1987 Oceania Club Championship

Summary

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]

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

Teams edit

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Location of teams of the 1987 Oceania Club Championship.

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 Adelaide City 1986 Australian National Soccer League champion
Teams entering the Semi-finals
  New Zealand Mount Wellington 1986 New Zealand National Soccer League champion
Teams entering the Qualifying Tournament Semi-finals
  Fiji Ba 1986 Fiji National Football League champion
Teams entering the Qualifying Tournament Quarter-finals
  New Caledonia CA Saint-Louis 1986 New Caledonia Super Ligue champion
  Palau Koror 1986 Palau Soccer League champion
  Papua New Guinea Guria 1986 Papua New Guinea Overall Championship champion
  Solomon Islands Rangers Honiara 1986 Solomon Islands Honiara League champion
  Tahiti AS Jeunes Tahitiens 1987 Tahiti Ligue 1 champion
  Vanuatu Tafea 1986 Vanuatu Port Vila Football League champion

Qualifying tournament edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
  Rangers Honiara 2
  Guria 0
  Rangers Honiara (pen.) 2 (4)
  CA Saint-Louis 2 (2)
  CA Saint-Louis (aet) 4
  AS Jeunes Tahitiens 3
  Rangers Honiara 0
  Ba 3
  Tafea 6
  Koror 2
  Tafea 2 Third Place Playoff
  Ba 3
  CA Saint-Louis 4
  Tafea 2

Knockout stage edit

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

Final edit

Adelaide City  1–1 (a.e.t.)  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   73'
  Sergio Melta
  Charlie Villani
  Aurelio Vidmar
  Paul Wilde
  Joe Mullen
Substitutes:
  Lemmy Vatsilas   73'
Manager:
Zoran Matić
Mount Wellington:
  Baker
  Ricki Herbert
  Keith Garland
  Glen Adam
  Ron Armstrong
  Chris Riley
  Grant Lightbown   70'
  Nigel Debenham   88'
  Ian Masson
  Billy Wright
  Dave Witteveen
Substitutes:
  Peter Henry   70'
  Taylor   88'
Manager:
Robert Patterson

Champion edit

Oceania Club Championship 1987 Winners
 
Adelaide City
First title

References edit

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