2014 OFC Champions League final

The 2014 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League, the 13th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Amicale of Vanuatu and Auckland City of New Zealand. The first leg was hosted by Amicale at Port Vila Municipal Stadium in Port Vila on 10 May 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Auckland City at Kiwitea Street in Auckland on 18 May 2014.^[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round. Both finalists also earned invitations to participate in the 2014 OFC President's Cup.

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,^[2] and Auckland City won the second leg 2–1,^[3] giving them a record-setting sixth OFC club title.

Background

Amicale had played in one previous OFC Champions League final, where they lost to Auckland City 6–1 on aggregate in 2011. Auckland City were the three-time defending champions and had played in five previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

The two teams were drawn into Group B of this season's group stage with Nadi of Fiji and Dragon of Tahiti. Both Amicale and Auckland City won their first two matches, and Amicale won 1–0 in the final match to finish top of the group stage, while Auckland City also advanced to the semi-finals as the best runner-up. In the semi-finals, Amicale eliminated Ba of Fiji, while Auckland City eliminated Pirae of Tahiti.

Road to final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Amicale

Round

Auckland City

Opponent

Result

Group stage
(Host: Fiji)

Opponent

Result

Dragon

1–0

Nadi

3–0

Nadi

6–0

Dragon

3–0

Auckland City

1–0

Amicale

0–1

Group B winner

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Amicale	3	3	0	8	0	+8	9
Auckland City	3	2	1	6	1	+5	6
Dragon	3	1	2	5	4	+1	3
Nadi	3	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group B runner-up

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Amicale	3	3	0	8	0	+8	9
Auckland City	3	2	1	6	1	+5	6
Dragon	3	1	2	5	4	+1	3
Nadi	3	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

2–1 (away)

Semi-finals
(Home-and-away)

Pirae

3–0 (home)

0–0 (home)

1–2 (away)

Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Matches

First leg

10 May 2014

14:00 UTC+11

Amicale	1–1	Auckland City
Fred 75'	Report	Tade 29'

Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Amicale

Auckland City


GK	1	Chikau Mansale
DF	4	Davide Talone
DF	17	Nelson Sale Kilifa (c)	90'
DF	31	Marko Đorđević
DF	34	Colin Marshall
MF	6	Shivan Swamy		68'
MF	9	Esava Naqeleca	84'
MF	29	Dominique Fred
FW	10	Nikola Vasilić		54'
FW	22	Fenedy Masauvakalo
FW	30	Jack Wetney		76'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Michael Rutherford
DF	21	Paul Young
DF	25	Ilaitia Tuilau
MF	8	Milan Matić
MF	16	Daniel Natou
MF	35	Richard Anisua
FW	11	Sanni Issa		68'
FW	13	François Sakama		76'
FW	24	Kensi Tangis		54'
Manager:
Nathan Hall


GK	1	Tamati Williams	63'
DF	3	Takuya Iwata
DF	4	Mario Bilen		77'
DF	6	John Irving
DF	15	Ivan Vicelich (c)
DF	22	Andrew Milne
MF	23	Sam Burfoot
MF	26	Sean Morris
FW	10	Ryan De Vries
FW	17	João Moreira		72'
FW	20	Emiliano Tade		49'
Substitutes:
GK	18	Louie Caunter
DF	7	James Pritchett
MF	16	Kim Dae-wook		77'
MF	21	Mario Ilich
FW	19	David Browne		49'
FW	25	Sean Lovemore		72'
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Terry Piri (Cook Islands)
Didier Hmuzo (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Second leg

18 May 2014

14:00 UTC+12

Auckland City	2–1	Amicale
De Vries 67' Tade 87'	Report	Tangis 45+1'

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Auckland City

Amicale


GK	1	Tamati Williams
DF	3	Takuya Iwata
DF	4	Mario Bilen
DF	6	John Irving
DF	15	Ivan Vicelich (c)	27'
DF	22	Andrew Milne	90'
MF	16	Kim Dae-wook
MF	23	Sam Burfoot		66'
FW	10	Ryan De Vries		90+1'
FW	17	João Moreira		78'
FW	20	Emiliano Tade	88'
Substitutes:
GK	18	Louie Caunter
DF	7	James Pritchett
MF	9	Darren White		90+1'
MF	21	Mario Ilich
MF	26	Sean Morris		78'
FW	19	David Browne		66'
FW	25	Sean Lovemore
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx


GK	1	Chikau Mansale (c)
DF	4	Davide Talone
DF	25	Ilaitia Tuilau	32'
DF	31	Marko Đorđević
DF	34	Colin Marshall
MF	9	Esava Naqeleca	15'
MF	29	Dominique Fred
FW	11	Sanni Issa		62'
FW	22	Fenedy Masauvakalo
FW	24	Kensi Tangis
FW	30	Jack Wetney		69'
Substitutes:
GK	20	Michael Rutherford
DF	18	Robert Tom
DF	21	Paul Young
MF	6	Shivan Swamy
MF	8	Milan Matić
MF	16	Daniel Natou
MF	35	Richard Anisua
FW	10	Nikola Vasilić		62'
FW	13	François Sakama		69'
Manager:
Nathan Hall

Assistant referees:
Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Phillipe Revel (Tahiti)
Fourth official:
Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

References

^ "Official programme of the 2014 OFC Champions League Final" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
^ "Amicale, Auckland produce thrilling draw". Oceania Football Confederation. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ "Auckland City comeback earns Morocco return". Oceania Football Confederation. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

External links

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