Oceania Football Confederation have confirmed their schedule of the region’s top competitions for 2025.
The OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 will take place in Fiji at the end of March to mid-April (TBC) with the country also hosting the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025 in July.
Tahiti will host the OFC Women’s Champions League 2025 for the first time in May, along with the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025, scheduled for the end of September and early October in Papeete.
Tonga will play host to two competitions in 2025, with both the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship – Qualifying and OFC U-16 Men’s Championship – Qualifying taking place in the Kingdom.
As previously announced, New Zealand will host the final match days of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Oceania qualifiers in March.
These matches will determine which team from Oceania qualifies directly for the tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the USA, as well as which team will earn a second chance through the FIFA Intercontinental play-off.
The Cook Islands will return to hosting OFC tournaments for the first time since 2016, hosting the OFC Men’s Champions League – Qualifying in February, the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship – Qualifying at the end of April to the beginning of May, and Match Days 1 and 2 of the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Oceania qualifiers in November and December.
Additionally, the eagerly awaited OFC Professional League is set to launch in 2026, with a kick-off event planned for October 2025.
Both the OFC Men’s and Women’s U-16 Championships are scheduled for August, with the women’s tournament hosted by Samoa and the men’s event taking place in the Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands will also host the OFC Men’s Futsal Cup in September.
The OFC Men’s Futsal Champions League will take place in November in Fiji.
2025 schedule
OFC Men’s Champions League 2025 – Qualifying
Cook Islands, February 8-14, 2025
OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025 – Qualifying
Tonga, March 7-13, 2025
2026 FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifiers
New Zealand, March 17-25, 2025
OFC Men’s Champions League 2025
Fiji, dates TBC
OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2025 – Qualifying
Cook Islands, April 26 – May 2, 2025
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2025 – Qualifying
Tonga, May 3-9, 2025
OFC Women’s Champions League 2025
Tahiti, May 4-17, 2025
OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2025
Fiji, July 4-19, 2025
OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2025
Samoa, August 1-14, 2025
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship 2025
Solomon Islands, August 15-30, 2025
OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025
Solomon Islands, September 20-24, 2025
OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2025
Tahiti, September 21 – October 4, 2025
OFC Pro League – launch tournament
Venue TBD, October 20-31, 2025
OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League 2025
Fiji, November 17-22, 2025
2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Oceania Qualifiers
Match Day 1 & 2, Cook Islands, November 24 – December 2, 2025
This story was first published on October 19, 2024.
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