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2011–12 OFC Champions League


FieldValue
tourney_nameOFC Champions League
year2011–12
dates29 October 2011 – 12 May 2012
num_teams8
associations7
champion_otherNZL Auckland City
count4
second_otherTAH Tefana
matches26
goals88
top_scorerESP Manel Expósito (6 goals)
playerESP Albert Riera
goalkeeperNZL Jacob Spoonley
prevseason2010–11
nextseason2012–13

The 2011–12 OFC Champions League, also known as the 2012 O-League, was the 11th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under the current OFC Champions League name. It was contested by eight teams from seven countries. The teams were split into two four-team pools, the winner of each pool contesting the title of O-League Champion and the right to represent the OFC at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

The title was won by the defending champions Auckland City.

Participants

From the 2011–12 season, the two New Zealand clubs were placed in different groups (in previous tournaments they were placed in the same group) – one was drawn with the club champions of Fiji, New Caledonia and Tahiti while the other competed in the second group with the champions of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Again no preliminary tournament for the 2011–12 O-League was played. Instead, the champion teams from American Samoa, Samoa, Cook Islands and Tonga would take part in a pilot stand-alone tournament in 2012. It was proposed that this competition would in future seasons became a preliminary tournament with the winner qualifying to play off for a place in the O-League (starting from 2012–13).

AssociationTeamQualifying method
FIJ FijiBa2010 Fiji National Football League champion
NCL New CaledoniaMont-Dore2010 New Caledonia Division Honneur champion
NZL New ZealandWaitakere United2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship champion and premier
Auckland City2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
PNG Papua New GuineaHekari United2010–11 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
SOL Solomon IslandsKoloale2011 Solomon Islands Champions League Playoff winner
TAH TahitiTefana2010–11 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion
VAN VanuatuAmicale2011 Vanuatu National Soccer League winner

Schedule

The match schedule was as follows.

RoundDate
Group stageMatchday 1
Matchday 219–20 November 2011
Matchday 33–4 December 2011
Matchday 418–19 February 2012
Matchday 53–4 March 2012
Matchday 631 March–1 April 2012
FinalFirst leg
Second leg12–13 May 2012

Group stage

Based on seeding, sporting reasons and travel considerations, the OFC Executive Committee separated the teams into two groups in June 2011. A draw was held at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand on 19 July 2011, 14:30 UTC+12:00, to decide the "position" of each team within those groups, which was used to determine the schedule.

In each group, the teams played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, with the group winner advancing to the final. If two or more teams were tied on points, the tiebreakers would be as follows:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Head-to-head record among teams concerned (points; goal difference; goals scored)
  4. Fair play record
  5. Drawing of lots

Group A

De Vries Krishna


McKenzie Bale Lovemore

Degage Williams

Labayen Neuffer

Chang Koei Chang

Salauneune
Kainihewe Lovemore

Haviland
Pearce
Lovermore

Neuffer Tehau Williams

;Notes

  • Note 1: Rescheduled due to Tefana's involvement in the 2011–12 Coupe de France.
  • Note 2: Originally scheduled to be played on 31 March 2012 at Govind Park, Ba, but postponed to 1 April 2012 and moved to Churchill Park, Lautoka, due to a severe storm that caused massive disruption across Fiji and left Govind Park in an unsuitable state to host the fixture. Due to further deterioration in the weather situation and outlook, it was decided to postpone the match to a later date. With Fiji still recovering from the flooding, it was proposed that the match would take place in Auckland.

Group B

Mulligan

Tade


Lepani Baleitoga

Dickinson Maemae

Coombes Lafai Vicelich Milne Koprivcic Totori Naka



Jack

;Notes

  • Note 3: Postponed from 3 December 2011 due to ground availability issues.
  • Note 4: Rescheduled due to Auckland City's involvement in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.

Final

Main article: 2012 OFC Champions League Final

The winners of the two groups played in the final over two legs, with the order of matches decided by a random draw. The away goals rule applied, with extra time and a penalty shootout used to decide the winner if necessary.

Koprivcic

Auckland City won 3–1 on aggregate. As OFC Champions League winners they qualified for the qualifying round of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.

Awards

The following awards were given:

  • Golden Ball (best player): ESP Albert Riera (Auckland City)
  • Golden Boot (top scorer): ESP Manel Expósito (Auckland City)
  • Golden Gloves (best goalkeeper): NZL Jacob Spoonley (Auckland City)
  • Fair Play Award: SOL Koloale

Goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1ESP Manel ExpósitoNZL Auckland City6
2FIJ Roy KrishnaNZL Waitakere United5
3PNG Kema JackPNG Hekari United4
4NZL Dave MulliganNZL Auckland City3
SOL Benjamin TotoriSOL Koloale
TAH Axel WilliamsTAH Tefana
RSA Ryan De VriesNZL Waitakere United
NZL Sean LovemoreNZL Waitakere United
NZL Allan PearceNZL Waitakere United
10SOL Joachim WaroiVAN Amicale2
ENG Adam DickinsonNZL Auckland City
NZL Daniel KoprivcicNZL Auckland City
FIJ Avinesh SwamyFIJ Ba
FIJ Maciu DunadamuPNG Hekari United
SOL James NakaSOL Koloale
TAH Roihau DegageTAH Tefana
TAH Taufa NeufferTAH Tefana
TAH Angelo TchenTAH Tefana
TAH Alvin TehauTAH Tefana
WAL Chris BaleNZL Waitakere United
NZL Ross McKenzieNZL Waitakere United
22SOL Alick MaemaeVAN Amicale1
VAN Fenedy MasauvakaloVAN Amicale
VAN Kensi TangisVAN Amicale
NZL Chad CoombesNZL Auckland City
NZL Alex FeneridisNZL Auckland City
NZL Andrew MilneNZL Auckland City
ARG Emiliano TadeNZL Auckland City
NZL Ivan VicelichNZL Auckland City
FIJ Malakai KainiheweFIJ Ba
FIJ Jone SalauneuneFIJ Ba
FIJ Remueru TekiateFIJ Ba
FIJ Osea VakatalesauFIJ Ba
FIJ Jone VesikulaFIJ Ba
FIJ Pita BaleitogaPNG Hekari United
PNG Andrew LepaniPNG Hekari United
FIJ Taniela WaqaPNG Hekari United
SOL Steven AnisiSOL Koloale
SOL Ezra SaleSOL Koloale
NCL José HmaéNCL Mont-Dore
NCL Michel HmaéNCL Mont-Dore
TAH Jean-Claude Chang Koei ChangTAH Tefana
TAH Hiva KamoiseTAH Tefana
TAH Sebastian LabayenTAH Tefana
TAH Tetiamana MarmouyetTAH Tefana
NZL Matt CunneenNZL Waitakere United
NZL Ross HavilandNZL Waitakere United

;Own goals

RankNameTeamGoalsOpponent
1NZL James PritchettNZL Auckland City1VAN Amicale
FIJ Jone VesikulaFIJ BaNZL Waitakere United
SOL Francis LafaiSOL KoloaleNZL Auckland City

References

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  6. (April 6, 2011). "Hekari and Bara crowned kings and queens". oceaniafootball.com.
  7. (June 17, 2011). "Koloale qualify for third O-League". oceaniafootball.com.
  8. (16 May 2011). "AS Tefana cruise to consecutive titles". FIFA.
  9. (June 13, 2011). "Amicale book O-League return". oceaniafootball.com.
  10. (July 20, 2011). "Match schedule brings intriguing clashes". oceaniafootball.com.
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  12. (July 19, 2011). "O-League and Pacific Games teams learn fate". oceaniafootball.com.
  13. "Regulations of the 2012 O-League". Oceania Football Confederation.
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  15. (1 April 2012). "Ba-Tefana game postponed until further notice". Oceania Football Confederation.
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  18. (May 13, 2012). "Auckland book FIFA Club World Cup spot". oceaniafootball.com.
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