 4 2 1 1 8 2 6 7
Manu-Ura 4 0 1 3 2 10 -8 1
  AUC MU WAI
Auckland City – 6–0 0–1
Manu-Ura 0–1 – 1–1
Waitakere United 1–1 2–1 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kossa 4 2 2 0 8 4 4 8
Tafea 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
Ba 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 3
  BA KOS TAF
Ba – 2–4 1–0
Kossa 2–0 – 1–1
Tafea 2–1 1–1 –

Final

Main article: 2007–08 OFC Champions League Final
Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Kossa 3–6 Waitakere United 3–1 0–5
2008-04-26
14:00 UTC+11
 Kossa 3–1 Waitakere United Lawson Tama Stadium
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
Luwi  21'  41'
Naka  85'		 (Report) Perry  49'
2008-05-11
14:00 UTC+12
 Waitakere United 5–0 Kossa Trusts Stadium
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Totori  8'
Emblen  25'
Pearce  72'  77'
Butler  85'		 (Report)

Waitakere United win 6-3 on aggregate and advance to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.

OFC Champions League
2007-2008 Winners
Waitakere United
Second Title

Top goal-scorers

# Player Team Goals
1 James Naka Kossa 4
Joe Luwi Kossa
2 Keryn Jordan Auckland City 2
Avinesh Suwamy Ba
Allan Pearce Waitakere United
Last updated May 11, 2008

References

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