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2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 7 April to 20 May 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 OFC Champions League.

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group Winners Runners-up
A   Nalkutan   Toti City
B   Dragon   Solomon Warriors
C   Auckland City   Lautoka
D   Team Wellington   Marist

Format

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The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis. In the quarter-finals, each tie was played as a single match, while in the semi-finals and final, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

Bracket

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The bracket was determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals (Group winners host match, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
  • QF1
  • QF2
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
  • SF1
  • SF2
Final (Order of legs decided by draw)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) was held on 5 March 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
  Team Wellington 11
  Toti City 0
  Team Wellington (a) 0 2 2
  Auckland City 0 2 2
  Auckland City 2
  Solomon Warriors 0
  Team Wellington 6 4 10
  Lautoka 0 3 3
  Dragon 1
  Lautoka 2
  Lautoka 1 1 2
  Marist 1 0 1
  Nalkutan 1
  Marist 2

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[4][1]

Round First leg Second leg
Quarter-finals 7–8 April 2018
Semi-finals 22 April 2018 29 April 2018
Final 13 May 2018 20 May 2018

Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group cannot play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Team Wellington   11–0   Toti City
Auckland City   2–0   Solomon Warriors
Dragon   1–2   Lautoka
Nalkutan   1–2   Marist
Team Wellington  11–0  Toti City
 Report
Attendance: 200
Auckland City  2–0  Solomon Warriors
 Report
Attendance: 350
Dragon  1–2  Lautoka
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Nalkutan  1–2  Marist
 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lautoka   2–1   Marist 1–1 1–0
Team Wellington   2–2 (a)   Auckland City 0–0 2–2
Lautoka  1–1  Marist
 Report
Attendance: 4,500
Marist  0–1  Lautoka
Report
Attendance: 14,000

Lautoka won 2–1 on aggregate.

Team Wellington  0–0  Auckland City
Report
Attendance: 900
Auckland City  2–2  Team Wellington
 Report
Attendance: 500

2–2 on aggregate. Team Wellington won on away goals.

Final

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Main article: 2018 OFC Champions League Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.

Team Wellington  6–0  Lautoka
 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Lautoka  3–4  Team Wellington
 Report
Attendance: 1,000

Team Wellington won 10–3 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ a b "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 KNOCKOUT STAGE" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ "Quarter final fixtures confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 March 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT STAGE OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 5 March 2018.
  4. ^ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
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