New format
Stage 2: contested by 16 teams – two each from Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu - which will be drawn into four groups, each one hosted in a different venue. A round-robin league system will be adopted to determine the top team in each group, the four teams will progress to Stage 3, or the semi-finals.
Stage 3:A draw will be held involving the four qualified teams to determine their respective opponents for the home-and-away semi-final with the winners progressing to the fourth and final stage.
Stage 4: The two match home-and-away final will determine the winner of the 2017 OFC Champions League and the OFC representative at the FIFA Club World Cup 2017.