The 2012–13 OFC Champions League was the 12th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 7th season under the current OFC Champions League name. Auckland City became the first team to win three consecutive title after defeating Waitakere United in an all-New Zealand final. As the winner of the 2013 OFC Champions League, they earned the right to represent the OFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. Format change The OFC decided on the following format changes for the 2013 edition: A preliminary stage was added to the tournament such that teams from all eleven OFC member associations have a chance to contest the title of O-League Champion. Instead of kicking off in late October or early November, the group stage was played in a one-month period in March and April, and games took place every weekend, including mid-week matches. Unlike in previous years, a semi-final stage was played and featured the two highest-placed teams in each group. These matches were played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The victorious semi-final teams then clashed in a winner-takes-all final at a pre-determined venue. The one-match final is a change from previous seasons, in which the final was played over two legs, home and away. Teams The following teams entered the competition. Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows. Matches played in Tahiti are one day behind the other countries in global time as Tahiti is on the other side of the International Date Line. Preliminary stage The preliminary stage matches were played in Tonga from 1 May to 8 May 2012. Preliminary round In the preliminary round, the four teams played each other on a round-robin basis. The group winner advanced to the play-off round. Play-off round In the play-off round, the winner of the preliminary round and the team entering in this round played each other over one match. The winner advanced to the group stage to join the seven automatic qualifiers. Group stage In the group stage, the eight teams were divided into two groups of four. In each group, the four teams played each other on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals. On 5 February 2013, the OFC announced the draw and schedule of the group stage. The group stage matches were played from