OFC Champions League 2007-08
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The Oceania Champions League
2007-08 started in 12 June 2007 with the Preliminary Tournament and was played till 4 May 2008. The league was contested by clubs from seven member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation
: New Zealand, New Caledonia
, Papua New Guinea
, Vanuatu
, Tahiti
, Fiji
and the Solomon Islands
. The clubs from the 3 lower-ranking country in the some played a qualifying tournament, where the best team got a place to the final six, where clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.
The two group winners will meet in a home and away grand-final at April 26 and May 11, 2008. The winner will claim Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
in Japan
.
.
Sokattack Nikao withdrew.
Waitakere United
win 6-3 on aggregate and advance to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
.
OFC Champions League
The Oceania Champions League 2007 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.Auckland City...
2007-08 started in 12 June 2007 with the Preliminary Tournament and was played till 4 May 2008. The league was contested by clubs from seven member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
: New Zealand, New Caledonia
Fédération Calédonienne de Football
The New Caledonian Football Federation is the governing body of football in New Caledonia.-External links:* * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Football Association
The Papua New Guinea Football Association is the governing body of football in Papua New Guinea.-External links:* * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu Football Federation
The Vanuatu Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vanuatu.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site* site...
, Tahiti
Fédération Tahitienne de Football
The Tahitian Football Federation is the governing body of football in French Polynesia.-External links: * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...
, Fiji
Fiji Football Association
The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961, replacing the ethnically based Fiji Indian Football Association...
and the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Football Federation
The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.The Solomon Islands national football team made history when they made it to the final Oceania stages of the World Cup Qualification against Australia...
. The clubs from the 3 lower-ranking country in the some played a qualifying tournament, where the best team got a place to the final six, where clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.
The two group winners will meet in a home and away grand-final at April 26 and May 11, 2008. The winner will claim Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
2008 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:3 goals Wayne Rooney...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Participants
| Sokattack Nikao (Cook Islands Cook Islands Football Association The Cook Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in Cook Islands.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site* official website... ) Ba (Fiji Fiji Football Association The Fiji Football Association is the governing body of football in Fiji. It came into existence in 1961, replacing the ethnically based Fiji Indian Football Association... ) Baco JS Baco JS Baco is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Koné. Their home stadium is Stade Yoshida.-Achievements:*New Caledonia Division Honneur: 6*New Caledonia Cup: 5-Performance in OFC competitions:... (New Caledonia Fédération Calédonienne de Football The New Caledonian Football Federation is the governing body of football in New Caledonia.-External links:* * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site... ) Auckland City Auckland City FC Auckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country... (New Zealand) Waitakere United Waitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... (New Zealand) |
University-Inter (Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Football Association The Papua New Guinea Football Association is the governing body of football in Papua New Guinea.-External links:* * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site... ) Kossa Kossa FC Kossa FC is a Solomon Islands football clubs, playing in the Honiara FA League and in the Solomon Islands National Club Championship.From 2004 to 2006, the team was known as Fairwest.... (Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Football Federation The Solomon Islands Football Federation is a member of the Oceania Football Confederation.The Solomon Islands national football team made history when they made it to the final Oceania stages of the World Cup Qualification against Australia... ) Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura AS Manu-Ura is a French Polynesian football team, currently playing in the Tahiti Division Fédérale, the top soccer league in Tahiti. Formed in 1953, AS Manu Ura has a strong history in domestic and regional football with five league titles and three Coupe de Polynesie crowns to their name.-Recent... (Tahiti Fédération Tahitienne de Football The Tahitian Football Federation is the governing body of football in French Polynesia.-External links: * at the FIFA website.* at OFC site... ) Tafea Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... (Vanuatu Vanuatu Football Federation The Vanuatu Football Federation is the governing body of football in Vanuatu.-External links:* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site* site... ) |
OFC O-League Preliminary Tournament
The Preleminary Tournament was played in New CaledoniaNew Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TafeaTafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
 BacoJS Baco JS Baco is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Koné. Their home stadium is Stade Yoshida.-Achievements:*New Caledonia Division Honneur: 6*New Caledonia Cup: 5-Performance in OFC competitions:... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 University-Inter |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
 Sokattack Nikao |
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| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Jun 12 | Baco JS Baco JS Baco is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Koné. Their home stadium is Stade Yoshida.-Achievements:*New Caledonia Division Honneur: 6*New Caledonia Cup: 5-Performance in OFC competitions:... |
2 - 0 | University-Inter |
| Jun 14 | Tafea Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... |
5 - 1 | University-Inter |
| Jun 16 | Tafea Tafea FC Tafea Football Club is a soccer team from Port Vila in Vanuatu.Tafea FC won all the championships since the start of the Premia Divisen of Port Vila Football League. With 16 consecutive national championship titles Tafea FC holds the world record... |
5 - 0 | Baco JS Baco JS Baco is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Koné. Their home stadium is Stade Yoshida.-Achievements:*New Caledonia Division Honneur: 6*New Caledonia Cup: 5-Performance in OFC competitions:... |
Group A
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Group B
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Final
|}Waitakere United
Waitakere United
Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:...
win 6-3 on aggregate and advance to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup
2008 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Match for fifth place:-Match for third place:-Final:-Scorers:3 goals Wayne Rooney...
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| OFC Champions League 2007-2008 Winners |
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| Waitakere United Waitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... Second Title |
Top goal-scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James NakaJames Naka James Naka is a Solomon Islands footballer. He has played in 4 editions of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and also represented his country at the 2011 Pacific Games.-References:... |
Kossa Kossa FC Kossa FC is a Solomon Islands football clubs, playing in the Honiara FA League and in the Solomon Islands National Club Championship.From 2004 to 2006, the team was known as Fairwest.... |
4 |
| Joe Luwi |
Kossa Kossa FC Kossa FC is a Solomon Islands football clubs, playing in the Honiara FA League and in the Solomon Islands National Club Championship.From 2004 to 2006, the team was known as Fairwest.... |
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| 2 |  Keryn JordanKeryn Jordan Keryn Jordan is a former South African footballer who last played for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. He announced his retirement on 19 March 2010 due to on-going Knee injuries.... |
 Auckland CityAuckland City FC Auckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country... |
2 |
 Avinesh Suwamy |
Ba |
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| Allan Pearce Allan Pearce Allan Pearce is a New Zealand football player who plays as a striker. In the 2004/05 season he played for Waitakere United, scoring 6 goals.-Club career:... |
Waitakere United Waitakere United Waitakere United is a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They are one of the franchises in the ASB Premiership. They play their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu.-History:... |
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