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2025 OFC Champions League

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2025 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryFiji (final tournament)
DatesQualifying:
8–14 February
Competition proper:
TBC[1]
TeamsCompetition proper: 8
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
2024
2026

The 2025 OFC Champions League will be the 24th edition of the Oceanian club championship. Organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), it is Oceania's premier club football tournament. The 2025 edition of the tournament will be the 19th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The winners of the 2025 OFC Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.

Teams

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Location of teams of the 2025 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the National playoffs
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host

A total of 18 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.

  • Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage, after playing a national playoff between the top-two clubs in their league.
  • Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage.
Teams entering the National playoffs
Association Team Qualifying method
 Fiji
(2 berths)
Rewa 2024 Fiji Premier League champions
Labasa 2024 Fiji Premier League runners-up
 New Caledonia
(1 berths)
AS Tiga Sport Canceled 2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue[Note NCL]
 New Zealand
(2 berths)
(New Zealand 1) 2024 New Zealand National League grand final champions
(New Zealand 2) 2024 New Zealand National League grand final runners-up
 Papua New Guinea
(2 berths)
(Papua New Guinea 1) 2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League champions
Hekari United[Note PNG] 2024 Papua New Guinea Premier Soccer League premiers
 Solomon Islands
(2 berths)
Central Coast 2024 Solomon Islands S-League champions
Solomon Warriors 2024 Solomon Islands S-League runners-up
 Tahiti
(2 berths)
AS Tefana 2023–24 Tahiti Ligue 1 champions
AS Pirae 2023–24 Tahiti Ligue 1 runners-up
 Vanuatu
(2 berths)
Ifira Black Bird 2024 VFF Champions League grand final champions
Classic Kapalpal 2024 VFF Champions League grand final runners-up
Teams entering the qualifying stage
Association Team Qualifying method
 American Samoa (American Samoa 1) 2024 FFAS Senior League champions
 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2024 Cook Islands Round Cup champions
 Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC 2024 Samoa National League champions
 Tonga (Tonga 1) 2024 Tonga Major League champions
Notes
  1. New Caledonia (NCL): OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - OFFICIEL FCF
  2. Papua New Guinea (PNG): Hekari United is already assured of a slot as they won the minor premiership, but they may still qualify as the Premier Soccer League champions.[2]

Schedule

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Schedule for 2025 OFC Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Preliminary group ( Cook Islands) TBC 8 February
February
14 February
National Play-off TBC TBC
Group stage[1] Matchday 1 TBC
Matchday 2 TBC
Matchday 3 TBC
Knockout phase Semi-finals TBC
Final TBC

Qualifying stage

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Preliminary group

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The four teams in the qualifying stage will play each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue (in Cook Islands). The winners will advance to the group stage to join the seven winners from the national playoffs.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ASA COK SAM TGA
1 American Samoa (American Samoa 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group stage Feb Feb
2 Cook Islands (Cook Islands 1) (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb
3 Samoa (Samoa 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb
4 Tonga (Tonga 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb Feb
First match(es) will be played: 8 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

National play-offs

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Seven sets of national playoffs will take place to determine which side from those nations will take part in this year's Champions League.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Labasa FijiFiji RewaTBCTBC
(New Zealand 2) New ZealandNew Zealand (New Zealand 1)TBCTBC
Hekari United Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Gulf KomaraTBCTBC
Solomon Warriors Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Central CoastTBCTBC
Pirae French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia TefanaTBCTBC
Classic Kapalpal VanuatuVanuatu Ifira Black BirdTBCTBC

Group stage

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The group stage matches will take place in Fiji at the end of March to mid-April 2025.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Komara-Hekari final set". The National. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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