OFC Champions League
Oceania's second-tier men's club football competition.
The OFC Men's Champions League is the second-tier men's club football competition in Oceania, organised by the OFC. It began as the Oceania Club Championship (1987–2006) and has been organised since 2007 under its current format.
Quick Facts
- Organizing body
- Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
- Competition level
- Club (top-tier, continental)
- Region
- Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Island nations)
- Format
- Group stage followed by knockout rounds
- In-game context
- Oceania's premier club competition in FIFA's competition tree
Lore & Background
The first four Club Championship titles were won by Australian clubs. Since 2006, when Australia left the OFC, 16 OFC titles have been won by clubs from New Zealand, one by a Papua New Guinean club, and one by a New Caledonian club. The winning club used to qualify for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, entering at the African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off stage. Additionally, the best-ranked champion in a 4-year period, Auckland City FC, qualified for the 2025 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup. Qualifications for those tournaments are now handled by the OFC Professional League.
Reader's Guide
The tournament currently features eight teams split into two groups of four. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage, starting with the semi-finals. From the 2024 season, all games are live streamed on FIFA+.
Did You Know?
- Trophies for OFC tournament winners are made by London-based silversmiths Thomas Lyte.
- The 2019 final between New Caledonian sides Hienghène Sport and AS Magenta marked the first final without a New Zealand representative since 2005.
- The tournament was briefly renamed as the Fiji Airways OFC Champions League for the 2014–15 edition.
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