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2006 OFC Club Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2006 |
| dates | 6 February – 21 May 2006 |
| num_teams | 11 |
| associations | 10 |
| champion_other | NZL Auckland City |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | Pirae |
| matches | 22 |
| goals | 96 |
| attendance | |
| top_scorer | Benjamin Totori |
| (7 goals) | |
| prevseason | 2005 |
| nextseason | 2007 |
(7 goals)
The 2006 OFC Club Championship was the 5th edition of the top-level Oceanic club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the last tournament before it was rebranded as the OFC Champions League. The qualifying round was held at Govind Park in Ba, Fiji, from 6 February until 10 February 2006, with the main competition taking place at the North Harbour Stadium in Albany, New Zealand from 10 May until 21 May 2006.
The tournament was the first of its kind to not have a representative from Australia competing, due to the nation's migration to the Asian Football Confederation, meaning that Sydney FC could not defend their 2005 title and the winners of the competition would for the first time be from a nation outside of Australia.
Australia's departure from the OFC meant that qualification for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup was under question – in March 2006 it was reported that the Oceania champions would have to play a preliminary match against the J. League champions for a place in the main competition. However, later that month, it was announced that FIFA president Sepp Blatter had been unable to get the necessary support for the new format and as a result Oceania retained direct entry to 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA reviewed the format the following year.
The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat AS Pirae of Tahiti in the final.
Participants
The following teams entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Teams entering the group stage | Teams entering the preliminary round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCL New Caledonia | AS Magenta | 2004–05 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion | ||
| NZL New Zealand | Auckland City | 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion | ||
| 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier | ||||
| YoungHeart Manawatu | 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up | |||
| PNG Papua New Guinea | Sobou FC | 2005 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship champion | ||
| SOL Solomon Islands | Makuru FC | 2006 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion | ||
| TAH Tahiti | AS Pirae | 2004–05 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion | ||
| VAN Vanuatu | Tafea FC | 2005 Vanuatu National Super League champion | ||
| ASA American Samoa | PanSa | 2005 ASFA Soccer League champion | ||
| COK Cook Islands | Nikao Sokattak | 2005 Cook Islands Round Cup champion | ||
| FIJ Fiji | Nokia Eagles | 2006 Fiji Club Franchise League champion | ||
| SAM Samoa | Tuanaimato Breeze | 2005 Samoa National League champion | ||
| TGA Tonga | Lotoha'apai United | 2005 Tonga Major League champion |
;Notes:
Preliminary round
A preliminary round was held to determine the 8th and final participant in the final. The format was a group stage, with each team playing each other once. The winner of the group would qualify for the main draw.
- Tisam
- Fa'aiuaso
- Vaihu
- Tamanisau
- Nawatu
- Duguca
- Sabutu
- Moala
- Makasini
- Uhatahi
- Willis
- Tamanisau
- Bolaitoga
- Fa'aiuaso
- Uhatahi
- Esau
Group stage
The eight remaining teams were separated into two groups, each team playing the other teams once. The top two teams from each group progressed to the semi-finals.
Group A
- Iniga
- Hmaé
- Bennett
- Fa'aiuaso
- Williams
- Jordan
- Young
- Mulrooney
- G. Little
- B. Little
- Hayne
- Urlovic
- Young
- Little
- Misiga
- Williams
- Luenu
- Fa'aiuaso
- Wate
- Samani
- Iniga
- Wayne
- Wagiro
- Misiga
- Little
Group B
- Vava
- Turuva
- Namaqa
- Menapi
- Totori
- Menapi
- Boyens
- Totori
- Namaqa
- Vakatalasu
- Hassan
- Nake
- Mermer
- Menapi
- Robinson
- Totori
- Kaqea
Knockout stage
Bracket
|19 May – Auckland| Auckland City|9| Nokia Eagles|1 |19 May – Auckland| YoungHeart Manawatu|1| AS Pirae|2 |21 May – Auckland| Auckland City|3| AS Pirae|1 |21 May – Auckland| Nokia Eagles|0| YoungHeart Manawatu|4
Semi-finals
- Sykes
- Seaman
- Jordan
- Young
- Hayne
- Bunce
- Little
- Tiwa
- Totori
- Hmaé
- Bennett
Third place play-off
- Totori
- Maemae
Final
The final was played on 21 May 2006 at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.
- Jordan
- Fa'aiuaso
Notes
References
References
- Maddaford, Terry. (31 March 2006). "Soccer: Oceania winner retains direct entry to club champs". The New Zealand Herald.
- (15 May 2006). "OFC - WET WEATHER CONTINUES TO PLAGUE CLUB CHAMPS".
- (21 May 2006). "OFC - AUCKLAND CITY CROWNED CLUB CHAMPS".
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