2012 OFC Champions League final

The 2012 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2011–12 OFC Champions League, the 11th season of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 6th season under the current name of the OFC Champions League (also known as O-League).

2012 OFC Champions League Final

Event	2011–12 OFC Champions League
Auckland City Tefana 3 1
on aggregate
First leg
Auckland City Tefana 2 1
Date	29 April 2012
Venue	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee	John Saohu (Solomon Islands)
Attendance	1,500
Second leg
Tefana Auckland City 0 1
Date	12 May 2012
Venue	Stade Louis Ganivet, Faaa
Referee	Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)
Attendance	1,900
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The final was played over two legs between Tefana from Tahiti and Auckland City from New Zealand, on 29 April and 12 May 2012. After winning the first leg 2–1,^[1] Auckland City also won the second leg 1–0 to complete a 3–1 aggregate win.^[2] As the OFC Champions League winners, they qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the OFC representative, entering the qualifying play-off round.^[3]

Background

Auckland City were the defending champions, winning the title in 2010–11 after beating Amicale in the 2011 OFC Champions League Final.^[4] They also won two other finals in 2009 and 2006.^[5]

Tefana finished fourth in the group stage in the previous season. They became the second Tahitian side to reach an Oceanian club final, after Pirae in 2006 where they lost to Auckland City.

Road to final

Further information: 2011–12 OFC Champions League

Tefana		Round	Auckland City
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Waitakere United	0–10 (A)	Matchday 1	Koloale	4–1 (A)
Mont-Dore	1–1 (A)	Matchday 2	Hekari United	2–0 (H)
Ba	4–1 (H)	Matchday 3	Amicale	3–2 (H)
Waitakere United	3–0 (H)	Matchday 4	Koloale	7–3 (H)
Mont-Dore	2–0 (H)	Matchday 5	Hekari United	1–1 (A)
Ba	5–0 (A)	Matchday 6	Amicale	0–1 (A)
Group A winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Tefana 6 4 1 1 15 12 +3 13 Waitakere United 6 4 0 2 21 6 +15 12 Ba 6 3 0 3 7 16 −9 9 Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 2 11 −9 1		Final standings	Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Auckland City 6 4 1 1 17 8 +9 13 Hekari United 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 Amicale 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 7 Koloale 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3

Rules

The winners of the two groups played in the final over two legs, with the order of matches decided by a random draw. The away goals rule applied, with extra time and a penalty shootout used to decide the winner if necessary.^[6]

Match summary

First leg

Auckland City	2 – 1	Tefana
Mulligan 57' Koprivcic 60'	Report	Williams 72'

29 April 2012

14:00 UTC+12:00

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: John Saohu (Solomon Islands)

Auckland City

Tefana

AUCKLAND CITY: GK 1 Jacob Spoonley DF 3 Ian Hogg  62' DF 5 Ángel Berlanga DF 7 James Pritchett MF 8 Dave Mulligan  65' FW 9 Manel Expósito FW 11 Daniel Koprivcic MF 13 Alex Feneridis  60' FW 14 Adam Dickinson  80' DF 15 Ivan Vicelich (c) MF 16 Albert Riera Substitutes: GK 12 Tamati Williams DF 4 Riki van Steeden MF 6 Chad Coombes  82'  80' FW 10 Luis Corrales  65' MF 17 Adam McGeorge FW 22 Andrew Milne DF 23 Simon Arms Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

TEFANA: GK 23 Xavier Samin DF 2 Stephane Faatiarau DF 3 Pierre Kugogne  79' MF 6 Heimano Bourebare FW 7 Taufa Neuffer  21'  86' MF 8 Tetiamana Marmouyet (c)  31' DF 11 Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang MF 13 Stanley Atani  55' MF 15 Lorenzo Tehau  67' FW 19 Alvin Tehau DF 21 Angelo Tchen  23'  81' Substitutes: GK 25 Leonce Roometua DF 4 Luthy Bohl DF 5 Mihimana Lemaire FW 17 Roihau Degage  86' DF 18 Tauraa Marmouyet  81' FW 20 Axel Williams  67' FW 24 David Chang Koei Chang Manager: Laurent Heinis

Assistant referees: Jackson Namo (Solomon Islands) Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji) Fourth official: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Second leg

Tefana	0 – 1	Auckland City
	Report	Expósito 41'

12 May 2012

16:00 UTC−10:00

Stade Louis Ganivet, Faaa

Attendance: 1,900

Referee: Isidore Assiene-Ambassa (New Caledonia)

Tefana

Auckland City

TEFANA: GK 23 Xavier Samin DF 3 Pierre Kugogne MF 6 Heimano Bourebare  40' FW 7 Taufa Neuffer  72' MF 8 Tetiamana Marmouyet (c) DF 11 Jean-Claude Chang Koei Chang MF 16 Sebastian Labayen  25'  77' DF 18 Tauraa Marmouyet FW 19 Alvin Tehau  63' FW 20 Axel Williams  56' DF 21 Angelo Tchen Substitutes: GK 25 Leonce Roometua DF 2 Stephane Faatiarau MF 10 Hiva Kamoise  77' DF 12 Viritua Tiaiho MF 13 Stanley Atani  72' MF 15 Lorenzo Tehau  56' FW 17 Roihau Degage Manager: Laurent Heinis

AUCKLAND CITY: GK 1 Jacob Spoonley  90' DF 3 Ian Hogg DF 5 Ángel Berlanga DF 7 James Pritchett FW 9 Manel Expósito  90+1' FW 11 Daniel Koprivcic  51' MF 13 Alex Feneridis  69' FW 14 Adam Dickinson  39' DF 15 Ivan Vicelich (c) MF 16 Albert Riera MF 21 Ivan Diaz  65'  73' Substitutes: GK 12 Tamati Williams MF 6 Chad Coombes  51' MF 8 Dave Mulligan FW 10 Luis Corrales MF 17 Adam McGeorge  73' FW 20 Emiliano Tade FW 22 Andrew Milne  90+1' Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees: Michael Joseph (Vanuatu) Didier Hmuso (New Caledonia) Fourth official: Bruce George (Vanuatu)

References

1. "Auckland take slim advantage into 2nd Leg". Oceania Football Confederation. April 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
2. "Auckland book FIFA Club World Cup spot". Oceania Football Confederation. May 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012.
3. "Auckland continue to reign in Oceania". FIFA.com. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
4. "Sport: O-League champs expect to be targeted". RNZ. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
5. "About Auckland City FC". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
6. "Regulations of the 2012 O-League" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2012-04-28.

External links

• OFC Champions League