2025 OFC Champions League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Fiji (final tournament) |
| Dates | Qualifying: 8–14 February Competition proper: TBC[1] |
| Teams | Competition 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
[edit]
Teams entering the National playoffs
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage hostA 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.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
 Fiji(2 berths) |
Rewa | 2024 Fiji Premier League champions |
| Labasa | 2024 Fiji Premier League runners-up | |
 New Caledonia(2 berths) |
(New Caledonia 1) | TBD[Note NCL] |
| (New Caledonia 2) | TBD[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 |
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa
|
(American Samoa 1) | 2024 FFAS Senior League champions |
 Cook Islands
|
(Cook Islands 1) | 2024 Cook Islands Round Cup champions |
 Samoa
|
(Samoa 1) | 2024 Samoa National League champions |
 Tonga
|
(Tonga 1) | 2024 Tonga Major League champions |
- Notes
- New Caledonia (NCL): No champion was declared for the 2024 New Caledonia Super Ligue season. The New Caledonian Football Federation will consult the Confederation for the New Caledonian representatives in the OCL.[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.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| 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
[edit]Preliminary group
[edit]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 1)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Group stage | — | — | Feb | Feb | |
| 2 | (Cook Islands 1) (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | Feb | ||
| 3 | (Samoa 1)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | (Tonga 1)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb | Feb | — | — |
National play-offs
[edit]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 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labasa | – | Rewa | TBC | TBC |
| (New Caledonia 2) | – | (New Caledonia 1) | TBC | TBC |
| (New Zealand 2) | – | (New Zealand 1) | TBC | TBC |
| Hekari United | – | (Papua New Guinea 1) | TBC | TBC |
| Solomon Warriors | – | Central Coast | TBC | TBC |
| Pirae | – | Tefana | TBC | TBC |
| Classic Kapalpal | − | Ifira Black Bird | TBC | TBC |
Group stage
[edit]The group stage matches will take place in Fiji at the end of March to mid-April 2025.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Fin des compétitions fédérales pour 2024 Gilles – TAVERGEUX - Président de la FCF" (in French). Fédération Calédonienne de Football. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Komara-Hekari final set". The National. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.