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{{Infobox international football competition
| year       = 1987
| dates      = 6 – 15 March 1987
| num_teams  = 3
| champion_other = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adelaide City]]
| count      = 1
| second_other = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[University-Mount Wellington|Mount Wellington]]
| matches    = 9
| goals      = 45
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| prevseason = 
| nextseason = [[1999 Oceania Club Championship|1999]]
}}

The '''1987 Oceania Club Championship''' (known as the [[Qantas]] Pacific Challenge Cup at the time) was held in March 1987 in [[Adelaide]], Australia. Adelaide City defeated Mount Wellington .

==Teams==
{{Location map+|Oceania|AlternativeMap=Oceania_laea_location_map.svg|width=400|float=right|caption=Location of teams of the '''1987 Oceania Club Championship'''.
|places=
<!--Australia-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-34.929|long=138.601|label_size=80|label=[[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Fiji-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.534744|long=177.669686|label_size=80|label=[[Ba F.C.|Ba]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--New Caledonia-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-22.2758|long=166.458|label_size=80|label=[[CA Saint-Louis|Saint-Louis]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--New Zealand-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-36.5026|long=174.4424|label_size=80|label=[[University-Mount Wellington|Mount Wellington]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Papua New Guinea-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-9.467127|long=147.156909|label_size=80|label=[[Guria FC|Guria]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=bottom}}
<!--Palau-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=7.343314|long=134.47226|label_size=80|label=[[Palau national football team|Koror]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Solomon Islands-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-9.436817|long=159.971398|label_size=80|label=[[Honiara Rangers F.C.|Rangers Honiara]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
<!--Tahiti-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.53989|long=-149.55196|label_size=80|label=[[A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens|AS Jeunes Tahitiens]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}
<!--Vanuatu-->
{{Location map~|Oceania|lat=-17.733992|long=168.337444|label_size=80|label=[[Tafea FC|Tafea]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
}}

A total of 9 teams from 9 [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] member associations enter the competition.
*The highest ranked association (Australia) was awarded one berth directly into the final.
*The second highest ranked association (New Zealand) was awarded one berth into the semi-final.
*The third highest ranked association (Fiji) was awarded one berth into the qualifying tournament semi final.
*The remaining six associations (New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu) are awarded one berth each in the qualifying tournament.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Association
!Team
!Qualifying method
|-
!colspan=3|Teams entering the [[#Knockout Stage|Final]]
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Football Federation Australia|Australia]]
|[[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]
|[[1986 National Soccer League|1986 Australian National Soccer League]] champion
|-
!colspan=3|Teams entering the [[#Knockout Stage|Semi-finals]]
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Football|New&nbsp;Zealand]]
|[[University-Mount Wellington|Mount Wellington]]
|[[1986 New Zealand National Soccer League]] champion
|-
!colspan=3|Teams entering the [[#Qualifying Tournament|Qualifying Tournament Semi-finals]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]]
|[[Ba F.C.|Ba]]
|1986 [[National Football League (Fiji)|Fiji National Football League]] champion
|-
!colspan=3|Teams entering the [[#Qualifying Tournament|Qualifying Tournament Quarter-finals]]
|-
|{{flagicon|New Caledonia|french}} [[New Caledonian Football Federation|New&nbsp;Caledonia]]
|[[CA Saint-Louis]]
|1986 [[New Caledonia Super Ligue]] champion
|-
|{{flagicon|PLW}} [[Palau Football Association|Palau]]
|[[Palau national football team|Koror]]
|1986 [[Palau Soccer League]] champion
|-
|{{flagicon|PNG}} [[Papua New Guinea Football Association|Papua&nbsp;New&nbsp;Guinea]]
|[[Guria FC|Guria]]
|1986 [[Papua New Guinea Overall Championship]] champion
|-
|{{flagicon|SOL}} [[Solomon Islands Football Federation|Solomon&nbsp;Islands]]
|[[Rangers (Honiara)|Rangers Honiara]]
|1986 [[Solomon Islands S-League|Solomon Islands Honiara League]] champion
|-
|{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Tahitian Football Federation|Tahiti]]
|[[A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens|AS Jeunes Tahitiens]]
|1987 [[Tahiti Ligue 1]] champion
|-
|{{flagicon|VAN}} [[Vanuatu Football Federation|Vanuatu]]
|[[Tafea FC|Tafea]]
|1986 [[Port Vila Football League|Vanuatu Port Vila Football League]] champion
|}

==Qualifying stage==
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|bold_winner=high
|omit_blanks=yes
|widescore=yes
|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Quarter-finals 
|RD2=Semi-finals 
|RD3=Final
|RD4=Third place play-off

<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!--Round of 16-->
|skipmatch3=yes
<!--Quarter-finals-->
|6 March|{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Honiara Rangers F.C.|Rangers Honiara]]|2|{{flagicon|Papua New Guinea}} [[Guria FC|Guria]]|0
|6 March|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|New Caledonia|french}} [[CA Saint-Louis]] {{aet}}}}|4|{{flagicon|Tahiti}} [[A.S. Jeunes Tahitiens|AS Jeunes Tahitiens]]|3
|7 March|{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[Tafea FC|Tafea]]|6|{{flagicon|Palau}} [[Palau national football team|Koror]]|2

<!--Semi-finals-->
|8 March|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Honiara Rangers F.C.|Rangers Honiara]] {{pso}}}}|{{nowrap|2 (4)}}|{{flagicon|New Caledonia|french}} [[CA Saint-Louis]]|2 (2)
|8 March|{{flagicon|Fiji}} [[Ba F.C.|Ba]]|3|{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[Tafea FC|Tafea]]|2

<!--Final-->
|10 March|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Honiara Rangers F.C.|Rangers Honiara]]}}|0|{{flagicon|Fiji}} [[Ba F.C.|Ba]]|3

<!-- Third place play-off -->
|10 March|{{flagicon|New Caledonia|french}} [[CA Saint-Louis]]|4|{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} [[Tafea FC|Tafea]]|2
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{3TeamBracket-info
| seeds = no
| RD1-text1 = 12 March
| RD1 = Elimination final
| RD1-seed1   = 
| RD1-seed2   = 
| RD1-team1   = '''{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC|University-Mount Wellington]]'''
| RD1-team2   = {{flagicon|Fiji}} [[Ba F.C.|Ba]]
| RD1-score1  = 6
| RD1-score2  = 1
| RD2-text1 = 15 March — [[Adelaide]]
| RD2 = Grand final
| RD2-seed1   = 
| RD2-seed2   = 
| RD2-team1   = '''{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]''' ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])
| RD2-team2   = {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC|University-Mount Wellington]]
| RD2-score1  = 1 (4)
| RD2-score2  = 1 (1)
}}

==Final==
<onlyinclude>{{football box
| date = 15 March 1987
| time = 
| team1 = [[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]] {{fbaicon|AUS}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oceacup87.html
| team2 = {{fbaicon|NZL}} [[Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC|Mount Wellington]]
| goals1 = * [[Joe Mullen|Mullen]] {{goal|15}}
| goals2 = * [[Dave Witteveen|Whiteveen]] {{goal|20}}
|penaltyscore  = 4–1
| stadium = [[Hindmarsh Stadium]]
| location = [[Adelaide]]
| attendance = 3,500
| referee = [[Don Campbell (referee)|Don Campbell]] ([[Football Australia|Australia]])
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
}}

</onlyinclude>

{| width=100%
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|colspan="4"|'''Adelaide City:'''
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' || [[Willie McNally]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' || [[Paul Shillabeer]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Bugsy Nyskohus]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Neville Flounders]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Alex Tobin]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Adrian Santrac]]  ||  || {{suboff|73}}
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Sergio Melta]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Charlie Villani]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Aurelio Vidmar]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Paul Wilde]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Joe Mullen (footballer)|Joe Mullen]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' ||[[Lemmy Vatsilas]] || || {{subon|73}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4| [[Zoran Matić]]
|}
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|colspan="4"|{{nowrap|'''Mount Wellington:'''}}
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' || Baker 
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' || [[Ricki Herbert]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Keith Garland]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Glen Adam]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Ron Armstrong]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| Chris Riley
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Grant Lightbown]] ||  || {{suboff|70}}
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Nigel Debenham]] ||  || {{suboff|88}}
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Ian Masson]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Billy Wright (footballer born 1962)|Billy Wright]]
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}'''|| [[Dave Witteveen]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' || [[Peter Henry (footballer)|Peter Henry]] || || {{subon|70}}
|-
| || '''{{nbsp}}''' ||Taylor || || {{subon|88}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=4| Robert Patterson
|}
|-
|}

==Champion==
{{winners-other|[[OFC Men's Champions League|Oceania Club Championship]] 1987 Winners|AUS|[[Adelaide City]]|First}}

==References==
<references />

{{OFC Champions League seasons}}
<!--{{1987 in Oceanian football (OFC)}}-->

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oceania Club Championship 1987}}
[[Category:1987 in OFC football|Club Championship]]
[[Category:OFC Men's Champions League seasons|1987]]
[[Category:1987 in Australian men's soccer]]
[[Category:International club association football competitions hosted by Australia]]
[[Category:March 1987 sports events in Australia]]