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2008–09 OFC Champions League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2008–09 |
| dates | 1 November 2008 – 2 May 2009 |
| num_teams | 6 |
| associations | 5 |
| champion_other | NZL Auckland City |
| count | 2 |
| second_other | SOL Koloale |
| matches | 14 |
| goals | 53 |
| top_scorer | Keryn Jordan |
| (8 goals) | |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
(8 goals)
The 2008–09 OFC Champions League was the 8th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 3rd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The competition consisted of a home and away group stage, followed by a knockout round. It took place from 2 November 2008 until 3 May 2009.
A qualifying round was due to be played, but due to the withdrawal of the representatives from the Cook Islands and Tuvalu, the entrants from Papua New Guinea automatically gained entry to the main draw. It is unknown why the domestic champions of Tahiti and New Caledonia were unable to participate.
The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat Koloale of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
Participating teams
Direct to group stage
- NZL Auckland City (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
- FIJ Ba (Fiji) – 2008 Fiji National League premier
- SOL Koloale (Solomon Islands) – 2007–08 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
- VAN Port Vila Sharks (Vanuatu) – 2008 VFF Bred Cup winner
- NZL Waitakere United (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship champion and premier
O-League Preliminary ;Entrants
- PNG Hekari United (Papua New Guinea) – 2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
- Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands)
- Tuvalu Nauti FC (Tuvalu)
;Other OFC nations
- New Caledonia Magenta (New Caledonia) – disallowed
- Samoa Sinamoga (Samoa) – did not enter
- Tonga Tongans (Tonga) – did not enter
- American Samoa Konica Machine FC (American Samoa) – did not enter
- Tahiti (Tahiti) – member nation not eligible
Under the rules of the OFC Champions League, the winner of the O-League Preliminary competition replaces the last-placed member nation from the previous year's O-League.
Qualifying stage
Hekari United automatically qualified to the Group Stage following the withdrawal of the representative clubs from Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
Group stage
Main article: 2008–09 OFC Champions League group stage
Group A
Seaman
Krishna
Urlovic
Coombes Nikolic Feneridis
Sakama Seaman Hay
Jordan
McGeorge
Group B
Muri Nawo
Dunadamu
Waroi Mela
Final
Ki-Hyung
Urlovic
Vicelich
Jordan
| SOL Luke Eroi |
|---|
| NZL Paul Posa |
|---|
|}
Saeni
| NZL Paul Posa |
|---|
| SOL Luke Eroi |
|---|
|}
Auckland City won 9–4 on aggregate.
The OFC Champions League winner also advances to the qualifying round of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
Topscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | F1 | F2 | Total | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSA Keryn Jordan | NZL Auckland City | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Paul Urlovic | NZL Auckland City | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOL Richard Anisua | SOL Koloale | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Chad Coombes | NZL Auckland City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIJ Roy Krishna | NZL Waitakere United | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WAL Paul Seaman | NZL Waitakere United | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOL Abraham Iniga | Papua New Guinea Hekari United | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea Kema Jack | Papua New Guinea Hekari United | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOL Nicholas Muri | SOL Koloale | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Milos Nikolic | NZL Auckland City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIJ Osea Vakatalesau | FIJ Ba | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last updated May 3, 2009 |
References
pt:Liga dos Campeões da Oceania de 2008
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