2020 OFC Champions League group stage

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The 2020 OFC Champions League group stage was played from 15 February to 7 March 2020.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2020 OFC Champions League.

Draw[edit]

The draw and the hosts of the qualifying stage were announced by the OFC on 13 December 2019.[1] The 16 teams (14 teams entering the group stage and two teams advancing from the qualifying stage) were drawn into four groups of four.

  • The champions of the seven developed associations, and the runners-up of New Caledonia, by virtue of having the best second team in the 2019 OFC Champions League, were drawn into Positions 1 and 2 of Groups A–D.
  • The runners-up of the six developed associations apart from New Caledonia were drawn into Position 3 of Groups A–D and Position 4 of Groups A–B. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
  • The winners and runners-up of the qualifying stage, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were drawn into Position 4 of Groups C–D.
Association champions
& New Caledonia runners-up 		Remaining runners-up Teams advancing from qualifying stage

Format[edit]

The four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Schedule[edit]

Matches were played on the following dates and venues:

  • Group A matches were played between 16–22 February 2020 in Papua New Guinea.
  • Group B matches were played between 15–21 February 2020 in Vanuatu.
  • Group C matches were played between 1–7 March 2020 in New Caledonia.
  • Group D matches were played between 1–7 March 2020 in Tahiti.

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Group A Group B Groups C & D
Matchday 1 16 February 2020 15 February 2020 1 March 2020 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 19 February 2020 18 February 2020 4 March 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3 22 February 2020 21 February 2020 7 March 2020 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2

Groups[edit]

Group A[edit]

All times were local, PGT (UTC+10).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAS GAL HEK HIE
1 New Zealand Eastern Suburbs 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Knockout stage — — 2–1 —
2 Vanuatu Galaxy 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4 2–2 — — 4–1
3 Papua New Guinea Hekari United (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 — 2–1 — —
4 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1 0–4 — 2–2 —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Galaxy Vanuatu4–1New Caledonia Hienghène Sport
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Eastern Suburbs New Zealand2–1Papua New Guinea Hekari United
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Galaxy Vanuatu2–2New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia2–2Papua New Guinea Hekari United
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Deepak Raj (Fiji)
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia0–4New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Hekari United Papua New Guinea2–1Vanuatu Galaxy
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Group B[edit]

All times were local, VUT (UTC+11).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAL HEN LAE LAU
1 Vanuatu Malampa Revivors (H) 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5 Knockout stage — 2–2 3–0 —
2 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels 3 1 2 0 8 7 +1 5 — — — 3–2
3 Papua New Guinea Lae City 3 1 1 1 10 6 +4 4 — 3–3 — —
4 Fiji Lautoka 3 0 1 2 3 11 −8 1 1–1 — 0–7 —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Lae City Papua New Guinea3–3Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Lautoka Fiji1–1Vanuatu Malampa Revivors
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)
Lautoka Fiji0–7Papua New Guinea Lae City
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sione Mau (American Samoa)
Malampa Revivors Vanuatu2–2Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
 Report
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Antony Riley (New Zealand)
Henderson Eels Solomon Islands3–2Fiji Lautoka
 Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Malampa Revivors Vanuatu3–0Papua New Guinea Lae City
 Report
Attendance: 4,200

Group C[edit]

All times were local, NCT (UTC+11).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAG WAR TIA TUP
1 New Caledonia Magenta (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Knockout stage — 2–0 3–2 —
2 Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 — — 1–0 —
3 French Polynesia Tiare Tahiti 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3 — — — 3–0[a]
4 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 Withdrew[b] 0–3[a] 0–3[a] — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tupapa Maraerenga were ruled to have forfeited all matches, which were awarded as 3–0 wins to their opponents, due to their withdrawal.[2]
  2. ^ On 1 March 2020, the OFC announced that Tupapa Maraerenga had withdrawn from the group stage due to three of their players not being allowed to compete by the Directorate of Health and Social Affairs of New Caledonia as their immunization for measles could not be confirmed.[3]
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands1–0French Polynesia Tiare Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook IslandsCancelled
0–3 Awarded		New Caledonia Magenta
Report
Referee: Sione Lelenga (Tonga)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook IslandsCancelled
0–3 Awarded		Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Report
Magenta New Caledonia3–2French Polynesia Tiare Tahiti
 Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Tiare Tahiti French PolynesiaCancelled
3–0 Awarded		Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Magenta New Caledonia2–0Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
 Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

Group D[edit]

Following a proposal by the Local Organising Committee in Tahiti, the OFC agreed to change the venue for Group D from Stade Pater, Pirae to Stade Municipal de Mahina, Mahina.[4] However, due to heavy rain, the first match day of Group D would be played at Stade Pater after Stade Mahina was deemed not suitable for use by the Oceania Football Confederation in conjunction with the Local Organising Committee.[5] All times were local, TAHT (UTC−10).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC VEN LUP BAF
1 New Zealand Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Knockout stage — — 2–0 —
2 French Polynesia Vénus (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6 0–1 — — 4–2
3 Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3 — 0–6 — 4–3
4 Fiji Ba 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0 0–6 — — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Ba Fiji0–6New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
Lupe o le Soaga Samoa0–6French Polynesia Vénus
Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
Lupe o le Soaga Samoa4–3Fiji Ba
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Hamilton Siau (Solomon Islands)
Vénus French Polynesia0–1New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Auckland City New Zealand2–0Samoa Lupe o le Soaga
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)
Vénus French Polynesia4–2Fiji Ba
 Report
Attendance: 850
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The identity of both teams from Solomon Islands was not known at the time of the draw.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Champions League group hosts named". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ @OFCfootball (March 7, 2020). "This is how Group C of the OFC Champions League 2020 ended up in Noumea 👇 Congrats to AS Magenta 🇳🇨 🇫🇷 and Solomon Warriors 🇸🇧 on their qualification to the quarterfinals 👏 👊 ⚽ #OFCCL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Tupapa withdraws from Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Change of venue for Group D in Tahiti". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Weather forces Group D venue change". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 March 2020.

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