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 country	New Caledonia
City	Nouméa
Dates	27 October – 2 November 2019
Teams	8 (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 played	18
Goals scored	185 (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
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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 Samoa	1st	Debut
Fiji	9th	Runners-up (2000, 2009, 2010)
New Caledonia (hosts)	8th	Runners-up (2014)
New Zealand	10th	Runners-up (2004, 2016)
Solomon Islands	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

•  Cook Islands
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa

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) Hosts

American Samoa	0–9	New Zealand
	Report

28 October 2019 (2019-10-28)

15:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Attendance: 150

Referee: Philip Mana (Solomon Islands)

Vanuatu	1–11	New Caledonia
	Report

28 October 2019 (2019-10-28)

19:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Attendance: 300

Referee: Teraimaeva Make (Tahiti)

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New Zealand	8–1	Vanuatu
	Report

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

17:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

American Samoa	0–9	New Caledonia
	Report

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

19:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

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Vanuatu	10–3	American Samoa
	Report	Taumua 22' Pouli 25' Kaleopa 32'

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

15:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

New Zealand	4–2	New Caledonia
	Report

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

19:00

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
Feao 29' Vea 29'	Report

28 October 2019 (2019-10-28)

13:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Fiji	1–11	Tahiti
	Report

28 October 2019 (2019-10-28)

17:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

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Solomon Islands	7–2	Tahiti
	Report

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

13:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Tonga	2–9	Fiji
Taufa 32', 39'	Report

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)

15:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

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Tahiti	24–2	Tonga
	Report	Taufa 20' Aho 24'

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

13:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Solomon Islands	4–1	Fiji
	Report

30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)

17:00

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-finals				Fifth place match
	1 November
	Vanuatu	3 (w/o)
					2 November
	Tonga	0
					Vanuatu	4
	1 November
					Fiji	6
	Fiji	6
	American Samoa	2
					Seventh place match
					2 November
					Tonga	0
					American Samoa	3 (w/o)

Play-off semi-finals

Fiji	6–2	American Samoa
	Report	Tualaulelei 18' Kaleopa 37'

1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)

11:30

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

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Vanuatu	3–0 (walkover)	Tonga
	Report

1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)

14:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Seventh place play-off

Tonga	0–3 (walkover)	American Samoa
	Report

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)

11:30

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Fifth place play-off

Vanuatu	4–6	Fiji
	Report

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)

14:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 November
	Solomon Islands	5
					2 November
	New Caledonia	1
					Solomon Islands	5 (2)
	1 November
					New Zealand	5 (1)
	New Zealand	3
	Tahiti	2
					Third place match
					2 November
					New Caledonia	5 (1)
					Tahiti	5 (3)

Semi-finals

Solomon Islands	5–1	New Caledonia
	Report

1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)

16:30

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

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New Zealand	3–2	Tahiti
	Report

1 November 2019 (2019-11-01)

19:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Third place match

New Caledonia	5–5 (a.e.t.)	Tahiti
	Report
Penalties
	1–3

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)

16:30

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

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)

19:00

L'Arène du Sud, Païta

Winners

2019 OFC Futsal Nations Cup
Solomon Islands 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
Solomon Islands	2 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