2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries |
Preliminary stage: Samoa Final stage: Fiji |
Dates |
Preliminary stage: 7–11 October 2014 Final stage: 11–26 April 2015 |
Teams |
Final stage: 12 Total: 15 (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Auckland City (7th title) |
Runners-up | Team Wellington |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
Goals scored | 97 (3.59 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Preliminary stage: Silao Malo Final stage: Saula Waqa (5 goals each) |
Best player | Ivan Vicelich |
Best goalkeeper | Tamati Williams |
Fair play award | Suva |
The 2014–15 OFC Champions League (officially the 2015 Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 9th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
In an all-New Zealand final, four-time defending champions Auckland City defeated Team Wellington 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title. As the winner of the 2014–15 OFC Champions League, Auckland City earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup.
A total of 15 teams from all 11 OFC associations entered the competition. The four associations with the best results in the 2013–14 OFC Champions League (Fiji, New Zealand, Tahiti, Vanuatu) were awarded two berths each, and three other associations (New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands) were awarded one berth each. Those teams directly entered the group stage, to be joined by the winner of the preliminary stage, which was contested by teams from the four developing associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga).
The schedule of the competition was as follows. For this edition, the semi-finals and final were played as single matches (instead of over two legs on a home-and-away format as in the previous edition).
The preliminary stage was played in Apia, Samoa from 7 to 11 October 2014. The draw to determine the fixtures was held on 22 September 2014 at the OFC headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand. The four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the group stage to join the 11 automatic qualifiers.
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