 This stage was originally scheduled to be held in Fiji in June 2012, but on 14 March 2012 the hosting rights were stripped from Fiji as a result of an ongoing legal dispute involving OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities.The loss of the finals was confirmed by the Fiji Football Association on 16 March.Round Three, consisting of a double round-robin held on a home-and-away basis, was scheduled to take place between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013.