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.- The seven developed associations are awarded two berths each in the group stage.
- The four developing associations are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.
Association | Team | Qualifying method |
Fiji | Lautoka | 2017 Fiji Premier League champions |
Fiji | Ba | 2017 Fiji Premier League runners-up |
New Caledonia | Magenta | 2016 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions |
New Caledonia | Lössi | 2016 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up |
New Zealand | Team Wellington | 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions |
New Zealand | Auckland City | 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers |
Papua New Guinea | Toti City | 2017 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers |
Papua New Guinea | Madang | 2017 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season runners-up |
Solomon Islands | Solomon Warriors | 2017–18 Solomon Islands S-League champions |
Solomon Islands | Marist | 2017–18 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up |
Tahiti | Dragon | 2016–17 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions |
Tahiti | Vénus | 2016–17 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up |
Vanuatu | Nalkutan | 2016–17 VFF National Super League grand final champions |
Vanuatu | Erakor Golden Star | 2016–17 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up |
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.Stage | Draw date | Match dates |
Qualifying stage | 15 September 2017 | 20–26 January 2018 |
Group stage | 15 September 2017 | |
Quarter-finals | 5 March 2018 | 7–8 April 2018 |
Semi-finals | 5 March 2018 | |
Final | 5 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.Award | Player | Team |
Golden Ball | Roy Kayara | Team Wellington |
Golden Boot | Angus Kilkolly | Team Wellington |
Golden Glove | Eñaut Zubikarai | Auckland City |
Fair Play Award | — | Auckland City |