| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–8 May 2012 (preliminary stage) 30 March – 19 May 2013 (final stage) |
| Teams | 8 (final stage) 12 (total) (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Auckland City (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Waitakere United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Goals scored | 132 (3.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sanni Issa(9 goals) |
| Best player | Sanni Issa |
| Bestgoalkeeper |  Danny Robinson |
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The2012–13 OFC Champions League was the 12th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship,Oceania's premier clubfootball tournament organized by theOceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the currentOFC Champions League name.
Auckland City became the first team to win three consecutive title after defeatingWaitakere United in an all-New Zealandfinal.[1] As the winner of the 2013 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the2013 FIFA Club World Cup.[2]
Teams entering the group stage
Team entering the play-off round
Teams entering the preliminary roundThe OFC decided on the following format changes for the 2013 edition:
The following teams entered the competition.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|---|
| Teams entering thegroup stage | ||
 Fiji | Ba | 2011Fiji National Football League champion[5] |
| New Zealand | Waitakere United | 2011–12 ASB Premiership grand final champion[6] |
| Auckland City | 2011–12 ASB Premiership regular season premier[7] | |
 Papua New Guinea | Hekari United | 2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion[8] |
 Solomon Islands | Solomon Warriors | 2011–12 Solomon Islands S-League champion[9] |
 Tahiti | Dragon | 2011–12Tahiti Division Fédérale champion[10] |
 Vanuatu | Amicale | 2012 Vanuatu National Soccer League champion[11] |
| Team entering theplay-off round | ||
 New Caledonia | Mont-Dore | 2011New Caledonia Division Honneur champion[12] |
| Teams entering thepreliminary round | ||
 American Samoa | Pago Youth | 2011 FFAS Senior League champion |
 Cook Islands | Tupapa Maraerenga | 2011 Cook Islands Round Cup champion |
 Samoa | Kiwi | 2010–11 Samoa National League champion |
 Tonga | Lotoha'apai United | 2010–11 Tonga Major League champion |
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Stage | Date (local time) | |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Matchday 1 | 1 May 2012 |
| Matchday 2 | 3 May 2012 | |
| Matchday 3 | 5 May 2012 | |
| Play-off | 8 May 2012 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 30 March 2013 |
| Matchday 2 | 3, 5–7 April 2013 | |
| Matchday 3 | 12–13 April 2013 | |
| Matchday 4 | 17 April 2013 | |
| Matchday 5 | 20–21, 23 April 2013 | |
| Matchday 6 | 27–28 April 2013 | |
| Semi-finals | First leg | 4–5 May 2013 |
| Second leg | 11–12 May 2013 | |
| Final | 19 May 2013 | |
Matches played inTahiti are one day behind the other countries in global time as Tahiti is on the other side of theInternational Date Line.
The preliminary stage matches were played inTonga from 1 May to 8 May 2012.[3]
In the preliminary round, the four teams played each other on around-robin basis. The group winner advanced to theplay-off round.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupapa Maraerenga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
| Lotoha'apai United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 |
| Kiwi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 |
| Pago Youth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
| Pago Youth | 1–5 | Kiwi |
|---|---|---|
P. Samuelu 90' | Report[permanent dead link] | Malo 7',23' Saofaiga 26',80'Gosche 70' |
| Lotoha'apai United | 3–3 | Tupapa Maraerenga |
|---|---|---|
| Maamaaloa 68' M. Uhatahi 75'Moala 81' | Report[permanent dead link] | Best 37' Berlim 55',69' |
| Lotoha'apai United | 6–0 | Pago Youth |
|---|---|---|
| M. Uhatahi 23',30' Maamaaloa 54',71',89'S. T. Faupula 83' | Report[permanent dead link] |
| Tupapa Maraerenga | 9–0 | Pago Youth |
|---|---|---|
| Tiro 3' Berlim 23',30',53',71'Fowler 45+2'Manuel 51',69'Harmon 88' | Report |
In the play-off round, the winner of the preliminary round and the team entering in this round played each other over one match. The winner advanced to thegroup stage to join the seven automatic qualifiers.[2]
| Tupapa Maraerenga | 1–3 | Mont-Dore |
|---|---|---|
| Harmon 90+2' | Report[permanent dead link] | Kenon 33' Bessières 45'Wamytan 85' (pen.) |
In the group stage, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four. In each group, the four teams played each other on a home-and-awayround-robin basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to thesemi-finals.[2]
On 5 February 2013, the OFC announced the draw and schedule of the group stage.[13] The group stage matches were played from 30 March to 28 April 2013.[14]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BA | AMI | SOL | HEK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Amicale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| Solomon Warriors | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | ||
| Hekari United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Hekari United | 1–3 | Ba |
|---|---|---|
| Jack 50' | Report | Tiwa 44' Issa 52'Manuca 90+2' |
| Amicale | 2–0 | Solomon Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Bongnaim 60' Fred 88' | Report |
| Ba | 5–0 | Solomon Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Tiwa 2' Issa 47',63',75'Naioko 86' | Report[permanent dead link] |
| Solomon Warriors | 4–2 | Hekari United |
|---|---|---|
| G. Feni 11',44' Kilifa 13',27' | Report | Waroi 43' Gunemba 89' |
| Ba | 2–0 | Amicale |
|---|---|---|
| Issa 60' (pen.) Shaheed 83' | Report |
| Hekari United | 2–1 | Solomon Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Gunemba 17' Dabinyaba 27' | Report | Kilifa 54' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | WAI | AUC | DRA | MON | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waitakere United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | ||
| Auckland City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 12–2 | ||
| Dragon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Mont-Dore | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Mont-Dore | 1–4 | Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Painbéni 10' | Report | T. Tehau 40',81' Teikihakaupoko 86'Chong Hue 88' |
| Waitakere United | 1–3 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| Krishna 55' | Report[permanent dead link] | Dickinson 5',62' (pen.) Souto 51' |
| Auckland City | 12–2 | Mont-Dore |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson 4',34',43' White 8'Souto 9'Bale 18'Bilen 26',38'Riera 28'Expósito 61',65',81' | Report | Bob 46' Painbéni 78' |
| Dragon | 0–1 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Butler 43' |
| Auckland City | 1–3 | Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Dickinson 45+1' (pen.) | Report[permanent dead link] | T. Tehau 76' Vicelich 84' (o.g.)Graglia 90+1' |
| Waitakere United | 3–1 | Mont-Dore |
|---|---|---|
| Palmer 2' (pen.) Krishna 49',55' | Report[permanent dead link] | Maou 75' |
| Dragon | 1–1 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| T. Tehau 5' | Report | Expósito 39' |
| Mont-Dore | 2–3 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
| Bessières 36' Bob 66' | Report | Palmer 1',53' (pen.) De Vries 78' |
In the semi-finals, the winner of Group A play the runner-up of Group B, and the winner of Group B play the runner-up of Group A. In each tie, teams play each other on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis, with the group winners hosting the second leg. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, theaway goals rule is applied. If away goals are also tied,extra time is played, and the away goals rule is applied again after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still tied, the away team qualifies. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winner is determined bypenalty shoot-out.[2]
The first legs were played on 4 and 5 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 May 2013.[15]
| Amicale | 0–2 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Krishna 33',45+2' |
| Ba | 0–1 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Feneridis 51' |
Auckland City won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefinal.
| Waitakere United | 2–1 | Amicale |
|---|---|---|
| Coombes 66' Krishna 89' | Report | Nawo 37' |
Waitakere United won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to thefinal.
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other over one match at a pre-determined venue, withextra time andpenalty shoot-out used to decide the winner if necessary.[2] The final was played at Arena 2 ofMount Smart Stadium inAuckland,New Zealand on 19 May 2013.
| Waitakere United | 1–2 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| Coombes 39' | Report | Dickinson 16' Feneridis 19' |
| Award[1] | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Ball | Sanni Issa | Ba |
| Golden Boot | Sanni Issa | Ba |
| Golden Gloves | Danny Robinson | Waitakere United |
| Fair Play Award | — | Solomon Warriors |
In the preliminary stage (preliminary round and play-off round), there were 37 goals in 7 matches, for an average of 5.29 goals per match.
Source:[16]
In the final stage (group stage, semi-finals and final), there were 95 goals in 29 matches, for an average of 3.28 per match.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Vicelich | Auckland City | 1 | Dragon |
