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The 2024 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 17 to 23 February 2024. A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2024 OFC Champions League.

Preliminary group

Draw

The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 17 January 2024 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.

Format

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue (in Nuku'alofa, Tonga). The winners advanced to the group stage to join the seven winners from the national playoffs.

Matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VPN TUP VEI RYP
1 Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC 3 2 1 0 18 0 +18 7 Advance to group stage 4–0
2 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 17 6 +11 6 3–2 14–0
3 Tonga Veitongo (H) 3 1 1 1 15 3 +12 4 0–0 13–0
4 American Samoa Vaiala Tongan 3 0 0 3 0 41 −41 0 0–14
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Vaivase-Tai FC Samoa4–0Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofaAttendance: 350Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)
Veitongo Tonga13–0American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
Report
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofaAttendance: 1,300Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands14–0American Samoa Vaiala Tongan
Report
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofaAttendance: 500Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Veitongo Tonga0–0Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofaAttendance: 1,500Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Vaiala Tongan American Samoa0–14Samoa Vaivase-Tai FC
Report
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofaAttendance: 300Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands3–2Tonga Veitongo
Report
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Cory Mills (New Zealand)

National play-offs

Seven sets of national playoffs took place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Rewa Fiji3–2Fiji Lautoka0–03–2 (a.e.t.)
ASC Gaïca New Caledonia1–2New Caledonia AS Magenta1–20–0
Auckland City New Zealand4–3New Zealand Wellington Olympic1–03–3
Port Moresby Strikers Papua New Guinea0–5Papua New Guinea Hekari United0–20–3
Central Coast Solomon Islands1–2Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors0–11–1
Pirae French Polynesia2–2 (6–5 p)French Polynesia Tefana1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Classic Vanuatu2–3Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird1–21–1
Rewa Fiji0–0Fiji Lautoka
Report
Ratu Cakobau Park, NausoriAttendance: 700Referee: Neeshil Varman (Fiji)
Lautoka Fiji2–3 (a.e.t.)Fiji Rewa
Report
Churchill Park, LautokaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Mohammed Altaf (Fiji)

Rewa won 3–2 on aggregate.


ASC Gaïca New Caledonia1–2New Caledonia AS Magenta
Report
Stade Numa Daly, NouméaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Sebastien Pelissier (New Caledonia)
AS Magenta New Caledonia0–0New Caledonia ASC Gaïca
Report
Stade Numa Daly, NouméaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)

AS Magenta won 2–1 on aggregate.


Auckland City New Zealand1–0New Zealand Wellington Olympic
Report
Kiwitea Street, AucklandAttendance: 300Referee: Calvin Berg (New Zealand)
Wellington Olympic New Zealand3–3New Zealand Auckland City
Report
Martin Luckie Park, WellingtonAttendance: 200Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)

Auckland City won 4–3 on aggregate.


Port Moresby Strikers Papua New Guinea0–2Papua New Guinea Hekari United
Report
PNG Football Stadium, Port MoresbyAttendance: 369Referee: Hillary Ani (Papua New Guinea)
Hekari United Papua New Guinea3–0Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Strikers
Report
PNG Football Stadium, Port MoresbyAttendance: 279Referee: Charles Arangi (Papua New Guinea)

Hekari United won 5–0 on aggregate.


Central Coast Solomon Islands0–1Solomon Islands Solomon Warriors
Report
National Stadium, HoniaraAttendance: 1,817Referee: Gideon Mamuala (Solomon Islands)
Solomon Warriors Solomon Islands1–1Solomon Islands Central Coast
Report
National Stadium, HoniaraAttendance: 1,647Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)

Solomon Warriors won 2–1 on aggregate.


Pirae French Polynesia1–1French Polynesia Tefana
Report
Stade Pater, PiraeAttendance: 1,500Referee: Teremoana Roihau (Tahiti)
Tefana French Polynesia1–1 (a.e.t.)French Polynesia Pirae
Report
Penalties
5–6
Stade Pater, PiraeAttendance: 2,500Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

2–2 on aggregate. Pirae won 6–5 on penalties.


Classic Vanuatu1–2Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird
Report
Luganville Soccer City Stadium, LuganvilleAttendance: 2,050Referee: Jarethy George (Vanuatu)
Ifira Black Bird Vanuatu1−1Vanuatu Classic
Report
VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port VilaAttendance: 3,500Referee: Arnold Tari (Vanuatu)

Ifira Black Bird won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. "OFC Competitions Calendar Confirmed For 2024". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Draw Confirmed For OFC Men's Champions League 2024 And OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ "OFC Men's Champions League 2024 – Qualifying Draw". Oceania Football Confederation. 17 January 2024.

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