The 2007–08 OFC Champions League was the 7th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 2nd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The qualifying round was held at Stade Numa-Daly in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from 12 to 16 February 2007, with the main competition taking the form of a home and away group stage followed by a knockout round, which was played from 27 October 2007 until 11 May 2008.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2008 |
| Teams | 9 (from 8 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Waitakere United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Kossa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.12 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | James Naka Joe Luwi 4 goals |
← 2007 2008–09 → | |
The qualifying round was contested by teams from the three lowest ranked nations in Oceania and Vanuatu, who lost their automatic qualification place due to the withdrawal of their representative in the previous year's competition.
The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who reclaimed their title by beating Kossa FC of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final. The winners claimed Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
Participants
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The following teams entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
| Teams entering the group stage | ||
 Fiji
|
Ba F.C. | 2007 Fiji National Football League first stage champion |
 New Zealand
|
Auckland City | 2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion |
| Waitakere United | 2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier | |
 Solomon Islands
|
Kossa | 2006–07 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion |
 Tahiti
|
Manu-Ura | 2005–06 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion |
| Teams entering the preliminary round | ||
 Cook Islands
|
Nikao Sokattak[a] | 2006 Cook Islands Round Cup champion |
 New Caledonia
|
Baco | 2006–07 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion |
 Papua New Guinea
|
University Inter | 2006 Papua New Guinea overall final champion |
 Vanuatu
|
Tafea FC | 2007 VFF Bred Cup winner |
- Notes
- ^ Nikao Sokattak withdrew from the competition.
OFC O-League preliminary tournament
editThe Preliminary Tournament was played at Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa, New Caledonia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tafea
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance to group stage |
| Baco
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| University Inter
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
| Nikao Sokattack (W)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | Withdrew |
- ^ Nikao Sokattack withdrew from the competition
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12 | Baco | 2–0 | University Inter |
| Jun 14 | Tafea | 5–1 | University Inter |
| Jun 16 | Tafea | 5–0 | Baco |
Group stage
editGroup A
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WAI | AUC | MU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitakere United
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Auckland City
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | 0–1 | 6–0 | ||
| Manu-Ura
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Group B
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KOS | TAF | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kossa
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| Tafea
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Ba F.C.
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
Final
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kossa
|
3–6 | Waitakere United
|
3–1 | 0–5 |
| Kossa | 3–1 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
Luwi  21' 41' Naka 85' |
(Report) | Perry 49' |
Waitakere United win 6–3 on aggregate and advance to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.
| OFC Champions League 2007–2008 Winners |
|---|
 Waitakere United Second title |
Top goal-scorers
edit| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Naka
|
Kossa
|
4 |
| Joe Luwi
|
Kossa
| ||
| 3 |  Keryn Jordan
|
Auckland City
|
2 |
| Avinesh Suwamy
|
Ba F.C.
| ||
| Allan Pearce
|
Waitakere United
| ||
| Last updated May 11, 2008 | |||