The 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 18 to 24 February 2023.[1] A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League, in which the hosts Lupe ole Soaga secured that spot by winning all three of their games.
^The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[3][4] Both teams were already eliminated prior to the cancellation.
On 10 February 2023, OFC announced that 7 sets of national playoffs would take place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year's Champions League. [5]
^The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To'omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ abc"OFC Champions League Qualifying Stage dates announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 1 February 2023.
^Gutu Faasau (18 February 2023). "OFC qualifiers kick off in Samoa". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ ab"LUPE OLE SOAGA BIG VICTORS IN OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 QUALIFYING". Oceania Football Confederation. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ ab"STATEMENT FROM OFC". Oceania Football Confederation Facebook. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^"OFC Champions League explained". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
External linksedit
OFC Champions League 2023, oceaniafootball.com
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The 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage was played from 18 to 24 February 2023 1 A total of four teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2023 OFC Champions League in which the hosts Lupe ole Soaga secured that spot by winning all three of their games Contents 1 Preliminary group 1 1 Draw 1 2 Format 1 3 Matches 2 National play offs 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksPreliminary group editDraw edit The draw for the qualifying stage was held on 1 February 2023 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland New Zealand 1 Host team Remaining teams nbsp Lupe ole Soaga nbsp Ilaoa and To omata nbsp Tupapa Maraerenga nbsp Veitongo Format edit The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round robin basis at a centralised venue The winners Lupe ole Soaga advanced to the group stage to join the 7 direct entrants 1 The qualifying stage was hosted in Apia by Football Federation Samoa 2 Matches edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LUP TUP VEI ITO 1 nbsp Lupe ole Soaga H 3 3 0 0 29 1 28 9 Advance to group stage 7 1 9 0 2 nbsp Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 0 1 10 7 3 6 1 0 8 0 3 nbsp Veitongo 2 0 0 2 0 10 10 0 Canc a 4 nbsp Ilaoa and To omata 2 0 0 2 0 21 21 0 0 13 Source OFC H HostsNotes The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa 3 4 Both teams were already eliminated prior to the cancellation 18 February 2023 2023 02 18 13 00 UTC 13 00 Tupapa Maraerenga nbsp 1 0 nbsp VeitongoSaghabi nbsp 9 pen ReportNational Soccer Stadium ApiaAttendance 234Referee Arnold Tari Vanuatu 18 February 2023 2023 02 18 16 00 UTC 13 00 Ilaoa and To omata nbsp 0 13 nbsp Lupe ole SoagaReport Taualai nbsp 14 Toni nbsp 25 37 Tumua Leo nbsp 35 44 49 67 85 Bolton Roberts nbsp 52 Mason nbsp 71 Matau nbsp 73 Tumua nbsp 82 89 National Soccer Stadium ApiaAttendance 547Referee Neeshil Varman Fiji 21 February 2023 2023 02 21 13 00 UTC 13 00 Tupapa Maraerenga nbsp 8 0 nbsp Ilaoa and To omataMcCoy nbsp 13 43 Porter nbsp 22 Saghabi nbsp 32 39 Harmon nbsp 36 pen Tiputoa nbsp 87 Tuakana nbsp 88 ReportNational Soccer Stadium ApiaAttendance 106Referee Mohammed Altaf Fiji 21 February 2023 2023 02 21 16 00 UTC 13 00 Lupe ole Soaga nbsp 9 0 nbsp VeitongoCunniff nbsp 15 40 Setefano nbsp 20 Taualai nbsp 45 1 pen 66 pen Tumua Leo nbsp 63 Letutusa nbsp 70 Alatina Talilai nbsp 80 Fehoko nbsp 86 o g ReportNational Soccer Stadium ApiaAttendance 480Referee Ben O Connell New Zealand 24 February 2023 2023 02 24 13 00 UTC 13 00 Veitongo nbsp Cancelled note 1 nbsp Ilaoa and To omataReportNational Soccer Stadium ApiaReferee Keith Kitumbing Papua New Guinea 24 February 2023 2023 02 24 16 00 UTC 13 00 Lupe ole Soaga nbsp 7 1 nbsp Tupapa MaraerengaCunniff nbsp 23 89 Alatina Talilai nbsp 55 Mason nbsp 63 Letutusa nbsp 79 Tumua Leo nbsp 81 Matau nbsp 90 Report Trego nbsp 87 National Soccer Stadium ApiaAttendance 620Referee Arnold Tari Vanuatu National play offs editOn 10 February 2023 OFC announced that 7 sets of national playoffs would take place to determine which side from those nations would take part in this year s Champions League 5 Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Suva nbsp 3 2 nbsp Rewa 1 1 2 1 Hienghene Sport nbsp 1 5 nbsp Tiga Sport 1 3 0 2 Wellington Olympic nbsp 4 6 nbsp Auckland City 1 1 3 5 Hekari United nbsp 4 1 nbsp Lae City 2 1 2 0 Kossa FC nbsp 2 3 nbsp Solomon Warriors 1 1 1 2 Dragon nbsp 3 9 nbsp Pirae 0 2 3 7 SiaRaga FC nbsp 0 4 nbsp Ifira Black Bird FC 0 3 0 1 23 February 2023 2023 02 23 19 00 UTC 12 00 Suva nbsp 1 1 nbsp RewaA Soromon nbsp 62 Report Nabenia nbsp 90 4 HFC Bank Stadium SuvaReferee Veer Singh Fiji 26 February 2023 2023 02 26 15 00 UTC 12 00 Rewa nbsp 1 2 nbsp SuvaVerevou nbsp 90 3 Report Tahioa nbsp 49 Matanisiga nbsp 80 o g HFC Bank Stadium SuvaAttendance 850Referee Neeshil Varman Fiji Suva won 3 2 on aggregate 11 February 2023 2023 02 11 16 00 UTC 11 00 Hienghene Sport nbsp 1 3 nbsp Tiga SportSansot nbsp 12 Report J Bearune nbsp 5 Welepane nbsp 18 D Bearune nbsp 61 Stade Numa Daly NoumeaReferee Marius Gaicoin New Caledonia 18 February 2023 2023 02 18 16 00 UTC 11 00 Tiga Sport nbsp 2 0 nbsp Hienghene SportMathelon nbsp 15 Welepane nbsp 26 ReportStade Numa Daly NoumeaReferee Mederic Lacour New Caledonia Tiga Sport won 5 1 on aggregate 11 March 2023 2023 03 11 14 00 UTC 13 00 Wellington Olympic nbsp 1 1 nbsp Auckland CityStevens nbsp 37 Report Gray nbsp 79 Martin Luckie Park WellingtonAttendance 520Referee Nick Waldron New Zealand 18 March 2023 2023 03 18 16 00 UTC 13 00 Auckland City nbsp 5 3 nbsp Wellington OlympicGillion nbsp 23 Tade nbsp 74 77 pen 87 pen Kilkolly nbsp 85 Report Mata nbsp 15 Watson nbsp 28 62 Kiwitea Street AucklandReferee Campbell Kirk Kawana Waugh New Zealand Auckland City won 6 4 on aggregate 11 February 2023 2023 02 11 15 00 UTC 10 00 Hekari United nbsp 2 1 nbsp Lae CityJoe nbsp 50 Naime nbsp 60 Report Morgan nbsp 45 5 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium LaeAttendance 2 500Referee Charles Aragni Papua New Guinea 18 February 2023 2023 02 18 15 00 UTC 10 00 Lae City nbsp 0 2 nbsp Hekari UnitedReport Yasasa nbsp 88 Joe nbsp 90 4 Sir John Guise Stadium Port MoresbyAttendance 2 000Referee Veer Singh Fiji Hekari United won 4 1 on aggregate 22 February 2023 2023 02 22 15 00 UTC 11 00 Kossa nbsp 1 1 nbsp Solomon WarriorsFeni nbsp 43 Report Gagame nbsp 54 Lawson Tama Stadium HoniaraReferee Timothy Niu Solomon Islands 28 February 2023 2023 02 28 15 00 UTC 11 00 Solomon Warriors nbsp 2 1 nbsp KossaIfunaoa nbsp 33 Mala nbsp 60 Report Bakale nbsp 17 Lawson Tama Stadium HoniaraReferee David Yareboinen Papua New Guinea Solomon Warriors won 3 2 on aggregate 17 February 2023 2023 02 17 20 00 UTC 10 00 Dragon nbsp 0 2 nbsp PiraeReport Labaste nbsp 49 Paama nbsp 79 Stade Pater PiraeReferee Aurelien Planchais Godefroy France 24 February 2023 2023 02 24 20 00 UTC 10 00 Pirae nbsp 7 3 nbsp DragonTetauira nbsp 13 40 66 Bourebare nbsp 16 Tihoni nbsp 50 Ngiamba nbsp 78 Mathon nbsp 86 Report Tinirauarii nbsp 73 pen 78 Chan Kat nbsp 90 7 Stade Pater PiraeReferee Teremoana Roihau Tahiti Pirae won 9 3 on aggregate 22 February 2023 2023 02 22 17 00 UTC 11 00 SiaRaga FC nbsp 0 3 nbsp Ifira Black Bird FCReport Iawak nbsp 55 Lency nbsp 64 Kalotang nbsp 78 VFF Freshwater Stadium Port VilaAttendance 3 000Referee Joel Hopken Vanuatu 25 February 2023 2023 02 25 14 00 UTC 11 00 Ifira Black Bird FC nbsp 1 0 nbsp SiaRaga FCTenene nbsp 2 ReportLuganville Soccer City Stadium LuganvilleAttendance 5 000Referee Ben Aukwai Solomon Islands Ifira Black Bird won 4 0 on aggregate Notes edit The Veitongo v Ilaoa and To omata match was cancelled due to the threat of a cyclone closing in on Samoa 3 4 References edit a b c OFC Champions League Qualifying Stage dates announced Oceania Football Confederation 1 February 2023 Gutu Faasau 18 February 2023 OFC qualifiers kick off in Samoa Samoa Observer Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b LUPE OLE SOAGA BIG VICTORS IN OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023 QUALIFYING Oceania Football Confederation 24 February 2023 Retrieved 24 February 2023 a b STATEMENT FROM OFC Oceania Football Confederation Facebook 24 February 2023 Retrieved 24 February 2023 OFC Champions League explained Oceania Football Confederation 10 February 2023 Retrieved 10 February 2023 External links editOFC Champions League 2023 oceaniafootball com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 OFC Champions League qualifying stage amp oldid 1224030021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
