2012 OFC Champions League Final

2012 OFC Champions League Final
Event 2011–12 OFC Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date 29 April 2012
Venue Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Attendance 1,500
Second leg
Date 12 May 2012
Venue Stade Louis Ganivet, Faaa
Referee Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Attendance 1,900

The 2012 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League, the 11th season of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under the current name of the OFC Champions League (also known as O-League).

The final was played over two legs between Tefana from Tahiti and Auckland City from New Zealand, on 29 April and 12 May 2012. After winning the first leg 2–1,[1] Auckland City also won the second leg 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate win.[2] As the OFC Champions League winners, they qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the OFC representative, entering the qualifying play-off round.[3]

Background

Auckland City were the defending champions, winning the title in 2010–11 after beating Amicale in the 2011 OFC Champions League Final. They also won two other finals in 2009 and 2006.

Tefana finished fourth in the group stage in the previous season. They became the second Tahitian side to reach an Oceanian club final, after Pirae in 2006 where they lost to Auckland City.

Road to final

For more details on this topic, see 2011–12 OFC Champions League.
French Polynesia Tefana Round New Zealand Auckland City
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
New Zealand Waitakere United 0–10 (A) Matchday 1 Solomon Islands Koloale 4–1 (A)
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2–0 (H)
Fiji Ba 4–1 (H) Matchday 3 Vanuatu Amicale 3–2 (H)
New Zealand Waitakere United 3–0 (H) Matchday 4 Solomon Islands Koloale 7–3 (H)
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 2–0 (H) Matchday 5 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 1–1 (A)
Fiji Ba 5–0 (A) Matchday 6 Vanuatu Amicale 0–1 (A)
Group A winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
French Polynesia Tefana 64111512+313
New Zealand Waitakere United 6402216+1512
Fiji Ba 630371699
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 601521191
Final standings Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Zealand Auckland City 6411178+913
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 632196+311
Vanuatu Amicale 62136717
Solomon Islands Koloale 6105718113

Rules

The winners of the two groups played in the final over two legs, with the order of matches decided by a random draw. The away goals rule applied, with extra time and a penalty shootout used to decide the winner if necessary.[4]

Match summary

First leg

29 April 2012
14:00 UTC+12:00
Auckland City New Zealand 2 – 1 French Polynesia Tefana
Mulligan  57'
Koprivcic  60'
Report Williams  72'
Auckland City
Tefana
AUCKLAND CITY:
GK 1 New Zealand Jacob Spoonley
DF 3 New Zealand Ian Hogg  62'
DF 5 Spain Ángel Berlanga
DF 7 New Zealand James Pritchett
MF 8 New Zealand Dave Mulligan  65'
FW 9 Spain Manel Expósito
FW 11 New Zealand Daniel Koprivcic
MF 13 New Zealand Alex Feneridis  60'
FW 14 England Adam Dickinson  80'
DF 15 New Zealand Ivan Vicelich (c)
MF 16 Spain Albert Riera
Substitutes:
GK 12 New Zealand Tamati Williams
DF 4 New Zealand Riki van Steeden
MF 6 New Zealand Chad Coombes  82'  80'
FW 10 Costa Rica Luis Corrales  65'
MF 17 New Zealand Adam McGeorge
FW 22 New Zealand Andrew Milne
DF 23 New Zealand Simon Arms
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx
TEFANA:
GK 23 French Polynesia Xavier Samin
DF 2 French Polynesia Stephane Faatiarau
DF 3 French Polynesia Pierre Kugogne  79'
MF 6 French Polynesia Heimano Bourebare
FW 7 French Polynesia Taufa Neuffer  21'  86'
MF 8 French Polynesia Tetiamana Marmouyet (c)  31'
DF 11 French Polynesia Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang
MF 13 French Polynesia Stanley Atani  55'
MF 15 French Polynesia Lorenzo Tehau  67'
FW 19 French Polynesia Alvin Tehau
DF 21 French Polynesia Angelo Tchen  23'  81'
Substitutes:
GK 25 French Polynesia Leonce Roometua
DF 4 French Polynesia Luthy Bohl
DF 5 French Polynesia Mihimana Lemaire
FW 17 French Polynesia Roihau Degage  86'
DF 18 French Polynesia Tauraa Marmouyet  81'
FW 20 French Polynesia Axel Williams  67'
FW 24 French Polynesia David Chang Koei Chang
Manager:
French Polynesia Laurent Heinis

Assistant referees:
Jackson Namo (Solomon Islands)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Second leg

12 May 2012
16:00 UTC−10:00
Tefana French Polynesia 0 – 1 New Zealand Auckland City
Report Expósito  41'
Tefana
Auckland City
TEFANA:
GK 23 French Polynesia Xavier Samin
DF 3 French Polynesia Pierre Kugogne
MF 6 French Polynesia Heimano Bourebare  40'
FW 7 French Polynesia Taufa Neuffer  72'
MF 8 French Polynesia Tetiamana Marmouyet (c)
DF 11 French Polynesia Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang
MF 16 French Polynesia Sebastian Labayen  25'  77'
DF 18 French Polynesia Tauraa Marmouyet
FW 19 French Polynesia Alvin Tehau  63'
FW 20 French Polynesia Axel Williams  56'
DF 21 French Polynesia Angelo Tchen
Substitutes:
GK 25 French Polynesia Leonce Roometua
DF 2 French Polynesia Stephane Faatiarau
MF 10 French Polynesia Hiva Kamoise  77'
DF 12 French Polynesia Viritua Tiaiho
MF 13 French Polynesia Stanley Atani  72'
MF 15 French Polynesia Lorenzo Tehau  56'
FW 17 French Polynesia Roihau Degage
Manager:
French Polynesia Laurent Heinis
AUCKLAND CITY:
GK 1 New Zealand Jacob Spoonley  90'
DF 3 New Zealand Ian Hogg
DF 5 Spain Ángel Berlanga
DF 7 New Zealand James Pritchett
FW 9 Spain Manel Expósito  90+1'
FW 11 New Zealand Daniel Koprivcic  51'
MF 13 New Zealand Alex Feneridis Red card 69'
FW 14 England Adam Dickinson  39'
DF 15 New Zealand Ivan Vicelich (c)
MF 16 Spain Albert Riera
MF 21 Spain Ivan Diaz  65'  73'
Substitutes:
GK 12 New Zealand Tamati Williams
MF 6 New Zealand Chad Coombes  51'
MF 8 New Zealand Dave Mulligan
FW 10 Costa Rica Luis Corrales
MF 17 New Zealand Adam McGeorge  73'
FW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade
FW 22 New Zealand Andrew Milne  90+1'
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Michael Joseph (Vanuatu)
Didier Hmuso (New Caledonia)
Fourth official:
Bruce George (Vanuatu)

References

  1. "Auckland take slim advantage into 2nd Leg". Oceania Football Confederation. April 29, 2012.
  2. "Auckland book FIFA Club World Cup spot". Oceania Football Confederation. May 13, 2012.
  3. "Auckland continue to reign in Oceania". FIFA.com. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. "Regulations of the 2012 O-League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.

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