2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup

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.

2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNew Caledonia
CityNouméa
Dates27 October – 2 November 2019
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Solomon Islands (6th title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place Tahiti
Fourth place New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored185 (10.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nicky Malivuk
Olivier Hirihiri
Best player(s) Dylan Manickum
Best goalkeeper Anthony Talo
Fair play award American Samoa

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

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

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 American Samoa1stDebut
 Fiji9thRunners-up (2000, 2009, 2010)
 New Caledonia (hosts)8thRunners-up (2014)
 New Zealand10thRunners-up (2004, 2016)
 Solomon Islands8thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016)
 Tahiti7thRunners-up (2008, 2011)
 Tonga1stDebut
 Vanuatu12thRunners-up (1992, 1996)
Did not enter

Venue

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

Squads
Main article: 2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup squads

Draw

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

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 21 3 +18 9 Knockout stage
2  New Caledonia (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  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 28 −25 0
Source: OFC
(H) Host.
American Samoa 0–9 New Zealand
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Vanuatu 1–11 New Caledonia
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
New Zealand 8–1 Vanuatu
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
American Samoa 0–9 New Caledonia
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Vanuatu 10–3 American Samoa
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
New Zealand 4–2 New Caledonia
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Solomon Islands 3 3 0 0 24 5 +19 9 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 37 10 +27 6
3  Fiji 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 Solomon Islands
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Fiji 1–11 Tahiti
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Solomon Islands 7–2 Tahiti
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Tonga 2–9 Fiji
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Tahiti 24–2 Tonga
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Solomon Islands 4–1 Fiji
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

5th–8th place play-offs

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)
 
Play-off semi-finalsFifth place match
 
      
 
1 November
 
 
 Vanuatu3 (w/o)
 
2 November
 
 Tonga0
 
 Vanuatu4
 
1 November
 
 Fiji6
 
 Fiji6
 
 
 American Samoa2
 
Seventh place match
 
 
2 November
 
 
 Tonga0
 
 
 American Samoa3 (w/o)

Play-off semi-finals
Fiji 6–2 American Samoa
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
Vanuatu 3–0 (walkover) Tonga
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Seventh place match
Tonga 0–3 (walkover) American Samoa
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Fifth place match
Vanuatu 4–6 Fiji
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 November
 
 
 Solomon Islands5
 
2 November
 
 New Caledonia1
 
 Solomon Islands5 (2)
 
1 November
 
 New Zealand5 (1)
 
 New Zealand3
 
 
 Tahiti2
 
Third place match
 
 
2 November
 
 
 New Caledonia5 (1)
 
 
 Tahiti5 (3)

Semi-finals
Solomon Islands 5–1 New Caledonia
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta
New Zealand 3–2 Tahiti
Report
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Third place match
New Caledonia 5–5 (a.e.t.) Tahiti
Report
Penalties
1–3
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Final

Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Solomon Islands 5–5 (a.e.t.) New Zealand
Report
Penalties
2–1
L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following team from OFC qualify for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1
 Solomon Islands2 November 2019[9]3 (2008, 2012, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Awards

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

Award Player
Golden Ball Dylan Manickum
Golden Boot Nicky Malivuk
Olivier Hirihiri
Golden Gloves Anthony Talo
Fair Play Award  American Samoa

References
  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. https://oceaniafootballcenter.home.blog/2019/11/17/measles-affected-tonga-in-ofc-futsal-nations-cup/
  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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