Packed Oceania programme next season

The 2019 Oceania Football Confederation competition calendar will be packed with nine competitions from January through to December.
The OFC executive committee met in Auckland last month and among the decisions made was on the competitions to be hosted.
OFC competitions and events manager Michael Song said following the expressions of interest from member associations, the OFC competitions department made recommendations to the executive committee.
“All the member associations have an opportunity to indicate their interest in hosting the competitions OFC has on the annual calendar and for 2019 we had a great response,” Song said.
The OFC Champions League will get the year’s events underway with Cook Islands taking on hosting duties for the qualifier at the end of January.
The group stage will be in February through to March with Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia to host a group each.
The two changes in the competitions will see the quarterfinals held on a home-and-away basis with the final a one-off match.
Following this will be the OFC U16 and U19 women’s championships.