2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

The 2018 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 20 to 26 January 2018.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 OFC Champions League.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 15 September 2017 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] The champions of the four developing associations were drawn from Pot A into each of the four positions 1–4 to determine the fixtures.[3]

Pot A

Format

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants. According to the group stage draw:[2]

  • The qualifying stage winners advanced to Group A.
  • The qualifying stage runners-up advanced to Group D.

Schedule

Matches were played between 20–26 January 2018 in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1][4][5]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 20 January 2018 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 23 January 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 26 January 2018 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4

Matches

All times were local, SST (UTC−11).[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TUP LUP VEI PAG
1 Tupapa Maraerenga 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Group stage — 1–0 — —
2 Lupe o le Soaga 3 2 0 1 19 2 +17 6 — — 6–0 —
3 Veitongo 3 0 1 2 3 16 −13 1 2–9 — — 1–1
4 Pago Youth (H) 3 0 1 2 2 19 −17 1 0–5 1–13 — —
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
Tupapa Maraerenga 1–0 Lupe o le Soaga
  • Latimer  74' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
Veitongo 1–1 Pago Youth
 Report
  • Silao  28'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
Veitongo 2–9 Tupapa Maraerenga
 Report
  • Latimer  12', 22', 81'
  • Fowler  45+2', 90'
  • Bonsu-Maro  45+3', 55', 90'
  • Harmon  67'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Peter Linney (New Zealand)
Pago Youth 1–13 Lupe o le Soaga
  • Ledoux  30'
 Report
  • Toni  9', 25'
  • S. Ataga  15', 34', 40', 48', 85'
  • Ah Kuoi  42'
  • Malo  55'
  • F. Ataga  69', 90+4'
  • Kerewi  71'
  • Fifi'i  75'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Lupe o le Soaga 6–0 Veitongo
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Pago Youth 0–5 Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
  • Bonsu-Maro  7', 59'
  • Strickland  12', 62'
  • Latimer  79'
Attendance: 500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)

Notes
  1. The identity of the teams from Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga was not known at the time of the draw.

References
  1. "Match Schedule 2018" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. "Groups confirmed for Champions League". Oceania Football Confederation. 15 September 2017.
  3. "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW". YouTube. 15 September 2017.
  4. "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
  5. "OFC Champions League 2018 Qualifier Match Schedule" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
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