2017 OFC Champions League

Format change

• The competition consisted of four stages: qualifying stage, group stage, semi-finals, and final.
• For the qualifying stage, like in the previous season, four teams took part in this stage, which included one team each from the four developing associations. The stage was played in round-robin format at a single venue, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.
• For the group stage, 16 teams took part in this stage, which included two teams each from the seven developed associations, plus the qualifying stage winners and runners-up. They were drawn into four groups of four teams, where each group was played in round-robin format at a different venue, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals.
• For the semi-finals, the four teams were drawn into two ties, which were played in home-and-away format over two legs.
• For the final, the tie was played in home-and-away format over two legs.

  Teams

• The seven developed associations were awarded two berths each in the group stage.
• The four developing associations were awarded one berth each in the qualifying stage, with the winners and runners-up advancing to the group stage.

Schedule

Draw

Pot 1

|refn|group=note|name=draw|The identity of the teams from Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu were not known at the time of the draw. Qualifying stage In the qualifying stage, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up advanced to the group stage to join the 14 direct entrants. Matches were played between 28 January – 3 February 2017 in Nukualofa, Tonga. All times were local, TOT. ---- ---- Group stage In the group stage, the four teams in each group played each other on a round-robin basis. The four group winners advanced to the semi-finals. The hosts of each group were announced on 10 October 2016. The schedule was confirmed on 17 January 2017. Group A Matches were played between 25 February – 3 March 2017 in Nouméa, New Caledonia. All times were local, NCT. ---- ---- Group B Matches were played between 26 February – 4 March 2017 in Koné, New Caledonia. All times were local, NCT. ---- ---- Group C Matches were played between 11–18 March 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. All times were local, NZDT. ---- ---- Group D Matches were played between 11–17 March 2017 in Pirae, Tahiti. All times were local, TAHT. ---- ---- Knockout stage In the knockout stage, the four teams played on a single-elimination basis, with each tie played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker. The draw for the knockout stage was held on 20 March 2017, 11:30 NZDT, at the OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, to decide the matchups and the order of legs of the semi-finals, and the order of legs of the final. Bracket Semi-finals Matches were played on 8 and 16 April 2017. Final Matches were played on the 30 April and 7 May 2017. ''Auckland City won 5–0 on aggregate.'' Top goalscorers Rank Player Team Qualifying stage Group stage Semi-finals Final Total 1 Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. Award Player Team Golden Ball