2026 OFC Men's Champions League

2026 OFC Men's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
Samoa
Final tournament:
Fiji
DatesQualifying:
31 January – 6 February[1]

Competition proper:
9 – 22 August
TeamsCompetition proper: 8
Total: 11 (from 11 associations)
2025

The 2026 OFC Men's Champions League is the 25th edition of the Oceania's club football tournament, organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). This is the third season under the current OFC Men's Champions League name, and the first in which the champions do not qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup or the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, with the OFC Professional League taking their place.

Teams

Location of teams of the 2026 OFC Champions League.
Teams entering the Group Stage; (H) Final tournament host
Teams entering the qualifying stage; (h) Qualifying stage host

A total of 11 teams from all 11 OFC member associations may enter the competition.

  • Seven associations (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the group stage.
  • Four associations (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners advancing to the group stage.
Qualified teams for 2026 OFC Men's Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage Rewa (1st) Tiga Sport (1st) Auckland City (1st) Lae City (6th, regular season winners)
Central Coast (1st) AS Vénus (1st) Galaxy (1st)
Qualifying stage PR Pago Youth (2nd) Tupapa Maraerenga (CW) Vaivase-Tai (3rd) Nukuhetulu (1st)

Schedule

Schedule for 2026 OFC Men's Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying stage Preliminary group
( Samoa)
17 December 2025[2] 31 January
3 February
6 February
Group stage Matchday 1 9–10 August
Matchday 2 12–13 August
Matchday 3 15–16 August
Knockout phase Semi-finals 19 or 20 August
Final 22 August

Qualifying stage

Preliminary group

The four teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Samoa. The winners advanced to the group stage.[1]

Matches

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TUP VPN PGY NKT
1 Tupapa Maraerenga 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to group stage 1–1 3–0
2 Vaivase-Tai 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5 1–1
3 Pago Youth 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2 0–3 2–2
4 Nukuhetulu 3 0 1 2 5 10 −5 1 3–5
Source: OFC


Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team QS1 QS2 QS3 GS1 GS2 GS3 SF F Total

References

  1. ^ a b "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2026". Oceania Football Confederation. 25 January 2026. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "OFC Men's Champions League 2026 qualifying draw announced". Oceania Football.