2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage
The 2018 OFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 7 April to 20 May 2018.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 OFC Champions League.
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| B | ||
| C | ||
| D |
Format
The eight teams in the knockout stage played on a single-elimination basis. In the quarter-finals, each tie was played as a single match, while in the semi-finals and final, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
Bracket
The bracket was determined as follows:
| Round | Matchups |
|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | (Group winners host match, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
|
| Semi-finals | (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
|
| Final | (Order of legs decided by draw)
|
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) was held on 5 March 2018 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.[4][1]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 7–8 April 2018 | |
| Semi-finals | 22 April 2018 | 29 April 2018 |
| Final | 13 May 2018 | 20 May 2018 |
Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group cannot play each other), with the group winners hosting the match, and the matchups decided by draw.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Team Wellington | 11–0 | |
| Auckland City | 2–0 | |
| Dragon | 1–2 | |
| Nalkutan | 1–2 |
| Team Wellington | 11–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lautoka | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Team Wellington | 2–2 (a) | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Lautoka | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Lautoka won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Team Wellington won on away goals.
Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
| Lautoka | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Team Wellington won 10–3 on aggregate.
References
- ^ a b "OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2018 KNOCKOUT STAGE" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "Quarter final fixtures confirmed". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT STAGE OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 5 March 2018.
- ^ "OFC Champions League schedule revealed". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 January 2018.
External links
- OFC Champions League 2018, oceaniafootball.com