# 2008–09 OFC Champions League

The 2008–09 OFC Champions League was the 8th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 3rd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The competition consisted of a home and away group stage, followed by a knockout round. It took place from 2 November 2008 until 3 May 2009.
A qualifying round was due to be played, but due to the withdrawal of the representatives from the Cook Islands and Tuvalu, the entrants from Papua New Guinea automatically gained entry to the main draw. It is unknown why the domestic champions of Tahiti and New Caledonia were unable to participate.
The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat Koloale of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.

## Participating teams

Direct to group stage
* Auckland City (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
* Ba (Fiji) – 2008 Fiji National League premier
* Koloale (Solomon Islands) – 2007–08 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
* Port Vila Sharks (Vanuatu) – 2008 VFF Bred Cup winner
* Waitakere United (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship champion and premier
O-League Preliminary

### Entrants

* Hekari United (Papua New Guinea) – 2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
* Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands)
* Nauti FC (Tuvalu)

### Other OFC nations

* Magenta (New Caledonia) – disallowed
* Sinamoga (Samoa) – did not enter
* Tongans (Tonga) – did not enter
* Konica Machine FC (American Samoa) – did not enter
* (Tahiti) – member nation not eligible
Under the rules of the OFC Champions League, the winner of the O-League Preliminary competition replaces the last-placed member nation from the previous year's O-League.

## Qualifying stage

Hekari United automatically qualified to the Group Stage following the withdrawal of the representative clubs from Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hekari United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Automatically qualifield for group stage |
| 2 | Tupapa Maraerenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 3 | Nauti FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AUC | WAI | PVS |
| 1 | Auckland City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 10 | | 2–2 | 8–1 |
| 2 | Waitakere United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | 1–3 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Port Vila Sharks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KOL | HSU | BA |
| 1 | Koloale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Hekari United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | | 1–2 |
| 3 | Ba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Koloale | 4–9 | Auckland City | 2–7 | 2–2 |
Koloale FC Honiara: :
| | 2 | Welshman Houkarawa |
| | 3 | Jeffrey Bule |
| | 5 | Richard Anisua |
| | 6 | Timothy Joe |
| | 13 | Lency Saeni | ??' |
| | 14 | Nicholas Muri |
| | 15 | Mostyn Beui |
| | 16 | Joses Nawo |
| | 18 | Henry Koto | 57' |
| | 19 | Henry Fa'arodo |
| GK | 16 | Shadrack Ramoni |
| Substitutes: |||
| | 8 | Peter Taloga | 57' |
| | 10 | Ezra Sale |
| | 12 | Oscar Sara |
| GK | 21 | Eddie Ramo |
| | 23 | Leonard Rakoto |
| | 16 | Kluivert Dagi | ??' |
| | 30 | Tony Otini |
| Manager: |||
| Luke Eroi ||||
Auckland City FC: :
| DF | 3 | Matt Friel |
| MF | 5 | Matt Williams |
| DF | 6 | Lee Ki-Hyung |
| DF | 7 | James Pritchett |
| FW | 9 | Paul Urlovic | 45' |
| FW | 10 | Grant Young |
| GK | 12 | Jacob Spoonley |
| MF | 13 | Alex Feneridis |
| DF | 15 | Ivan Vicelich |
| DF | 16 | George Suri | 15' |
| FW | 24 | Milos Nikolic | 80' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | John Fletcher |
| DF | 4 | Sam Campbell | 15' |
| FW | 14 | Keryn Jordan | 45' |
| DF | 21 | Riki van Steeden |
| DF | 22 | Xavi Roca |
| MF | 23 | Liam Mulrooney | 80' |
| DF | 26 | Jonathan Raj |
| Manager: |||
| Paul Posa ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Michael Mouauri (Cook Islands)
* Hilary Ani (Papua New Guinea)
* Fourth official:
* Chris Beath (Australia)
Auckland City FC: :
| DF | 3 | Matt Friel |
| DF | 4 | Sam Campbell |
| MF | 5 | Matt Williams |
| DF | 6 | Lee Ki-Hyung | | 90' |
| DF | 7 | James Pritchett |
| FW | 9 | Paul Urlovic | | 50' |
| FW | 10 | Grant Young | | 86' |
| GK | 12 | Jacob Spoonley |
| MF | 13 | Alex Feneridis | 39' |
| DF | 15 | Ivan Vicelich |
| FW | 24 | Milos Nikolic |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | John Fletcher |
| FW | 14 | Keryn Jordan | | 50' |
| DF | 21 | Riki van Steeden | | 90' |
| DF | 22 | Xavi Roca |
| MF | 23 | Liam Mulrooney | | 86' |
| DF | 26 | Jonathan Raj |
| Manager: |||
| Paul Posa ||||
Koloale FC Honiara: :
| | 2 | Welshman Houkarawa |
| | 3 | Jeffrey Bule |
| | 5 | Richard Anisua |
| | 6 | Timothy Joe |
| | 13 | Lency Saeni | ??' |
| | 14 | Nicholas Muri |
| | 15 | Mostyn Beui |
| | 16 | Joses Nawo |
| | 18 | Henry Koto | 57' |
| | 19 | Henry Fa'arodo |
| GK | 20 | Shadrack Ramoni |
| Substitutes: |||
| | 1 | Santas Kabini |
| | 8 | Peter Taloga | 57' |
| | 10 | Ezra Sale |
| | 26 | Kluivert Dagi | ??' |
| | 30 | Tony Otini |
| Manager: |||
| Luke Eroi ||||
* Assistant referees:
* Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
* Mahit Chilia (Vanuatu)
* Fourth official:
* Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
Auckland City won 9–4 on aggregate.
The OFC Champions League winner also advances to the qualifying round of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
* OFC Champions League 2008–2009 Winners
* Auckland City Second title

## Topscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | F1 | F2 | Total |
| 1 | Keryn Jordan | Auckland City | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Paul Urlovic | Auckland City | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 4 |
| 3 | Richard Anisua | Koloale | | 1 | | | 2 | | 3 |
| 3 | Chad Coombes | Auckland City | | | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 3 | Roy Krishna | Waitakere United | | 2 | | 1 | | | 3 |
| 3 | Paul Seaman | Waitakere United | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| 7 | Abraham Iniga | Hekari United | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 7 | Kema Jack | Hekari United | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 7 | Nicholas Muri | Koloale | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 7 | Milos Nikolic | Auckland City | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 7 | Osea Vakatalesau | Ba | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| Last updated May 3, 2009 ||||||||||