The 2008–09 OFC Champions League was the 8th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 3rd season under the current OFC Champions League name. The competition consisted of a home and away group stage, followed by a knockout round. It took place from 2 November 2008 until 3 May 2009.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 November 2008 – 2 May 2009 |
| Teams | 6 (from 5 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Auckland City (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Koloale |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.79 per match) |
A qualifying round was due to be played, but due to the withdrawal of the representatives from the Cook Islands and Tuvalu, the entrants from Papua New Guinea automatically gained entry to the main draw. It is unknown why the domestic champions of Tahiti and New Caledonia were unable to participate.
The winner of the tournament was Auckland City of New Zealand, who beat Koloale of the Solomon Islands in the two legged final, claiming Oceania's US$1 million (NZ$1.41 million) berth in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
Participating teams
Participated
Withdrew
Disallowed
Eligible but did not enterDirect to group stage
Auckland City (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship regular season runner-up
Ba (Fiji) – 2008 Fiji National League premier
Koloale (Solomon Islands) – 2007–08 Solomon Islands National Club Championship champion
Port Vila Sharks (Vanuatu) – 2008 VFF Bred Cup winner- Waitakere United (New Zealand) – 2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship champion and premier
O-League Preliminary
- Entrants
Hekari United (Papua New Guinea) – 2007–08 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League champion
Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands)
Nauti FC (Tuvalu)
- Other OFC nations
Magenta (New Caledonia) – disallowed
Sinamoga (Samoa) – did not enter
Tongans (Tonga) – did not enter
Konica Machine FC (American Samoa) – did not enter
(Tahiti) – member nation not eligible
Under the rules of the OFC Champions League, the winner of the O-League Preliminary competition replaces the last-placed member nation from the previous year's O-League.
Hekari United automatically qualified to the Group Stage following the withdrawal of the representative clubs from Cook Islands and Tuvalu.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AUC | WAI | PVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 10 | 2–2 | 8–1 | ||
| Waitakere United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 7 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||
 Port Vila Sharks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Auckland City | 2–2 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
Keryn Jordan  45' 48' | Report[permanent dead link] | Benjamin Totori 21' Paul Seaman 73' |
| Waitakere United | 3–0 | Port Vila Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Seaman 21' Roy Krishna 28' 34' | Report[permanent dead link] |
| Port Vila Sharks | 0–2 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fedy Vava 8' (o.g.) Paul Urlovic 70' |
| Auckland City | 8–1 | Port Vila Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Urlovic 9' 71' Chad Coombes 22' 47' 77'Milos Nikolic 30' (pen.) 81'Alex Feneridis 59' | Report[permanent dead link] | Alex Feneridis 40' (o.g.) |
| Port Vila Sharks | 2–3 | Waitakere United |
|---|---|---|
| Moise Poida 17' Francois Sakama 57' | Report[permanent dead link] | Christopher Bale 10' Paul Seaman 54'Danny Hay 75' |
| Waitakere United | 1–3 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Krishna 83' | Report[permanent dead link] | Matt Friel 68' Keryn Jordan 75' Adam McGeorge 79' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | KOL | HSU | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koloale | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
 Hekari United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
 Ba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Koloale | 3–1 | Hekari United |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Anisua 37' Nicholas Muri 39'Joses Nawo 77' | Report[permanent dead link] | Abraham Iniga 9' |
| Hekari United | 1–2 | Ba |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Iniga 1' | Report | Osea Vakatalesau 6' Maciu Dunadamu 84' |
| Ba | 1–3 | Hekari United |
|---|---|---|
| Osea Vakatalesau 58' | Report | Kema Jack 17' (pen.) Joachim Waroi 34'Benjamin Mela 37' |
| Koloale | 1–0 | Ba |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Muri 34' | Report[permanent dead link] |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koloale | 4–9 | Auckland City | 2–7 | 2–2 |
| Koloale | 2–7 | Auckland City |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Anisua 10' 76' | Report | Matt Williams 23' Ki-Hyung Lee 39' Paul Urlovic 40' Ivan Vicelich 58' Keryn Jordan 65' 77' 86' |
| Auckland City | 2–2 | Koloale |
|---|---|---|
| Keryn Jordan 56' (pen.) 58' | Report | Henry Fa'arodo 40' Lency Saeni 60' |
Auckland City won 9 – 4 on aggregate.
The OFC Champions League winner also advances to the qualifying round of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.
| OFC Champions League 2008–2009 Winners |
|---|
 Auckland City Second title |
Topscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Keryn Jordan | Auckland City | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Paul Urlovic | Auckland City | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Richard Anisua | Koloale | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Chad Coombes | Auckland City | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Roy Krishna | Waitakere United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
 Paul Seaman | Waitakere United | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Abraham Iniga | Hekari United | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Kema Jack | Hekari United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Nicholas Muri | Koloale | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Milos Nikolic | Auckland City | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Osea Vakatalesau | Ba | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Last updated May 3, 2009 | |||||||||