2014 OFC President's Cup

The 2014 OFC President's Cup was the first edition of the OFC President's Cup, a competition organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) between invitational club and/or national sides. A decision to create this competition was confirmed at the OFC's executive committee in March 2014.[1][2] The inaugural competition took place in Auckland, New Zealand between 17 and 23 November 2014,[3][4] with Auckland City defeating Amicale in the final to win the 2014 President's Cup.[5]

2014 OFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
CityAuckland
Dates17–23 November 2014
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsNew Zealand Auckland City (1st title)
Runners-upVanuatu Amicale
Third placeBahrain Busaiteen
Fourth placeSingapore Singapore U-23
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored36 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Emiliano Tade (4 goals)
Best player(s)Australia Panny Nikas
Best goalkeeperCayman Islands Ramon Sealy
Fair play awardVanuatu Amicale

Format

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A total of six teams participated in the tournament: the reigning OFC Champions League winners and runners-up, two teams from the Asian Football Confederation and one team from Concacaf.[1][2]

The competition was played in two groups of three teams with the top team in each group advancing to the final, and the remaining teams advancing to the third and fifth place matches.[4]

Teams

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The OFC formally announced the participating teams on 19 September 2014.[4]

Confederation Team Qualifying method
OFC   Auckland City 2013–14 OFC Champions League winners
  Amicale 2013–14 OFC Champions League runners-up
  Fiji U-20 2014 OFC U-20 Championship winners
AFC   Busaiteen 2012–13 Bahrain First Division League winners
  Singapore U-23 Invited
CONCACAF   Bodden Town 2013–14 Cayman Islands Premier League winners

Venue

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The tournament was staged at the Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.[4]

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 8 October 2014 at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] The six teams were drawn into two groups of three, with Auckland City and Busaiteen seeded. In each group, the three teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winners advanced to the final, the runners-up advanced to the third place match, and the third-placed teams advanced to the fifth place match.

All times UTC+13.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Auckland City 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 6 Final
2   Singapore U-23 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1 Third place match
3   Bodden Town 2 0 1 1 0 9 −9 1 Fifth place match
Source: OFC
Auckland City  4–0  Singapore U-23
Berlanga   12'
Kim   44'
Bilen   71'
Milne   73'
Report
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

Bodden Town  0–0  Singapore U-23
Report

Auckland City  9–0  Bodden Town
Tade   3', 44', 50'
White   45+2'
De Vries   63', 90+2'
Matsumoto   66'
Tavano   72'
Burfoot   81'
Report
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Amicale 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Final
2   Busaiteen 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 3 Third place match
3   Fiji U-20 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0 Fifth place match
Source: OFC
Fiji U-20  0–3  Amicale
Report Ucchino   29'
Grazia   39'
Nikas   85'
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Amicale  2–1  Busaiteen
Sakama   54'
Nikas   80'
Report Cruz   43'
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Busaiteen  7–1  Fiji U-20
Ajaj   26', 39', 73'
Sultan   29'
Malek   34'
Cruz   75', 88'
Report Budhaish   50' (o.g.)
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Final stage

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Fifth place match

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Bodden Town  3–0  Fiji U-20
Brown   29'
Wood   53'
Ebanks   64'
Report
Referee: Nelson Sogo (Solomon Islands)

Third place match

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Singapore U-23  0–3  Busaiteen
Report Alroomi   67'
Nayem   70', 83'
Referee: Nick Waldron (New Zealand)

Final

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Auckland City  2–1  Amicale
Tade   63'
De Vries   79'
Report Sakama   41'
Referee: Ravitesh Behari (Fiji)

Final ranking

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Rank Team
    Auckland City
    Amicale
    Busaiteen
4   Singapore U-23
5   Bodden Town
6   Fiji U-20

Awards

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Award[5] Player Team
Golden Ball   Panny Nikas   Amicale
Golden Boot   Emiliano Tade   Auckland City
Golden Gloves   Ramon Sealy   Bodden Town
Fair Play Award   Amicale

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Emiliano Tade   Auckland City 4
2   Mohamed Ajaj   Busaiteen 3
  Eliel Cruz   Busaiteen
  Ryan De Vries   Auckland City
5   Hesham Nayem   Busaiteen 2
  Panny Nikas   Amicale
  François Sakama   Amicale

References

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  1. ^ a b "OFC Executive meeting outcomes announced". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "OFC Executive Committee decisions". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Football: Hosting all the President's men". The New Zealand Herald. 3 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d "OFC outlines President's Cup concept". Oceania Football Confederation. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Another trophy to line Auckland City's shelves". Oceania Football Confederation. 23 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ^ "OFC President's Cup draw unveiled". Oceania Football Confederation. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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