2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2019 OFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 6 April to 12 May 2019. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 OFC Champions League.

Qualified teams

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 New Caledonia Hienghène Sport Papua New Guinea Toti City
B French Polynesia Central Sport Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
C New Zealand Team Wellington Fiji Ba
D New Zealand Auckland City New Caledonia Magenta

Format

The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played as a single match.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

Round Match dates
Quarter-finals 6–7 April 2019[1]
Semi-finals 28 April 2019[2]
Final 11 May 2019[3]

Bracket

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 host team decided by draw, involving winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
  • SF1
  • SF2
Final (Host team 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), which was held on 5 March 2019 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 April
 
 
French Polynesia Central Sport0
 
28 April
 
New Caledonia Magenta8
 
New Caledonia Magenta2
 
6 April
 
New Zealand Auckland City1
 
New Zealand Auckland City4
 
11 May
 
Papua New Guinea Toti City0
 
New Caledonia Magenta0
 
6 April
 
New Caledonia Hienghène Sport1
 
New Caledonia Hienghène Sport (a.e.t.)2
 
28 April
 
Fiji Ba1
 
New Caledonia Hienghène Sport2
 
7 April
 
New Zealand Team Wellington0
 
New Zealand Team Wellington6
 
 
Solomon Islands Henderson Eels1
 

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw. The quarter-finals were played between 6–7 April 2019.[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Central Sport French Polynesia 0–8 New Caledonia Magenta
Auckland City New Zealand 4–0 Papua New Guinea Toti City
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Fiji Ba
Team Wellington New Zealand 6–1 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
Central Sport French Polynesia0–8New Caledonia Magenta
Report
Attendance: 3,000

Auckland City New Zealand4–0Papua New Guinea Toti City
Report

Hienghène Sport New Caledonia2–1 (a.e.t.)Fiji Ba
Report

Team Wellington New Zealand6–1Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
Report

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and host teams decided by draw. The semi-finals were played on 28 April 2019.[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia 2–0 New Zealand Team Wellington
Magenta New Caledonia 2–1 New Zealand Auckland City
Hienghène Sport New Caledonia2–0New Zealand Team Wellington
Report

Magenta New Caledonia2–1New Zealand Auckland City
Report

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by draw. The final was played on 11 May 2019.

Magenta New Caledonia0–1New Caledonia Hienghène Sport
Report

References

  1. ^ "2019 OFC Champions League QF". Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ "2019 OFC Champions League Semis". Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "2019 OFC Champions League Finals". Oceania Football Confederation.
  4. ^ "Champions League knockout fixtures confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 March 2019.
  5. ^ "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019 QUARTER-FINALS DRAW". YouTube. 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Quarter Finals kick-off times confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Semi Final double-header in Noumea". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 April 2019.