2019 OFC Champions League

The 2019 OFC Champions League was the 18th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 13th season under the current OFC Champions League name.

2019 OFC Champions League
Tournament details
Host countriesQualifying stage:
Cook Islands
Group stage:
Vanuatu
Fiji
Solomon Islands
New Caledonia
DatesQualifying stage:
26 January – 1 February 2019
Competition proper:
10 February – 11 May 2019
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 18 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Hienghène Sport (1st title)
Runners-up Magenta
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored206 (5.57 per match)
Attendance88,884 (2,402 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ross Allen (11 goals)
Best player(s) Bertrand Kaï
Best goalkeeper Rocky Nyikeine
Fair play award Auckland City

In the final, Hienghène Sport defeated Magenta 1–0, becoming the first team from New Caledonia to win the tournament. As the winners of the 2019 OFC Champions League, they qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar. Team Wellington were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Hienghène Sport in the semi-finals.

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