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2025 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage

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The 2025 OFC Men's Champions League qualifying stage was played from 8 to 14 February 2025.[1] A total of three teams competed in the qualifying stage to decide the last of the 8 places in the group stage of the 2025 OFC Men's Champions League. This qualifying tournament was the first time an all-female officiating team officiated an OFC men's competition.[2]

Preliminary group

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Draw

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The draw was held on 11 December 2024 at OFC Headquarters in Auckland.[3][4] For this edition, no team from Tonga was present in the draw.

Host team Remaining teams

Format

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The three teams in the qualifying stage played each other on a round-robin basis at a centralised venue in Cook Islands. The winners advanced to the group stage to join Rewa, Tiga Sport, Auckland City and the four winners from the national playoffs.[1]

Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification TUP VAI RPU
1 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga (H) 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4 Advance to group stage
2 Samoa Vaipuna 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3 1–2
3 American Samoa Royal Puma 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 1 3–3 0–4
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Royal Puma American Samoa0–4Samoa Vaipuna
Report
CIFA Academy, Matavera
Attendance: 200
Royal Puma American Samoa3–3Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
CIFA Academy, Matavera
Attendance: 200
Vaipuna Samoa1–2Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga
Report
CIFA Academy, Matavera
Attendance: 200
Referee: Torika Delai (Fiji)

References

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  1. ^ a b "OFC competition hosts confirmed for 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "History to be made as OFC men's tournament features all-female officials team". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Draw confirmed for OFC Men's Champions League 2025". Oceania Football Confederation. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Draw made for 2025 OFC Men's Champions League in Solomon Islands". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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