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2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

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2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNeukaledonien
CityNouméa
Dates27 October – 2 November 2019
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Salomonen (6th title)
Runners-up Neuseeland
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place Neukaledonien
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored185 (10.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Neuseeland Nicky Malivuk
Französisch-Polynesien Olivier Hirihiri
Best player(s)Neuseeland Dylan Manickum
Best goalkeeperSalomonen Anthony Talo
Fair play award Amerikanisch-Samoa
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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

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Eight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Amerikanisch-Samoa 1st Debut
 Fidschi 9th Runners-up (2000, 2009, 2010)
 Neukaledonien (hosts) 8th Runners-up (2014)
 Neuseeland 10th Runners-up (2004, 2016)
 Salomonen 8th Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016)
 Tahiti 7th Runners-up (2008, 2011)
 Tonga 1st Debut
 Vanuatu 12th Runners-up (1992, 1996)
Did not enter

Venue

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The matches were played at the L'Arène du Sud in Païta.

Squads

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Main article: 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup squads

Draw

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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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Neuseeland 3 3 0 0 21 3 +18 9 Knockout stage
2  Neukaledonien (H) 3 2 0 1 22 5 +17 6
3  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 12 22 −10 3 5th–8th place play-offs
4  Amerikanisch-Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Amerikanisch-Samoa 0–9 Neuseeland
Bericht
Attendance: 150
Referee: Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)
Vanuatu 1–11 Neukaledonien
Bericht
Attendance: 300
Referee: Teraimaeva Make (Tahiti)
Neuseeland 8–1 Vanuatu
Bericht
Amerikanisch-Samoa 0–9 Neukaledonien
Bericht
Vanuatu 10–3 Amerikanisch-Samoa
Bericht Taumua 22'
Pouli 25'
Kaleopa 32'
Neuseeland 4–2 Neukaledonien
Bericht

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Salomonen 3 3 0 0 24 5 +19 9 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 37 10 +27 6
3  Fidschi 3 1 0 2 11 17 −6 3 5th–8th place play-offs
4  Tonga 3 0 0 3 6 46 −40 0
Source: OFC
Tonga 2–13 Salomonen
Feao 29'
Vea 29'		 Bericht
Fidschi 1–11 Tahiti
Bericht
Salomonen 7–2 Tahiti
Bericht
Tonga 2–9 Fidschi
Taufa 32', 39' Bericht
Tahiti 24–2 Tonga
Bericht Taufa 20'
Aho 24'
Salomonen 4–1 Fidschi
Bericht

5th–8th place play-offs

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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)

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Play-off semi-finalsFifth place match
 
      
 
1 November
 
 
 Vanuatu3 (w/o)
 
2 November
 
 Tonga0
 
 Vanuatu4
 
1 November
 
 Fidschi6
 
 Fidschi6
 
 
 Amerikanisch-Samoa2
 
Seventh place match
 
 
2 November
 
 
 Tonga0
 
 
 Amerikanisch-Samoa3 (w/o)

Play-off semi-finals

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Fidschi 6–2 Amerikanisch-Samoa
Bericht Tualaulelei 18'
Kaleopa 37'
Vanuatu 3–0 (walkover) Tonga
Bericht

Seventh place play-off

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Tonga 0–3 (walkover) Amerikanisch-Samoa
Bericht

Fifth place play-off

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Vanuatu 4–6 Fidschi
Bericht

Knockout stage

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Bracket (1st–4th place)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 November
 
 
 Salomonen5
 
2 November
 
 Neukaledonien1
 
 Salomonen5 (2)
 
1 November
 
 Neuseeland5 (1)
 
 Neuseeland3
 
 
 Tahiti2
 
Third place match
 
 
2 November
 
 
 Neukaledonien5 (1)
 
 
 Tahiti5 (3)

Semi-finals

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Salomonen 5–1 Neukaledonien
Bericht
Neuseeland 3–2 Tahiti
Bericht

Third place match

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Neukaledonien 5–5 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Bericht
Penalties
1–3

Final

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Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Salomonen 5–5 (a.e.t.) Neuseeland
Bericht
Penalties
2–1

Winners

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 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup 

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
 Salomonen 2 November 2019[9] 3 (2008, 2012, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

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The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[10]

Award Player
Golden Ball Neuseeland Dylan Manickum
Golden Boot Neuseeland Nicky Malivuk
Französisch-Polynesien Olivier Hirihiri
Golden Gloves Salomonen Anthony Talo
Fair Play Award  Amerikanisch-Samoa

References

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  1. ^ "Hosts appointed for 2019 competitions". Oceania Football Confederation. 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ "OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2019". Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020 – slot allocation" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "OFC Futsal Nations Cup has been drawn". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "OFC FUTSAL NATIONS CUP 2019 OFFICIAL DRAW". YouTube. 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Measles affected Tonga in OFC Futsal Nations Cup". Oceania Football. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Solomons stamp ticket to Lithuania". FIFA.com. 2 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Kurukuru book World Cup berth in dramatic fashion". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 November 2019.
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