2007–08 OFC Champions League

2007–08 June 12, 2007 – May 4, 2008 9 8 NZL Waitakere United 2 SOL Kossa 17 53 SOL James NakaSOL Joe Luwi (4 goals each) 2007 2008–09 The 2007–08 OFC Champions League was the 7th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 2nd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The qualifying round was held at Stade Numa-Daly in Nouméa, New Caledonia, from 12 to 16 February 2007, with the main competition taking the form of a home and away group stage followed by a knockout round, which was played from 27 October 2007 until 11 May 2008. The qualifying round was contested by teams from the three lowest ranked nations in Oceania and Vanuatu, who lost their automatic qualification place due to the withdrawal of their representative in the previous year's competition. The winner of the tournament was Waitakere Utd of New Zealand, who reclaimed their title by beating Kossa FC of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final. The winners claimed Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Participants Oceania OFC laea location map.svg 400 right Location of teams of the 2007–08 OFC Champions League. Oceania -21.2 -159.766667 80 Nikao Sokattack Red pog.svg bottom Oceania -17.534744 177.669686 80 Ba Red pog.svg bottom Oceania -22.2758 166.458 80 Baco Red pog.svg left Oceania -36.862017 174.63644 80 WaitakereUnited Red pog.svg left Oceania -36.898155 174.736487 80 AucklandCity Red pog.svg right Oceania -9.467127 147.156909 80 University Inter Red pog.svg bottom Oceania -9.436817 159.971398 80 Kossa Red pog.svg top Oceania -17.53989 -149.55196 80 Manu-Ura Red pog.svg top Oceania -17.733992 168.337444 80 Tafea Red pog.svg left The following teams entered the competition. AssociationTeamQualifying methodTeams entering the group stageFIJ FijiBa F.C.2007 Fiji National Football League first stage championNZL New ZealandAuckland City2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship grand final championWaitakere United2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premierSOL Solomon IslandsKossa2006–07 Solomon Islands National Club Championship championTAH TahitiManu-Ura2005–06 Tahiti Division Fédérale championTeams entering the preliminary roundCOK Cook IslandsNikao SokattakNikao Sokattak withdrew from the competition.2006 Cook Islands Round Cup championNCL french New CaledoniaBaco2006–07 New Caledonia Super Ligue championPNG Papua New GuineaUniversity Inter2006 Papua New Guinea overall final championVAN VanuatuTafea FC2007 VFF Bred Cup winner Notes OFC O-League preliminary tournament The Preliminary Tournament was played at Stade Numa-Daly Magenta in Nouméa, New Caledonia. main WDL Q n TAF Vanuatu Tafea BAC New Caledonia french Baco UIN Papua New Guinea University Inter NSO Cook Islands Nikao Sokattack 2 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 1 7 green1 Advance to group stage A black1 Withdrew W complete Home Away y Baco 2–0 University Inter Jun 12 Tafea 5–1 University Inter Jun 14 Tafea 5–0 Baco Jun 16 Group stage 2007–08 OFC Champions League group stage Group A main WDL Group A Q WAI NZL Waitakere United AUC NZL Auckland City MU TAH Manu-Ura 2 2 0 5 3 2 1 1 8 2 0 1 3 2 10 green1 A y noflag FBR grey 6–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 complete Group B main WDL Group B Q KOS SOL Kossa TAF VAN Tafea BA FIJ Ba F.C. 2 2 0 8 4 1 2 1 4 4 1 0 3 4 8 green1 A y noflag FBR grey 2–4 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 complete Final Kossa SOL 3–6 Waitakere United NZL 3–1 0–5 2008-04-26 14:00 UTC+11 Kossa Solomon Islands 3–1 (Report) New Zealand Waitakere United Luwi 21 41 Naka 85 Perry 49 Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands 20,000 Rakesh Varman (Fiji) Kossa FC: 4 SOL Tome Faisi 5SOL Samson Takayama 6SOL Mahlon Maemania 10SOL Francis Nee 11SOL Joe Luwi 13SOL James Naka 15SOL Seni Ngava 16SOL Paul Wale 89 17SOL Gideon Omokirio 19PNG Reginald Davani 47 21SOL Severino AefiSubstitutes: 1 SOL John Morgan 3SOL Sam Maemania 8SOL Philip Ashley 9 SOL Samsom Waahero 12SOL Roy Enori 14SOL Terry Oiaka 20SOL Willie Sade 89Manager:SOL Jacob MoliWaitakere United: GK 1 NZL Richard GillispieDF 2 NZL Jonathan PerryDF 6 ENG Darren BazeleyFW 8 SOL Commins Menapi 77 78FW 9 SOL Benjamin TotoriFW 10 NZL Allan Pearce 87MF 11 ENG Neil SykesMF 13 CRO Daniel Koprivcic 43MF 15 WAL Christopher BaleMF 16 ENG Neil EmblenMF 17 NZL Jake ButlerSubstitutes:DF 5 NZL Danny HayMF 7NZL Jason Hayne 43MF 14NZL Hoani Edwards 78DF 20 NZL Jason RowleyDF 21NZL Graham Pearce 87GK 22NZL Simon EaddyManager:NZL Chris MilicichReferee: FIJ Rakesh Varman Assistant referees: FIJ Andrew Achari VAN Mahit Chilia Fourth official: VAN Lencie Fred 2008-05-11 14:00 UTC+12 Waitakere United New Zealand 5–0 (Report) Solomon Islands Kossa FC Totori 8 Emblen 25 Pearce 72 77 Butler 85 Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand 6,000 Ben Williams (Australia) Waitakere United: GK 1 NZL Richard GillispieDF 2 NZL Jonathan PerryDF 5 NZL Danny Hay 21 62MF 7NZL Jason HayneFW 9 SOL Benjamin Totori 64FW 10 NZL Allan PearceMF 11 ENG Neil SykesMF 13 CRO Daniel Koprivcic 89MF 15 WAL Christopher BaleMF 16 ENG Neil EmblenMF 17 NZL Jake ButlerSubstitutes:DF 6 ENG Darren Bazeley 62FW 8SOL Commins Menapi 64DF 20 NZL Jason Rowley 89DF 21NZL Graham PearceGK 22NZL Simon EaddyDF 24NZL Tim MyersManager:NZL Chris MilicichKossa FC: 4 SOL Tome Faisi 5SOL Samson Takayama 6SOL Mahlon Maemania 10SOL Francis Nee 11SOL Joe Luwi 13SOL James Naka 15SOL Seni Ngava 16SOL Paul Wale 74 17SOL Gideon Omokirio 19PNG Reginald Davani 21SOL Severino AefiSubstitutes: 3SOL Sam Maemania 8SOL Philip Ashley 9 SOL Samsom Waahero 12SOL Roy Enori 14SOL Terry Oiaka 20SOL Willie Sade 74Manager:SOL Jacob MoliReferee: AUS Benjamin Williams Assistant referees: TON Tevita Makasini VAN Michael Joseph Fourth official: TAH Norbert Hauata Waitakere United win 6–3 on aggregate and advance to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. OFC Champions League2007–2008 Winners New Zealand Waitakere United Second Top goal-scorers #PlayerTeamGoals1SOL James NakaSOL Kossa4SOL Joe LuwiSOL Kossa3RSA Keryn JordanNZL Auckland City2FIJ Avinesh SuwamyFIJ Ba F.C.NZL Allan PearceNZL Waitakere UnitedLast updated May 11, 2008 References OceaniaFootball 2007-08 Category:2007–08 in Oceanian men's football Champions League Champions League