2013 OFC Champions League Final

2013 OFC Champions League Final
Event 2012–13 OFC Champions League
Date 19 May 2013
Venue Mount Smart Stadium (Arena 2), Auckland
Referee Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Attendance 3,000

The 2013 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, the 12th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested between two New Zealand teams, Waitakere United and Auckland City, at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19 May 2013. The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.[1]

Auckland City won the final 2–1.[2]

Background

This is the first ever OFC club final which involves two teams from the same country. Either Auckland City or Waitakere United have appeared in the previous seven OFC club finals. Auckland City are the two-time defending champions and have played in four previous finals, winning all of them (2006, 2009, 2011, and 2012), while Waitakere United have played in three previous finals, winning two (2007 and 2008) and losing one (2010).

Road to final

For more details on this topic, see 2012–13 OFC Champions League.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

New Zealand Waitakere United Round New Zealand Auckland City
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
French Polynesia Dragon 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 New Caledonia Mont-Dore 2–0 (A)
New Zealand Auckland City 1–3 (H) Matchday 2 New Zealand Waitakere United 3–1 (A)
French Polynesia Dragon 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 New Caledonia Mont-Dore 12–2 (H)
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 3–1 (H) Matchday 4 French Polynesia Dragon 1–3 (H)
New Zealand Auckland City 1–0 (A) Matchday 5 New Zealand Waitakere United 0–1 (H)
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 3–2 (A) Matchday 6 French Polynesia Dragon 1–1 (A)
Group B winner
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
New Zealand Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
New Zealand Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10
French Polynesia Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 18 1
Final standings Group B runner-up
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
New Zealand Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
New Zealand Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10
French Polynesia Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9
New Caledonia Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 18 1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Semi-finals Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Vanuatu Amicale 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Fiji Ba 7–1 6–1 (H) 1–0 (A)

Rules

The final was played as a single match at a pre-determined venue (a change from previous OFC Champions League finals which had been played on a home-and-away two-legged basis). If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.[1]

Match

19 May 2013
15:45 UTC+12
Waitakere United New Zealand 1–2 New Zealand Auckland City
Coombes  39' Report Dickinson  16'
Feneridis  19'
Mount Smart Stadium (Arena 2), Auckland
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Waitakere United
Auckland City
GK 1 England Danny Robinson
DF 2 New Zealand Aaron Scott
DF 4 New Zealand Tim Myers Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 31', 59'
DF 5 Republic of Ireland Brian Shelley
DF 6 Netherlands Matt Cunneen
MF 8 New Zealand Chad Coombes
MF 18 New Zealand Sam Mathews  76'
MF 20 South Africa Ryan De Vries
FW 10 New Zealand Allan Pearce  53'
FW 12 Fiji Roy Krishna
FW 17 New Zealand Jake Butler (c)
Substitutes:
GK 28 New Zealand Alex Carr
DF 3 New Zealand Jack Beguely
MF 7 New Zealand Jeremy Christie
MF 19 New Zealand Daniel Morgan  76'
MF 23 Japan Masaki Nomoto
MF 27 England Chris Palmer  53'
FW 30 New Zealand Rory Turner
Manager:
New Zealand Paul Marshall
GK 12 New Zealand Tamati Williams
DF 3 Japan Takuya Iwata
DF 7 New Zealand James Pritchett
DF 15 New Zealand Ivan Vicelich (c)
DF 19 Croatia Mario Bilen
MF 8 Wales Chris Bale  90+4'
MF 11 New Zealand Daniel Koprivcic  55'
MF 13 New Zealand Alex Feneridis  43'  88'
FW 16 Spain Albert Riera  45+2'
FW 9 Spain Manel Expósito  64'
FW 14 England Adam Dickinson  90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 1 New Zealand Jacob Spoonley
DF 22 New Zealand Andrew Milne  90+4'
MF 4 New Zealand Adam McGeorge  88'
MF 5 England Darren White  55'
MF 17 Spain Pedro García
FW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade
FW 21 Papua New Guinea David Browne
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees:
Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)
Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji)
Fourth official:
Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations of the 2013 OFC Champions League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. "Auckland City book ticket to Morocco". oceaniafootball.com. May 20, 2013.

External links

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