2006 OFC Club Championship

2006 OFC Club ChampionshipTournament details

Dates| 6 February – 21 May 2006
Teams| 11 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions|  Auckland City (1st title)
Runners-up|  Pirae
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 22
Goals scored| 96 (4.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Benjamin Totori 7 goals

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The 2006 OFC Club Championship was the 5th edition of the top-level Oceanic club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the last tournament before it was rebranded as the OFC Champions League. The qualifying round was held at Govind Park in Ba, Fiji, from 6 February until 10 February 2006, with the main competition taking place at the North Harbour Stadium in Albany, New Zealand from 10 May until 21 May 2006.

The tournament was the first of its kind to not have a representative from Australia competing, due to the nation's migration to the Asian Football Confederation, meaning the winners of the competition would for the first time be from a nation outside of Australia.

Australia's departure from the OFC meant that qualification for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup was under question – in March 2006 it was reported that the Oceania champions would have to play a preliminary match against the J. League champions for a place in the main competition. However, later that month, it was announced that FIFA president Sepp Blatter had been unable to get the necessary support for the new format and as a result Oceania retained direct entry to 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA reviewed the format the following year.[1]

The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat AS Pirae of Tahiti in the final.

## Participants

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PanSa East

Nikao Sokattack

Nokia Eagles

Magenta

YoungHeart
Manawatu

Auckland
City

Sobou

Tuanaimoto
Breeze

Marist

Pirae

Lotoha'apai

Tafea

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Location of teams of the 2006 OFC Champions League.
Automatic entrants
Preliminary round entrants

The following teams entered the competition.

Association  | Team  | Qualifying method

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Teams entering the group stage
New Caledonia | AS Magenta | 2004–05 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
New Zealand | Auckland City | 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship grand final champion
2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship regular season premier
YoungHeart Manawatu | 2005–06 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
Papua New Guinea | Sobou FC | 2005 Papua New Guinea National Club Championship champion
Solomon Islands | Makuru FC | 2006 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
Tahiti | AS Pirae | 2004–05 Tahiti Division Fédérale champion
Vanuatu | Tafea FC | 2005 Vanuatu National Super League champion
Teams entering the preliminary round
American Samoa | PanSa[a] | 2005 ASFA Soccer League champion
Cook Islands | Nikao Sokattak | 2005 Cook Islands Round Cup champion
Fiji | Nokia Eagles | 2006 Fiji Club Franchise League champion
Samoa | Tuanaimato Breeze | 2005 Samoa National League champion
Tonga | Lotoha'apai United | 2005 Tonga Major League champion

Notes

1. ^ PanSa withdrew from the competition.

## Preliminary round

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A preliminary round was held to determine the 8th and final participant in the final. The format was a group stage, with each team playing each other once. The winner of the group would qualify for the main draw.

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Nokia Eagles | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 7
Tuanaimato Breeze | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4
Lotoha'apai | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 4
Nikao Sokattack | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

6 February 2006

Lotoha'apai | 1–5|  Nokia Eagles

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Vaihu 31' | (Report) | Tamanisau 17'
Nawatu 41'
Duguca 59'
Sabutu 81', 88'

Govind Park, Ba, Fiji

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

6 February 2006

Nikao Sokattack | 1–2|  Tuanaimato Breeze

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Tisam 15' | (Report) | Fa'aiuaso 72', 77'

Govind Park, Ba, Fiji

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

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8 February 2006

Nikao Sokattack | 1–3|  Lotoha'apai

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Willis 10' | (Report) | Moala 54'
Makasini 61'
Uhatahi 67'

Govind Park, Ba, Fiji

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

8 February 2006

Nokia Eagles | 2–1|  Tuanaimato Breeze

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Tamanisau 55'
Bolaitoga 77' | (Report) | Fa'aiuaso 27'

Govind Park, Ba, Fiji

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

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10 February 2006

Lotoha'apai | 1–1|  Tuanaimato Breeze

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Uhatahi 85' | (Report) | Esau 32'

Govind Park, Ba, Fiji

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

10 February 2006

Nokia Eagles | 0–0|  Nikao Sokattack

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Govind Park, Ba, Fiji

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

## First round

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The eight remaining teams were separated into two groups, each team playing the other teams once. The top two teams from each group progress to the semi-finals. This First Round was held in Albany, New Zealand.

### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Auckland City | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 1  | +10  | 9
Pirae | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 2  | +15  | 6
Marist | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 14  | −5  | 3
Sobou | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 21  | −20  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

10 May

Marist| 1–10| Pirae

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10 May

Auckland City| 7–0| Sobou

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13 May

Auckland City| 3–1| Marist

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14 May

Pirae| 7–0| Sobou

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16 May

Sobou| 1–7| Marist

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16 May

Pirae| 0–1| Auckland City

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### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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YoungHeart Manawatu | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 5
Nokia Eagles | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 4
Tafea | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 4
Magenta | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 3

Source: [citation needed]

11 May

Magenta| 0–1| Tafea

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11 May

Nokia Eagles| 2–2| YoungHeart Manawatu

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13 May

Magenta| 0–3| YoungHeart Manawatu

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14 May

Tafea| 0–4| Nokia Eagles

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16 May

Tafea| 3–3| YoungHeart Manawatu

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16 May

Nokia Eagles| 0–1| Magenta

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## Knockout stage

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### Semi finals

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The top two teams from both groups progressed to the semifinals.

19 May 2006

Auckland City | 9–1|  Nokia Eagles

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Sykes 37'
Seaman  52'
Jordan 55'
Young 61',  62'
Hayne 68'
Bunce 84'
Little 89',  90'+ | (Report) | Tiwa 17'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

19 May 2006

YoungHeart Manawatu | 1–2|  Pirae

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Totori 61' | (Report) | Hmae 1'
Bennett 8'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

### Third Place Playoff

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21 May 2006

Nokia Eagles | 0–4|  YoungHeart Manawatu

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| (Report) | Totori (3)
Maemae

North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand

Attendance: ?

Referee: ?

### Final

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21 May 2006

Auckland City | 3–1|  Pirae

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Jordan 23', 41', 63' (pen.) | (Report) | Fa'aiuaso 84'

North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand

Attendance: 2,000

Auckland City are the 2006 Oceania Club Champions and qualify for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

## See also

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* Oceania Club Championship

## References

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1. ^ Maddaford, Terry (31 March 2006). "Soccer: Oceania winner retains direct entry to club champs". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

## External links

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* RSSSF archive of the 2006 Oceania Club Championship
* Oceania Football OFC Event Report

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