1987 Oceania Club Championship

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1987 Oceania Club Championship
Tournament details
Dates6 – 15 March 1987
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsAustralia Adelaide City (1st title)
Runners-upNew Zealand Mount Wellington
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored44 (4.89 per match)
1999

The 1987 Oceania Club Championship (known as the Qantas Pacific Champions' Cup at the time) was held in March 1987 in Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide City defeated Mount Wellington on penalties.[1]

Teams[edit]

A total of 9 teams from 9 OFC member associations enter the competition.

  • The highest ranked association (Australia) was awarded one berth directly into the final.
  • The second highest ranked association (New Zealand) was awarded one berth into the semi-final.
  • The third highest ranked association (Fiji) was awarded one berth into the qualifying tournament semi final.
  • The remaining six associations (New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying tournament.
Association Team Qualifying method
Teams entering the Final
Australia Australia Adelaide City 1986 Australian National Soccer League champion
Teams entering the Semi-finals
New Zealand New Zealand Mount Wellington 1986 New Zealand National Soccer League champion
Teams entering the Qualifying Tournament Semi-finals
Fiji Fiji Ba 1986 Fiji National Football League champion
Teams entering the Qualifying Tournament Quarter-finals
New Caledonia New Caledonia CA Saint-Louis 1986 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
Palau Palau Koror 1986 Palau Soccer League champion
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Guria 1986 Papua New Guinea Overall Championship champion
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Rangers Honiara 1986 Solomon Islands Honiara League champion
French Polynesia Tahiti AS Jeunes Tahitiens 1987 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
Vanuatu Vanuatu Tafea 1986 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion

Qualifying tournament[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Solomon Islands Rangers Honiara 2
Papua New Guinea Guria 0
Solomon Islands Rangers Honiara (pen.) 2 (4)
New Caledonia CA Saint-Louis 2 (2)
New Caledonia CA Saint-Louis (aet) 4
French Polynesia AS Jeunes Tahitiens 3
Solomon Islands Rangers Honiara 0
Fiji Ba 3
Vanuatu Tafea 6
Palau Koror 2
Vanuatu Tafea 2 Third Place Playoff
Fiji Ba 3
New Caledonia CA Saint-Louis 4
Vanuatu Tafea 2

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finals Final
    
Australia Adelaide City (pen.) 1 (4)
New Zealand Mount Wellington 1 (1)
New Zealand Mount Wellington 6
Fiji Ba 1

Final[edit]

Adelaide City Australia1–1 (a.e.t.)New Zealand Mount Wellington
Mullen 15' (Report) Whiteveen 20'
Penalties
4–1
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Don Campbell
Adelaide City:
  Willie McNally
  Paul Shillabeer
  Bugsy Nyskohus
  Neville Flounders
  Alex Tobin
  Adrian Santrac downward-facing red arrow 73'
  Sergio Melta
  Charlie Villani
  Aurelio Vidmar
  Paul Wilde
  Joe Mullen
Substitutes:
  Lemmy Vatsilas upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Zoran Matić
Mount Wellington:
  Baker
  Ricki Herbert
  Keith Garland
  Glen Adam
  Ron Armstrong
  Chris Riley
  Grant Lightbown downward-facing red arrow 70'
  Nigel Debenham downward-facing red arrow 88'
  Ian Masson
  Billy Wright
  Dave Witteveen
Substitutes:
  Peter Henry upward-facing green arrow 70'
  Taylor upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Robert Patterson

Champion[edit]

Oceania Club Championship 1987 Winners
Australia
Adelaide City
First title

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adelaide wins on penalties". The Age. 16 March 1987. p. 31. Retrieved 29 February 2024.