2026 OFC Professional League

The 2026 OFC Professional League is the inaugural season of the OFC Professional League, a men's professional football league in the Oceania region. It is organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and features eight clubs from seven nations, competing in a circuit series format across various Pacific locations.

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2026 OFC Professional League

The league champion will qualify for the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and provide a pathway to the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup, apart from the South Melbourne team (who cannot qualify for other competitions as they are based in Australia, which is part of the Asian Football Confederation).

Clubs

Clubs and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>City</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Auckland FC</td><td>Auckland</td></tr><tr><td>Bula FC</td><td>Suva</td></tr><tr><td>PNG Hekari</td><td>Port Moresby</td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Kings</td><td>Honiara</td></tr><tr><td>South Island United</td><td>Christchurch</td></tr><tr><td>South Melbourne</td><td>Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>Tahiti United</td><td>Pīraʻe</td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>Port Vila</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and kits

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Auckland FC</td><td>Luke Casserly</td><td>Tass Mourdoukoutas</td><td>New Balance</td><td>ANZ</td></tr><tr><td>Bula FC</td><td>Stéphane Auvray</td><td>Roy Krishna</td><td>RK21</td><td>Extra Supermarket</td></tr><tr><td>PNG Hekari</td><td>Jerry Allen (interim)</td><td>David Tomare</td><td> </td><td>MRDC</td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Kings</td><td>Ben Cahn</td><td>Philip Mango</td><td>Stanno</td><td>Solomon Ports</td></tr><tr><td>South Island United</td><td>Rob Sherman</td><td>Christian Gray</td><td>New Balance</td><td>Go Media</td></tr><tr><td>South Melbourne</td><td>Siniša Cohadzić</td><td>Marko Janković</td><td>Kappa</td><td>Directed Group</td></tr><tr><td>Tahiti United</td><td>Samuel Garcia</td><td>Teaonui Tehau</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Okipik</td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>Lars Hopp</td><td>Michel Coulon</td><td>Football Central</td><td>None</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position on table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>South Island United</td><td>Inaugural</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Rob Sherman</td><td>2 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>PNG Hekari</td><td>Marcos Gusmão</td><td>10 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>Lars Hopp</td><td>17 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bula FC</td><td>Stéphane Auvray</td><td>24 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Tahiti United</td><td>Samuel Garcia</td><td>30 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Auckland FC</td><td>Luke Casserly</td><td>1 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Kings</td><td>Ben Cahn</td><td>13 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>PNG Hekari</td><td>Marcos Gusmão</td><td>Resigned</td><td>3 February 2026</td><td>8th</td><td>Jerry Allen (interim)</td><td>3 February 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

Format

2026 OFC Professional League

The competition features five circuit series rounds followed by two play-off groups (Leaders and Challengers) before the semi-finals and final.

Venues

2026 OFC Professional League

The circuit-series matches will be played in Auckland, Ba, Honiara, Melbourne, Port Moresby and Suva.

Circuit series

League table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Auckland FC</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>5</td><td>+12</td><td>23</td><td>Qualification for Leaders play-off group</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>South Melbourne</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>27</td><td>12</td><td>+15</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Bula FC</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>−1</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Solomon Kings</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>−3</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>11</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>17</td><td>19</td><td>−2</td><td>13</td><td>Qualification for Challengers play-off group</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>South Island United</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>16</td><td>18</td><td>−2</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Tahiti United</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>16</td><td>−6</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>PNG Hekari (W)</td><td>11</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>25</td><td>−13</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

<table><thead><tr><th>Home team</th><th>Score</th><th>Away team</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Vanuatu United </td><td>11 Apr</td><td> South Island United</td></tr><tr><td>Tahiti United </td><td>11 Apr</td><td> Solomon Kings</td></tr><tr><td>Auckland FC </td><td>12 Apr</td><td> South Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>Bula FC </td><td>12 Apr</td><td> PNG Hekari</td></tr><tr><td>South Island United </td><td>14 Apr</td><td> Tahiti United</td></tr><tr><td>Solomon Kings </td><td>14 Apr</td><td> Vanuatu United</td></tr><tr><td>Auckland FC </td><td>15 Apr</td><td> PNG Hekari</td></tr><tr><td>South Melbourne </td><td>15 Apr</td><td> Bula FC</td></tr><tr><td>South Island United </td><td>17 Apr</td><td> Solomon Kings</td></tr><tr><td>Tahiti United </td><td>17 Apr</td><td> Vanuatu United</td></tr><tr><td>South Melbourne </td><td>18 Apr</td><td> PNG Hekari</td></tr><tr><td>Bula FC </td><td>18 Apr</td><td> Auckland FC</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Alex Saniel</td><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan Swibel</td><td>South Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Rovu Boyers</td><td>South Island United</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Joseph Joe</td><td>PNG Hekari</td></tr><tr><td>Yuki Uchida</td><td>South Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Ryan Feutz</td><td>South Island United</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Sota Higashide</td><td>Solomon Kings</td></tr><tr><td>Teaonui Tehau</td><td>Tahiti United</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>William Cardona</td><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Bailey Ferguson</td><td>Auckland FC</td></tr><tr><td>Liam Gillion</td><td>Auckland FC</td></tr><tr><td>Kaltfer Kaltack</td><td>Vanuatu United</td></tr><tr><td>Andrew Messourouni</td><td>South Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>Max Mikkola</td><td>South Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>Rex Naime</td><td>PNG Hekari</td></tr><tr><td>Manuarii Shan</td><td>Tahiti United</td></tr></tbody></table>

Clean sheets

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Oscar Mason</td><td>Auckland FC</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Matt Acton</td><td>Vanuatu United</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Philip Mango</td><td>Solomon Kings</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Matt Foord</td><td>Bula FC</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Jackson Teamotuaitau</td><td>Tahiti United</td></tr><tr><td>Steven van Dijk</td><td>South Island United</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Blake Callinan</td><td>Auckland FC</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Didier Desprez</td><td>Bula FC</td></tr><tr><td>Javier López</td><td>South Melbourne</td></tr><tr><td>Iliya Shalamanov-Trenkov</td><td>South Melbourne</td></tr></tbody></table>