2018 OFC Champions League


The 2018 OFC Champions League was the 17th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation and the 12th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
In the final, Team Wellington defeated Lautoka 10–3 on aggregate and qualified as the OFC representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Auckland City are the defending champions, having won the last seven titles straight, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Format change

For this season, the top two teams of each group in the group stage advanced to the knockout stage, which included a quarter-final round played as a single match hosted by the group winners.

Teams

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations enter the competition.
AssociationTeamQualifying method
FijiLautoka2017 Fiji Premier League champions
FijiBa2017 Fiji Premier League runners-up
New CaledoniaMagenta2016 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
New CaledoniaLössi2016 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
New ZealandTeam Wellington2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions
New ZealandAuckland City2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
Papua New GuineaToti City2017 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers
Papua New GuineaMadang2017 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season runners-up
Solomon IslandsSolomon Warriors2017–18 Solomon Islands S-League champions
Solomon IslandsMarist2017–18 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
TahitiDragon2016–17 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
TahitiVénus2016–17 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
VanuatuNalkutan2016–17 VFF National Super League grand final champions
VanuatuErakor Golden Star2016–17 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.
StageDraw dateMatch dates
Qualifying stage15 September 2017
20–26 January 2018
Group stage15 September 2017
Quarter-finals5 March 2018
7–8 April 2018
Semi-finals5 March 2018
Final5 March 2018

Qualifying stage

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top goalscorers

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
AwardPlayerTeam
Golden Ball Roy Kayara Team Wellington
Golden Boot Angus Kilkolly Team Wellington
Golden Glove Eñaut Zubikarai Auckland City
Fair Play Award Auckland City