2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage
The 2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 20 to 26 January 2018.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 OFC Champions League.
Draw
[edit]The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 15 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The champions of the four developing associations were drawn from Pot A into each of the four positions 1–4 to determine the fixtures.[3]
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Format
[edit]The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants.
According to the group stage draw:[2]
- The qualifying stage winners advanced to Group A.
- The qualifying stage runners-up advanced to Group D.
Schedule
[edit]Matches were played between 20 and 26 January 2018 in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][4][5]
Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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Matchday 1 | 20 January 2018 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
Matchday 2 | 23 January 2018 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
Matchday 3 | 26 January 2018 | Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4 |
Matches
[edit]All times were local, SST (UTC−11).[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TUP | LUP | VEI | PAG | |
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1 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | Group stage | — | 1–0 | — | — | |
2 | Lupe o le Soaga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 6 | — | — | 6–0 | — | ||
3 | Veitongo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | 2–9 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Pago Youth (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 0–5 | 1–13 | — | — |
Veitongo | 1–1 | Pago Youth |
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Veitongo | 2–9 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
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Pago Youth | 1–13 | Lupe o le Soaga |
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Pago Youth | 0–5 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Match Schedule 2018" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ a b "Groups confirmed for Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW". YouTube. 15 September 2017.
- ^ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "OFC Champions League 2018 Qualifier Match Schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
External links
[edit]- OFC Champions League 2018, oceaniafootball.com