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The 2023 OFC Champions League was the inaugural edition of the OFC Women's Champions League, Oceania's premier women's club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Papua New Guinea |
Dates | 1–10 June 2023[1] |
Teams | 5 (from 5 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | AS Academy (1st title) |
Runners-up | Hekari United |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 44 (4.4 per match) |
Attendance | 18,132 (1,813 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Marie Kaipu (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | Edsy Matao |
Best goalkeeper | Sylvester Maenu’u |
Fair play award | Hekari United |
AS Academy won the first ever edition of the tournament after winning all four of their matches.[2][3][4]
A total of 6 teams from 6 (out of 11)OFC member associations entered the competition.
Association | Team | Qualifying method |
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Teams entering the group stage | ||
Fiji | Labasa | 2022 Fiji Women's Super League champions |
New Caledonia | AS Academy | 2022 National Championship champions |
New Zealand | Eastern Suburbs[5] | 2022 New Zealand Women's National League grand final champions |
Papua New Guinea | Hekari United | 2021–22 Papua New Guinea Women's National Soccer League champions |
Samoa | Kiwi | 2022 FFS Women's National League champions |
Solomon Islands | Koloale | 2022 Women's Premier League champions |
Associations that did not enter a team
Originally the six teams were to be split into two groups of three with the two group winners advancing to the final. Eastern Suburbs pulled out of the competition after the draw, citing concerns about costs, timing and security.[5] The five remaining teams played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Papua New Guinea.[6][7]
The draw of the original group stage was announced by the OFC on 4 May 2023.[8][9] The 6 teams were drawn into two groups of three.
All times were local, PGT (UTC+10).
Hekari United | 1–2 | AS Academy |
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Kiwi | 0–9 | Hekari United |
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AS Academy | 4–1 | Labasa |
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AS Academy | 5–0 | Kiwi |
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Koloale | 1–4 | AS Academy |
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Hekari United | 2–0 | Labasa |
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Rank[10] | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Marie Kaipu | Hekari United | 9 |
2 | Christelle Wahnawe | AS Academy | 6 |
3 | Alice Wenessia | AS Academy | 4 |
4 | Unaisi Tuberi | Labasa | 3 |
5 | Nenny Elipas | Hekari United | 2 |
Stella Naivalulevu | Labasa | ||
7 | 12 players | 1 |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[11][12]
Award | Player | Team |
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Golden Ball | Edsy Matao | AS Academy |
Golden Boot | Marie Kaipu | Hekari United |
Golden Glove | Sylvester Maenu’u | Koloale |
Fair Play Award | — | Hekari United |
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