2013 OFC Champions League Final

The 2013 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, the 12th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2013 OFC Champions League Final
Event2012–13 OFC Champions League
Waitakere United Auckland City
1 2
Date19 May 2013
VenueMount Smart Stadium (Arena 2), Auckland
RefereePeter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Attendance3,000

The final was contested between two New Zealand teams, Waitakere United and Auckland City, at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19 May 2013. The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.[1]

Auckland City won the final 2–1 to record their third consecutive and fifth overall Champions League title.[2]

Background

This is the first ever OFC club final which involves two teams from the same country. Either Auckland City or Waitakere United have appeared in the previous seven OFC club finals. Auckland City are the two-time defending champions and have played in four previous finals, winning all of them (2006, 2009, 2011, and 2012), while Waitakere United have played in three previous finals, winning two (2007 and 2008) and losing one (2010).

Road to final
Further information: 2012–13 OFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Waitakere United Round Auckland City
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Dragon 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Mont-Dore 2–0 (A)
Auckland City 1–3 (H) Matchday 2 Waitakere United 3–1 (A)
Dragon 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Mont-Dore 12–2 (H)
Mont-Dore 3–1 (H) Matchday 4 Dragon 1–3 (H)
Auckland City 1–0 (A) Matchday 5 Waitakere United 0–1 (H)
Mont-Dore 3–2 (A) Matchday 6 Dragon 1–1 (A)
Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10
Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1
Source:
Final standings Group B runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10
Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Semi-finals Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Amicale 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Ba 7–1 6–1 (H) 1–0 (A)

Rules

The final was played as a single match at a pre-determined venue (a change from previous OFC Champions League finals which had been played on a home-and-away two-legged basis). If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.[1]

Match
Waitakere United 1–2 Auckland City
Coombes  39' Report Dickinson  16'
Feneridis  19'
Attendance: 3,000
Waitakere United
Auckland City
GK1 Danny Robinson
DF2 Aaron Scott
DF4 Tim Myers 31'  59'
DF5 Brian Shelley
DF6 Matt Cunneen
MF8 Chad Coombes
MF18 Sam Mathews 76'
MF20 Ryan De Vries
FW10 Allan Pearce 53'
FW12 Roy Krishna
FW17 Jake Butler (c)
Substitutes:
GK28 Alex Carr
DF3 Jack Beguely
MF7 Jeremy Christie
MF19 Daniel Morgan 76'
MF23 Masaki Nomoto
MF27 Chris Palmer 53'
FW30 Rory Turner
Manager:
Paul Marshall
GK12 Tamati Williams
DF3 Takuya Iwata
DF7 James Pritchett
DF15 Ivan Vicelich (c)
DF19 Mario Bilen
MF8 Chris Bale 90+4'
MF11 Daniel Koprivcic 55'
MF13 Alex Feneridis 43' 88'
FW16 Albert Riera 45+2'
FW9 Manel Expósito 64'
FW14 Adam Dickinson 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK1 Jacob Spoonley
DF22 Andrew Milne 90+4'
MF4 Adam McGeorge 88'
MF5 Darren White 55'
MF17 Pedro García
FW20 Emiliano Tade
FW21 David Browne
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

References
  1. "Regulations of the 2013 OFC Champions League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. "Auckland City book ticket to Morocco". oceaniafootball.com. May 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
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