OFC Leagues overview

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SOLOMON ISLANDS SAMOA VANUATU AMERICAN SAMOA

TAHITI

FIJI NEW CALEDONIA TONGA

COOK ISLANDS

NEW ZEALAND

Leagues Overview

Updated 10 June 2020

American Samoa STATUS Not in season

RESUMING TRAINING Team trainings expected to commence 15 June.

RESUMING COMPETITION Government allows gathering of max. 150 people. National youth league planned to start in July; national league in August and the U-19 national team training at the end of June.

PROTOCOLS Work in progress.

Cook Islands STATUS Not in season

RESUMING TRAINING Teams are training but non-contact only.

RESUMING COMPETITION 2020-2021 season to commence in August.

PROTOCOLS N/A

Fiji STATUS Postponed

RESUMING TRAINING Postponed until futher notice by the government.

RESUMING COMPETITION 1 July 2020.

PROTOCOLS Whilst no on-field sporting activities are taking place, there have been workshops in place, with body temperature tests and wearing of masks for participants.

New Caledonia STATUS Postponed

RESUMING TRAINING Teams have been training since May.

RESUMING COMPETITION Sporting competitions are still prohibited.

National League to start on 8 August. A friendly cup competition in July is in consideration.

PROTOCOLS Teams are recording a list of players who attend training for contact tracing purposes.

New Zealand STATUS Concluded

RESUMING TRAINING Players have been training individually during the lockdown. Teams are waiting until confirmation of recommencement of OFC Champions League.

RESUMING COMPETITION Regional leagues in NZ start on 13 June.

PROTOCOLS None

Papua New Guinea STATUS Not in season

RESUMING TRAINING Government-owned venues are closed.

Teams are using public venues such as school fields for training.

RESUMING COMPETITION State of emergency is in place for at least two more weeks. Tentative plan to resume in August.

PROTOCOLS N/A

Samoa STATUS Not in season

RESUMING TRAINING Teams have been back in training since 1 June, when the government allowed sporting activities.

RESUMING COMPETITION Youth national leagues will kickoff on 20 June.

PROTOCOLS 2m social distancing between spectators, as imposed by the government.

Solomon Islands STATUS Not in season

RESUMING TRAINING Solomon Islands are still in state of emergency until the end of July. No gatherings and sporting activities, including trainings are permitted.

RESUMING COMPETITION The new season tentatively is due to start in mid-August.

PROTOCOLS N/A

Tahiti STATUS Concluded

RESUMING TRAINING Football activities resumed with trial for youth elite teams and men’s national team training.

There was also a workshop on 3 June for coach educators and coaches .

RESUMING COMPETITION The new national league season will start in September.

PROTOCOLS None additional to public health department guidelines.

TONGA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

Tonga

[MEMBER OF OFC & FIFA]

STATUS Not in season

RESUMING TRAINING

RESUMING COMPETITION

Teams started training in late May.

New season proposed to commence in September.

PROTOCOLS None additional to public health department guidelines.

Vanuatu STATUS Postponed

RESUMING TRAINING Teams sresumed training on 4 May.

RESUMING COMPETITION The regional league will resume on 1 July and finish by the end of August, with the new season starting in October.

PROTOCOLS Hand sanitisation before trainings.