| Event | 2023 OFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Cameron Howieson (Auckland City) | ||||||
| Referee | David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea) | ||||||
| Attendance | 5,420[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 26 °C (79 °F) 65% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2023 OFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2023 OFC Champions League, the 22nd edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 17th season under the current OFC Champions League name.
The final was a single match between New Zealand's Auckland City and Fiji's Suva. The match took place at VFF Freshwater Stadium in Port Vila on 27 May 2023.[3][4][5]
Defending champions Auckland City FC, defeated Fijian Suva 4–2 after extra time to win a record eleventh title and earned the right to play at the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.[6] As they also won the 2022 OFC Champions League, they also earned the right to play at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
- ^ "Auckland City vs Suva". Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "Port Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu Weather History". Weather Underground. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "OFC Competitions 2023 Calendar confirmed 1/01/2023" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Seven clubs confirm their places for this year's OFC Champions League". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "DRAW DATE CONFIRMED FOR OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2023". Oceania Football Confederation. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Auckland City claim record extending 11th OFC Champions League title in extra time nail-biter". Oceaniafootball. 27 May 2023.