2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage
The 2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 7 April to 20 May 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 OFC Champions League.
Qualified teams
[edit]The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Nalkutan
|
 Toti City
|
| B |  Dragon
|
 Solomon Warriors
|
| C |  Auckland City
|
 Lautoka
|
| D | Team Wellington
|
Marist
|
Format
[edit]The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis. In the quarter-finals, each tie was played as a single match, while in the semi-finals and final, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
Bracket
[edit]The bracket was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners host match, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
|
| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
|
| Final | (Order of legs decided by draw)
|
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) was held on 5 March 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| Team Wellington
| 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Toti City
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team Wellington (a)
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Auckland City
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Auckland City
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Solomon Warriors
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team Wellington
| 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Lautoka
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Dragon
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Lautoka
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Lautoka
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Marist
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nalkutan
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Marist
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of each round was as follows.[4][1]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 7–8 April 2018 | |
| Semi-finals | 22 April 2018 | 29 April 2018 |
| Final | 13 May 2018 | 20 May 2018 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group cannot play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Team Wellington
|
11–0 | Toti City
|
| Auckland City
|
2–0 | Solomon Warriors
|
| Dragon
|
1–2 | Lautoka
|
| Nalkutan
|
1–2 | Marist
|
Semi-finals
[edit]In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lautoka
|
2–1 | Marist
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Team Wellington
|
2–2 (a) | Auckland City
|
0–0 | 2–2 |
| Lautoka | 1–1 | Marist |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Lautoka won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Team Wellington won on away goals.
Final
[edit]In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
| Team Wellington | 6–0 | Lautoka |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Team Wellington won 10–3 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 KNOCKOUT STAGE" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "Quarter final fixtures confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT STAGE OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 5 March 2018.
- ^ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- OFC Champions League 2018, oceaniafootball.com