2014 OFC Champions League final

The 2014 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2013–14 OFC Champions League, the 13th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2014 OFC Champions League Final

Event	2013–14 OFC Champions League
Amicale Auckland City 2 3
on aggregate
First leg
Amicale Auckland City 1 1
Date	10 May 2014
Venue	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila
Referee	Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
Second leg
Auckland City Amicale 2 1
Date	18 May 2014
Venue	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee	Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Amicale of Vanuatu and Auckland City of New Zealand. The first leg was hosted by Amicale at Port Vila Municipal Stadium in Port Vila on 10 May 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Auckland City at Kiwitea Street in Auckland on 18 May 2014.^[1] The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round. Both finalists also earned invitations to participate in the 2014 OFC President's Cup.

The first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,^[2] and Auckland City won the second leg 2–1,^[3] giving them a record-setting sixth OFC club title.

Background

Amicale had played in one previous OFC Champions League final, where they lost to Auckland City 6–1 on aggregate in 2011. Auckland City were the three-time defending champions and had played in five previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

The two teams were drawn into Group B of this season's group stage with Nadi of Fiji and Dragon of Tahiti. Both Amicale and Auckland City won their first two matches, and Amicale won 1–0 in the final match to finish top of the group stage, while Auckland City also advanced to the semi-finals as the best runner-up. In the semi-finals, Amicale eliminated Ba of Fiji, while Auckland City eliminated Pirae of Tahiti.

Road to final

Further information: 2013–14 OFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Amicale		Round	Auckland City
Opponent	Result	Group stage (Host: Fiji)	Opponent	Result
Dragon	1–0		Nadi	3–0
Nadi	6–0		Dragon	3–0
Auckland City	1–0		Amicale	0–1
Group B winner Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Amicale 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Dragon 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3 Nadi 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0 Source: [citation needed]			Group B runner-up Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Amicale 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Auckland City 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6 Dragon 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3 Nadi 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0 Source: [citation needed]
Ba	2–1 (away)	Semi-finals (Home-and-away)	Pirae	3–0 (home)
	0–0 (home)			1–2 (away)
Amicale won 2–1 on aggregate.			Auckland City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Matches

First leg

Amicale	1–1	Auckland City
Fred 75'	Report	Tade 29'

10 May 2014

14:00 UTC+11

Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

Amicale

Auckland City

GK 1 Chikau Mansale DF 4 Davide Talone DF 17 Nelson Sale Kilifa (c)  90' DF 31 Marko Đorđević DF 34 Colin Marshall MF 6 Shivan Swamy  68' MF 9 Esava Naqeleca  84' MF 29 Dominique Fred FW 10 Nikola Vasilić  54' FW 22 Fenedy Masauvakalo FW 30 Jack Wetney  76' Substitutes: GK 20 Michael Rutherford DF 21 Paul Young DF 25 Ilaitia Tuilau MF 8 Milan Matić MF 16 Daniel Natou MF 35 Richard Anisua FW 11 Sanni Issa  68' FW 13 François Sakama  76' FW 24 Kensi Tangis  54' Manager: Nathan Hall

GK 1 Tamati Williams  63' DF 3 Takuya Iwata DF 4 Mario Bilen  77' DF 6 John Irving DF 15 Ivan Vicelich (c) DF 22 Andrew Milne MF 23 Sam Burfoot MF 26 Sean Morris FW 10 Ryan De Vries FW 17 João Moreira  72' FW 20 Emiliano Tade  49' Substitutes: GK 18 Louie Caunter DF 7 James Pritchett MF 16 Kim Dae-wook  77' MF 21 Mario Ilich FW 19 David Browne  49' FW 25 Sean Lovemore  72' Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees: Terry Piri (Cook Islands) Didier Hmuzo (New Caledonia) Fourth official: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Second leg

Auckland City	2–1	Amicale
De Vries 67' Tade 87'	Report	Tangis 45+1'

18 May 2014

14:00 UTC+12

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Auckland City

Amicale

GK 1 Tamati Williams DF 3 Takuya Iwata DF 4 Mario Bilen DF 6 John Irving DF 15 Ivan Vicelich (c)  27' DF 22 Andrew Milne  90' MF 16 Kim Dae-wook MF 23 Sam Burfoot  66' FW 10 Ryan De Vries  90+1' FW 17 João Moreira  78' FW 20 Emiliano Tade  88' Substitutes: GK 18 Louie Caunter DF 7 James Pritchett MF 9 Darren White  90+1' MF 21 Mario Ilich MF 26 Sean Morris  78' FW 19 David Browne  66' FW 25 Sean Lovemore Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

GK 1 Chikau Mansale (c) DF 4 Davide Talone DF 25 Ilaitia Tuilau  32' DF 31 Marko Đorđević DF 34 Colin Marshall MF 9 Esava Naqeleca  15' MF 29 Dominique Fred FW 11 Sanni Issa  62' FW 22 Fenedy Masauvakalo FW 24 Kensi Tangis FW 30 Jack Wetney  69' Substitutes: GK 20 Michael Rutherford DF 18 Robert Tom DF 21 Paul Young MF 6 Shivan Swamy MF 8 Milan Matić MF 16 Daniel Natou MF 35 Richard Anisua FW 10 Nikola Vasilić  62' FW 13 François Sakama  69' Manager: Nathan Hall

Assistant referees: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Phillipe Revel (Tahiti) Fourth official: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

References

1. "Official programme of the 2014 OFC Champions League Final" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
2. "Amicale, Auckland produce thrilling draw". Oceania Football Confederation. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
3. "Auckland City comeback earns Morocco return". Oceania Football Confederation. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.

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