The 2026 OFC Professional League knockout stage begins on 17 May with the qualification play-off, and ends on 24 May with the final at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, to decide the champions of the 2026 OFC Professional League.[1] A total of 5 teams will compete in the knockout phase, with 2 entering in the play-offs and 3 receiving a bye to the semi-finals.[2]
The knockout stage involves the top 4 teams that qualified from the leaders group and the top team that qualified from the challengers group. The top 3 teams received a bye to the semi-finals, while teams finishing in positions 4 to 5 entered the qualification play-offs.
Each tie in the knockout phase one leg, with each game taking place in Auckland, New Zealand. If the score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.[2]
South Melbourne
Auckland FC
Bula FC
Vanuatu United