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2020 OFC Champions League qualifying stage

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The 2020 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 25 to 31 January 2020. A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide two of the 16 places in the group stage of the 2020 OFC Champions League.

Draw

The draw and the hosts of the qualifying stage were announced by the OFC on 13 December 2019. The champions of the four developing associations were drawn to positions 1 to 4 determine the fixtures.

Teams

Format

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants. According to the group stage draw:

  • The qualifying stage winners advanced to Group D.
  • The qualifying stage runners-up advanced to Group C.

Schedule

On 17 December 2019, the OFC announced that Pago Youth had withdrawn from the qualifying stage due to concerns about the measles outbreak in the Pacific. Matches were played between 25–31 January 2020 in New Zealand. The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 25 January 2020 Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 2 28 January 2020 Team 4 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3 31 January 2020 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 1 vs. Team 2

Matches

All times were local, NZDT (UTC+13).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUP TUP VEI PAG
1 Samoa Lupe o le Soaga 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Group stage 2–0
2 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0–0
3 Tonga Veitongo 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 2–2
4 American Samoa Pago Youth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: OFC
Lupe o le Soaga Samoa2–0Tonga Veitongo
Report
Ngahue Reserve, AucklandAttendance: 300Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands0–0Samoa Lupe o le Soaga
Report
Ngahue Reserve, AucklandAttendance: 250Referee: Kavitesh Behari (Fiji)
Veitongo Tonga2–2Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Ngahue Reserve, AucklandAttendance: 250Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)

References

  1. ^ "Champions League group hosts named". Oceania Football Confederation. 13 December 2019.
  2. "Champions League qualifying confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 December 2019.

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