2017 OFC Champions League final

The 2017 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 OFC Champions League, the 16th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 11th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2017 OFC Champions League Final

Event	2017 OFC Champions League
Auckland City Team Wellington 5 0
on aggregate
First leg
Auckland City Team Wellington 3 0
Date	30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)
Venue	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee	Nick Waldron (New Zealand)
Attendance	1,000
Second leg
Team Wellington Auckland City 0 2
Date	7 May 2017 (2017-05-07)
Venue	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Referee	Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Attendance	1,000
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between two New Zealand teams, Auckland City and Team Wellington. The first leg was hosted by Auckland City at Kiwitea Street, Auckland on 30 April 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Team Wellington at David Farrington Park, Wellington on 7 May 2017.^[1] The winner would earn the right to represent the OFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City won the first leg 3–0 and the second leg 2–0, to defeat Team Wellington 5–0 on aggregate and won the OFC Champions League seven consecutive seasons and nine seasons successively.^[2][3]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2006 were in the Oceania Club Championship era, since 2007 were in the OFC Champions League era.

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Auckland City	8 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Team Wellington	2 (2015, 2016)

The final was a rematch of the previous two season's finals, which were both played as a single match. Auckland City had won both finals, 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) in 2015, and 3–0 in 2016.

Auckland City were the six-time defending champions. They had played in eight previous finals, winning all of them in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

This was the third OFC club final for Team Wellington, following the defeats to Auckland City in 2015 and 2016.

Venues

Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the first leg.

David Farrington Park in Wellington, New Zealand hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2017 OFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Auckland City				Round	Team Wellington
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Western United	2–1			Matchday 1	Puaikura	4–1
Lae City Dwellers	2–0			Matchday 2	Hienghène Sport	3–1
Malampa Revivors	11–0			Matchday 3	Ba	8–0
Group C winner Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Auckland City (H) 3 9 2 Western United 3 6 3 Lae City Dwellers 3 3 4 Malampa Revivors 3 0 Source: OFC (H) Hosts				Final standings	Group B winner Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Team Wellington 3 9 2 Hienghène Sport (H) 3 4 3 Ba 3 4 4 Puaikura 3 0 Source: OFC (H) Hosts
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Tefana	4–0	2–0 (A)	2–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Magenta	9–3	2–2 (A)	7–1 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker.

Matches

First leg

Auckland City	3–0	Team Wellington
Moreira 20' (pen.), 28' De Vries 89'	Report

30 April 2017 (2017-04-30)

14:00 UTC+12

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Auckland City

Team Wellington

GK 1 Eñaut Zubikarai RB 9 Darren White CB 16 Kim Dae-wook CB 5 Ángel Berlanga (c) LB 3 Takuya Iwata CM 4 Mario Bilen  77' CM 8 Albert Riera  24' CM 6 Cameron Howieson RW 20 Emiliano Tade  65' CF 17 João Moreira  90+2' LW 14 Clayton Lewis Substitutes: GK 18 Danyon Drake DF 13 Alfie Rogers DF 21 Harry Edge MF 7 Reid Drake  90+2' MF 11 Fabrizio Tavano  77' MF 19 Micah Lea'alafa FW 10 Ryan De Vries  65' Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

GK 1 Scott Basalaj  18' CB 5 Bill Robertson (c) CB 2 Justin Gulley CB 4 Guillermo Moretti  77' RM 19 Josh Margetts  82' CM 7 Leonardo Villa  78' CM 12 Andy Bevin CM 11 Mario Barcia LM 15 Joel Stevens CF 18 Nicolas Zambrano  61' CF 9 Tom Jackson Substitutes: GK 23 James McPeake DF 6 Taylor Schrijvers DF 14 Billy Scott MF 21 Niko Kirwan  78' FW 10 Nathanael Hailemariam  82' FW 16 Ben Harris  83'  61' FW 17 Sam Blackburn Manager: José Figueira

Assistant referees: Glen Lochrie (New Zealand) Folio Moeaki (Tonga) Fourth official: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)

Second leg

Team Wellington	0–2	Auckland City
	Report	De Vries 63' Tade 76'

7 May 2017 (2017-05-07)

13:00 UTC+12

David Farrington Park, Wellington

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

Team Wellington

Auckland City

GK 1 Scott Basalaj CB 6 Taylor Schrijvers  43' CB 2 Justin Gulley CB 5 Bill Robertson (c) RM 19 Josh Margetts CM 7 Leonardo Villa CM 12 Andy Bevin  88' CM 11 Mario Barcia  25'  78' LM 15 Joel Stevens CF 16 Ben Harris  74' CF 9 Tom Jackson Substitutes: GK 23 James McPeake DF 4 Guillermo Moretti  43' DF 14 Billy Scott MF 21 Niko Kirwan  78' FW 10 Nathanael Hailemariam FW 18 Nicolas Zambrano FW 17 Sam Blackburn  88' Manager: José Figueira

GK 1 Eñaut Zubikarai RB 9 Darren White  58' CB 16 Kim Dae-wook  85' CB 5 Ángel Berlanga (c) LB 3 Takuya Iwata  54' CM 4 Mario Bilen CM 8 Albert Riera CM 6 Cameron Howieson RW 20 Emiliano Tade  73'  87' CF 17 João Moreira  40' LW 14 Clayton Lewis Substitutes: GK 18 Danyon Drake DF 13 Alfie Rogers DF 23 Marko Đorđević  85' MF 7 Reid Drake MF 11 Fabrizio Tavano  87' MF 19 Micah Lea'alafa FW 10 Ryan De Vries  40' Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees: Philippe Revel (Tahiti) Bertrand Brial (New Caledonia) Fourth official: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

References

1. "All Kiwi final coming to Auckland and Wellington". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 April 2017.
2. "Three goals give City Leg 2 advantage". Oceania Football Confederation. 30 April 2017.
3. "Navy Blues claim seventh in-a-row". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2017.

External links

• 2017 OFC Champions League Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com