The 2023 OFC Futsal Nations Cup was the 14th 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. It was held in New Zealand from 1 to 7 October 2023.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Dates | 1–7 October 2023 |
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 | 20 |
Goals scored | 181 (9.05 per match) |
Attendance | 3,207 (160 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
New Zealand were the defending champions, after defeating Solomon Islands in the 2022 final.
The winner qualified as the OFC representative at the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.
Teams
editEight of the 11 FIFA-affiliated national teams from OFC will enter the tournament.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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New Zealand (hosts) | 12th | Champions (2022) |
Fiji | 11th | Runners-up (1999, 2009, 2010) |
New Caledonia | 10th | Runners-up (2014) |
Samoa | 5th | Fourth place (1996) |
Solomon Islands | 10th | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019) |
Tahiti | 8th | Runners-up (2008, 2011) |
Tonga | 3rd | Eighth place (2019, 2022) |
Vanuatu | 14th | Runners-up (1992, 1996) |
- Did not enter
Squads
editVenue
editThe matches will be played at the Pulman Arena in Auckland.
Draw
editThe draw took place on 27 July 2023 at the OFC Home Of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The top two ranked teams (based on the 2022 OFC Futsal Cup standings.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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New Zealand (1) Solomon Islands (2) | New Caledonia (3) Vanuatu (5) Fiji (6) Samoa (7) | Tonga (8) Tahiti (UR) |
Group stage
editThe top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams enter the 5th–8th place play-offs.[3][4]
All times are local, NZDT (UTC+13).[5]
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 3 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
4 | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | −41 | 0 |
New Zealand | 6–3 | Vanuatu |
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New Zealand | 7–2 | Fiji |
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Tonga | 0–14 | New Zealand |
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Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 5 | |
3 | New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 4 | 5th–8th place play-offs |
4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 |
Tahiti | 5–0 | Samoa |
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Solomon Islands | 2–2 | New Caledonia |
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Samoa | 2–7 | New Caledonia |
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Solomon Islands | 5–5 | Tahiti |
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Samoa | 2–13 | Solomon Islands |
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5th–8th place play-offs
editBracket (5th–8th place)
editPlay-off semi-finals | Fifth place match | |||||
5 October - Auckland | ||||||
Vanuatu | 6 | |||||
7 October - Auckland | ||||||
Samoa | 3 | |||||
Vanuatu | 3 | |||||
5 October - Auckland | ||||||
New Caledonia | 5 | |||||
New Caledonia | 11 | |||||
Tonga | 0 | |||||
Seventh place match | ||||||
7 October - Auckland | ||||||
Samoa | 4 | |||||
Tonga | 3 |
Play-off semi-finals
editNew Caledonia | 11–0 | Tonga |
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Seventh place match
editTonga | 3–4 | Samoa |
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Fifth place match
editKnockout stage
editBracket (1st–4th place)
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
5 October - Auckland | ||||||
New Zealand | 4 | |||||
7 October - Auckland | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 2 | |||||
New Zealand | 5 | |||||
5 October - Auckland | ||||||
Tahiti | 0 | |||||
Tahiti | 7 | |||||
Fiji | 3 | |||||
Third place match | ||||||
7 October - Auckland | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 5 | |||||
Fiji | 3 |
Semi-finals
editTahiti | 7–3 | Fiji |
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New Zealand | 4–2 | Solomon Islands |
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Third place match
editFiji | 3–5 | Solomon Islands |
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Final
editWinner will qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Tahiti | 0–5 | New Zealand |
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New Zealand
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Man of the Match:
Second referee:
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Match rules
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Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
editThe following team, from OFC, qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup |
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New Zealand | 7 October 2023 | 0 (debut) |
Ranking
editRank | Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 15 |
2 | Tahiti | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 10 |
3 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 8 |
4 | Fiji | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 6 |
5 | New Caledonia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 10 |
6 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 6 |
7 | Samoa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 3 |
8 | Tonga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 58 | −53 | 0 |
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Award | Player |
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Golden Ball | Dylan Manickum |
Golden Boot | Micah Lea'alafa |
Golden Gloves | Mike Antamanov |
Fair Play Award | Vanuatu |
Goalscorers
editThere were 181 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 9.05 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Setareki Hughes
- Gabiriele Matanisiga
- Dave Radrigai
- Rajneel Singh
- Rémi Boussemart
- Christopher Cawa
- Stevens Guillemain
- Ridge Ue
- Adolphe Warekaicane
- Mike Antamanov
- Hamish Grey
- Thomas Picken
- Art Twigg
- Jefferson Fa'amatau
- Falaniko Nanumea
- Tavita To'o
- Dilo Tumua
- Owen Bunabo
- Clifford Misitana
- Marlon Sia
- Olivier Hirihiri
- Tevita Falepapalangi
- Maloni Manu'olevao
- Hemaloto Polovili
- Yassin Berukilukilu
1 own goal
- Dave Radrigai (against New Zealand)
- Darren Alatina Talilai (against Solomon Islands)
- Semisi Otukolo (against New Zealand)
- Pita Uhatahi (against Vanuatu)
References
edit- ^ "OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023". OFC.
- ^ "Draw for OFC Futsal Nations Cup 2023 to be held this week". 26 July 2023.
- ^ "OFC Futsal Cup 2022: How to Watch". Oceania Football Confederation. 9 September 2022.
- ^ "OSchedule changes to the OFC Futsal Cup 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Draw set for OFC Futsal Cup 2022". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 September 2022.