2013 OFC Champions League final

2013 OFC Champions League Final

Event	2012–13 OFC Champions League
Waitakere United Auckland City 1 2
Date	19 May 2013
Venue	Mount Smart Stadium (Arena 2), Auckland
Referee	Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Attendance	3,000

The 2013 OFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League, the 12th edition of the Oceania Cup, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

The final was contested between two New Zealand teams, Waitakere United and Auckland City, at Arena 2 of Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19 May 2013. The winner earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the qualifying play-off round.

Auckland City won the final 2–1 to record their third consecutive and fifth overall Champions League title.

Background

This is the first ever OFC club final which involves two teams from the same country. Either Auckland City or Waitakere United have appeared in the previous seven OFC club finals. Auckland City are the two-time defending champions and have played in four previous finals, winning all of them (2006, 2009, 2011, and 2012), while Waitakere United have played in three previous finals, winning two (2007 and 2008) and losing one (2010).

Road to final

Further information: 2012–13 OFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Waitakere United				Round	Auckland City
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Dragon	0–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Mont-Dore	2–0 (A)
Auckland City	1–3 (H)			Matchday 2	Waitakere United	3–1 (A)
Dragon	1–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Mont-Dore	12–2 (H)
Mont-Dore	3–1 (H)			Matchday 4	Dragon	1–3 (H)
Auckland City	1–0 (A)			Matchday 5	Waitakere United	0–1 (H)
Mont-Dore	3–2 (A)			Matchday 6	Dragon	1–1 (A)
Group B winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9 Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1 Source:				Final standings	Group B runner-up Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Waitakere United 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 Auckland City 6 3 1 2 19 8 +11 10 Dragon 6 2 3 1 9 5 +4 9 Mont-Dore 6 0 1 5 7 25 −18 1 Source:
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Semi-finals	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Amicale	4–1	2–0 (A)	2–1 (H)		Ba	7–1	6–1 (H)	1–0 (A)

Rules

The final was played as a single match at a pre-determined venue (a change from previous OFC Champions League finals which had been played on a home-and-away two-legged basis). If tied after regulation, extra time and, if necessary, penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner.

Match

19 May 2013

15:45 UTC+12

Waitakere United	1–2	Auckland City
Coombes 39'	Report	Dickinson 16' Feneridis 19'

Mount Smart Stadium (Arena 2), Auckland

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)

Waitakere United

Auckland City

GK 1 Danny Robinson DF 2 Aaron Scott DF 4 Tim Myers  31'  59' DF 5 Brian Shelley DF 6 Matt Cunneen MF 8 Chad Coombes MF 18 Sam Mathews  76' MF 20 Ryan De Vries FW 10 Allan Pearce  53' FW 12 Roy Krishna FW 17 Jake Butler (c) Substitutes: GK 28 Alex Carr DF 3 Jack Beguely MF 7 Jeremy Christie MF 19 Daniel Morgan  76' MF 23 Masaki Nomoto MF 27 Chris Palmer  53' FW 30 Rory Turner Manager: Paul Marshall

GK 12 Tamati Williams DF 3 Takuya Iwata DF 7 James Pritchett DF 15 Ivan Vicelich (c) DF 19 Mario Bilen MF 8 Chris Bale  90+4' MF 11 Daniel Koprivcic  55' MF 13 Alex Feneridis  43'  88' FW 16 Albert Riera  45+2' FW 9 Manel Expósito  64' FW 14 Adam Dickinson  90+4' Substitutes: GK 1 Jacob Spoonley DF 22 Andrew Milne  90+4' MF 4 Adam McGeorge  88' MF 5 Darren White  55' MF 17 Pedro García FW 20 Emiliano Tade FW 21 David Browne Manager: Ramon Tribulietx

Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand) Ravinesh Kumar (Fiji) Fourth official: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)