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2007–08 OFC Champions League Tournament details Dates June 12, 2007 - May 4, 2008 Teams 9 (from 8 associations) Final positions Champions Waitakere United (2nd title)
Runners-up Kossa
Tournament statistics Matches played 17 Goals scored 53 (3.12 per match) Top scorer(s) Allan Pearce 5 goals
The Oceania Champions League 2007-08 started in 12 June 2007 with the Preliminary Tournament and was played till 4 May 2008. The league was contested by clubs from seven member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The clubs from the 3 lower-ranking country in the some played a qualifying tournament, where the best team got a place to the final six, where clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.
The two group winners will meet in a home and away grand-final at April 26 and May 11, 2008. The winner will claim Oceania’s US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
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Participants
Sokattack Nikao (Cook Islands)
Ba (Fiji)
Baco (New Caledonia)
Auckland City (New Zealand)
Waitakere United (New Zealand)
University-Inter (Papua New Guinea)
Kossa (Solomon Islands)
Manu-Ura (Tahiti)
Tafea (Vanuatu)
OFC O-League Preliminary Tournament
The Preleminary Tournament was played in New Caledonia.
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Tafea
6 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 Baco
3 2 1 0 1 2 5 -3 University-Inter
0 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 Sokattack Nikao
- - - - - - - - Date Home Team Result Away Team Jun 12 Baco 2 - 0 University-Inter Jun 14 Tafea 5 - 1 University-Inter Jun 16 Tafea 5 - 0 Baco Group stage
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Waitakere United
4 2 2 0 5 3 2 8 Auckland City
4 2 1 1 8 2 6 7 Manu-Ura
4 0 1 3 2 10 -8 1 AUC MU WAI Auckland City – 6–0 0–1 Manu-Ura 0–1 – 1–1 Waitakere United 1–1 2–1 – Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Kossa
4 2 2 0 8 4 4 8 Tafea
4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 Ba
4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 3 BA KOS TAF Ba – 2–4 1–0 Kossa 2–0 – 1–1 Tafea 2–1 1–1 – Final
Main article: 2007–08 OFC Champions League FinalTeam 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Kossa 3–6 Waitakere United
3–1 0–5 2008-04-26
14:00 UTC+11Kossa 3–1 Waitakere United
Lawson Tama Stadium
Honiara, Solomon Islands
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)Luwi 21'
41'
Naka85'
(Report) Perry 49'
2008-05-11
14:00 UTC+12Waitakere United 5–0 Kossa
Trusts Stadium
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)Totori 8'
Emblen25'
Pearce72'
77'
Butler85'
(Report)
Waitakere United win 6-3 on aggregate and advance to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup.OFC Champions League
2007-2008 WinnersWaitakere United
Second TitleTop goal-scorers
# Player Team Goals 1 James Naka
Kossa
4 Joe Luwi
Kossa
2 Keryn Jordan
Auckland City
2 Avinesh Suwamy
Ba
Allan Pearce
Waitakere United
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