2017 OFC Champions League final

2017 OFC Champions League Final
Event	2017 OFC Champions League
	on aggregate
First leg
Date	30 April 2017
Venue	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee	Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Attendance	1,000
Second leg
Date	7 May 2017
Venue	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Referee	Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Attendance	1,000
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The 2017 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 OFC Champions League, the 16th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 11th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. The first leg was hosted by Auckland City at Kiwitea Street, Auckland on 30 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Team Wellington at David Farrington Park, Wellington on 7 May 2017.^[1] The winner would earn the right to represent the OFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City won the first leg 3–0 and the second leg 2–0, to defeat Team Wellington 5–0 on aggregate and won the OFC Champions League seven consecutive seasons and nine seasons successively.^[2]^[3]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Auckland City	8 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Team Wellington	2 (2015, 2016)

The final was a rematch of the previous two season's finals, which were both played as a single match. Auckland City had won both finals, 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) in 2015, and 3–0 in 2016.

Auckland City were the six-time defending champions. They had played in eight previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

This was the third OFC club final for Team Wellington, following the defeats to Auckland City in 2015 and 2016.

Venues

Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the first leg.

David Farrington Park in Wellington, New Zealand hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Auckland City

Round

Team Wellington

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Matchday 1

Matchday 2

Matchday 3

Ba

8–0

Group C winner

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Auckland City (H)	3	9
2	Western United	3	6
3	Lae City Dwellers	3	3
4	Malampa Revivors	3	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Final standings

Group B winner

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Team Wellington	3	9
2	Hienghène Sport (H)	3	4
3	Ba	3	4
4	Puaikura	3	0

Source: OFC
(H) Hosts

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knockout stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Tefana

4–0

2–0 (A)

2–0 (H)

Semi-finals

Magenta

9–3

2–2 (A)

7–1 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker.

Matches

First leg

30 April 2017

14:00 UTC+12

Auckland City	3–0	Team Wellington
Moreira 20' (pen.), 28' De Vries 89'	Report

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Auckland City

Team Wellington


GK	1	Eñaut Zubikarai
RB	9	Darren White
CB	16	Kim Dae-wook
CB	5	Ángel Berlanga (c)
LB	3	Takuya Iwata
CM	4	Mario Bilen		77'
CM	8	Albert Riera	24'
CM	6	Cameron Howieson
RW	20	Emiliano Tade		65'
CF	17	João Moreira		90+2'
LW	14	Clayton Lewis
Substitutes:
GK	18	Danyon Drake
DF	13	Alfie Rogers
DF	21	Harry Edge
MF	7	Reid Drake		90+2'
MF	11	Fabrizio Tavano		77'
MF	19	Micah Lea'alafa
FW	10	Ryan De Vries		65'
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx


GK	1	Scott Basalaj	18'
CB	5	Bill Robertson (c)
CB	2	Justin Gulley
CB	4	Guillermo Moretti	77'
RM	19	Josh Margetts		82'
CM	7	Leonardo Villa		78'
CM	12	Andy Bevin
CM	11	Mario Barcia
LM	15	Joel Stevens
CF	18	Nicolas Zambrano		61'
CF	9	Tom Jackson
Substitutes:
GK	23	James McPeake
DF	6	Taylor Schrijvers
DF	14	Billy Scott
MF	21	Niko Kirwan		78'
FW	10	Nathanael Hailemariam		82'
FW	16	Ben Harris	83'	61'
FW	17	Sam Blackburn
Manager:
José Figueira

Assistant referees:
Glen Lochrie (New Zealand)
Folio Moeaki (Tonga)
Fourth official:
Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Second leg

7 May 2017

13:00 UTC+12

Team Wellington	0–2	Auckland City
	Report	De Vries 63' Tade 76'

David Farrington Park, Wellington

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Team Wellington

Auckland City


GK	1	Scott Basalaj
CB	6	Taylor Schrijvers		43'
CB	2	Justin Gulley
CB	5	Bill Robertson (c)
RM	19	Josh Margetts
CM	7	Leonardo Villa
CM	12	Andy Bevin		88'
CM	11	Mario Barcia	25'	78'
LM	15	Joel Stevens
CF	16	Ben Harris	74'
CF	9	Tom Jackson
Substitutes:
GK	23	James McPeake
DF	4	Guillermo Moretti		43'
DF	14	Billy Scott
MF	21	Niko Kirwan		78'
FW	10	Nathanael Hailemariam
FW	18	Nicolas Zambrano
FW	17	Sam Blackburn		88'
Manager:
José Figueira


GK	1	Eñaut Zubikarai
RB	9	Darren White	58'
CB	16	Kim Dae-wook		85'
CB	5	Ángel Berlanga (c)
LB	3	Takuya Iwata	54'
CM	4	Mario Bilen
CM	8	Albert Riera
CM	6	Cameron Howieson
RW	20	Emiliano Tade	73'	87'
CF	17	João Moreira		40'
LW	14	Clayton Lewis
Substitutes:
GK	18	Danyon Drake
DF	13	Alfie Rogers
DF	23	Marko Đorđević		85'
MF	7	Reid Drake
MF	11	Fabrizio Tavano		87'
MF	19	Micah Lea'alafa
FW	10	Ryan De Vries		40'
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Philippe Revel (Tahiti)
Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

References

^ "All Kiwi final coming to Auckland and Wellington". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 April 2017.
^ "Three goals give City Leg 2 advantage". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 April 2017.
^ "Navy Blues claim seventh in-a-row". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2017.

External links

2017 OFC Champions League Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com

[final-1] "All Kiwi final coming to Auckland and Wellington". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 April 2017.

[2] "Three goals give City Leg 2 advantage". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 April 2017.

[3] "Navy Blues claim seventh in-a-row". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2017.

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