2023 Micronesian Futsal Cup
International football competition
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The 2023 Micronesian Futsal Cup, commonly referred to as Micro Cup 2023, was the inaugural edition of the Micronesian Futsal Cup, the international futsal championship organised by Federated States of Micronesia Football Association for the men's national teams of Micronesia. It was the first competition of any kind for the FSM islands for five years (since the three islands participated in the 2018 Micronesian Games) and its first futsal event.[1][2]
| FSM Futsal Cup 2023 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Pohnpei |
| City | Kolonia |
| Dates | 8–15 July |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yap (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Kosrae |
| Third place | Pohnpei |
| Fourth place |  Chuuk |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 133 (13.3 per match) |
| Best player | Maphrick Ruweday |
| Best young player | Yobi Laurdine |
| Best goalkeeper | Nick Santiago |
Yap emerged as the champions of the tournament by defeating Kosrae in the final with a score of 9 to 7. Kosrae, making their debut in a futsal or football competition, secured the second position.[3]
Format
The tournament follows a two-stage structure consisting of a group and a knockout stage.
- Group stage: all participating teams compete against each other once, determining their rankings and seedings for the subsequent knockout stage.
- knockout stage: the winners from the group stage are paired against the fourth-ranked team, while the second-ranked team faces off against the third-ranked team. The Winners of each semi-final match will then proceed to the final.
Participating nations
On 14 February 2023, the Four states of Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap) were confirmed as participants with invitations being sent to other nations in the region. However, they did not appear on the final list of participants.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
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| Chuuk | 1st | N/a | debut |
| Kosrae | 1st | N/a | debut |
| Pohnpei | 1st | N/a | debut |
| Yap | 1st | N/a | debut |
Squads
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Group Stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kosrae |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 6 | Semi-final 1 |
| 2 | Yap |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 6 | Semi-final 2 |
| 3 | Pohnpei (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chuuk |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 3 | Semi-final 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 July- Pohnpei Public Gymnasium | ||||||
| Kosrae | 9 | |||||
| 14 July - Pohnpei Public Gymnasium | ||||||
| Chuuk | 2 | |||||
| Kosrae | 7 | |||||
| 12 July- Pohnpei Public Gymnasium | ||||||
| Yap | 9 | |||||
| Yap | 10 | |||||
| Pohnpei | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 July - Pohnpei Public Gymnasium | ||||||
| Chuuk | 5 | |||||
| Pohnpei | 12 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place Match
Final
Goalscorers
- this only include
Yap's Goalscorers published by the Yap Football Association.
There were 38 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 7.6 goals per match.
22 goals
- Maphrick Ruweday
8 goals
- Myles Mailing
5 goals
- Robert Guswel
3 goals
- Sean Southwick
Marketing
Branding
The official emblem was designed by Canadian Noah Wheelock and unveiled in April 2023. it features the lorikeet to represent the host Pohnpei. the bird was surrounded by a blue circle and several blue stars to show the unity of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Sponsorship
HA7 Classical Shirts
