2025 OFC Women's Champions League

2025 OFC Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryTahiti
Dates4–17 May 2025
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland United (2nd title)
Runners-upPapua New Guinea Hekari Womens
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored71 (5.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Zoe Benson
8 goals
Best player(s)New Zealand Saskia Vosper
Best goalkeeperNew Zealand Hannah Mitchell
Fair play awardFrench Polynesia Pirae
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The 2025 OFC Champions League is the third edition of the OFC Women's Champions League, Oceania's premier women's club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). It was played from 4 to 17 May in Tahiti.[1] Auckland United qualified for the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup to be held in 2026.

Teams

Location of teams of the 2025 OFC Champions League.

A total of 7 teams out of 11 OFC member associations entered the competition. The draw was held on 19 March 2025 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

Association Team Qualifying method
 Fiji Ba Women 2024 Fiji Women's Super League champions
 American Samoa PanSa 2024 FFAS Senior Women's League champions
 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2024 Rarotonga Club Championship champions
 New Zealand Auckland United 2024 New Zealand Women's National League grand final champions
 Papua New Guinea Hekari Womens 2023–24 Papua New Guinea Women's National Soccer League champions
 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels 2024 Women's Premier League champions
 Tahiti Pirae 2024 Tahiti Women's Major League champions
 Vanuatu Penama Tigers[note 1] 2024 Vanuatu Women's Champion League champions

Associations that did not enter a team

Group stage

The group stage matches were scheduled to take place in Tahiti, and was played from 4 to 17 May 2025.


All times are local, TAHT (UTC-10).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAW HEN TUP PEN
1 Fiji Ba Womens 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to semi-finals — 2–0 — —
2 Solomon Islands Henderson Eels 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3 — — 5–0 —
3 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0 1–3 — — —
4 Vanuatu Penama Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] — — — —
Source: OFC
Notes:
  1. ^ Penama Tigers withdrew before the start of the tournament.[3]
Henderson Eels Solomon Islands5–0Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
  • Pegi 27'
  • Arukau 36', 40', 60'
  • Gitoli 90+9'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Sarah Jones (New Zealand)
Ba Womens Fiji2–0Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
Tupapa Maraerenga Cook Islands1–3Fiji Ba Womens
  • Kermode 79'
 Report
Attendance: 200

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AUC HEK PIR PAN
1 New Zealand Auckland United 3 3 0 0 24 1 +23 9 Advance to semi-finals — — — 11–0
2 Papua New Guinea Hekari Womens 3 2 0 1 15 2 +13 6 1–2 — 2–0 —
3 French Polynesia Pirae (H) 3 1 0 2 6 13 −7 3 0–11 — — 6–0
4 American Samoa PanSa 3 0 0 3 0 29 −29 0 — 0–12 — —
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
PanSa American Samoa0–12Papua New Guinea Hekari Womens
Report
  • Padio 4', 66', 75'
  • Kaipu 16', 18', 25', 27', 90'
  • Maneo 21'
  • Butubu 45'
  • Bakaniceva 60'
  • Elipas 63'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)
Pirae French Polynesia0–11New Zealand Auckland United
Report
  • Benson 6', 8', 19', 42', 45'
  • Canham 10', 38'
  • Pritchard 45'
  • Dugan 74', 90'
  • Roche 90+6'
Attendance: 250
Hekari Womens Papua New Guinea1–2New Zealand Auckland United
  • Waida 90'
 Report
  • Granger 42'
  • Pritchard 55'
Attendance: 200
Pirae French Polynesia6–0American Samoa PanSa
  • Tamarii 9', 25', 79'
  • Vivish 36'
  • Rua 42' (pen.)
  • Warren 47'
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)
Auckland United New Zealand11–0American Samoa PanSa
  • Knott 6', 21', 30'
  • Pritchard 19' (pen.)
  • Philpot 23'
  • A. Vosper 40'
  • Vlok 51', 85', 90+2'
  • S. Vosper 81'
  • McConnell 89'
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jovita Ambrose (Solomon Islands)
Hekari Womens Papua New Guinea2–0French Polynesia Pirae
  • Butubu 39'
  • Waida 45+3'
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

Knockout stage

Bracket

The bracket was determined as follows:

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 May 2025
 
 
Fiji Ba Women 1
 
17 May 2025
 
Papua New Guinea Hekari Womens 6
 
Papua New Guinea Hekari Women 0
 
14 May 2025
 
New Zealand Auckland United 1
 
New Zealand Auckland United 6
 
 
Solomon Islands Henderson Eels 1
 

Semi-finals

Ba Women Fiji1–6Papua New Guinea Hekari Womens
 Report
  • Elipas 5', 54', 58'
  • Kaipu 52', 69'
  • Pala 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 200
Auckland United New Zealand6–1Solomon Islands Henderson Eels
  • Dugan 3'
  • Benson 5', 18', 28'
  • Pritchard 7'
  • Canham 47'
 Report
Attendance: 200

Final

Main article: 2025 OFC Women's Champions League final

The final was played on 17 May 2025.

Hekari United Papua New Guinea0–1New Zealand Auckland United
Report
  • Canham 26'
Attendance: 300

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Award Player Team
Golden Ball New Zealand Saskia Vosper New Zealand Auckland United
Golden Boot New Zealand Zoe Benson New Zealand Auckland United
Golden Glove New Zealand Hannah Mitchell New Zealand Auckland United
Fair Play Award — French Polynesia Pirae

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Penama Tigers withdrew before the start of the tournament.[3]

References

  1. ^ "OFC release competition schedule, with venues and dates for 2025". friendsoffootballnz.com. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Draw confirmed for OFC Women's Champions League 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Vanuatu's Tigers make late withdrawal from OFC Women's Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Auckland United FC secure back-to-back titles at the OFC Women's Champions League". oceaniafootball.com. Oceania Football Confederation. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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