2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Neukaledonien |
City | Nouméa |
Dates | 27 October – 2 November 2019 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 185 (10.28 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 12th edition of the OFC Futsal Nations Cup (previously called the OFC Futsal Championship), the international futsal championship organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for the men's national teams of Oceania.
In November 2018, it was announced that New Caledonia would host the competition.[1] The tournament was held from 27 October to 2 November.[2]
The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Lithuania.[3][4]
Solomon Islands were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title after defeating New Zealand in the final.
Teams
[edit]Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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1st | Debut |
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9th | Runners-up (2000, 2009, 2010) |
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8th | Runners-up (2014) |
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10th | Runners-up (2004, 2016) |
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8th | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016) |
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7th | Runners-up (2008, 2011) |
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1st | Debut |
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12th | Runners-up (1992, 1996) |
- Did not enter
Venue
[edit]The matches were played at the L'Arène du Sud in Païta.
Squads
[edit]Draw
[edit]The draw of the tournament was held on 6 May 2019 at the OFC Academy in Auckland, New Zealand.[5] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams, Solomon Islands and New Zealand, were drawn into position 1 of Group A or B, and the bottom two ranked teams, American Samoa and Tonga, were drawn into position 4 of Group A or B, while the remaining teams were drawn into position 2 or 3 of Group A or B.[6]
Group stage
[edit]The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams enter the 5th–8th place play-offs.
All times are local, NCT (UTC+11).[7]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 0 |
Vanuatu ![]() | 1–11 | ![]() |
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Bericht |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 46 | −40 | 0 |
5th–8th place play-offs
[edit]Tonga was not allowed to play the 5th-8th place play-offs because many players were diagnosed with measles.[8] It is important to remember that this tournament was held during a measles outbreak.
Bracket (5th–8th place)
[edit]Play-off semi-finals | Fifth place match | |||||
1 November | ||||||
![]() | 3 (w/o) | |||||
2 November | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
1 November | ||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
2 November | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 3 (w/o) |
Play-off semi-finals
[edit]Fidschi ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() |
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Bericht | Tualaulelei ![]() Kaleopa ![]() |
Seventh place play-off
[edit]Tonga ![]() | 0–3 (walkover) | ![]() |
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Bericht |
Fifth place play-off
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket (1st–4th place)
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
1 November | ||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
2 November | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 5 (2) | |||||
1 November | ||||||
![]() | 5 (1) | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
2 November | ||||||
![]() | 5 (1) | |||||
![]() | 5 (3) |
Semi-finals
[edit]Third place match
[edit]Neukaledonien ![]() | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Bericht | ||
Penalties | ||
1–3 |
Final
[edit]Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Salomonen ![]() | 5–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Bericht | ||
Penalties | ||
2–1 |
Winners
[edit]2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup |
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![]() Salomonen Sixth title |
Solomon Islands qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. They have qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the fourth consecutive time.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1 |
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2 November 2019[9] | 3 (2008, 2012, 2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Awards
[edit]The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]
Award | Player |
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Golden Ball | ![]() |
Golden Boot | ![]() ![]() |
Golden Gloves | ![]() |
Fair Play Award | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hosts appointed for 2019 competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 November 2018.
- ^ "OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019". Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020 – slot allocation" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
- ^ "OFC Futsal Nations Cup has been drawn". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2019.
- ^ "OFC FUTSAL NATIONS CUP 2019 OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 6 May 2019.
- ^ "8 teams will be vying for Oceania's sole place at next year's FIFA Futsal World Cup when the OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019 tournament gets underway on 28 October in Noumea, New Caledonia". Twitter. 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Measles affected Tonga in OFC Futsal Nations Cup". Oceania Football. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Solomons stamp ticket to Lithuania". FIFA.com. 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Kurukuru book World Cup berth in dramatic fashion". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 November 2019.
External links
[edit]- OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019
- News > OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019 Archived 2019-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, oceaniafootball.com