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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
qualified as the reigning champions of the OFC Champions Cup. The other 5 teams gained their qualifications due to their domestic league performances. Following the withdrawal of Vanuatu
’s Port Vila Sharks, the OFC awarded a second berth to Waitakere United
, the leader after the first round of the current New Zealand Football Championship
.
The two group winners met in a home and away grand-final at April 21 and 28, 2007. The winner claimed Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup
in Japan
the following December.
) Sobou (Papua New Guinea
) Port Vila Sharks (Vanuatu
) Tafuna Jets (American Samoa) Lotoha'apai (Tonga
)
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 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five 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...
, 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 six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.
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...
qualified as the reigning champions of the OFC Champions Cup. The other 5 teams gained their qualifications due to their domestic league performances. Following the withdrawal of 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...
’s Port Vila Sharks, the OFC awarded a second berth to 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:...
, the leader after the first round of the current New Zealand Football Championship
New Zealand Football Championship
The New Zealand Football Championship is the national association football league in New Zealand. It is a professional/semi-professional status Association football sports Franchise league that is operated by New Zealand Football...
.
The two group winners met in a home and away grand-final at April 21 and 28, 2007. The winner claimed Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup
2007 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament played in Japan from 7 December to 16 December 2007. It was the fourth FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organised by FIFA for the winners of each confederation's top continental club tournament....
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...
the following December.
Participants
| 4R Electrical Ba Ba F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park... (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... }) Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division, the New Caledonia Division Honneur.The team is based in Le Mont-Dore, a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa, the capital city of the French territory.-Achievements:... (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) Marist (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... ) Temanava (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... ) |
Did not enter
Vaivase-Tai (Samoa) Nikao Sokattack (Cook IslandsCook 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...
) Sobou (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...
) Port Vila Sharks (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...
) Tafuna Jets (American Samoa) Lotoha'apai (Tonga
Tonga Football Association
The Tonga Football Association is the governing body of football in Tonga.-External links:* .* at the FIFA website.* at OFC site...
)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Waitakere UnitedWaitakere 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:... |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | |
| 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... |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
 Mont-DoreAS Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division, the New Caledonia Division Honneur.The team is based in Le Mont-Dore, a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa, the capital city of the French territory.-Achievements:... |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Jan 21 | Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division, the New Caledonia Division Honneur.The team is based in Le Mont-Dore, a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa, the capital city of the French territory.-Achievements:... |
0 - 2 | 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... |
| Jan 24 | 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:... |
2 - 2 | 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... |
| Feb 20 | 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:... |
6 - 1 | Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division, the New Caledonia Division Honneur.The team is based in Le Mont-Dore, a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa, the capital city of the French territory.-Achievements:... |
| Feb 23 | 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... |
4 - 0 | Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division, the New Caledonia Division Honneur.The team is based in Le Mont-Dore, a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa, the capital city of the French territory.-Achievements:... |
| Mar 31 | Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore AS Mont-Dore is a New Caledonia football team playing in the local top division, the New Caledonia Division Honneur.The team is based in Le Mont-Dore, a commune in the suburbs of Nouméa, the capital city of the French territory.-Achievements:... |
0 - 3 | 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:... |
| Apr 4 | 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... |
2 - 2 | 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:... |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 4R Electrical BaBa F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park... |
10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
 Temanava |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
 Marist |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
| Mar 12 | 4R Electrical Ba Ba F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park... |
3 - 2 | Marist |
| Mar 4 | Temanava | 2 - 1 | Marist |
| Feb 19 | Marist | 0 - 2 | 4R Electrical Ba Ba F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park... |
| Feb 23 | Temanava | 1 - 1 | 4R Electrical Ba Ba F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park... |
| Mar 19 | 4R Electrical Ba Ba F.C. Ba F.C. is a Fijian association football team playing in the premier division of the Fiji Football Association competitions. It is based in Ba. They are nicknamed Men in Black. Their home stadium is Govind Park... |
1 - 0 | Temanava |
| Mar 22 | Marist | 2 - 0 | Temanava |
Final
|}Champion
| OFC Champions League 2007 Winners |
|---|
 |
| 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:... First Title |
Top goal-scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commins Menapi Commins Menapi Commins Menapi is a Solomon Islands striker, who is currently a Marist FC player.-Club career:He has also played for YoungHeart Manawatu in New Zealand, Sydney United of the old National Soccer League in Australia and for Marist FC, a club from the Solomon Islands.In the 2006-2007 season, he... |
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:... |
5 |
| 2 |  Daniel KoprivcicDaniel Koprivcic Daniel Koprivcic is a Croatian born footballer, currently playing for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship... |
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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| 3 | Paul Urlovic Paul Urlovic Paul Mark Urlovic is a New Zealand professional footballer player who plays as Striker for Three Kings United in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier... |
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... |
3 |
| Grant Young (footballer) Grant Young (footballer) Grant Young is a football player who represented South Africa at international level and participated in two FIFA Club World Cups.-Career:... |
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... |
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