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2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

The 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 18 to 24 February 2023.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League, in which the hosts Lupe ole Soaga secured that spot by winning all three of their games.

Preliminary group

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Draw

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The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 1 February 2023 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Host team Remaining teams

Format

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The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners, Lupe ole Soaga, advanced to the group stage to join the 7 direct entrants.[1] The qualifying stage was hosted in Apia by Football Federation Samoa.[2]


Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUP TUP VEI ITO
1   Lupe ole Soaga (H) 3 3 0 0 29 1 +28 9 Advance to group stage — 7–1 9–0 —
2   Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6 — — 1–0 8–0
3   Veitongo 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0 — — — Canc.[a]
4   Ilaoa and To'omata 2 0 0 2 0 21 −21 0 0–13 — — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[3][4] Both teams were already eliminated prior to the cancellation.
Tupapa Maraerenga  1–0  Veitongo
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Attendance: 234
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
Ilaoa and To'omata  0–13  Lupe ole Soaga
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Attendance: 547[5]
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Tupapa Maraerenga  8–0  Ilaoa and To'omata
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Attendance: 106
Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)
Lupe ole Soaga  9–0  Veitongo
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Attendance: 480
Lupe ole Soaga  7–1  Tupapa Maraerenga
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Attendance: 620
Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

National play-offs

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On 10 February 2023, OFC announced that 7 sets of national playoffs would take place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League. [6]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suva   3–2   Rewa 1–1 2–1
Hienghène Sport   1–5   Tiga Sport 1–3 0–2
Wellington Olympic   4–6   Auckland City 1–1 3–5
Hekari United   4–1   Lae City 2–1 2–0
Kossa FC   2–3   Solomon Warriors 1–1 1–2
Dragon   3–9   Pirae 0–2 3–7
SiaRaga FC   0–4   Ifira Black Bird FC 0–3 0–1
Suva  1–1  Rewa
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Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Rewa  1–2  Suva
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Attendance: 850
Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)

Suva won 3–2 on aggregate.

Hienghène Sport  1–3  Tiga Sport
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Tiga Sport  2–0  Hienghène Sport
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Tiga Sport won 5–1 on aggregate.

Wellington Olympic  1–1  Auckland City
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Attendance: 520
Auckland City  5–3  Wellington Olympic
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Auckland City won 6–4 on aggregate.

Hekari United  2–1  Lae City
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Attendance: 2,500
Lae City  0–2  Hekari United
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)

Hekari United won 4–1 on aggregate.

Kossa  1–1  Solomon Warriors
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Solomon Warriors  2–1  Kossa
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Solomon Warriors won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dragon  0–2  Pirae
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Pirae  7–3  Dragon
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Pirae won 9–3 on aggregate.

SiaRaga FC  0–3  Ifira Black Bird FC
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Joel Hopken (Vanuatu)
Ifira Black Bird FC  1–0  SiaRaga FC
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Attendance: 5,000

Ifira Black Bird won 4–0 on aggregate.


Notes

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  1. ^ The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "OFC Champions League Qualifying Stage dates announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ Gutu Faasau (18 February 2023). "OFC qualifiers kick off in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "LUPE OLE SOAGA BIG VICTORS IN OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "STATEMENT FROM OFC". Oceania Football Confederation Facebook. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ https://samoaglobalnews.com/hosts-make-scintillating-start-to-ofc-champions-league-qualifying-tournament/
  6. ^ "OFC Champions League explained". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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