2019 OFC Champions League


The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation, and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
In the final, Hienghène Sport defeated Magenta, becoming the first team from New Caledonia to win the tournament. As the winners of the 2019 OFC Champions League, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Team Wellington were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Hienghène Sport in the semi-finals.

Teams

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations entered the competition.
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Lautoka2018 Fiji Premier League champions
Ba2018 Fiji Premier League runners-up
Hienghène Sport2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue champions
Magenta2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue runners-up
Auckland City2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship finals series champions
2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premiers
Team Wellington2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runners-up
Toti City2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League finals series champions
2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season premiers
Morobe Wawens2018 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League regular season runners-up
Solomon Warriors2018 Solomon Islands S-League champions
Henderson Eels2018 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
Central Sport2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
Tefana2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
Erakor Golden Star2018 VFF National Super League grand final champions
Malampa Revivors2018 VFF National Super League grand final runners-up

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this season, all ties in the knockout stage were played as a single match.
StageDraw dateMatch dates
Qualifying stage13 November 2018
26 January – 1 February 2019
Group stage13 November 2018
Quarter-finals5 March 2019
6–7 April 2019
Semi-finals5 March 2019
28 April 2019
Final5 March 2019
11 May 2019

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 Bertrand Kaï Hienghène Sport
Golden Boot Ross Allen Team Wellington
Golden Glove Rocky Nyikeine Hienghène Sport
Fair Play Award Auckland City